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Ugandans to be jailed for violating Covid rules

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Ugandans who violate the Covid pandemic control restrictions may go to jail for up to two months. According to new rules released by the health ministry in a statutory document, those found operating banned businesses such as bars, nightclubs, cinemas, and shops selling non-food items face …

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Meteorological Agency sends SOS message to people living in flood prone areas

    By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah   The Ghana Meteorological Agency is urging people living in waterways and those homeless to seek shelter elsewhere as the country moves to the peak of this year’s rainy season. Four people have so far lost their lives in the Ashanti Region after torrential rains …

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22-day scheduled ‘dumsor’ for parts of Accra begins today

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Parts of Accra will experience power interruptions starting today, June 28, 2021, between 6:00 pm and 12:00 am. The disruptions mark the beginning of a 22-day schedule to allow the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) to complete the last phase of repair works on some Bulk Supply …

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Census Night: GSS begins homeless households enumeration

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah The Ghana Statistical Service on Sunday night began enumeration of homeless households, travellers who may spend the night in a car, outdoors, hotels and patients in the hospitals. The exercise termed as “Census Night” is the reference date for census enumeration and all questions asked during …

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Video+photos: Kejetia market floods following heavy rains

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah The entire ground floor of the newly built Kejetia Market was on Thursday submerged after heavy rains. Thousands of traders were displaced as goods worth millions of Cedis were destroyed. Parts of Adum within the Central Business District got flooded after the over 4-hour rains in …

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55% of children in Ghana considering a move abroad -Report

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah File photo About 55 per cent of children in the country foresee a bleak future and are planning to leave the country by 2040, says a study published by Child Rights International. The respondents cited jobs, education, and better standards of living elsewhere as the reasons …

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Ex-Zambian leader Kenneth Kaunda dead at 97

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Kenneth Kaunda dead Kenneth Kaunda, who led Zambia to independence and then served as the nation’s president for almost three decades, has died. He was 97. Kaunda’s death was announced by Simon Miti, the cabinet secretary, in a televised speech and President Edgar Lungu declared 21 …

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Photo of students kneeling in lecture hall causes stir

  by:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Photo of students kneeling in lecture hall causes stir A photo of female students, suspected to be at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), kneeling in a lecture hall, has set tongues wagging. The photo, which has gone viral on social media, captured about six …

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IGP’s order for banks to procure Bullion Vans by June ending unrealistic – Banking expert

  By:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh A Banking Consultant, Dr. Richmond Atuahene, says the directive by the Inspector General of Police to banks to purchase fortified bullion vans by the end of June is impossible. The IGP has told banks in the country to acquire fortified …

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