2014-11-01 Ghana Health

  Ghana Broadcasting Corporation   

Ghana introduces additional measures to contain possible Ebola outbreak  Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
Additional measures to contain any outbreak of Ebola have been introduced at all government hospitals across the country. From now on, any patient who reports at any health facility with any kind of disease will be screened for possible signs and symptoms ...

2014-11-01 Ghana Sports

  SkySports   

Africa Cup of Nations: Nigeria look to former Chelsea boss Grant  SkySports
Sky Sports understands the Nigerian FA wants Avram Grant to manage the team during the Africa Cup of Nations. Sky Bet. Football Betting · Bet £5 Get £20 Free. Former coach Stephen Keshi was sacked on October 16 after a poor run of results. Grant, who ...

2014-11-01 Ghana Entertainment

  GhanaWeb   

Missionaries pray for Ghana and the world  GhanaWeb
Prayers and fasting for peace in Ghana and the world was held by the Dharma Nyame Missionaries of Theology Temple of Darkuman in Accra. These are annual activities to celebrate the Ganesh Chaturthi and Vavratri festivals of the Dharma Nyame ...

2014-11-01 Ghana Sci/Tech

  New York Times   

Former Android head Andy Rubin leaving Google  Economic Times
By Conor Dougherty · Andy Rubin, a high-ranking Google executive who spearheaded the company's entrance into mobile phones and tablets and was in charge of the company's nascent robotics group, has left the company. Rubin is leaving to start a tech ...

2014-11-01 Ghana Business

  Peace FM Online   

FPSO Saga: Ghana Must Cease This Habit Of Awarding Contracts To ...  Peace FM Online
Some workers of MODEC Ghana Limited, the company that operates and manages the country's oil production platform, the FPSO Kwame Nkrumah, have begun a sit-down strike to demand for better conditions of service. It is on this note that the Member of ...

2014-11-01 Ghana World

  Channel News Asia   

Burkina presidential guard number two assumes power  Channel News Asia
Colonel Isaac Zida, the second in command of Burkina Faso's presidential guard, said on Saturday he has assumed power as head of state during the transition period. PHOTOS. Lieutenant-Colonel Issaac Zida leaves after reading a press release by the ...

2014-11-01 Ghana Africa

  Channel News Asia   

Burkina presidential guard number two assumes power  Channel News Asia
Colonel Isaac Zida, the second in command of Burkina Faso's presidential guard, said on Saturday he has assumed power as head of state during the transition period. PHOTOS. Lieutenant-Colonel Issaac Zida leaves after reading a press release by the ...

2014-11-01 Ghana Ghana

  Citifmonline   

1st November National Sanitation Day-President announces  spyghana.com
President John Dramani Mahama said on Friday that government has instituted Ghana's National Sanitation Day to help tackle the cholera outbreak nationwide. PRESIDENT MAHAMA. He stressed that in addition to the various public education campaigns ...

2014-10-31 Ghana Health

  WebMD   

Ebola hospital to accept Aust workers  9news.com.au
Confirmation that Australian health workers who help Ebola victims in west Africa will have access to a US field hospital means the government has run out of excuses to act, Labor says. Deputy opposition leader Tanya Plibersek met with senior US ...

2014-10-31 Ghana Sports

  Goal.com   

Cagliari 1-1 AC Milan: Bonaventura rescues point for Inzaghi's men  Goal.com
AC Milan dropped points for the second game in succession, but were grateful to Giacomo Bonaventura for rescuing a 1-1 draw at Cagliari. Filippo Inzaghi's side - denied victory in Serie A by Fiorentina at the weekend - were second best for long periods as ...

2014-10-31 Ghana Entertainment

  Life & Style Weekly   

Sarah Hyland Opens Up About Abusive Ex Matt Prokop  Movie News Guide
Sarah Hyland spoke publicly for the first time about her ex-boyfriend, Matt Prokop, on “The Meredith Viera Show.” When the host, Viera, asked her how she was coping with the fall-out from her ex, she gave an indirect response by quoting lines from poems by ...

2014-10-31 Ghana Sci/Tech

  Sydney Morning Herald   

Why Microsoft jumped on the fitness Band wagon  Sydney Morning Herald
OPINION. The Microsoft Band paired with a Windows phone. Photo: AP Photo/Microsoft. Microsoft has released its fitness band, creatively named Band, and a health app, named Microsoft Health. The question is, why? Microsoft's efforts in the mobile space ...

2014-10-31 Ghana Business

  spyghana.com   

African, Norwegian leaders discuss acceleration of infrastructure  WorldStage
Today 40 speakers and more than 400 African and Norwegian leaders, including 30 ambassadors from Norway and Africa, discussed how to accelerate African infrastructure through Norwegian-African work, trade and growth at the Norwegian-African ...

2014-10-31 Ghana World

  CNN   

Burkina Faso President Defies Violent 'Coup'  Sky News
The president is refusing to loosen his 27-year grip on power after protesters storm government buildings, setting them ablaze. 03:05, UK, Friday 31 October 2014. People load goods looted from a building, which according to locals, belongs to Francois.
Burkina Faso president refuses to step down   Aljazeera.com
Crowds storm parliament in Burkina Faso uprising   Irish Independent
Burkina President Compaore says not resigning, open to talks   Zee News
Independent Online   
New York Times   
Sky News Australia   
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  Fox News   

US urges restraint after Israel vows to reopen Al-Aqsa mosque  Business Standard
The United States has urged all sides in Jerusalem to exercise restraint amid spiralling tensions in the holy city, and said it was working with Israelis, Palestinian and Jordanians to try to restore calm. Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday also condemned ...

2014-10-31 Ghana Africa

  CNN   

Burkina Faso President Defies Violent 'Coup'  Sky News
The president is refusing to loosen his 27-year grip on power after protesters storm government buildings, setting them ablaze. 03:05, UK, Friday 31 October 2014. People load goods looted from a building, which according to locals, belongs to Francois.
Burkina Faso president refuses to step down   Aljazeera.com
Crowds storm parliament in Burkina Faso uprising   Irish Independent
Burkina President Compaore says not resigning, open to talks   Zee News
Independent Online   
New York Times   
Sky News Australia   
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  Independent Online   

Zuma congratulates Khama on poll win  Independent Online
iol pic afr ian khama-botswana AFP Botswana's President Ian Khama takes the oath of office during a ceremony as he was sworn in for his second term in Gaborone. Picture: MONIRUL BHUIYAN. Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma has congratulated Ian ...

2014-10-31 Ghana Ghana

  Vibe Ghana   

Is Eric Amoateng a disgrace to NPP?  spyghana.com
The passport used by the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkoranza North, Eric Amoateng, to travel to Ghana from the United States – after serving over seven-year jail term in that country – was yesterday tendered in court by Ibrahim Issaka Lan-Gani, ...

2014-10-30 Ghana Health

  BBC News   

Ebola quarantine test looms in US  BBC News
A nurse who cared for Ebola patients in Sierra Leone is fighting the US state of Maine over its right to quarantine her against her will. In a test case for returning US health workers, Kaci Hickox has vowed to leave her home on Thursday if the state does not lift ...

2014-10-30 Ghana Sports

  Sport LIVE   

Cagliari 1-1 AC Milan: Bonaventura wonderstrike gives Rossoneri point  Forza Italian Football
Cagliari v AC Milan AC Milan played an enthralling 1-1 draw against Cagliari at the Stadio Sant'Elia in Wednesday's Serie A action. Victor Ibarbo scored an excellent breakaway goal midway through the first half, but less than 10 minutes later Giacomo ...

2014-10-30 Ghana Entertainment

  GhanaWeb   

Breath-taking NINO thrills @ BEFFTA Awards  GhanaWeb
Ghanaian born contemporary Opera singer Nino thrilled audience at the BEFFTA Awards (UK) with the best performance of the night. According to patrons that attended the Saturday night show, Nino's performance was simply phenomenal, one which will ...

2014-10-30 Ghana Sci/Tech

  Sydney Morning Herald   

In US, search for answers after Antares space rocket explosion  Sydney Morning Herald
Washington: With a launch pad in Virginia covered in rocket debris,investigators began to figure out why the Antares rocket exploded catastrophically on Tuesday night just seconds into a planned cargo run to the International Space Station. The failure of the ...

2014-10-30 Ghana Business

  GlobalPost   

Ghanaian commercial flight makes emergency landing  GlobalPost
ACCRA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- A local commercial flight, Starbow, was forced to make an emergency landing at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Ghana's capital, Tuesday. An eyewitness on board the aircraft heading to the oil city of Takoradi, 218 km west ...

2014-10-30 Ghana World

  CBC.ca   

Sri Lanka mudslide search continues but few survivors expected  CBC.ca
All hopes of finding survivors under the mud and rubble of a landslide in south-central Sri Lanka had run out by first light on Thursday, though a government minister cut the estimated death toll to more than 100 from 300 the previous night.. Sri Lanka mudslide ...

2014-10-30 Ghana Africa

  Zambian Watchdog   

Guy Scott becomes Africa's first white president since Apartheid  The Australian
ZAMBIAN Vice President Guy Scott has became Africa's first white leader in more than two decades after being named interim president following the death of Michael Sata in London. The 77-year-old Sata, nicknamed “King Cobra” for his sharp rhetoric, died ...

2014-10-30 Ghana Ghana

  GhanaWeb   

Gov't did not err in selecting us - Pensions Alliance  GhanaWeb
A management member of the Pensions Alliance Trust-the company managing the tier two pension funds of public workers- has dismissed speculations the company is being micromanaged by government. Philip Dela Zumanu says the Alliance Trust is ...

2014-10-28 Ghana Health

  Firstpost   

Quarantined nurse leaves New Jersey for home, tests negative for Ebola  Firstpost
Fort Kent, Maine: A nurse who worked in West Africa with Ebola patients and was quarantined at a New Jersey hospital over the weekend was returning home to Maine on Monday as her lawyer criticised the state's policies that had her fighting to be released ...

2014-10-28 Ghana Sports

  SuperSport   

PSL postpones Soweto derby  SuperSport
The Soweto Derby has been postponed following the untimely death of Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa. PSL CEO Brand de Villiers confirmed on Monday morning at a press conference that was held at the Rand Stadium by ...

2014-10-28 Ghana Entertainment

  Ghana Broadcasting Corporation   

Kwaw Ansah's 'Love Brewed in the African Pot' comic launched  Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
The atmosphere in the British Council Auditorium in Accra last Friday afternoon smacked more of an important state event than just the outdooring of a comic book. Past and present Ministers of State, former Mayors, medical practitioners, high-profile ...

2014-10-28 Ghana Sci/Tech

  PropertyCasualty360   

Cars with keyless security systems increasingly targeted by thieves: Report  The Straits Times
Cars with keyless security systems are increasingly becoming the targets of crime, a report said. A British motoring industry group, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, has warned that thieves are able to bypass security using equipment intended only ...

2014-10-28 Ghana Business

  GhanaWeb   

Gov't promises disclosure of monies paid under Second Tier pension  GhanaWeb
Labour and Employment Minister Haruna Iddrisu says there will be full disclosure by the end of the week on the controversial second tier pension scheme which has sent public sector workers withdrawing their services. Mr Iddrisu has tasked the National ...

2014-10-28 Ghana World

  Mirror.co.uk   

PM insists UK will not pay £1.7bn bill as Ukip support soars  Herald Scotland
BRITAIN will not pay "anything like" the £1.7billion demanded by the European Commission and will challenge it in every way, David Cameron has insisted. BRITAIN will not pay \"anything like\" the £1.7billion demanded by the European Commission and will ...

2014-10-28 Ghana Africa

  The Guardian Nigeria   

Kidnapped women 'used by Boko Haram on front line'  The Nation
LAGOS - Boko Haram has used kidnapped young women and girls on the front lines of its insurgency, according to a new report published on Monday, after a fresh abduction in Nigeria's far northeast. Human Rights Watch made the claim as it outlined ...

2014-10-28 Ghana Ghana

  Ghana Broadcasting Corporation   

Solomon Islands' Record on Women's Rights to Face Scrutiny  Scoop.co.nz (press release)
GENEVA (27 October 2014) – The record of the Solomon Islands on women's rights will be examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) onFriday 31 October 2014 in meetings that will be webcast ...

2014-10-27 Ghana Health

  ABC News   

New York screening protocols, scenarios for Ebola  MiamiHerald.com
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and health officials detailed New York state screening protocols and scenarios Sunday for airline passengers who recently traveled to any of the three West African countries fighting an Ebola outbreak. SCREENING LEVELS. The first ...

2014-10-27 Ghana Sports

  Deutsche Welle   

South African national team captain shot dead in potential robbery  Deutsche Welle
Senzo Meyiwa, goalkeeper and captain of the South African national football team has been shot dead by armed assailants. The death is the second of a prominent South African sportsman this weekend. Mandela Trauerfeier Johannesburg 10.12.2013.
Two tragic sporting deaths in one day   NEWS.com.au (blog)
South African Goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa Shot Dead   NDTV
Youth League mourns Meyiwa   Independent Online
Reuters   
Irish Independent   
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  BBC Sport   

Garth Crooks's team of the week: Courtois, Song, Silva, Eto'o, Bony  BBC Sport
Chelsea extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to four points, despite Manchester United equalising in stoppage time to deny Jose Mourinho's side victory at Old Trafford. The draw moves the Stamford Bridge club six clear of Manchester City, ...

2014-10-27 Ghana Entertainment

  Las Vegas Blog (blog)   

Kim Kardashian celebrates 34th birthday in Las Vegas  Economic Times
LOS ANGELES: Reality TV star Kim Kardashian celebrated her 34th birthday at the posh Venetian Hotel and Casino's TAO nightclub in Las Vegas with family and friends. The list included husband and rapper Kanye West, mother Kris Jenner and sister Khloe ...

2014-10-27 Ghana Sci/Tech

  spyghana.com   

SMD Upgrades its Drones to Full HD Technology  spyghana.com
The Security Media Department at the General Secretariat of His Highness Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior, upgraded the technical specifications of its remote-controlled flying drones, which were put to use in 2010, as now they are able to capture ...

2014-10-27 Ghana Business

  spyghana.com   

Ghanaians urged to patronise locally made goods  spyghana.com
The Second Ghana Made Awards 2014, organised by Entrepreneurs Foundation Ghana (EFG) was held in Accra, at the weekend. Logo of Ghana Made Awards 2014. The Ghana Made Award seeks to reward Ghanaian made products from small and medium ...

2014-10-27 Ghana World

  Livemint   

Six Ways to Play Brazilian Markets After Rousseff Victory  Businessweek
Brazilian markets were all over the place in the final days before yesterday's vote, soaring one moment and plunging the next. Now that the votes have been counted and President Dilma Rousseff has begun celebrating in Brasilia, here are some tips on how ...

2014-10-27 Ghana Africa

  Telegraph.co.uk   

The Pistorius Trial  The Nation
After months of one of the most widely reported trial in recent times, Oscar Pistorius has finally been sentenced to five years in prison for culpable homicide, and a suspended sentence of three years for firearm charges. The trial that started in March was ...

2014-10-27 Ghana Ghana

  spyghana.com   

Policy Of Liberalization Is Way Forward For Ghana  spyghana.com
President John Mahama says Ghana is working towards reducing over-dependence on state run institutions to create pathways for private investment. President John Dramani Mahama. He is convinced the policy of liberalization is the way to go, especially on ...

2014-10-26 Ghana Health

  GhanaWeb   

NHIS benefit package needs reform – stakeholders  GhanaWeb
Participants at the NHIS Stakeholder Dialogue on Thursday called for a reform in the benefit package offered to card bearing members of the scheme. The benefit package is simply defined as a basket of health conditions covered under the scheme and ...

2014-10-26 Ghana Sports

  StarAfrica.com   

Enyeama wants the 2015 AFCON postponed  StarAfrica.com
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, has expressed his desire for the 2015 Orange AFCON to be postponed to a different date due to the Ebola outbreak. The 32-year-old is supporting Morocco in their request to delay the event because it may be too ...

2014-10-26 Ghana Entertainment

  spyghana.com   

Tigo Music goes live in Ghana  spyghana.com
Tigo Music goes live in GhanaTigo Ghana today announced the launch of Tigo Music and a partnership with Deezer, the international music streaming service that will provide Ghanaians with unlimited music experience. DSC_0864 (4). Through pre-paid ...

2014-10-26 Ghana Sci/Tech

  spyghana.com   

Surfline shortlisted for Africa Com Awards  Citifmonline
Two months after officially launching its operations in Ghana, Surfline is up for an award at this year's edition of the Africa Communications Awards, scheduled to take place on 12th of November, 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa. Surfline has been shortlisted ...

2014-10-26 Ghana Business

  Peace FM Online   

Kwesi Pratt Blames Gov't For Afrobarometer Report…  Peace FM Online
“It is about time for progressive forces to be thinking seriously about providing alternatives; not just in terms of policies but in terms of building organisations…because we cannot leave this country permanently to NDC, NPP…the time is coming and very fast for ...

2014-10-26 Ghana World

  The Independent   

Iran hangs woman for murder of 'attempted rapist'  Irish Independent
In this picture taken on July 8, 2007, Iranian Reyhaneh Jabbari stands handcuffed in a police office in Tehran, Iran. Jabbari was hanged on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, who was convicted of murdering a man she said was trying to rape her, the official IRNA news ...

2014-10-26 Ghana Africa

  Daily News & Analysis   

Botswana president Ian Khama's party secures election victory  Daily News & Analysis
Botswana's ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) secured 33 of 57 parliament seats in national elections, initial results showed, putting President Ian Khama at the helm for a second five-year term. Residents of the southern African nation, who voted on ...