The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has received the Business Leader of the Year (Customer Service) award at the Ghana Business League Awards 2024 held in Accra.
The award, per the organizers, is a testament of the relentless effo…
Stakeholders in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in the Central Region have called for strict enforcement of sanitation laws, devoid of obstructions, to improve the sanitation situation in the region and the country at large.
They s…
The Savings Lives Entity (SALIENT), a project by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other agencies, is set to address the proliferation of small arms in Ghana.
The project, spearheaded by the UNDP with support from othe…
The President of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), Daniel Oppong Kyeremeh, has appealed to political party leaders not to politicise issues of education but to prioritise how they can improve the welfare of Ghanaian students.
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Burkina Faso’s media regulator has imposed a two-week suspension on the programmes of BBC Afrique and Voice of America (VOA) for airing a Human Rights Watch report accusing the Burkinabè army of abuses against civilians.
Access to the w…
About 28,000 people died from air pollution related diseases in Ghana, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) 2018 report, Country Lead, Clean Air Fund, Mr Desmond Appiah, has revealed.
“Air pollution is a silent killer, it’s …
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has launched the 2024 Constitution Week celebration with a call on citizens to take interest in this year’s December general election by exercising their civic responsibility of casting th…
Spouses of the President and the Vice-President are not public officers under Article (71) of the 1992 Constitution, and as such cannot be entitled to salaries and other benefits and privileges charged from the consolidated fund, the Supre…
A dispute between military personnel and officers of the Ghana Prisons Service in Bawku last Wednesday resulted in three prison officers being injured.
The incident occurred when military personnel requested the release of two individua…
If Arsenal hoped Brighton would seek out and exploit flaws in Manchester City’s make-up in the same manner Everton brutally exposed Liverpool’s, they were to be sorely disappointed.
And this is because, at this stage of the Premier …
Indonesia's Rohmalia Rohmalia took an astonishing 7-0 to claim the best figures in T20 international history.
Off-spinner Rohmalia, 17, achieved the feat on her international debut in the fifth T20 against Mongolia in Bali.
Mong…
Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez will miss the rest of the season after undergoing successful surgery on a groin issue.
The 23-year-old Argentina international will be absent for the club's remaining six Premier League games of the…
Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone began mass rollouts of a WHO-approved malaria vaccine on Wednesday, becoming the latest African countries to join the recently introduced routine malaria vaccine programme.
The RTS,S vaccine will be admin…
Rafael Nadal began his Madrid Open farewell with a crushing straight-set win over American teenager Darwin Blanch.
The five-time Madrid champion, who has indicated he plans to retire after the 2024 season, took just 63 minutes to co…
Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned on Thursday as a new council was sworn in to lead the country gripped by deadly gang violence.
A recent outbreak of violence forced officials to move the ceremony from the National Palace to t…
Manchester City moved smoothly to within one point of Premier League leaders Arsenal with a game in hand after a routine victory over Brighton at the Amex Stadium.
What threatened to be a dangerous fixture was effectively over by the …
Implementing a 24-hour economy policy of the National Democratic Congress flag bearer, John Mahama, will increase productivity, create jobs, enhance service delivery and help align the country’s socio-economic objectives, a report by the G…
Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid says he is "not a quitter" after producing his best-ever post-season performance, despite dealing with the facial condition Bell's palsy.
Bell's palsy causes facial muscle weakness or paralysis,…
Minister of Agriculture Dr. Bryan Acheampong has announced the approval of $20 million to expand the left bank of the Kpong Irrigation Scheme, which will be implemented by the Food Systems Resilience Programme (FSRP).
This comes after t…
Kasapreko Plc, the producers of Awake Purified Drinking Water, has donated GH¢150,000 to the Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle-Bu Teaching hospital in Accra.
The gesture, which took place on Wednesday, April 24, marks the first-quarter…
In a significant development for Ghana’s telecommunications landscape, the National Communications Authority (NCA) has approved Space X Starlink GH LTD, the operator of Starlink Satellite Broadband, to provide Satellite Broadband Services …
A comparative analysis of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) performance in the health sector in the Ashanti Region by Liberal Institute Policy Studies (LIPS), a centre-right think tank, has shown th…
The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced plans by the government to repaint all public basic schools from their current brown and yellow colours to blue and white.
This initiative is part of a rebranding strategy ai…
Residents of Diare, a farming community in the Savelugu Municipality in the Northern Region, last Tuesday heaved a sigh of relief following the commissioning of a mechanised water facility to provide water for the community and its environ…
The Greater Accra Hockey Association has signed an “enhanced” sponsorship deal with Sapholda Ventures Limited in the lead up to the start of the 2024 Hockey League.
The first round of the new season is scheduled to commence on Saturday,…
The acting President of the E.P. University College (EPUC), Professor Tsatsu Adogla-Bessa, has said that the institution has completed the mandatory self-evaluation stages with the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC).
He said at …
The Senior Presidential Advisor, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has reaffirmed the government's commitment to transparency and accountability in governance.
Mr Osafo-Maafo, who is also the Chairman of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) National St…
Mikel Arteta's decision to name Martin Odegaard as Arsenal captain in July 2022 was met with some scepticism at the time, but it has proved to be a stroke of genius.
The 25-year-old has led by example both on and off the field and c…
Chelsea and Senegal forward, Nicolas Jackson, has unleashed his latest look after being spotted with a new haircut.
Jackson’s new look has the former Villlarreal player do away with the brightly coloured dyed hair he had made for him a …
You might want to put a stop to all those suggestion notifications, especially if you don't use the Journal app on iOS 17.
I use my iPhone to write down my thoughts and feelings all the time, mostly in the Notes app. Recently, Apple i…
Celebrated rapper Samuel Adu Frimpong better known as Medikal has arrived in London ahead of his much-publicised concert at the Indigo O2 arena on May 3.
Medikal left Ghana on Tuesday, April 23 with his team. Videos show the iconic rapp…
The National Insurance Commission (NIC), as part of its corporate social responsibility, has donated 2,203 units of blood to help restock the National Blood Bank.
The blood was donated by staff of insurance companies and organisations a…
Commentary: Apple and Google's bitter rivalry has helped each company improve. Here's why.
"I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product," Steve Jobs said in author Walter Isaacson's 2011 biography of the late App…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Upper West region has raised concerns over a concerning rise in teenage pregnancies.
The region saw a rise from 8.7 percent to 9.5 percent in the first quarter of 2024.
Rosemary Pongnaa Bandgzie,…
The estate of Tupac Shakur has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Drake over the Toronto rapper’s “Taylor Made Freestyle.” The track, a diss aimed at Kendrick Lamar, features vocals meant to sound like 2Pac, likely created using artificial …
Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has said that his country must take full responsibility for colonial-era abuses and that there are circumstances in which reparations should be paid.
President de Sousa has several times expr…
The share price of CalBank Plc, one of the listed financial equities on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), exhibited volatility throughout the year 2023.
Starting at GH¢0.60 per share in January 2023, the bank’s share price dropped margin…
Senior Presidential Advisor Yaw Osafo-Maafo has called on the government to exercise fiscal restraint in preparation for the 2024 December elections.
During a press briefing in Accra, the former Senior Minister emphasised the importance…
Ghana’s Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has advocated for concerted efforts by governments and education authorities to address the common challenges confronting education delivery in Africa.
According to him, the said cha…
By Bernd Debusmann Jr in New York and Mike Wendling, BBC News
The leader of the US House of Representatives was heckled in a tense visit to Columbia University as protests against the war in Gaza continue to spread across US campuses.
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Mastercard West Africa is targeting about one billion people and 50 million micro and small merchants to the digital economy by 2025.
This is part of the organisation’s effort to prioritise digital inclusion, aimed at bringing more indi…
In a significant move to boost security on the University of Ghana campus, access control points have been installed at the traditional halls of residence and the University of Ghana Computing Systems.
This move underscored the need to…
Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Francis Asenso-Boakye, has directed the re-designing of portions of the Kojokrom road at So Filling Station section of the Takoradi- Cape Coast highway.
The directive followed complaints by road engin…
Over 2000 CEOs, heads of institutions, business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors as well as politicians from across West Africa will converge on the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra for the 8th edition of the prestigious Ghana CEO Summ…
If you want to take cool videos and photos of your next water adventure, you’ll need a camera that can keep up.
A good waterproof camera comes in handy if you’re planning to capture some water fun on vacation or if you just enjoy taki…
Ghanaian playwright Latif Abubakar has partnered with the Embassy of Italy in Accra to stage an adaptation of "The License" by Italian Novelist, Luigi Pirandello.
Having previously partnered the Embassy of Spain in Ghana to adapt and st…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has nominated Felicia Edem Attipoe as the new Municipal Chief Executive of the Tema West Municipal Assembly.
A statement signed by the Minister-Designate for the Local Government, Decentralisation a…
Olam Agri’s Grain Business has recognised top Ghanaian bakeries for exemplary management of hygiene standards in their respective operations at the maiden edition of the Grains Hygiene Standards Management (GHSM) Awards.
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The president has signed into law legislation that would effectively ban TikTok unless its Chinese parent company sells it. Here's what's next.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law legislation that could lead to an eventua…
The tech giant is building lightweight AI that's more power-efficient and can run on PCs and phones.
Many artificial intelligence tools need an internet connection to a massive computing datacenter in order to work. But Microsoft on T…