US President Joe Biden has begun to undo some of Donald Trump’s key policies, hours after being sworn in. In his initial acts as the 46th US president, he signed 15 executive orders – the first to boost the federal response to the coronavirus crisis. Other orders reversed the Trump …

The United States of America will Wednesday, January 20, 2021 make history by swearing in its 46th President, Joseph R. Biden and a first African-American Vice President, Kamala Harris. The two Democrats were duly elected after a November 3, 2020 election with outgoing president, Donald Trump refusing to concede the …

The COVID-19 pandemic has so far had three lessons for all member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations (UN) agency itself, WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said here on Monday. Addressing the 148th session of the WHO Executive Board, Tedros said that first of all “all of …

After vowing to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States, Joe Biden has officially been sworn in as US president. His oath of office was administered by Supreme Court Justice John Roberts. Giving his inaugural address, President Biden said “This is America’s Day. This is democracy’s day. A …

At least two people were killed and several injured in an explosion Wednesday in the center of the Spanish capital, Madrid, according to the city’s mayor. The blast, which occurred in a building on Toledo Street, caused widespread damage, according to video footage tweeted out by the Madrid city hall …

Some parents have expressed concern about the financial burden re-opening of schools has brought on them. According to them, although the re-opening of schools is welcoming news, it has also brought on them some financial difficulties as most of them have had their businesses affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). …

At least 840 nurses have been infected with Coronavirus in Ghana, with four nurses reportedly to have died from the Coronavirus. The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association made this known in a statement jointly signed by its president, Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, and General Secretary, David Tenkorang-Twum. According to the statement, “at the peak …

The International Public Sector Accounting Standard (IPSAS) will hold an accredited certification programme in Accra on January 20th to provide virtual hands-on training for accounting officers in the public sector. The accredited certification programme would be organized through the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department in collaboration with the Institute of Chartered …

The head of Europe’s aviation safety agency, EASA, has said Boeing’s 737 Max plane will get final clearance to resume flying in Europe next week. The agency suspended all flights of the plane in March 2019, after two fatal crashes that have been attributed to flawed flight control software. A …

Members of Parliament have been directed by Speaker Alban Bagbin to undergo a mandatory Covid-19 test. This comes as the country is experiencing a surge of infections. “All members of parliament are requested to avail themselves for this important medical screening exercise,” the Speaker said. Addressing the House on the …

On his final full day in office, outgoing president Donald Trump delivered a farewell speech from the White House. Currently locked out of his personal social media accounts, Trump struck a concilatory yet defiant tone in the video released via the government’s official social media accounts. “We did what we …

The Kumasi Metropolitan Directorate of Education, David Oppong has said a shift system will be rolled out in Basic and Junior High Schools (JHS) with high student population. This is to reduce the number of students per class in order to prevent further spread of COVID-19. According to the Metro …

US President-elect Joe Biden is to undo one of Donald Trump’s last actions in office by blocking his decree lifting Covid travel bans on visitors from much of Europe and Brazil. Mr Biden’s spokeswoman said now was not the time to be easing travel measures. Joe Biden will take office …

The National Leadership of Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU), in consultation with the Local Executives of the Public Universities, have resolved to suspend the nationwide strike which was in demand for some conditions of service. This was in a joint statement signed by Mr Mark D. Korankye, the General …

The US government through the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has placed Ghana as a very high level of COVID19. It has urged its citizens to suspend travels to Ghana. The CDC has a five-level rank that categorises countries based on the level and risk of infections. On …

The Ghana national Council of private schools, GNACOPS, has fully replied the Ghana National Association of Teachers,GNAT, about the fact that they can advise the government to close down public schools but not private schools.   The sole decision taken by some teacher unions to advising the government to close …

Russia’s most prominent opposition figure has been arrested and detained for 30 days, after returning to Moscow for the first time since he was poisoned last year. Mr Navalny, 44, said a court ruling from a police station was a mockery, urging people to stage street protests. He was held …

Details are emerging of a raft of executive orders planned by US president-elect Joe Biden as soon as he takes office this week. Mr Biden will issue decrees to reverse President Trump’s travel bans and re-join the Paris climate accord on his first day, US media reports. The president-elect is …

A Nurse at the War Memorial Hospital in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region has died of COVID-19 at the Regional treatment centre in Bolgatanga. The Kassena-Nankana Municipal Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Mr Habib Mahama who confirmed the death of the nurse …

Some parents have queued to purchase school fabrics for their wards days to school reopening at shops in Makola. President Akufo-Addo in his 21st update on measures taken to combat COVID-19 directed both public and private schools to start a new academic year amid the COVID-19. The Ghana News Agency …

The Dean of the Faculty of Education, at the University for Development Studies (UDS), Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Gunu has asked the Ghana Education Service (GES) to run a shift system for some public basic schools as they return from their COVID-19 induced closure. This, according to the academic is the …

Ice cream has been found to have been contaminated with COVID-19 in China after three samples tested positive for the virus. Anti-epidemic authorities in north China‘s Tianjin Municipality are tracing people who may have been in contact with the batches, which were produced by Tianjin Daqiaodao Food Company. All of the …

A Nurse at the War Memorial Hospital in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region has died of COVID-19 at the Regional treatment centre in Bolgatanga. The Kassena-Nankana Municipal Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Mr Habib Mahama who confirmed the death of the nurse to the …

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has insisted it is in the best interest of the nation for kids at the Kindergarten (KG) level to be allowed to resume school. According to GNAT, the country has about 461,000 kids aged four (4) who would be entering the KG level …

When Rajini Chandy posted pictures from her glamorous photoshoot on Facebook recently, she didn’t anticipate they would go viral and attract vicious trolls. The photos show the 69-year-old housewife-turned-actress, who’s generally seen in colorful elegant saris, dressed in a jumpsuit, long dresses, a pair of distressed jeans, and a short …

Some Junior High School (JHS) students in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region have said despite the reopening of schools across the country, their schools remain closed. The students who reported to school on Friday, 15 January, 2020, were unable to access their classrooms as the doors and windows …

Mark Rutte’s government has stepped down after thousands of families were wrongly accused of child welfare fraud and told to pay money back. Families suffered an “unparalleled wrong”, Dutch MPs decided, with tax officials, politicians, judges and civil servants leaving them powerless. Many of those affected were from an immigrant …

A student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is being wanted by the police after bolting away with hostel fees of other students worth over GHC 100,000. The student identified as Agyapong Kwabena Fred is said to be in his 3rd year at the prestigious University. …

The National Union of Ghana Students has sent a stern warning to the Students Loan Trust Fund to immediately pay students their loans or they will hit the streets very soon across the country. According to the union Managers of the SLTF seem to be taking the students of the …

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has described the rate of COVID-19 infections in Ghana as “alarming and dire”. According to the GMA, there is the need for increased public awareness campaign and strict adherence to prevention protocols in order to stem the tide of infections in the country. “This increasing …