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Monthly Archives: June 2021

Three illegal miners jailed 15 years each, fined GHS 240,000

A Circuit Court in Takoradi presided over by Mrs. Abigail Animah Asare, has slapped three illegal small-scale miners with a 15-year jail term each. The convicts are also to pay a fine of GHS 240,000 each. The three, Joseph Donkoh, 40, Joseph Paul, 27, and Charles Ewuse, 27, were arrested …

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Man slaps French President Emmanuel Macron during crowd walkabout [Video]

Two people were arrested after French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped by a man during a walkabout session with a crowd in the Drome region in southeastern France, BFM TV and RMC radio reported on Tuesday. The video clip, circulating on Twitter, shows a man in a green T-Shirt, with …

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KWABENYA TRADITIONAL COUNCIL LIFTS ITS BAN ON NOISE MAKING

KWABENYA TRADITIONAL COUNCIL ANNOUNCES ITS NOISE MAKING BAN LIFT The noise making ban lift  begins today as announced by the Kwabennya Traditional Council. The Kwabenya Traditional Council has raised  its ban on noise making on drumming today. The Ga Traditional Council placed a ban on drumming and noise-making in the …

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We’ll use census data to plan and develop more effectively; get involved – Nana Addo

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reiterated the need for all Ghanaians to get involved in the 2021 National Population and Housing Census. President Akufo-Addo insists the involvement of all Ghanaians will help the government in decision-making. He therefore charged opinion leaders in various communities to rally their people …

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Trump backs Nigeria on Twitter ban

Former US President Donald Trump has congratulated Nigeria on its decision to block Twitter – and that other countries should do the same. “Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their President,” he said in a statement. The former president encouraged other countries to …

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MENTAL HEALTH AND ITS ASSOCIATED STIGMA

Mental health is an issue that is rarely spoken about. Being mentally ill does not mean an individual is totally mad. It goes further than that. Mental health refers to cognitive, behavioral, and emotional well-being. It is all about how people think, feel, and behave. From this, it is safe …

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Sports Minister donates $1,000 to Black Bombers at historic visit to training camp

The Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif, on Saturday, presented US$1,000 to the 2020 Olympic Games bound Black Bombers when he paid a historic visit to their training camp at the Trust Sports Emporium in Accra. He revealed his love for boxing with former WBA Champion Ike ‘Bazooka’ Quartey as his idol …

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Haruna Iddrisu turns heads after posing with Akufo-Addo [Photo]

A photo of Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu with President Nana Akufo-Addo has popped up online and Ghanaians cannot keep calm over it. The duo met at the commissioning of the new Ministry of National Security office on Monday, June 7, 2021. The President at the commissioning also launched Ghana’s first National Security Strategy document. …

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SEFWI CHIRANO COMMUNITY HAILS CHIRANO GOLD MINES FOR BUILDING HEALTH FACILITIES

SEFWI CHIRANO COMMUNITY HAILS CHIRANO GOLD MINES FOR DONATING FULLY EQUIPPED MATERNITY UNIT AND MEDICAL LABORATORY TO THE COMMUNITY. Elated Chirano Community  hails Chirano Gold Mines (Kinross Ltd)  for building an ultramodern Maternity Unit and Medical Laboratory equipped. The facility is supplied with all the vital materials which was licensed …

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GSS Releases a Timetable for the 2021 Population and Housing Census

The Ghana Statistical Service has released a timetable for the conduct of 2021 Population and Housing Census which will commence on the 13th of June,2021. The 2021 Population and Housing Census will be in three phases starting from 13th June-11th July 2021. In a press statement released, Ghana Statistical Service …

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