The World Health Organization warned the COVID-19 pandemic will not end until the unequal distribution of life-saving vaccines between rich and poor countries ends. In an assessment of the year gone by, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the world is still in the grips of a pandemic that shows no sign of going away. […]
The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Mrs Stephanie Sullivan, has said the US sees enormous potential to grow that country’s franchise brands in Ghana. Subsequently, it looks forward to working with the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Ghana to enable the environment in Ghana for that industry to thrive. Mrs Sullivan said this when she […]
The head of the World Health Organization says the continuing surge of COVID-19 cases is a result of the unequal distribution of vaccines. Speaking at the First International Conference on Public Health in Africa, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted that it has been just over a year since the first COVID-19 vaccines began to […]
Christmas travel will increase the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, even among the fully vaccinated, the top US infectious disease expert says. “There’s no doubt about this, [Omicron] has an extraordinary capability of spreading,” Dr Anthony Fauci told NBC’s Meet the Press programme on Sunday. Dr Fauci, who advises the US government on the […]
Madam Kati Csaba, the Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana, has described her one year in Ghana as “great pleasure”. “So far, I have thoroughly enjoyed my stay, especially working with the everyday Ghanaian, officials and business people. I am very impressed with the dedication and seriousness people attach to the work they do to better […]
The world class Flamenco Show is making its first stop in Ghana at the National Theatre in Accra today, and the second stop at the Manhyia Palace (Nana Afia Kobi Park) in Kumasi tomorrow. The show, dubbed “A Tierra” by Sara Nieto, is being brought to you by the Embassy of Spain in Accra, in […]
Former Ivorian President, Laurent Gbagbo has expressed regret that he did not have the opportunity to extend his gratitude to former President Jerry John Rawlings, before he passed away in November last year. President Gbagbo who called on Ghana’s former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings and her family last Friday, said the news of President Rawlings […]
US President Joe Biden is urging Americans to get vaccinated or boosted amid a surge in cases linked to the Omicron coronavirus variant, warning of a “winter of severe illness and death” for those who are yet to get inoculated for COVID-19. Biden’s appeal on Thursday came as the Group of Seven countries called Omicron […]
The United States and three other countries voiced encouragement Thursday over a political deal to reinstate Abdalla Hamdok as Sudan’s prime minister. Sudanese military leaders struck a deal with civilian political forces on November 21 to return Hamdok to power after he was deposed in an October 25 military coup and spent nearly four weeks […]
In a record year of journalist jailings, the number of female reporters being detained for their work rose by a third, a report released Thursday found. In its summary of press violations in 2021, the media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) chronicled a 20% surge in the number of journalists arbitrarily detained. It is the highest figure […]
