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The official website for the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) which was found to have cost the state some $108,510, has not been functional for a long while now. Procurement issues, relating to the redesigning and maintenance of the website were found by the Chief Justice's committee which heard t
The current administration of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has denied awarding scholarships to three government appointees whose names have captured as beneficiaries in a performance audit report from the Auditor-General. The report, which spans between 2012 and 2018 was to ascertain whe
Armed robbers in Hong Kong made off with hundreds of toilet rolls worth more than HKD1,000 ($130; £98). Toilet rolls are currently in short supply in Hong Kong due to shortages caused by panic-buying during the coronavirus outbreak. Knife wielding men robbed a delivery man outside a supermarket in t
The youth of Upper East Region have warned they may be compelled to prevent President Nana Akufo-Addo from stepping foot in the region if his government does not start the second phase of the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital. According to the Deputy Communications Officer of the National Democratic Cong
Some 242 deaths from the new coronavirus were recorded in the Chinese province of Hubei on Wednesday - the deadliest day of the outbreak. There was also a huge increase in the number of cases, with 14,840 people diagnosed with the virus. Hubei has started using a broader definition to diagnose peopl
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, has said the work of the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) which he heads, does not include the security of individuals in their homes. As such, he said he is unable to speak to murders that occur in people’s homes in the region. Reacting to some se
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, has said the work of the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) which he heads, does not include the security of individuals in their homes. As such, he said he is unable to speak to murders that occur in people’s homes in the region. Reacting to some se
Last year Rose Kalemba wrote a blog post explaining how hard it had been - when she was raped as a 14-year-old girl - to get a video of the attack removed from a popular porn website. Dozens of people then contacted her to say that they were facing the same problem today. WARNING: This […]
Afrochampions, a pan-African network of leading multinationals and intergovernmental organisations, has launched a call for applications on Thursday February 6, to two prestigious programs: Caravan and Sankore. Patrons of the initiatives include MTN, Trade & Development Bank, Afreximbank, and the Ar
Director of Research and Policy at the Artisanal and Small Scale Mining Africa Network (ASMAN) Edward Akuoku has expressed skepticism about government’s strategy of fighting illegal mining, popularly referred to as “galamsey”. The government in the wake of incessant illegal mining activities impleme
Medical supplies delivery company, Zipline, has said it will over the next four months open centres in two other regions to extend services to a lot more places in the country. According to the company, it has so far safely delivered over 20,000 units of blood, vaccines and critical medicines to pat
Medical supplies delivery company, Zipline, has said it will over the next four months open centres in two other regions to extend services to a lot more places in the country. According to the company, it has so far safely delivered over 20,000 units of blood, vaccines and critical medicines to pat
A Chinese newborn has been diagnosed with the new coronavirus just 30 hours after birth, the youngest case recorded so far, state media said. The baby was born on 2 February in Wuhan, the epicentre of the virus. The baby's mother tested positive before she gave birth. It is unclear how the disease w
President Donald Trump has been cleared in his impeachment trial, ending a congressional bid to remove him from office that bitterly divided the US. The Senate, run by the president's fellow Republicans, voted to acquit him 52-48 on charges of abuse of power and 53-47 on obstruction of Congress. Dem
The government has denied it ever promised extra classes for the double-track students of the Free Senior High School policy each time they are on vacation. Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ministry of Education, Ekow Vincent Assifuah in an interview with Johnnie Hughes on TV3 New Day Tuesday s
