Two Ghanaian women have been elected MPs, winning their seats on the ticket of the Labour party. Abena Oppong-Asare won the Erith and Thamesmead Constituency with 48 per cent of the votes and a majority of 3,758. Bell Ribeiro-Addy won the challenge to represent the Streatham constituency after she secured 54.8 per cent share with […]
The future of medical care is increasingly female. For the first time ever, women now make up the majority of medical students enrolled in U.S. schools, the Association of American Medical Colleges announced this week. Women comprised 50.5% of all medical school students in 2019. Across applicants and new enrollees, the number of women increased, while […]
A Sudanese court convicted deposed president Omar al-Bashir of graft on Saturday and sentenced him to two years’ house arrest in a social care facility. The charges stemmed from millions of dollars received by the toppled strongman from Saudi Arabia. Bashir, who was deposed by the army in April after months of mass protests against […]
The National Accreditation Board (NAB) will start auditing the qualifications of lecturers in all private chartered universities in the country from next year, the Executive Secretary of the board, Dr Kingsley Nyarko, has said. The move, he explained, was to, among other things, ensure that institutions operated according to the guidelines of the board. Dr […]
Deputy Information Minister, Nana Dokua Asiamah Adjei, has given birth to a bouncy baby boy in the United States of America. The Ghana Report has learnt she delivered on Saturday, December 14, 2019. The Member of Parliament (MP) for Akuapem North constituency tied the knot with Presidential staffer, Mr Charles Cromwell Nanabanyin Bissue, on Saturday, […]
The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), in collaboration with Transplant Links UK, has performed successful kidney transplant for four patients with kidney conditions in a major breakthrough in local medical practice. The transplant team at the KBTH was led by surgeons Dr Bernard Morton and Dr James Edward Mensah, and kidney specialists, Dr Vincent Bioma […]
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has began a series of engagements with Volunteer Groups which have signed up to work for the Party in the lead up to the 2020 elections. Over 300 Volunteer Groups have picked up volunteer registration forms from the NPP Headquarters, filled and submitted same and will swing into action […]
A Generous boss gave his employees a huge surprise this Christmas – after announcing an astonishing £8 million bonus would be divided between nearly 200 staff. Each member of staff at Maryland-based St John Properties was given an average payment of £38,000 to reward their hard work after the company had a successful year. Lucky […]
Singapore was recently ranked second on the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Safe Cities Index for 2017, coming in just behind Tokyo. In 2016, the island nation’s police reported 135 total days without any crimes including snatch-theft, house break-ins and robbery. That low crime rate means many small businesses enjoy little concern about shoplifting. In fact, as CNBC […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a decisive majority in Thursday’s general election, a stunning victory for the Brexit cheerleader that paves the way for the U.K. Parliament to trigger a long-delayed split with the European Union. Mr. Johnson’s Conservatives secured a majority in Britain’s 650-seat House of Commons, the party’s strongest performance at an election since […]
Key state companies and companies with huge national stake including Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB), Ghana Gas, The Consolidated Bank of Ghana (CBG), GOIL, the National Communications Authority (NCA) among many others are the lineup of sponsors for Okyehene’s 20th anniversary celebration in Kyebi. Other state companies like MASLOC, GNPC among many others have made handsome […]
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will formally launch the 2019/2020 football season on Friday 20th December 2019 at the Accra Sports Stadium at 5pm. This event is taking place within the framework of the Football Association’s calendar of events for the 2019/2020 football season, which kicks off on the weekend of December 27-29, 2019. Members […]
