Serving The Ghanaian Chicago Community
Friday, January 28, 2022
Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. In the Indian scenario as well, it is a commonest cancer and a related cause for mortality in men. As per the Indian Cancer Registry Data, 6.9 percent of all new cancers and 9.3 percent of all cancer-related […]
Government say it will launch another youth initiative to help young people start and grow small businesses. The initiative, dubbed, ‘YouStart’ is looking to create 1 million jobs with a seed capital of GHS1 billion and would take effect from March 2022. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, in announcing the […]
Nana Yaw Amponsah is set to step down as the CEO of Ghanaian football giant Asante Kotoko with immediate effect after he was slapped with a five-year ban by the Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA). The decision by the Disciplinary Committee means that the former football agent […]
QUOTE: “The Electoral Commission (EC) has corrected the total valid votes put out during the declaration of results on December 9 [2020]. EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa, [had] declared the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Akufo-Addo, as the President-elect, based on a total of 13,433,573 valid votes […]
Source: Class FM The Electoral Commission of Ghana has said the near-ending voter registration exercise is the best-ever Ghana has had in her history. “Let me say that this registration exercise has been the best so far in terms of the conduct of our officials”, Acting Public Affairs Director of the […]
“Twedeampon Nyame Kwame, AsaaseYaa, Ghana ada adegya. Ghana apa neho ntoma pa”.Ghana “montie, enti yenie”, we have become unclothed in a leadership and moral crisis, as we carry our “GOLD BARS IN GHANA MUST GO BAGS” to leverage our financial nudity at the London Stock Exchange. “Donkomi donkomi” discounted former […]
An estimated 2.2 million federal workers and military members cannot opt-out of the temporary payroll tax deferral ordered by President Trump, meaning that they will see larger paychecks through the end of the year but smaller paychecks early next year. Employers generally have the ability to opt-out of the deferred payroll tax, […]
The death of American actor, Chadwick Boseman has been met with a wide array of emotions across the globe. Homages have been pouring in since a statement put out by his family announced his death Saturday morning. Boseman has battled colon cancer since 2016 and died at home with his […]
Source: www.ghanaweb.com The government of Ghana will need an amount of US$3.4 billion to build some 200,000 housing units in the next ten years in a bid to bridge the housing deficit gap. According to a housing expert, despite Ghana’s current housing deficit which stands at 2 million units from a […]
Source: Peace FM Self-acclaimed King of Prime-time TV and godfather of Ghanaian comedians, Kwaku Sintim Misa, famed as KSM, has questioned the government’s intention to build a national cathedral. KSM threw the question to the leadership of the country while speaking in an exclusive interview with Nkonkonsa. The on-screen personality […]
Source: pulse.com.gh The World Health Organization (WHO) has acknowledged the possibility of an airborne spread of the novel Coronavirus. The WHO previously held that the virus only spreads through small droplets expelled from the nose and mouth of an infected person. However, on Tuesday the Geneva-based organisation acknowledged “evidence emerging” of airborne […]
Introduction Isolation and quarantine help protect the public by preventing exposure to people who have or may have a contagious disease. Isolation separates sick people with a contagious disease from people who are not sick. Quarantine separates and restricts the movement of people who were exposed to a contagious disease to see […]
Source: www.ghanaweb.com President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is going into a 14-day self-quarantine after getting exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. “On the advice of doctors, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is from today, July 4, 2020, taking a 14-day precautionary self-isolation measure in compliance with COVID-19 protocols,” Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, the […]
.Source: sankofaonline.com A concerned group in the Ketu South area have accused the Government of deploying the military in Ketu South and other areas of Ghana as ethnocentric and military siege. Contrary to the Minister of Defense, Dominic Nitiwul’s claims and assurances that soldiers deployed in the Volta and Oti […]
Source: www.ghanaweb.com President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has retained his vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, as his running mate for the Presidential elections in December. The announcement which was greeted with unanimous cheers was also approved by the National Council and the National Executive Committee (NEC), making him the official running […]
[6/19/2020] FDA advises consumers not to use any hand sanitizer manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico, due to the potential presence of methanol (wood alcohol), a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or ingested. FDA has identified the following products manufactured by Eskbiochem: All-Clean […]
Source: www.ghanaweb.com The government on Thursday January 27, 2022 organized a townhall meeting on the controversial electronic transaction levy (E-levy).Prominent amongst key personalities who graced the occasion included Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister for Communication andDigitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah and Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.The townhall […]
The Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) for Prestea Huni-Valley, Francis Abeiku Yankah, has said the community, Apiati near Bogoso in the Western Region where the explosion occurred, is a dead community. He told TV3 in an interview that the community can no longer be inhabited by anyone […]
Several people are feared dead in Bogoso in the Western region following a scary explosion. Information picked up has confirmed that there has been an explosion at Apiate between Bogoso and Bawdie this afternoon. It is reported that a vehicle carrying mining explosives from Tarkwa to Chirano mines collided with […]
Bolingbrook, Saturday, January 15, 2022. Members of the Ghanaian community here came in their numbers to support the Kotogbor family as they celebrate the life of their mom, Inlaw, grandmother, and friend, Madam Catherine Rejoice Hodanu. The event took place at the first Presbyterian Church recreational room, 180 N Weber […]
Effective January 1, 2022, the City of Chicago is requiring all employers of “Domestic Workers” to provide a written contract to the Domestic Worker, setting forth the “wage” and the “work schedule” agreed upon between the employer and the Domestic Worker. Upon request of the Domestic Worker, the employer must provide the written contract […]
Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski was named 2021 Best Fifa Men’s Player of the Year, while Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo landed the special award. Lewandowski, 33, claimed the prize for the second consecutive year after scoring 69 goals. He won ahead of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Paris St-Germain’s […]
The Police Service has revealed that seven people have been arrested after two gangs from Nima and Mamobi clashed on Tuesday. According to the Police, two people sustained gunshot wounds and currently are on admission responding to treatment. ACP Kwesi Ofori, Director of Public Affairs of the Police Service said […]
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced that in accordance with its objective to ensuring safety financial system the National Identification Card also known as Ghana Card will be the only identification card for all financial transactions from July 2022. According to BoG, the public is to note that no […]