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The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) on Monday announced winners for its 25th GJA awards slated for October 24, at the Movenpic Hotel in Accra. The event, on the theme: “COVID-19 and credible presidential and parliamentary elections: The media factor” is to celebrate journalists who submitted quality entries to the competition …

Issah Iddrisu, a driver, was on Monday sentenced to 30 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court for robbing a woman of her car keys and two mobile phones at gun point at Gbawe in Accra. Iddrisu, in his robbery attack, stabbed one Theophilus P Tetteh, the husband of the …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to comply strictly with the protocols on hygiene and social distancing to stem a resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic. He maintained that the country cannot afford a reversal of the gains made so far in the fight against the disease, and thus, …

A District Court in Adidome, presided over by Mr Augustine Essah, has remanded one Idriss Bukari, a Fulani herdsman, suspected of the murder of a woman at Mafi Agoe, into prison custody. The suspect, believed to be in his 20s, has been provisionally charged with murder and is to reappear …

China is currently the largest investor in Ghana by the number of registered projects. It is also Ghana’s biggest trading partner with the total value of trade reaching a record $7.46 billion in 2019. These were said during the maiden Ghana-China Economic and Culture week, which is underway as part …

Members of the MTN/Sentuo community in the Kpone-Katamanso municipality in the Greater Accra region, have been advised to adopt the healthy practice of frequent handwashing as a lifestyle to ensure that they stay safe not only from COVID-19 but from other diseases as well. Dr. Charity Binka, Executive Director of …

The Chief of Savelugu, Yoo Naa, Abdulai Andani, is unhappy about the inability of governments to find lasting solutions to the perennial flooding in communities in northern Ghana resulting in loss of lives, property and displacement of families. He said deaths resulting from the floods could be avoided, while destruction …

The Ghana National Chamber of Pharmacy (GNCoP) says the harmonisation of processes by the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) and the Foods and Drugs Authority is a good business enabler. A statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber Mr Anthony Ameka commended the Government, related Ministries, FDA and …

The prolonged inter utility legacy debt of $203 million component of the power sector debt within the energy sector accrued by the end of 2016 has been finally set off. The debt, which involved both state owned corporations and Independent Power Producer, Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Limited affected the operational …

Daniel Faglah, 56, self-imposed landguard, who appeared at the Dodowa District Court before Her Worship Gloria Naa Bator-Laryea in the Shai-Osudoku District and charged with assault, has been given a long adjournment. He would re-appear on October 23, after her second appearance on August 14, this year. Pleaded not guilty, …