Microsoft has ended support for its Windows 8 smartphones, as the US tech giant focuses on other segments, amid ongoing speculation about its strategy for mobile. Users of Windows-powered phones – which have failed badly against rivals from Apple and Google Android – were invited to upgrade to its latest Windows 10 version after Microsoft … Read more
Microsoft has ended support for its Windows 8 smartphones, as the US tech giant focuses on other segments, amid ongoing speculation about its strategy for mobile. Users of Windows-powered phones — which have failed badly against rivals from Apple and Google Android — were invited to upgrade to its latest Windows 10 version after Microsoft … Read more
Israel on Monday swore in its first female judge to its Muslim religious court system, the first woman to preside in any religious court in the Jewish state. Hana Khatib, an attorney from the northern town of Tamra, became a r qadi, judge in arabic, in the Muslim court system that deals with personal law … Read more
Microsoft on Thursday unveiled a forthcoming Windows update aimed at keeping its desktop and laptop computers at the heart of lifestyles increasing reliant on smartphones. Enhancements to the widely used operating system to roll out later this year are designed to make applications built on Microsoft technology work more harmoniously across an array of internet-linked … Read more
A sod has been cut to commence the construction of 55 new Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compounds in the Northern and Volta Regions to improve access to health care and reduce preventable maternal and child deaths. Twenty-eight new CHPS compounds would be constructed in the Northern Region while 27 would be constructed in … Read more
Israel appointed its first female judge in its Muslim sharia court system on Tuesday, officials said, a move hailed as historic. Hana Khatib, an attorney from the northern town of Tamra, was selected by an Israeli justice committee alongside three men to become a religious judge, or qadi, in the courts ruling on personal law … Read more
The new Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has pledged to provide opportunities for all members of Parliament to contribute to proceedings on the floor of the house. In his acceptance speech as the Speaker of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic, Prof Oquaye said, he intends to be fair to all during … Read more
Oh what joy! The day I feared may never come in 2016 came on December 7th, when Ghanaians voted massively to kick President John Dramani Mahama and his governing National Democratic Congress out of office. This was my prayer on January 6, 2016 . It was my fervent prayer that we could get rid of … Read more
Oh what joy! The day I feared may never come in 2016 came on December 7th, when Ghanaians voted massively to kick President John Dramani Mahama and his governing National Democratic Congress out of office. This was my prayer on January 6, 2016 . It was my fervent prayer that we could get rid of … Read more
Introduction The control and allocation of resources in any country depends on the economic system being practiced. While others are identify with socialism or the capitalism, others seem to combine the two- mixed economic system. The capitalist economic system allows the free flow of market forces- interaction of the demand and supply. In practice, it … Read more
Total mobile money float balance at end of June 2016 stood at GHC679.2million compared to GHC341.3 million in 2015, according to Bank of Ghana data. During the same period total number of registered mobile money agents increased to 108,531 compared with about 38,400 in June 2015. Speaking at the launch of the 2016 Ghana Banking … Read more
The FBI is investigating whether Russian hackers have carried out a series of cyber attacks on the New York Times, officials have told US media. They believe Russian intelligence could be behind the hack, which targeted individual reporters, according to Associated Press. Investigators do not believe the newspaper’s whole network was affected, according to the … Read more
In the wake of the release of this year’s results of the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE, or Wasscert?), President John Dramani Mahama was reported to have pooh-poohed calls for a reversion from the country’s current 3-year Senior High School system to the 4-year SHS system introduced by the Kufuor-led New Patriotic Party … Read more
I am not voting on December 7, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission Mrs Charlotte Osei has announced. Speaking on Good Evening Ghana with Paul Adom Otchere, the head of the electoral management body said it is “not compulsory” to vote and she wants to also remain neutral throughout the process. “I would not,” Mrs. … Read more
Rights group in the US are calling for a return to a hand-counted paper balloting as a universal standard for elections in an effort to boost transparency and prevent vote irregularities that many see as a threat to the country’s democratic system. Shyla Nelson, the co-founder of Election Justice USA, told Al Jazeera that a … Read more
US airline Delta has cancelled at least 300 more flights after a power cut on Monday that resulted in the cancellation of 1,000 flights and delays for about 2,800 more. The company has not yet given details about the financial damage. But correspondents say it is likely to amount to millions of dollars. The meltdown … Read more
Delta Airlines says it expects more than 100 flight cancellations today [Tuesday] morning as it continues to recover its operations following a loss of power Monday, August 8, 2016. In addition, the airline company says it anticipates roughly 200 delays affecting morning departures. Delta however says these numbers could grow overnight as it works to … Read more
The company says it flies nearly 180 million travellers a year US airline company Delta says all its flights have been suspended due to a nationwide system outage. “Customers should check the status of their flight before heading to the airport while the issue is being addressed,” the company tweeted. It said it was working … Read more
The government, private institutions, and individuals owe the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) about GH¢1.6 billion in electricity bills as of 2014. The acting Director of Finance of the ECG, Mr Frank Anokwafo, told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) last Thursday that the government owed GH¢950 million as a result of subsidies and non-payment of … Read more
In 1957, Ghana became the first country in Sub-Sahara Africa to gain independence from colonial rule. The euphoria that accompanied the event was non like ever experienced on African soil. It culminated into a massive wave that swept through the rest of the African continent and brought freedom to many. It was a symbol of … Read more