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Accra Double Decker Bus Tour Officially Open
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Accra Double Decker Bus Tour Officially Open

Ghanaian Dancehall artist, Stonebwoy waves the Ghana flag during the Regional and Domestic Tourism outdooring of the bus. It’s official, the Double Decker City Tour Coach will be operating for the general public starting this week. The tours are a collaboration of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) and the Tour Operators Union of Ghana (TOUGHA) to create tours of the city of Accra using the double decker bus to experience Accra in a new way. The tours are another initiative to promote regional and domestic tourism similar to the ongoing See Ghana, Eat Ghana, Wear Ghana, Feel Ghana, Stay Home Discover Ghana, and Snap and Win Campaigns that are promoting tourism through culture and creative arts. The Accra City Tour will showcase Accra to Ghanaians and international travellers thro...
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Accra, Freiburg Sister-City relations yield more dividends: Kaneshie Polyclinic receives medical supplies
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Accra, Freiburg Sister-City relations yield more dividends: Kaneshie Polyclinic receives medical supplies

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) with support from the City of Freiburg in Germany has donated medical consumables and equipment to the Kaneshie Polyclinic to support healthcare delivery amidst the fight against the deadly coronavirus. Among the items were 55 stethoscopes, 15 finger pulse oximeters,  3 collapsible wheelchairs, 50 nasopharyngeal airways, 6 infrared thermometers, centrifuge, 20 bag-valve-mask ventilation, 40 oxygen tube and reservoir bag, 6 stretchers, 1 trinocular transmitted-light microscope and accessory as well as 50 blood pressure monitors and 495 FFP2 masks.   Others include 8000 disposable overshoes, 6 instrument sterilisation trays, 150 oropharyngeal airways, 75 disposable surgical gowns as well as 445 plastic aprons, 6700 latex examina...
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President Akufo-Addo Opens 59th ECOWAS Ordinary Summit In Accra Today
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President Akufo-Addo Opens 59th ECOWAS Ordinary Summit In Accra Today

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, ECOWAS Chair, will today, June 19, 2021, open the 59th Ordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Accra.The meeting will deliberate on pertinent issues threatening the peace and stability of the West African sub-region and find solutions to them.It will be attended by 15 Heads of State in West Africa, except Mali, which has been suspended from the regional bloc, following the recent political upheavals in that country.Some Heads of State who have already arrived in Accra for the Summit are President of Liberia, George Manneh Weah, President of Guinea, Alpha Conde, Burkinabe President, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, Sierra Leonean President, Julius Maada Bio, President of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Presid...
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Black Meteors depart Accra for Japan and South Korea friendlies
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Black Meteors depart Accra for Japan and South Korea friendlies

The Black Meteors have departed Accra for Tokyo, Japan for International friendly games against the Olympic team of Japan and South Korea. Coach Samuel Kwasi Fabin’s side have been training at the Ghanaman Centre of Excellence in Prampram for the past two weeks ahead of the matches. Ghana failed to qualify for the quadrennial games but will use the test matches to prepare for the next African Games scheduled for Accra in 2023. The Black Meteors will take on Japan in two friendly matches scheduled for June 4 and 8 in Tokyo before travelling to South Korea to play on June 12 and 15, 2021. Japan and South Korea will use the two games to test their readiness for the Olympic Games football competition. The Squad: Goalkeepers: Richmond Ayi (Hearts of Oak), William ...
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Noise levels at Exhale Lounge in Accra unacceptable- EPA Report
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Noise levels at Exhale Lounge in Accra unacceptable- EPA Report

The Environmental Protection Agency has confirmed that the noise levels at the Exhale Lounge located at East Legon in Accra has exceeded the acceptable levels in the capital and other cities. “The equivalent noise levels recorded at all the monitoring sites/locations at the time of assessment were unsatisfactory. The noise levels recorded were higher than the recommended limit of 48dB (A). “The higher noise emanating from Exhale Lounge could adversely affect public health and the environment.” These were parts of the findings of the EPA, after conducting a monitoring assessment following numerous complaints from residents living at Garden Street near A&C shopping Mall at East Legon in Accra. The copy of the findings made available to the Ghana News Agency also indicate...
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Accra: Ban on drumming and noise making begins May 10
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Accra: Ban on drumming and noise making begins May 10

The annual ban on drumming and noise-making in Accra will this year begin on May 10, according to the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA). A Press Statement issued by the AMA has indicated that the police in collaboration with an identifiable task force will be deployed to ensure that the ban is observed and help prevent clashes between the traditional authorities and other people. “Apart from an identifiable task force that consists of AMA personnel, the Ghana Police Service and Representatives from the Traditional Councils with tags, no other person or group of persons should be seen or found enforcing the abatement of noise in the metropolis,” the statement said. The statement added: “During the period of the ban, the usual form of worship should be confined to the premises ...
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Ronor Motors CEO constructs 2km road in Accra
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Ronor Motors CEO constructs 2km road in Accra

A 38-year-old philanthropist and Chief Executive Officer of Ronor Motors, Mr Atta Frimpong Addo, has constructed and asphalted a two-kilometer road at Lashibi in the Greater Accra Region from his personal coffers. The road, constructed in the neighbourhood of Emefs Estate, connects North Celebrity Hill to other adjourning areas in Lashibi. It was started in September 2020 and completed in March this year. Interest Mr Addo, who is a native of Dormaa Ahenkro in the Bono Region and a Board Member of Ghana Premier League side, Aduana Stars FC, said he constructed the road not because he had money in excess, but because he felt the responsibility as a Ghanaian citizen to do so. He said as a resident of the area, he felt bad about the deplorable state of the road, which had b...
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Accra to host Scientists Conference on combating infectious diseases
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Accra to host Scientists Conference on combating infectious diseases

Scientists, clinicians and policy makers will on April 21 and 22, 2021, converge in Accra for the Celebrate LAB West Africa 2021 Conference to deliberate on strengthening West Africa’s diagnostics and research environment toward combating infectious disease.   They would assess the long-term impact of the treatment of COVID-19 patients in view of the fight against drug resistance in West Africa and other pertinent issues. An official statement issued to the Ghana News Agency, on Tuesday, said “Combating Emerging and Re-Emerging Infections through Standardization of Laboratory Practice across West Africa,” is the theme of the conference. It would also deliberate how to balance the COVID-19 pandemic response with protecting public health gains in the laboratory diagnosis of HIV...
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Domino’s Pizza, world’s largest pizza company, set to launch in Accra
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Domino’s Pizza, world’s largest pizza company, set to launch in Accra

With over 17,100 pizza outlets across the world, global pizza brand Domino’s Pizza is set to commence operations in Accra with the first two stores set to open in the capital. The stores will be situated at the start of Oxford Street in Osu, and on the corner of Boundary Road & Spintex-Legon Underpass in East Legon. Domino’s Pizza is being brought to Ghana by Fire Foods Africa, a leading platform for QSR brands in Sub-Saharan Africa, as its exclusive Master Franchisee for the country. Fire Foods Africa is co-owned by the Chanrai Summit Group, one of West Africa’s leading conglomerates in the supply chain sector, and K Hospitality Corp, one of India’s largest home-grown foodservice and hospitality companies. Customers can sign up for exciting pre-launch giveaw...
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GPL: Goalkeepers steal show as Asante Kotoko, Hearts game ends in a draw
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GPL: Goalkeepers steal show as Asante Kotoko, Hearts game ends in a draw

Kumasi Asante Kotoko and Accra Hearts of Oak played out an exciting 0-0 draw in the Ghana Premier League at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday. The goalkeepers for the two teams, Richard Atta and Razak Abalora, stole the headlines, each saving a penalty in the game played behind closed doors  because of the COVID-19 restrictions. It took only three minutes to see the first big chance of the game. Fabio Gama’s pinpoint pass found Kwame Poku through on goal for Kotoko, but Nuru Sulley’s attempt to win the ball back failed spectacular, with his clumsy challenge bringing down Poku in the box and the penalty awarded. Richard Atta saved from Poku, setting the tempo for an action packed first half. Patrick Razak then hit the upright three minutes later, seeing his effort ...
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