‘We want your gay children to be safe’ – US Ambassador rebuffs claims of promoting LGBTQ in Ghana

United States Ambassador Virginia Palmer says calls for the protection of the rights of persons of same-sex orientation should not be misconstrued as an attempt to promote such interests. Speaking on JoyNews‘ Foreign Affairs with Blessed Sogah last Friday, the foreign diplomat noted that discrimination of all kinds is bad, hence the need for social protection measures to […]

COVID-19: Fully vaccinated travellers will not be tested on arrival in Ghana

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that from tomorrow, Monday, March 28, 2022, fully vaccinated travellers coming to Ghana will not take PCR tests from their countries of origin to allow them entry into the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) where they will also not be tested for COVID-19 on arrival. However, the President mentioned that citizens and […]

The Ghanaian Harvard student who got America talking with a donation of her $40k scholarship

A Ghanaian student at Harvard University has gotten America talking after donating a $40,000 scholarship from her High School to her less privileged classmates. Verda Annan, who has been awarded a full scholarship to Harvard University, gave away the $40,000 scholarship to her mates who would be attending community colleges. Taking the podium, she stated […]

Larger-than-life software mogul John McAfee dies in Spain by suicide, lawyer says

British-born U.S. technology entrepreneur John McAfee died on Wednesday by suicide in a Barcelona prison after the Spanish high court authorised his extradition to the United States on tax evasion charges, his lawyer told Reuters. McAfee’s lawyer, Javier Villalba, said the anti-virus software pioneer died by hanging as his nine months in prison brought him […]