Cancers ‘rising around the world’
There will be 18.1 million new cases of cancer and 9.6 million people will die with the disease this year worldwide, a report predicts. The rise, from 14.1 million cases…
Kofi Annan’s funeral: World leaders bid farewell to ex-UN chief
World leaders and royalty have paid their respects to one of Africa's most famous diplomats, Kofi Annan, at his funeral in his home country of Ghana. It is the climax…
Morocco implements ban on forced marriages
A new law criminalising sexual violence and harassment has come into force in Morocco. The law – which includes a ban on forced marriage – follows growing concern in recent…
WAFU B U-17 Afcon Qualifiers: Starlets reach final
Ghana’s Black Starlets have made the 2019 Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations’ WAFU Zone B qualifying tournament final after beating Ivory Coast 2-1 on Wednesday. Coach Karim Zito’s boys had…
Kofi Amoah named FIFA Normalization C’ttee Prez.
The Fifa/Caf mission has named Dr. Kofi Amoah as president of a five-member Normalization Committee for the Ghana Football Association (GFA). Caf’s Amaju Pinnick as well as Fifa duo Luca…
Let’s use social media to promote cleanliness in Accra- Mayor of Accra
The Mayor of Accra, Mohammed Adjei Sowah, has urged city dwellers to use social media as a tool to help change negative behaviour towards sanitation. According to him, the considerable rise…
Spending on children’s education better than on funerals- MP to parents
Member of Parliament (MP) for the Trobu constituency in the Greater Accra region, Moses Anim, has advised parents to invest more in their children’s education than they do in funerals.…
Ghana suffering from functional illiteracy – Dr. Abudu observes
A former Chief Economist at the Bank of Ghana, Dr. A. O Abudu says most Ghanaians have failed to properly put their skills and knowledge acquired through education to use.…
Ghana’s Per Capita Income To Hit $3,500 In 2024 – Minister
The Minister of Planning, Prof George Gyan-Baffour, has reiterated government’s commitment to increasing the country’s per capita income to $3,500 by the year 2024. The move, according to him, forms…
Inflation Rises to 9.9% in August
Inflation for the month of August inched up to 9.9 per cent, 0.3 percentage points higher than the 9.6 per cent recorded for July 2018, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)…
