The 2023 African Games awareness tour by the Local Organising Committee (LOC) made a stop in the Western Region, after a successful event in Accra. The LOC on Monday, December 25, 2023, joined thousands of Christmas revelers in Takoradi for the 2023 Christmas Carnival, as they marched through town with Read more…
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced that the implementation of the 10% withholding tax on the gross winnings of lotteries and betting will start on Monday January 1, 2024. The authority earlier this year granted the National Lottery Authority (NLA), and Private Lotto Operators (PLOs) a six-month extension period Read more…
Nigerian singer, John Ighodaro, popular as Johnny Drille and his wife, Rima Tahini have announced the birth of their daughter. Johnny Drille made this announcement through his social media handles on Thursday. According to him, the daughter who was named, Amaris, was born on November 17, marking her as six Read more…
Chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 2023 African Games, Dr. Kwaku Ofosu-Asare, has called on Ghanaians to be ambassadors of the event scheduled to be staged in Ghana early next year. “The Africa Games [ we are hosting next year] is for all of us,” Dr Ofosu-Asare noted Read more…
Mrs Regina Diergaardt, school principal of the Gobabis Primary School, shares the story of how her school has remained a health promoting school through the years despite numerous challenges. “I have realized that if we take HPSI seriously, we will see a change in the behaviour of our learners who in Read more…
Large technology firms have faced increased scrutiny of their practices in the US and beyond. Source: BBC
The Executive Board Chairman of Hearts of Oak, Togbe Afede XIV says the the decision of the National Sports Authority (NSA) to suspend football activities at the Accra Sports Stadium during the month of December due to concerts is disappointing. The decision by the NSA forced clubs like Hearts of Read more…
The Herald newspaper was celebrated at the inaugural year-end gala and awards event organised by the Private Newspapers and Online Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG) on Friday, December 22, 2023. The newspaper secured the prestigious accolade for having the Best Newspaper Content in the nation. Other notable awardees included the Read more…
A philanthropist has brought joy to the hearts of widows, the aged and people living with disabilities in Kumawu, Ashanti Region, as he distributed rice, cooking oil, and mackerel to over 600 individuals to mark this year’s Christmas. The Christmas donation programme, held in Kumawu, witnessed the gracious presence of Read more…
A self-proclaimed prophet, Eric Boahen Uche, has confidently declared that politician cum businessman Kennedy Agyapong, will at some point become the President of Ghana. In a recent interview with Joy Prime’s Roselyn Felli on the Prime Morning show, the prophet claimed that the Assin North Member of Parliament is destined Read more…
Nine people have been injured in the Mamprugu-Moagduri District in the North East Region after a dispute between residents and the police over the custody of a suspected motorbike thief in a marketplace. According to the District Chief Executive (DCE), Abu Adam, six out of the nine injured are receiving Read more…
An estimated 150,000 Palestinians are being forced to flee areas of central Gaza, the UN has said, as Israeli forces advance on refugee camps there. Witnesses and Hamas’s armed wing reported that tanks had reached the eastern outskirts of Bureij camp. Israel’s military recently expanded its ground offensive to target Read more…
Donald Trump has angrily denied claims by the director of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York that he bullied his way into a now famous cameo. The former president made a brief appearance in the 1992 film in a scene filmed at the Plaza Hotel, which he owned at Read more…
Stereotypical discrimination, exclusion from decision-making spheres and neglect continue to be major hurdles for persons with disability, the Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) has stated. Mr Mark Akubire, the Upper East Regional President of the Federation, said persons with disability (PWDs) continue to suffer social injustice adding that their Read more…
Russia has reopened its embassy in Burkina Faso after it was shut more than 30 years ago, officials have said. Burkina Faso was a close ally of former colonial power France, but has pivoted towards Russia since the military seized power in a coup in 2022. The junta has expelled Read more…
West Ham stunned Arsenal to record a third successive Premier League victory, denting the Gunners’ title challenge in the process. It was a ruthless display by West Ham, who converted two of their three shots on target, while Arsenal squandered a host of opportunities as they missed the chance to Read more…
Taraji P. Henson revealed during a recent SAG-AFTRA conversation that she fired members of her team after her career hit a wall despite the global success of “Empire,” the Fox musical drama series that she starred in for six seasons from 2015 to 2020. Henson played the outspoken and ferocious Cookie Read more…
Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called on government to play a more pivotal role in ensuring an end to Israel’s ongoing massacre of Palestinian people in Gaza. According to Mr. Ablakwa, Ghana has since independence been a moral voice for peace and global stability and Read more…
A growing number of residents in Santrokofi, Akpafu and Bowri in the Volta Region are organising to oppose plans to mine for iron ore in their communities. The residents are raising concerns about the impact it would have on their livelihoods and well-being. According to them, the mining could damage Read more…
The International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Christ Temple East, has completed its annual charity intervention dubbed the ‘Hope Project’ and in so doing, positively impacted many lives. The intervention which was organised in December had a five-part focus; a medical donation to the Children’s unit of the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Read more…