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Tue, 02 Feb 2021 07:47:43 GMT
Composition of the Council of State
[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, pursuant to Article 89(2) of the Constitution, has appointed the following eleven (11) persons to the Council of State:

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:34:47 GMT
Covid-19 Surge - Ban On Funerals, Weddings, Others Reintroduced
[GhanaToday] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has again announced the ban on the organisation of funerals, weddings, concerts, theatrical performances and parties in the country until further notice.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:34:41 GMT
The Motion to Absorb Fees of Tertiary Students Shot Down
[GhanaToday] Parliament has rejected the motion requesting the government to absorb fees of public tertiary institutions and accredited private universities of the 2021 academic year.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 07:29:50 GMT
There's an Increased Number of Workplace Covid-19 Outbreaks - - GHS
[GhanaToday] The spread of COVID-19 at workplaces is increasing across the country, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye has disclosed.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 07:25:34 GMT
New Appointments to the Leadership of the Ghana Armed Forces
[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has appointed the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Seth Amoama, to act as Chief of Defence Staff, effective Friday, 5th February 2021, pending consultation with the yet-...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 14:26:55 GMT
Ministries Abolished in Akufo-Addo's New Government
[Public Agenda] President Nana Akufo-Addo will on Thursday submit to Parliament the list of his proposed Ministers and Regional Ministers to the Speaker of Parliament.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:10:46 GMT
Nigeria Loses West Africa Air Travel Market to Ghana
[This Day] Nigeria has lost the West African air market to Ghana as today no Nigerian airline is operating to destinations such as Accra, Abidjan, Dakar, Freetown, Monrovia and the Gambia.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:36:27 GMT
President Akufo-Addo Appoints Rear Admiral Seth Amoama to Act As Chief of Defence Staff
[GhanaToday] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Seth Amoama, to act as the Chief of Defence Staff, effective Friday, February 5, 2021, pending consultation with the yet-to-be-constituted Council...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 15:42:14 GMT
Record Govt Size Will Reduce in Akufo-Addo Second Term - Oppong Nkrumah
[Ghanaian Times] Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the president's representative at the Ministry of Information, has observed that President Akufo-Addo's record government size will reduce when he constitutes his new administration.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 08:19:54 GMT
Liberia Ghana Mission, Alfalit Liberia Redundant Employees Win Legal Battles
[New Republic] Liberia's Ministry of Labour has ruled in favor of the redundant workers of Alfalit Liberia thus mandating the Institution to settle their obligation of 56,050.00 USD.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 08:19:30 GMT
Flt. Lt. Rawlings Was People-Oriented - President Weah
[Govt of Liberia] The President of Liberia, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah has described the late Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings as a people-oriented person who loved his country and was an inspiration and role model for many African leaders.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 07:34:21 GMT
Rawlings Is a Symbol of Value System That Promoted the Good of the Society - - NDC
[GhanaToday] The late Ex-president Jerry John Rawlings was a man who put the interest of the state ahead of his material needs, a tribute read by Alhaji Hudu Yahaya on behalf of the National Democratic Congress has revealed.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 07:34:18 GMT
UNDP Praises the NPC for Promoting Peace in Ghana
[GhanaToday] United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has commended the National Peace Council (NPC) for its efforts in promoting peace and stability in Ghana, especially during the 2020 general elections.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 04:41:34 GMT
How Former President Rawlings Pioneered Heritage Tourism - In His Own Words
[The Conversation Africa] In the 1980s, Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings launched heritage tourism as a means to economic development in Ghana. Under his initiative, Ghana's forts and castles - where enslaved Africans were forcibly put on slave ...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:01:18 GMT
Africa Has Lost a Voice That Spoke Truth to Power At a High Level - - UN
[GhanaToday] Not only has Ghana lost a son, but Africa has lost a voice that spoke truth to power at high places, a tribute from the Ghana Office of the United Nations has said.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 14:25:13 GMT
Nurses Call for Strict Covid-19 Prevention Protocols At Health Facilities
[Public Agenda] The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association is asking managers of health institutions across the country to step up their COVID-19 preventive measures in their institutions.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:00:43 GMT
President Bio Attends State Funeral of Former President Jerry John Rawlings of Ghana
[Sierra Leone Government] Accra, Ghana, Wednesday 27 January 2021 - His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has attended the state funeral of the late Flt Lt Jerry J. Rawlings, the first President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana who passed away ...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:51:46 GMT
Late President Rawlings Rendered Distinguished Service to the Nation - - President Akufo-Addo
[GhanaToday] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extolled late former President Jerry John Rawlings, as a charismatic and fearless who rendered distinguished service to the nation.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 07:49:15 GMT
Many Older People Need Daily Care. How the Government Can Help
[The Conversation Africa] The world's population is growing older - and that includes African countries, although they remain primarily youthful. Of all the countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Ghana has among the highest proportion of people over the ag...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 04:26:11 GMT
Soldiers, Vigilantes Assault Media Crew at Mining Site
[MFWA] The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) condemns the harassment and assault of a news crew from Kumasi-based LUV FM at a mining site at Manso in the mineral-rich Ashanti region of Ghana by a group of soldiers and private guards.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 12:30:06 GMT
Rawlings - a New Generation Statesman
[This Day] High Chief Tom Ikimi, as Foreign Minister of Nigeria, meets with President Jerry John Rawlings in Accra in 1996

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:15:33 GMT
President Akufo-Addo, Dignitaries Pay Last Respect to Ex-President Rawlings
[GhanaToday] The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday paid his last respect to late ex-president Jerry John Rawlings.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:23:01 GMT
Ghanaian Soldiers Detain 3 Joy News Employees, Delete Reporting Footage
[CPJ] Abuja -- Ghanaian authorities must investigate the recent detention of three Joy News staffers, and hold to account the soldiers who interfered with their reporting, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:05:35 GMT
President Weah Arrives in Ghana...joins World Leaders Pay Last Respect to Rawlings
[Govt of Liberia] The President of the Republic, H.E.Dr George Manneh Weah has arrived in the Ghanaian capital, Accra to join other world leaders pay their last respect to former Ghana president Jerry John Rawlings.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:47:33 GMT
Gambia Pair With Ghana in Africa U-20 Youth Championship
[The Point] The Gambia has been paired with Ghana, Morocco and Tanzania in group C of the 2021 Africa U-20 Youth Championship.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 07:30:27 GMT
Use of Dirty Fuels Is Pervasive. What Can Be Done to Transition to Clean Energy
[The Conversation Africa] Many Ghanaian households are energy poor. Households that use biomass like wood, grass, animal dung and charcoal are considered energy poor while households that use clean energy like electricity and liquefied petroleum gas ...

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 12:26:39 GMT
Public Urged to Observe Final Burial Rite of Rawling Virtually
[GhanaToday] The Minister-designate for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has urged Ghanaians to observe the activities marking the final funeral rites of former President Jerry John Rawlings virtually to help contain the spread of COVID-19 in the co...

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 09:23:41 GMT
U20 Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco in Group C Alongside Ghana, Gambia and Tanzania
[MAP] Yaoundé -- Morocco was drawn in Group C of the the Total U20 Africa Cup of Nations alongside Ghana, Gambia and Tanzania.

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 13:26:02 GMT
Ghana's Unstable Building Problem Is About More Than Lax Regulation
[The Conversation Africa] Collapsed buildings are worryingly common in several large African cities. One study counted 54 building collapse deaths and 122 injuries in Kampala, Uganda between 2004 and 2008. Another identified 112 cases in Lagos, Niger...

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 10:25:32 GMT
Govt Rejects British Airways Plans to Move Accra Flights to Gatwick
[Ghanaian Times] The Ministry of Aviation says it has rejected British Airways (BA)'s plan to move the London-Accra-London flights from the Heathrow Airport to Gatwick Airport this summer.



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