Zuckerberg wants Facebook to become online ‘metaverse’
Mark Zuckerberg has laid out his vision to transform Facebook from a social media network into a “metaverse company” in the next five years. A metaverse is an online world where people can game, work and communicate in a virtual environment, often using VR headsets. The Facebook CEO described it as “an embodied internet where […]
Pepease Presbyterian JHS gets US$ 10,000 ICT laboratory
Mr David Osafo Ntim, a 16-year-old philanthropist, Ghanaian-American with family ties to Kwahu Pepease, has provided computers and their accessories worth US$10,000 to equip the Pepease Basic School. The gesture was to promote effective teaching and learning of Information, Communications Technology (ICT) in the area. The items presented were 20 desktop computers, laptops, printers, projectors, […]
Journalists accompanying Minister on tour involved in accident
Some journalists accompanying the Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr. Simon Osei-Mensah, on a two-day tour to inspect ongoing development projects, have been involved in an accident. The accident occurred at Pakyi Number Two on the Kumasi-Obuasi highway on Friday afternoon, and the victims had been rushed to the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Komfo Anokye […]
24th July, 2021
The Daily Graphic expresses worry about the future of Ghana Football. The paper acknowledges that match-fixing and betting are endemic to domestic leagues and common among local football circles, but stressed the need to purge Ghana Football of corruption and redeem its sinking image for the benefit of all and sundry. It charges Ghanaians to […]
Sierra Leone abolishes death penalty
Legislators in Sierra Leone have unanimously agreed to abolish the death penalty. It will be replaced with life imprisonment. Reports say the decision of the MPs, when approved by President Julius Maada Bio, will make Sierra Leone the 23rd African country to have abolished the death penalty. In May, Sierra Leones’s Justice Ministry officials expressed […]
GBU leads campaign for government to ratify African Disability protocol
The Ghana Blind Union, GBU is leading a campaign to form a National Advocacy committee to engage stakeholders to impress on government to ratify the African Disability Protocol. The Protocol which is built on the rights enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and UN Charter gives it an African […]
Section of Ghanaians call for strict enforcement of COVID-19 Protocols to stave off danger of third wave
A section of Ghanaians has been speaking on what measures should be adopted to contain the delta variant of the covid-19 in the country. This follows several warnings by health authorities of a potential explosion of the third wave in the country. The deadly delta variant which is more transmissible has been cited for the […]
Trade Ministry set to conclude concession agreement on Komenda Sugar Factory
The Ministry of Trade and Industry and Transaction Advisor, Price Waterhouse Coopers are concluding preparations for a Concession Agreement with a strategic investor, Park Agrotech Limited, for the development of the Komenda Sugar Factory. The sector Minister, Allan Kyerematen said the agreement with Park Agrotech Limited will enable them to operate the factory. Mr. Kyerematen […]
Australia Covid: Arrests at anti-lockdown protests
Demonstrations have taken place in Australian cities against tight restrictions imposed to tackle a rise in Covid cases. Thousands gathered in Sydney, with smaller protests held in Melbourne and Brisbane. People chanted “freedom” as they marched through the centre of Sydney. Officers said they had made 57 arrests. Australian governments have re-imposed lockdowns across the […]
Surfside tower collapse: No sign of final victim as Miami search ends
Firefighters say their search for bodies in the rubble of the collapsed Florida apartment block has finally ended, but one victim remains unaccounted for. At least 97 people were killed when the 12-storey Champlain Towers South fell in the early hours of 24 June. But the remains of 54-year-old Estelle Hedaya are yet to be […]
