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A restaurant in California that has been defiant against COVID-19 restrictions for months is now displaying signs encouraging its customers to show “proof of unvaccination.” Basilico’s Pasta e Vino Restaurant in Huntington Beach has frequently rejected coronavirus lockdowns and mandates, often going against the state’s suggestions to provide safety measures …

The 2021 Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit and Challenge has started on a great note here in Accra with speakers living up to the bid and expectations of participants particularly Mr. Abeiku Santana, the Destination Marketing Strategist and Broadcast Journalist from Ghana. Abeiku Santana popularly known as Mr Tourism, …

The University of Ghana Council has appointed Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, as the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo takes over from Vice-Chancellor Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu. Prof. Appiah Amfo’s appointment as Acting Vice-Chancellor takes effect from August 1, 2021. She will be acting as the …

President Akufo-Addo has placed ban on post-funeral receptions across the country in the wake of a third wave of Covid-19 in Ghana. According to Akufo-Addo, all funerals must be also be held in open spaces and there must be the observance of the one (1) meter social distancing rule by …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed that one more life has been lost in the fight against the COVID-19. As of July 19, 2021, the total number of deaths reported stood at 819. The Service in its latest update also revealed that Ghana’s active cases have reduced although the …

Haiti’s murdered president, Jovenel Moïse, has been laid to rest today, July 23, 2021, more than two weeks after he was assassinated in a late-night raid. Pallbearers in military attire carried late Haitian President Jovenel Moise’s body in a closed wooden coffin as his funeral got underway. Moïse’s casket was …

Founder and Presiding Bishop of Faith Tabernacle church, Bishop David Oyedepo has finally reacted after he sacked some pastors in the church. According to Bishop David Oyedepo, he sacked them because they were unfruitful in their work as pastors. READ ALSO: ‘I Have Been Wizkid Fan Since 16-years’ – Bobrisky …

The presidency has appointed COP Dr George Akuffo Dampare as Ag. Inspector-General of Police (IGP) with effect from August 1. He takes over from James Oppong-Boanuh, who was appointed as police boss by President Akufo-Addo in October 2019 as the IGP. A statement signed by Eugene Arhin, the Director of …

The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has inaugurated a newly-constructed waiting area for the emergency wards at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo commissioned the waiting area for use in a short ceremony on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. READ ALSO: 37 Military Hospital Fined GHS1,075,000 The waiting area, …

37 Military Hospital has been slapped with a fine of GHS1,075,000 for negligence that claimed the life of a 27-year-old woman during childbirth in November 2015. The General Jurisdiction six Division of the High Court awarded the father and husband of the deceased GHS400,000.00 each for loss of expectations of …