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Every Christian knows Jesus was a “show boy”. He did miracles everywhere he went. At a point, his disciples and the people spoke so highly of their master in His absence. He fed 5,000 people with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes. And the Bible said He was the King of Kings. If this […]
A Ghanaian herbalist, Dr Amin Bonsu, has disclosed the existence of herbal medication that has the potential of giving coronavirus patients reprieve, indicating the medicine has long existed. Dr. Bonsu is of the firm belief that a stronger collaboration between the Government of Ghana and herbal med
If you are a practitioner, lecturer or student in the Public Relations (PR) industry, then you will have to revise your notes on the appropriate PR response strategy to adopt in periods of crisis, especially as we battle Covid-19. Please note that the traditional crisis response protocol we are used
I woke up this morning and indulging my usual curiosity, I decided to read a November 2007 publication by one Thomas A. Garret on “Economic Effects of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic: Implications for a Modern-day Pandemic”. For the avoidance of doubt Thomas, at the time was, the Assistant Vice Presiden
It is the first quarter of the year 2020, cities are on lockdown, flights are grounded, and music concerts are being cancelled all over the world. From Wuhan in China, it has crossed vast sea and land to both near and distant places across the globe. Nevertheless, in the middle of this bleak and unf
Zimbabwe has no confirmed cases of coronavirus, but the health ministry has confirmed that a man who was due to be tested in a hospital "absconded before testing was done". In a statement on Monday it added that the 26-year-old entered Zimbabwe in February from Thailand, and was referred from a priv
Burkina Faso's health ministry has confirmed two coronavirus cases - the first reported in the country. The patients are a Burkinabè couple who recently returned from France in February, Health Minister Claudine Lougue told reporters. The man is 73-years-old and the woman is 57. They tested positive
A three-year-old Syrian girl whose father taught her to laugh at the sound of bombs in order not to be afraid has reached safety in Turkey, reports say. Salwa made headlines in a video that went viral last month. It showed her playing a game as warplanes dropped bombs near her home in Idlib. The [&h
Twitter has told its employees to work from home to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. In a blog post, the social media giant said it was mandatory for staff in Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea to work remotely. The company also said it was "strongly encouraging" all of its 5,000 employees aro
Barely 48 hours after Media General broke the news about the Electoral Commission’s official website being inaccessible for a long time, there has been a sudden change in the feedback users get when they try accessing it. Until Friday day evening, the feedback users got from the www.ec.gov.gh was as
Section 40 of the Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989) which came into effect on January 2, 2020 provides for the establishment of a Commission. That commission, the act specifies, must by its nature be a body corporate and independent (Sections 42) in the performance of its functions. For the p
The Public Relations Officer of the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC), Slyvia Annor, Friday declined questions about the state of the Commission’s website, which observers say has not been functional since Jean Mensa took over. Following Media General’s revelations that the website - which was foun
A New Patriotic Party (NPP) communications member, Eric Amoako Twum, says there can be no excuse for the Electoral Commission's website not to be functional. His comments follow revelations that the EC's website which cost the state over $108k in redesign and maintenance has not worked since the Jea
Joy, fun, excitement and celebration are but a few of the words that describe the feelings of hundreds of music lovers who thronged the Paga Motel in the Kasena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region to witness the album launch of Hubert Addi, a visually-impaired teacher who contemplated sui
The Member of Parliament for the Kpando constituency, Della Sowah, has expressed excitement over the completion of the Avertikope six-uint classroom block, a project she inspected Monday. The MP believes the completion of the project will augment the existing gap in the basic education infrastructur
