In recent weeks, scenes of hospitals in China overrun with masked people have made their rounds on social media, sparking worries of another pandemic. Beijing has since acknowledged a surge in cases of the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV), especially among children, and it attributed this to a seasonal spike. ButContinue Reading
The Ghana Police Service has announced the implementation of comprehensive security measures in Accra and across the country for the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect John Dramani Mahama and Vice President-elect Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, scheduled for Tuesday, January 7, 2025. In a statement issued on Monday, January 6, 2025, theContinue Reading
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has urged newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs) to exercise caution and responsibility in their conduct while representing their constituents throughout their four-year term. During his address at the dissolution of the 8th Parliament, Bagbin acknowledged MPs who were unable to retain their seats inContinue Reading
Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has criticised the newly formed Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) committee, which was announced by President-elect John Dramani Mahama. Afenyo-Markin described the committee as unnecessary, claiming it undermines existing state institutions responsible for fighting corruption. During his campaign, Mahama had pledged to create ORAL to investigateContinue Reading
The Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has praised the achievements of the Minority caucus during the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic. Speaking during the dissolution of the 8th Parliament on January 6, Ato Forson emphasized that despite the challenges faced, the Minority successfully met the expectations of theContinue Reading
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed his solidarity with traders affected by the recent fire at Kantamanto Market, offering his condolences and a donation of GH¢200,000 to aid in their recovery. During his visit to the market, Dr Bawumia toured the damaged areas, engaging with traders who faced substantialContinue Reading
The Minority Leader, Cassiel Ato Forson, has strongly condemned his recent prosecution, calling it a calculated and baseless attempt to silence his dissenting voice and intimidate him into submission. Ato Forson, a vocal critic of the government’s economic policies, described the charges against him related to an ambulance procurement dealContinue Reading
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Saturday, January 4, 2025, commissioned the 250-bed Ashanti Regional Hospital and a 50-bed Infectious Disease Centre in Sewua in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region. The Ashanti Regional Hospital in Sewua will be the third biggest hospital in the Ashanti region after theContinue Reading
The outgoing president, Nana Akufo-Addo, has granted a presidential pardon to William Ato Essien and 10 other convicted individuals. Mr Ato Essien, the founder of the defunct Capital Bank, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by an Accra High Court in October 2023. He was convicted of embezzling overContinue Reading
The Wenchi West District of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) of the Mid-West Ghana Conference in the Bono Region at the weekend honoured 20 girls for keeping and preserving their virginity. Each of the girls, between the ages of 13 and 16 years received undisclosed sums of money forContinue Reading