Serving The Ghanaian Chicago Community
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center clinical researcher Dr. Rachel Issaka was just named the inaugural recipient of The Kathryn Surace-Smith Endowed Chair in Health Equity Research. The new endowed chair will help advance Issaka’s research, which focuses on reducing colorectal cancer deaths and disparities, particularly among members of racial/ethnic minority groups and low-income […]
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 […]
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 Court of Appeal has struck out the Bank of Ghana’s appeal in the GN Savings & Loans case. This was done in the morning of Tuesday, 18th January 2022. The ruling of the Court of Appeal clears the way for the High Court to deliver its final judgement in […]
A Presbyterian Church Retired Catechist for Ramseyer Congregation, Baakokrom in Koforidua, Catechist Amos N Akakpo has admonished Christians to avoid going for “pray for me” sections in 2022. He explained that Christians must cultivate the act of praying alone with faith in Jesus Christ than depending solely on someone to […]
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has disclosed a review of COVID-19 isolation procedures for international arrivals at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. According to the GHS, the measures are only additions to the previous protocols announced earlier. “Ghana introduced a policy on COVID-19 testing and management for international arrivals […]
The Parliamentary Service has said Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu got it wrong when he said Speaker Alban Bagbin threatened to reject the 2022 budget if the government did not allocate some GHS1.72 billion to the House for next year. A statement issued by the Parliamentary Service on Friday, 24 December […]
The Parliamentary Service has dismissed claims by Majority Leader Osei Kyei Mensa-Bonsu that the Speaker of Parliament is holding the passing of the E-levy to ransom because he wants more money for Parliament from the executive. “The day when this budget came to be presented, we had to be at […]