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Komenda Sugar Factory to be revived once borders reopen – Trade Minister

The Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen says the Komenda Sugar Factory will be revived once the country’s borders reopen. The country’s borders have been...

Cecilia Marfo hits hard at Kennedy Agyapong

Ghanaian musician and prophetess, Cecilia Marfo, has replied Kennedy Agyapong for chastising her over how she conducts her services. News made the rounds recently that...

Kwaw Kese attacks GHAMRO

Rapper Kwaw Kese says the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO) is not doing anything for musicians when it comes to royalties. The ‘Dondo’ hitmaker disclosed...
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Full list of destinations for Jet2 flights this July and new rules for passengers

After the coronavirus pandemic ground the travel industry to a halt, things are slowly starting to get back to normal. While the FCO still advises against non-essential...
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George Floyd will be laid to rest next week following memorial services in 3...

George Floyd will soon be memorialized across the nation. Floyd — whose death at the hands of police officers sparked protests and demonstrations across the nation over the...

Why NDC’s manifesto has delayed [Audio]

Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has attributed the delay in the release of a manifesto by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to lack of...

NPP leadership meets today to fix date for parliamentary primaries

The National Council of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will be meeting today, Wednesday, June 3, to fix a date for the party’s...

Include Covid-19 test in International Certificate of Vaccination – Immigration boss

The Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), Kwame Asuah Takyi is advocating for the inclusion of Covid-19 testing in the International Certificate of Vaccination otherwise known...

Be vigilant lest pastors sell to you COVID-19 bitters – Christian Council Chair

Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr Paul K Boafo has advised Christians to be wary of pastors who might take advantage...

Are you suffering from video fatigue? Here are the signs to watch out for

Are you suffering from video fatigue? Here are the signs to watch out for Due to the coronavirus pandemic, work from home (WFH) has become...
Stonebwoy performs onstage at SXSW presents Reggae during the 2019 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Flamingo Cantina on March 12, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Hubert Vestil/Getty Images for SXSW)

Billboard Live At-Home performance: Stonebwoy shines light on ‘Black People’ [Video]

Afropop singer, Stonebwoy, addressed both pandemics plaguing the world, coronavirus and racism, during his poignant Billboard Live At-Home performance on June 1 that raised money for My...

George Floyd death: Trump’s church visit shocks religious leaders

Last night he held a Bible in front of St John's Episcopal Church, just across the road from the White House. Today, he'll visit...
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‘Insomnia’ ‘can’t sleep’ most searched terms on Google in April

'Insomnia' 'can't sleep' most searched terms on Google in April We are in Unlock phase 1 and life is nowhere near to what it used...
Dorcas Owusu Frimpong(left) & Elizabeth Owusu(right)

Covid-19: 2 recovered siblings lead campaign against stigmatisation

Two siblings who have recovered from Covid-19 contracted in the line of duty as front liners have launched a campaign against stigmatisation.  Dorcas Owusu...
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Premier League clubs set for friendlies after being given go-ahead

The Premier League has given clubs permission to play friendly matches, with strict restrictions, before the restart on June 17 . Top-flight sides made requests...

Kennedy Agyapong names close associates who have recovered from COVID-19

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong has revealed his cousin, wife and their daughter have recovered from the infectious COVID-19 disease. Though the legislator...
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Kennedy Agyapong reveals why Akufo-Addo lost 2008, 2012 elections [listen]

Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Agyapong, has expressed satisfaction with the way and manner in which the Akufo-Addo-led administration has handled the...
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Locally-made face masks equivalent to N-95 face masks – FDA

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has said that locally-made face masks are of equal standard as that of the N-95 and therefore fit...

New dates for BECE, ‘WASSCE’ announced [Read]

Final year pupils of Junior High School (JHS) and students of Senior High School (SHS) are expected to take their exit exam after June...
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All the countries that won’t quarantine you when visiting for a summer holiday

As a mandatory 14-day quarantine for anyone arriving in the UK is set to be introduced from June 8, many travellers have delayed holiday...
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Ghana’s COVID-19 case count jumps again with 2,986 recoveries

Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 8,297 following the confirmation of 227 new cases. This was confirmed in the Ghana Health Service’s case count...
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Full document: Education Minister’s directives to schools

Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, has outlined directives and protocols that would govern the reopening of schools across the country. Addressing a press conference...
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Education Minister gives details on easing restrictions for final year students and when to...

The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, has said that when schools reopen, there will not be any religious activity. Speaking at a press...

Obinim ‘fires’ lawyer… Whisked away in style

The trial of pastor Daniel Obinim, founder of the International God’s Way Church (IGWC), has been adjourned to July 20, 2020 by a Kaneshie...
Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, Minister of Religious Affairs

Easing restrictions: Check out the guidelines for churches and mosques

Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Minister, Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, has directed churches and mosques to form COVID-19 Task Forces as part of measures to ensure...

Gabby Otchere-Darko praises Shatta Wale; this is why

A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, is full of praise for dancehall musician Shatta Wale for his maturity...
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China’s Wuhan finds no new COVID-19 cases after millions tested

The number of lives lost to coronavirus in the UK has neared 50,000, according to data released this morning.  Devastating figures from the Office for...
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EC has failed – Richard Ahiagbah

Executive Director for Danquah Institute, a public policy analysis and research centre, Mr Richard Ahiagbah, has blamed the Electoral Commission (EC) for the ‘national’...

Mahama quotes false COVID-19 figures for Ghana

Former President John Mahama in a blog post titled 'John Mahama’s latest write-up on COVID-19' on his website on Friday, May 29, 2020, stated some figures...

There’ll be random checks at churches, mosques to ensure compliance with directives – Religious...

The Religious Affairs Minister says that his ministry and security services will conduct random checks at religious facilities to ensure the complete compliance of...
Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, former Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs

Religious Affairs Minister outlines protocols for religious bodies [Audio]

Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, has outlined protocols to govern the religious activities in the country. These protocols, he said, is...
Ghana’s first 100-bed Covid-19 Isolation and Treatment Facility

Management of 100-bed Covid-19 Isolation and Treatment Facility sets new date for completion

Management of the Ghana COVID-19 Private Sector Fund has set June 30 this year to complete the facility. The project, located at the Ga...

E/R: Banana seller at Police Training School tests positive for Covid-19

A Banana seller has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Koforidua Police Training School in the Eastern region. She tested positive Friday, May 29, 2020,...
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94-year-old queen Elizabeth spotted riding on horseback [photos]

The Queen has made her first public appearance since lockdown in the United Kingdom began, on horseback. The 94-year-old took Balmoral Fern, a 14-year-old...

Govt’s Covid-19 expenditure: NDC calls for probe

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is asking the Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, to conduct a special audit into the expenditure of some GH¢280.3 million...
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Covid-19: Why final year students of Ashesi University will not be returning to campus

Final year students of Ashesi University will not be returning to campus following the partial reopening of schools by the Government of Ghana. Management of...
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Full statement: NDC ‘exposes’ govt’s agenda for easing restrictions

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said the decision by President Nana Akufo-Addo to ease the coronavirus induced restrictions is only a ruse...

Local gin not cure for Covid-19 – NCCE cautions public

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has intensified campaign against the misconception that drinking the local gin (Akpeteshie) among other unregistered concoctions are...

You dare not flout 100 members church service directive – Rev Frimpong-Manso tells churches

Chairman of the Ghana Pentecostal Council, Reverend Dr Paul Frimpong-Manso, has warned churches not to flout the 100 members per church service directive by...
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I suffered erectile dysfunction for almost 2 years over heartbreak – Entertainment Pundit

An entertainment pundit, Dan Lartey, has shared his bitter experience when he dated the love of his life who later jilted him for another...