The National Blood Service, Ghana (NBSG) has recorded a 21 per cent decline in total blood collections and supply per last year's record for January to May.
Dr Justina Ansah, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Blood Service, w…
Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister, has expressed concern over the public response to Coronavirus preventive directives in the Ho Municipality.
He said the attitude of market folk especially, caused the virus to spread much f…
The Western Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Francis Ndede Siah has endorsed the candidature of the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwesimintsim Constituency, Mr Joseph Mensah for a second term ahead of the p…
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country have been asked to strategically reposition themselves to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their operations.
They should take advantage of technology and other innovat…
Parliament on Thursday, June 04, 2020, passed the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) Bill, 2019, after the third reading in the house of Parliament.
The passage of the Bill is significant and an important landmark in the his…
The National Blood Service (NBS) says Ghana is ready to prepare convalescent plasma (CP) from recovered COVID-19 patients for transfusion, as an empirical treatment, for persons in life- threatening conditions of the infection.
Dr Justi…
Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of Asogli and President of the National House of Chiefs, has expressed worry over the, "too much commitment to winning elections" by political parties with less efforts at bringing development to the people.
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it is not under-reporting the COVID-19 death figures as purported by pressure group, Occupy Ghana.
According to the Service, “no one is deliberately holding numbers”, rather it does an auditing of the…
A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus.
The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say.
The dru…
Seventeen-year-old Ansu Fati scored his fifth La Liga goal of the season as Barcelona extended their lead at the top with victory over Leganes.
The Guinea-Bissau forward produced a clinical finish at an empty Nou Camp before Lionel Mess…
Bayern Munich celebrated in a near-empty stadium after securing an outstanding eighth successive title.
Robert Lewandowski chested down Jerome Boateng's chipped pass to net the winner against Werder Bremen - and seal the league with two…
HM King Mohammed VI of Morocco has instructed that medical aid is sent to several brotherly African countries.
The aid is intended to provide protective medical equipment to support the brotherly African countries in their efforts to fi…
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has called on the authorities of Cameroon to investigate the death in detention of broadcast journalist Samuel Wazizi who had been imprisoned since 2 August 2019.
“I am deeply concerned a…
Keeping Odsonne Edouard is pivotal to Celtic's pursuit of a 10th consecutive title, says former manager Martin O'Neill, as he likened the striker's impact to Henrik Larsson.
Edouard, 22 - Celtic's 28-goal top scorer last season - has be…
Coronavirus is continuing its spread across the world, with eight million confirmed cases in 188 countries. More than 430,000 people have lost their lives.
This series of maps and charts tracks the global outbreak of the virus.
How …
According to data compiled by Atlas VPN, 46% of C-level officers suffered from a spyware attack last year. IT specialists revealed that senior management and C-suite executives are most likely to suffer from a malicious attack within the c…
Suguba announces Afrikhaliss in partnership with the French Development Agency (AFD) and Mercy Corps
Suguba (www.Suguba.org) - in partnership Mercy Corps and the French Development Agency (AFD) and Mercy Corps - is organizing their seco…
The UNWTO Agenda for Africa has been realigned to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and to accelerate recovery
By UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili
Global tourism has never been more united than it is now. Both in assessing …
Patent-pending innovation includes textile fabrics and nonwovens to protect face masks, filtration and apparel
Ascend Performance Materials has introduced Acteev Protect™, a breakthrough technology specially formulated to guard against …
Coronavirus - Africa: Migration flows across West and Central Africa nearly halved by COVID-19; mobile populations economically impacted
Response to COVID-19 has caused great disruption to cross-border mobility and trade even as the Wor…
A shift from Africa’s traditional approach to power generation is needed to unleash the continent’s clean energy potential and secure an African future free from blackouts. A strategy centred around energy storage and flexible power system…
The Scottish FA has agreed a deal with merchant bank Close Brothers enabling SPFL clubs to apply for loans amid the financial pressures of Covid-19.
President Rod Petrie has been searching for alternatives to high-street banks, which ar…
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited is partnering with United Way Ghana to support the vulnerable communities under our COVID-19 Response
Initiative.
Through our partnership with the Bank, we will be supporting the parents and care…
Finland forward Adelina Engman has left Chelsea Women to join French Division 1 Féminine club Montpellier.
The 25-year-old, who joined the Blues in the summer of 2018, scored six times in 25 appearances for the Londoners.
A thigh inj…
Video conference calls with Hibernian players and staff over proposed cuts in wages have taken place.
A consultation period has now started and is expected to last a period of four-to-six weeks before final decisions are made over job l…
Plans to finish this season's Champions League and Europa League will be discussed at a meeting of Uefa's executive committee on Wednesday.
It is expected that Portugal and Germany will be confirmed as hosts for a 'final eight' knockout…
The GSE Composite Index began the week flat at 1,928.66 with a year-to-date return of -14.55% while the market capitalization stayed at 53.41 billion.
Accordingly, the GSE Financial Index recorded no gains or losses, closing at 1,800.26 w…
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS
2019 GDP 6.5%
Projected GDP for 2019 7.1%
BoG Policy Rate – May 2020 14.50%
Weekly Interbank Interest Rate 13.82%
Inflation for Apr, 2020 11.3%
End Period Inflation Target - 2020 8.0%
Budget Deficit (% GDP…
Understanding the Stock Market (PART 1).
The stock market is a collection of markets and exchanges where issuance, buying and selling of shares of public companies take place. The buying and selling of shares of public companies takes pl…
How one social enterprise is working to protect and support street children in Africa as stigma, a broken system and a global pandemic puts them at risk
As the sun rises over deserted streets, a group of volunteers prepares for their da…
Coronavirus - Sierra Leone: Innovative sexual health app to help prevent surge in teenage pregnancy due to COVID-19
Pregnancy complications are number one killer of girls in Sierra Leone, accounting for a quarter of all deaths of girls …
Integrity in Development Projects: The African Development Bank debars Sieyuan Electric and Subsidiaries for Fraud
As part of the settlement agreement with the Bank, Sieyuan is debarred for a period of 12 months, Jiangsu Rugao for 20 mo…
The Forum is being convened by the ECA, UNESCO and South Africa’s Department of Science and Innovation in partnership with the African Union Commission and Engineering for Change
Science, technology and innovation will be at the heart o…
Our attention has been drawn to some information circulating on social media and online news websites concerning ‘breaches’ in the privacy rights of Vodafone Ghana customers. This information is a gross misrepresentation of the facts.
I…
It is rare to have a school or community go out of their way to express their gratitude for gifts received from not-for profits. This is not the case with Maamobi West. For over ten years, United Way Ghana’s relationship with Darul Hidjra …
There may be irony in Morocco now reconsidering and revamping its development model, which is its national guiding frameworks for social and environmental fulfillment. I have long been and remain a believer in Morocco’s existing frameworks…
New Zealand has confirmed two new cases of coronavirus, ending a 24-day run of no new infections in the country.
The cases relate to two women from the same family, both of whom had travelled from the UK and were given special permissio…
North Korea has blown up a joint liaison office with the South near the North's border town of Kaesong.
The move comes just hours after the North renewed threats of military action at the Korean border.
The site was opened in 2018 to…
President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt E.S OKraku has held a virtual meeting with the Management Committees of the various women national teams.
The meetings took place between Friday and Monday respectively.
In atte…
In June 2007, the exchange rate of the cedi started at GH¢0.92 to one US dollar, Ghana was preparing to host the African Cup of Nations in 2008, Sellas Tetteh was whittling down his squad for the U-17 Championship and West Ham's Carlos Tev…
Executive Council members of the Central Regional Football Association (CRFA) led by its chairman Mr. Robert Otieku Duncan, on Monday, June 15, 2020, paid a courtesy call on Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan (Hon.) at the Regional …
The wife of Ukraine's president has been admitted to hospital with coronavirus.
It was announced last week that Olena Zelensky, 42, had tested positive for Covid-19 but that her husband Volodymyr and two children had not.
It was confir…
There were 717 rapes in Nigeria between January and May this year, amounting to one rape every five hours, the country's police chief says.
Mohammed Adamu described rape as a serious and wicked offence and urged Nigerians to report any ca…
Executive Council member Nana Sarfo Oduro and Black Maidens Management Committee member Gifty Oware-Abogye have been tasked to come up with a document on Code of Conduct and Education of female players to help shape their behaviour and con…
Naa Odofoley Nortey a member of the erstwhile Normalization Committee, of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and Madam Habiba Attah Forson, Executive Council member have been tasked to come up with a comprehensive policy document on wome…
The Kenyan authorities are investigating the disappearance of medical equipment donated to help stop the spread of Covid- 19.
The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from the Chinese government included surgical masks, protective suits,…
U.S. retail sales increased by the most on record in May after two straight months of sharp declines as businesses reopened, offering more evidence that the recession triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic was over or drawing to an end.
The…
Emergency use of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for coronavirus has been withdrawn by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The FDA said that new evidence from clinical trials meant that it was no longer re…
Wasiru Mohammed World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Global Super Bantamweight champion has said, he is ever ready to take on WBO World Champion, Mexican Emmanuel Navarette.
According to Mohammed, he wants to fight the champion before he mov…
Somali-born US congresswoman Ilhan Omar has announced the death of her father with Covid-19.
Ms Omar and her father, Nur Mohamed, came to the US as refugees in 1995 during Somalia's civil war. She is one of the first two Muslim women elec…
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