May 2021

Long working hours led to 745,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016, according to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) published on Monday. The WHO and ILO…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called in strong terms for an end to the visibly escalating violence in the Middle East. "This senseless cycle of bloodshed, terror and destruction must stop immediately," Guterres said on…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, said until the country vaccinated the requisite number of Ghanaians and achieve herd immunity, the imposition of Restrictions Act, 2020 (Act 1012), will remain in force. He said enforcing…

After re-evaluated quality checks on COVID-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), government is satisfied with the sensitivity and specificity of the testing regime there, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said.…

The Internet is full of stories of people who have become successful Forex brokers without even financial experience and education. Undoubtedly, it is tempting for every person to try themselves in Forex trading to understand if it is the…

Licensed timber contractors who have privately recruited and armed security guards to guard their timber concessions have been directed to either disarm those guards or their licenses would be withdrawn by the Forestry Services Division…

Police in Sunyani at the weekend arrested and placed in custody Benjamin Adjei, a-23-year-old fashion designer for attempting to sacrifice his nephew for money rituals at Abesim in the Sunyani Municipality. The suspect allegedly lured…

The Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, says the Akufo-Addo-led Government has saved the nation $1.426 billion for deferment of three emergency Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) since 2019. The Minister said, the amount…

New evidence gives a "high degree of confidence" that coronavirus vaccines work against the Indian variant, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said but did not rule out a return to local lockdowns to stem resurgences. Hancock said on…

A five-year strategic plan to boost Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) has been developed as part of efforts by the Government to develop the industrial skills of young people towards job creation. Dr Yaw Osei…