The United States Embassy in Ghana is to hold a free virtual education fair for undergraduate and postgraduate Ghanaian students. The fair is dubbed: “U.S. College Fair” and slated for November 18 and 19, 2020. A statement, copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) by the Embassy, said attendees would …
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US Election: Attorney General William Barr approves fraud investigation
A smooth transition of power in the US is looking less likely with Donald Trump blocking co-operation with Joe Biden’s team and the US attorney general authorising investigations into allegations of electoral fraud. The Electoral College is scheduled to formally confirm Mr Biden’s victory on 14 December with the Democrat …
Read More »Ghana launches Edmodo Enterprise Learning Management System to facilitate distance learning
The Minister of Education, Hon Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has launched Edmodo Enterprise Learning Management System to facilitate remote and distance education for all grade levels in Ghana. The Edmodo platform is used by over 144,000,000 learners globally and is noted for its user-friendliness and acceptability among the global …
Read More »US election: Trump camp vows legal fight just began
US President Donald Trump’s spokeswoman has vowed the legal battle to contest Joe Biden’s White House election victory is only just beginning. “This election is not over,” White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told a news conference. “Far from it.” She made a flurry of allegations of election corruption, although …
Read More »Trump Fires Defense Secretary, Post-election Tension Mounts In US
President Donald Trump has fired the US Defense of Secretary, Mark Esper. The President announced the termination of Esper’s appointment in a tweet on Monday evening. Mr Trump wrote: “I am pleased to announce that Christopher C. Miller, the highly respected Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (unanimously confirmed by …
Read More »Trump’s wife is ‘counting the minutes to divorce’ after his presidential defeat, former aide claims
According to a new report, a former aide is claiming Melania Trump plans to divorce her husband after he leaves the White House. According to a new claim from a former aide, Melania Trump is “counting down the minutes” until she can divorce Donald Trump, after he lost the …
Read More »Coronavirus: Another lockdown possible if cases rise – GMA warns
The General Secretary of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Titus Bayuo, has described as not surprising the rise in COVID-19 cases in the country. Dr Bayuo states that government was warned by the association months ago that the lifting of restrictions and the non-compliance of Ghanaians in adhering to safety measures could …
Read More »Meet the Ghanaian who served on Joe Biden’s team as Advisor for Black Engagement
Before his victory over Donald Trump in the just-ended U.S. elections, President-elect Joe Biden suffered several bouts of poor results in the primaries. But Black voters came through for him as he won two-thirds of the Black votes in South Carolina to beat his competitors for that key demography. Biden’s …
Read More »Coronavirus: Govt extends incentives for health workers till the end of the year
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said, he has extended the incentives for health workers in the fight of the novel Coronavirus. This was announced during his 19th coronavirus update to the nation. More soon.
Read More »Biden to end ‘Muslim ban,’ re-start dreamers program and rejoin WHO
Joe Biden plans to immediately sign a series of sweeping executive orders once taking office in January, reversing several of Donald Trump’s key policies and reinstating programs the president has ended. Near the top of Biden’s list is rejecting Trump’s policies regarding immigration, those close to his campaign told The Washington Post in a report …
Read More »Biden to end ‘Muslim ban,’ re-start dreamers program and rejoin WHO
Joe Biden plans to immediately sign a series of sweeping executive orders once taking office in January, reversing several of Donald Trump’s key policies and reinstating programs the president has ended. Near the top of Biden’s list is rejecting Trump’s policies regarding immigration, those close to his campaign told The Washington Post in a report …
Read More »US election result: What Biden’s victory means for rest of world
After days of uncertainty, Joe Biden has won the US presidential election, BBC projections show. During Donald Trump’s four years in office, America’s relationship with the world changed profoundly. BBC reporters across the globe, from Beijing to Berlin, explain how news of Mr Biden’s victory is being received and what …
Read More »Japan to procure incinerator for Noguchi to enhance solid waste management
The Embassy of Japan has signed a grant contract with the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) University of Ghana, for the procurement and installation of an incinerator at the Institute for proper laboratory waste management. The grant, funded by the Government of Japan under its Assistance for Grassroots …
Read More »President-elect Joe Biden seeks to unite nation with victory speech
President-elect Joe Biden spoke to a deeply divided nation tonight, making a plea for unity and understanding after four years of turmoil and conflict fomented by President Donald Trump, who showed no indication Saturday that he plans to concede and continued to push the falsehood that he had won the election. …
Read More »Biden to name Covid advisers on Monday
Biden says the first task is to get the coronavirus pandemic under control. “That’s the only way we can get back to living,” he says. “On Monday, I will name a group of leading scientists and experts as transition advisers to help take the Biden-Harris Covid plan and convert it …
Read More »Employ us, School of Social Work graduates beg government
Graduates of the School of Social Work have appealed to government to immediately recruit them to fill vacancies at the various district social welfare departments across the country to stabilize society. The over 400 trainees, some of whom completed their studies in 2010 and 2012 made the plea at a …
Read More »US Election 2020: Biden to address the nation tonight
Joe Biden was spending the morning with his family at his home in Delaware when he saw the news that he was projected the winner of his native Pennsylvania and will be the 46th president of the United States. He will address the nation tonight, an official tells CNN. A …
Read More »US Election Postmortem: Why Donald Trump Lost (VIDEO)
(CNN)In the final, furious days of his reelection campaign, President Donald Trump often turned his public rallies into personal therapy sessions, at which the embattled and embittered President rued what might have been. “Four or five months ago when we started this whole thing before the plague came in, I …
Read More »Donald Trump refuses to accept Joe Biden as President and says: ‘This isn’t over’
Donald Trump has refused to accept that Joe Biden has beaten him in the US presidential election and said: ‘This isn’t over.’ The current president released a statement after Biden was named winner Saturday, saying: ‘We all know why Joe Biden is rushing to falsely pose as the winner, and …
Read More »WATCH: People dancing in the streets across US as Joe Bidens wins election
Huge cheers and celebrations erupted on the streets of major US cities within minutes of Joe Biden being announced as the next president. The news was greeted with wild celebrations by Democrat supporters who have been following every twist and turn of the election count. People have been seen dancing …
Read More »Breaking: Joe Biden Wins US Elections to become the 46th president of the United States
America has chosen Democrat Joe Biden as its 46th president, CNN projects, turning to a veteran voice who has projected calm and compassion promised a more empathetic and scientific approach to the pandemic and pledged to stabilize American politics after four years of Donald Trump’s White House chaos. Biden, who …
Read More »Three Georgia counties elect the first Black sheriffs in their history
Three counties in Atlanta are going to have the first Black sheriffs in their respective history after the three men, who are all Democrats, were elected to fill the seats during Tuesday’s election. According to Channel 2 Action News, Craig Owens, a police major, defeated long-time Cobb County Republican Sheriff …
Read More »American rapper says he got Trump to pledge $500B to the Black community, but social media isn’t buying it
Veteran rapper and actor Ice Cube is still trying to justify his earlier decision to work with Donald Trump’s campaign team after claiming he got the current US president to commit some capital funds to the Black community. But social media is still not having it. In October, Face2Face Africa …
Read More »Joe Biden Wins US Presidential Election ?
Joe Biden — a former two-term vice president under Barack Obama and 36-year Senate veteran — will be the 46th president of the United States. His running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, will become the first woman, first African American, and first Indian American to serve as vice president. The Democratic nominee …
Read More »US 2020 ELECTIONS: Biden on the verge of 270
With a fresh batch of votes coming in from Pennsylvania, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has grown his lead in the critical Keystone State. “It’s is now up to 6,737 votes ahead of [President] Trump,” reported CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. The latest collection of ballots arrived from Bucks County, an area just …
Read More »KATH Board in hot waters for advertising position of Director on mandatory leave
The Kumasi High Court, Human Rights Division, has place an injunction on the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) from replacing its Director of Finance. The Director of Finance of KATH filed a motion in court to injunct a decision by the hospital’s board to replace him while still in office. …
Read More »US results: Trump’s sons attack Republicans for ‘weak’ backing
President Donald Trump’s two sons have rebuked Republicans for failing to back the President as he struggles to win re-election. Mr Trump’s eldest son Don Jr accused the party of being “weak”. His brother Eric warned: “Our voters will never forget you if your [sic] sheep!” The spat reflects an …
Read More »Trump searches for ‘James Baker’ of 2020
The Trump campaign is on the lookout for a public face to lead its legal battles in key states – and says it wants a “James Baker-like” figure. Baker was the former secretary of state who led the legal and political team during the Florida recount battle of 2000 that …
Read More »Latest on Biden, Trump’s hot race: Judges give ruling on Trump’s lawsuits
Judges in Georgia and Michigan quickly dismissed President Donald Trump’s campaign lawsuits Thursday, undercutting a campaign legal strategy to attack the integrity of the voting process in states where the result could mean President Trump’s defeat. The rulings came as Democrat Joe Biden inched closer to the 270 Electoral College …
Read More »Joe Biden On Cusp Of 2020 Election Victory As Swing State Vote Counts Trickle In
Democratic nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden entered Thursday with an increasingly clear path to the presidency, with vote totals released late Wednesday appearing grim for President Donald Trump. The Biden campaign said Thursday morning that it believes “victory is imminent,” as it wrote on a slide in a …
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