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Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the Lome-based parent company of the Ecobank Group, announces two new appointments and changes on its Board of Directors. Dr. George Agyekum Nana Donkor has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director to replace Mr. Bashir Mamman Ifo as the representative of Ecowas Bank for Investment & Development (EBID) on the Board of ETI. Dr. Donkor was recently appointed President of EBID following the retirement of his predecessor Mr. Bashir Ifo. Dr. Donkor is a Lawyer, Banker and Marketing Consultant with over twenty-five years experience in Senior Management capacities across several fields such as Finance, Strategic Management,…

Cases of coronavirus in Ghana is steadily rising as the country records yet another two cases in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, bringing the national tally to 11 in a week. The new cases were confirmed by the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR) and announced by health officials Thursday afternoon, barely seven hours after two cases were announced. The latest two cases involve a 59-year-old Ghanaian woman, resident in the United Kingdom who recently returned to Ghana and a 61-year-old Lebanese male trader resident in Kumasi. Health officials said the woman reported to a private hospital…

Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party has called for an end to the wide speculations on the possibility of the party to hold its parliamentary primaries in the wake of the deadly COVID-19. The governing New Patriotic Party is yet to hold primaries for parliamentary candidates in constituencies with sitting Members of Parliament. The exercise is slated for April 25, eight clear months before the general elections. Many believe the president’s directives banning public gathering, including religious activities, funerals and schools have put the primaries in limbo. But Nana Obiri Boahen on Sunrise Morning Show hosted by Stephen…

Formula 1 teams are working with government and health authorities to increase the supply of ventilators during the coronavirus crisis. Ventilators are a device used to help supply more air to patients with breathing difficulties, one of the effects of severe coronavirus symptoms. The majority of F1 teams are aiming to work out ways to use their engineering facilities to boost production. F1 said the aim was to “provide as much help and assistance as we can”. A spokesman said: “The F1 community is engaged in discussions with all the relevant stakeholders regarding this issue and we will provide further…

Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has urged Ghanaians to put aside their differences to help fight the deadly Coronavirus. The artiste notes that issues about the virus and its adverse effects go beyond beefs and factions. The ‘My Level’ hitmaker, in a video posted online, said Ghanaians should go beyond their allegiance for certain artistes and see the Coronavirus (COVID-19), which has affected nine Ghanaians so far and thousands of lives globally, as a national fight. “… this no be the time wey you go talk say I be Shatta fan, I be Stonebwoy, I be Sarkodie fan. We all we…

The local entertainment industry continues to bear the brunt of coronavirus as major concerts, premieres and events have been suspended. Konxept Worae of TV3 Entertainment takes a look at the impact of the postponements, cancellations, and suspensions on the industry. So far, Ghana has confirmed nine cases of COVID-19 and as part of cautionary measures announced by President Akufo-Addo on Sunday,  schools and universities have been closed and public gatherings banned. Already, many institutions have responded to the president’s call with churches suspending church services and other activities like weddings and Easter conventions. Watch the video for more: View…

mPedigree, a technology-solutions company founded by Ghana’s Bright Simon, has been named among the 2020 top 10 most innovative companies in Africa by a reputable American business magazine, Fastcompany. Founded in 2007, mPedigree has risen to become a global force with recognition around the world, the latest being the company placed 2nd as Africa’s most innovative. Other African companies that make the cut in the top 10 include Twiga Foods, Copia Global, Kobo360 and others. Fastcompany focuses on technology, business and design and does an annual assessment of companies. In 2016, Fastcompany placed mPedigree at number five (5) of the…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has filed a suit in the Supreme Court challenging the Electoral Commission (EC)’s intention to use the Ghana Card and the Ghanaian passport as the only identification documents for the upcoming voters registration exercise. In its writ filed against the EC and the Attorney-General (A-G), the biggest opposition party is seeking a declaration that the move by the EC is unconstitutional because it will disenfranchise many potential voters. Constitutional Instrument On Monday, the EC submitted to a proposal to Parliament to amend Regulation 1 in the Constitutional Instrument 91 (C.I 91) which, if passed, shall…

Fifteen of the 19 people who developed symptoms of the novel coronavirus after coming in contact with persons affected by the deadly virus have tested negative, the Ghana Health Service has announced. Test results of the four others are expected in the coming days. “We have received results for 15 of them which are all negative for COVID-19 and we are awaiting results for four (4) of them,” GHS posted on its website Thursday morning. It revealed that a total of 399 contacts have been identified through contact tracing as at 9:53 a.m. on Thursday, March 19. Ghana has since…

Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo, has on Thursday led some renowned clergies in the country for a special intercessory prayers to seek the face of God in the midst of the novel coronavirus outbreak in country. “These are not ordinary times,” Nana Akufo-Addo told the clergy at the Jubilee House where the prayer session was held. With a predominantly Christian population, the President underscored the need for the people to seek the face of God “for healing and restoration” as the country records two more new cases of the virus to bring to nine the total confirmed cases in Ghana. “I…