More than half of the backlog of people awaiting their second shot of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are expected to take the jab, starting tomorrow. The nationwide exercise, expected to be concluded on Saturday, is targeting people above 18 who received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine from March 10 to 29 this year. […]
The Ghana Police Service has deployed a special team to monitor and regulate the free flow of traffic on the Kasoa-Buduburam-Winneba road. The Police in a statement issued on Sunday, August 29, 2021, said the decision follows many complaints about gridlock and indiscipline on the road, especially on weekends. The statement also cautioned drivers to […]
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament (MPs) to strengthen the bond between Parliament and the Executive to help fulfil the promises made to Ghanaians and further earn their trust to continue governing the nation. That, he said, would require that the Majority caucus continually armed […]
Ghana and the North Rhine-Westphalia State of Germany have signed an agreement to deepen the ties between the two in seven areas of co-operation. The agreement covers non-governmental, not-for-profit and private-sector organisations, diasporan organisations, religious organisations of all denominations, business corporations, local councils, educational establishments and the GIZ development agency. The Minister of Foreign Affairs […]
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said that the government of President Akufo-Addo has worked towards the interest of Ghanaians by pursuing progressive and impactful policies. Addressing delegates atbthe 11th Quadrennial Conference of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) in Accra on Thursday August, 26, Dr. Bawumia shared with the workers inclusive interventions by […]
The Omanhene of the New Juaben Traditional Area in the Eastern Region, Daasebre Professor Emeritus Oti Boateng, has passed on, aged 83. He died about two weeks ago after a short illness. Multiple sources close to the New Juaben Palace and also the family, which confirmed the incident to the Daily Graphic, said the New […]
The supreme leader of the Islamic community in Ghana Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu has on Thursday made a donation of GHC50,000 (US$8000) to help in the construction of a National Cathedral for Christians. The cathedral is a personal project spearheaded by the nation’s president Nana Akufo-Addo at a cost of $200 million (169 million euros). He said it is […]
Nearly 1.3 billion people globally suffer from hypertension, a silent killer often driven by obesity that increases the risk of heart disease, stroke and kidney disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Hypertension can be easily diagnosed by monitoring blood pressure, and treated with low-cost drugs, but half of the affected people are […]
A team of clinical psychologists from the counselling unit of the Ghana Police Service headquarters on Wednesday had sessions for the families whose relatives were murdered at Abesim in the Sunyani municipality of the Bono Region. The exercise, directed by the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, aimed at reducing the […]
The Ghana Police Service has started the prosecution of 252 people whose vehicles have been captured by special police monitoring cameras across the country for traffic violations. The special cameras, which are installed at all traffic intersections and vantage points throughout the country as part of the Traffic Monitoring and Surveillance Centre, captured the offenders […]
The 60-year-old man and his daughter who were arrested for allegedly operating an eatery, locally known as ‘chop bar’, on a pavement of the newly constructed Pokuase Interchange have been granted bail by the Accra Regional Police Command. Kwame Addo, the operator of the chop bar, and Comfort Dartey, 32, his daughter, were picked up […]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has warned that any false information about the ongoing WASSCE will be detrimental to the integrity of the outcome and can hurt the future of the candidates. The examination body has, therefore, called on any person or entity that wants to put out information regarding the exam to check […]
