South Korea sees more deaths than births
South Korea recorded more deaths than births in 2020 for the first time ever, raising fresh alarm in the country which already has the world’s lowest birth rate. Only 275,800 babies were born last year, down 10% from 2019. Around 307,764 people died. The figures prompted the interior ministry to call for “fundamental changes” to […]
Brian Pinker, 82, first to get Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
Dialysis patient Brian Pinker, 82, has become the first person to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. The retired maintenance manager got the jab at 7:30 GMT from nurse Sam Foster at Oxford’s Churchill Hospital. More than half a million doses of the vaccine are ready for use on Monday. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said it […]
Traders express delight in increase sales at Ashaiman
Traders at Ashaiman market have expressed delight about the increase of sales and profits during the Christmas holiday, a survey conducted by the Ghana News Agency team during the yuletide has shown. Madam Akosua Agyeiwaa, a clothing and shoe vendor at the Ashaiman main market, told the GNA that the daily sales had improved drastically […]
COVID-19: Ghana records 851 new cases between Dec 8-27
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported a total of 851 cases of COVID-19 in 20 days between December 8, 2020, and December 27, 2020. There has also been eight deaths and 1,919 recoveries/discharges within the same period. The GHS resumed reporting figures on December 8 after a 15-day lull which started on November 22, […]
Less than two million Ghanaians pay tax
About 1.5 million out of the six million eligible Ghanaian taxpayers pay tax, allotting Ghana one of the lowest Tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio in Africa. Ghana, therefore, has a lot to do to meet the Sub-Saharan average target of 17 percent which is above the nation’s 13 percent mark as her various […]
Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine approved for use in UK
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been approved for use in the UK, with the first doses due to be given on Monday amid rising coronavirus cases. The UK has ordered 100 million doses – enough to vaccinate 50 million people. This would cover the entire population when combined with the full order of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab, […]
Black Stars coach CK Akonnor reluctant to complain about unpaid entitlements
Ghana head coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor has reacted to his unpaid entitlements since he was appointed to lead the Black Stars. Akonnor took over as Black Stars head in February 2020 replacing Kwasi Appiah and has since not been paid his remuneration. The former Ghana captain is reluctant to complain about his owed entitlements as […]
WHO boss: Ethiopian conflict causes ‘personal pain’
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has spoken of his personal pain over the worsening conflict in his home country of Ethiopia. At a WHO news conference on Monday, Dr Tedros said that he did not know the whereabouts of many of his family members, including his younger brother. […]
Cheetah FC unveil official club store in grand style
Cheetah FC, a second division club in Ghana has unveiled its Cheetah Direct Store, the official club store in a grand ceremony at its outfit in Kasoa, Central Region. The store would see fans of the club patronise the club’s replica Jerseys, tracksuits and other merchandise. The Kasoa based Division two club becomes the first […]
GOC spends about $ 126,000 on National Federations in 2019/2020
The President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Mr. Ben Nunoo-Mensah, has accounted for $126,71600 used to support National Federations’ 2020 Olympic qualifications and other developmental activities in 2019/2020. Speaking at the Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday at the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Pitch, Mr. Nunoo-Mensah said, the monies given the Federations were to assist […]
