Two cities – Accra in the Greater Accra Region and Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have been identified as the hotspots of COVID-19 in Ghana, Health Minister, Kwaku Agyamneag Manu has said. It follows the latest confirmation of 25 new coronavirus cases bringing to total, 52 confirmed cases in the country. Addressing the press today […] The post Accra,
Following the closure of Ghana’s borders to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country, the Ghana Immigration Service has quelled multiple attempts by Ghanaians and foreigners to enter the country illegally. All borders were closed on midnight of Sunday, March 22. Ghana’s coronavirus case count has risen to 52 since then. Addressing […] The post Coronavirus:
Ten suspects including Corporal Michael Larbie, the prime suspect in the shooting incident at Ofaakor where the body of the late Akyeamehene of Ofaakor, Nai Kojo Amoashie was forcefully relocated, have been granted bail by the Ofaakor Circuit Court presided over by Justice Ebenezer Osei Darko. The suspects are to appear in court on April […] The post Prime suspect,
The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo has been postponed due to coronavirus by request of the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The world’s biggest sporting event is due to begin on July 24 in the Japanese capital and run until August 9, though such a time frame is no longer considered viable due to the ongoing […] The post 2020 Olympics in Tokyo cancelled until 2021
The total number of persons currently under mandatory quarantine stands at 1,030. These persons were quarantined after arriving at the Kotoka International Airport hours before the deadline for the closure of the country’s borders. This was revealed by the Chief Legal Advisor at the National Security Council Secretariat, Osei Bonsu Dickson on Tuesday, March 24, […] The post COVID-19:
West Africa and Gulf Company Limited (WAGCOL) has for the third year running awarded University of Ghana’s best graduating Spanish student. This year, Gilberta Nana Akua Tano-Menka who came up tops in the Department was the proud recipient of the Santa Isabel Award. The award is in partnership with the University of Ghana Modern Languages […] The post Gilberta Tano-Menka
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has justified its earlier decision to go on with the Ghana card registration despite President Nana Akufo-Addo’s directive banning public gatherings in the wake of the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NIA in a defence filed in response to a suit brought against the authority by two […] The post Akufo-Addo’s
The government has confirmed 25 new cases of Coronavirus in the country. This brings to total, 52, the number of cases confirmed in the country. The 25 new cases were confirmed among the 1,030 people who are under mandatory quarantine in the country after arriving at the Kotoka International Airport hours to the deadline for […] The post Coronavirus
The government has confirmed 25 new cases of Coronavirus in the country. This brings to total, 52, the number of cases confirmed in the country with two deaths recorded. The 25 new cases were confirmed among the 1,030 people who are under mandatory quarantine in the country after arriving at the Kotoka International Airport hours […] The post Coronavirus cases in Ghana jump to 52 appeared
Dear President Akufo-Addo, In my article, Coronavirus disease on a “Crowded Planet”, I suggested ten (10) things we can do. Lockdown was one of the ten measures. Mr President, to clarify, lockdown does not mean the total shutdown of the country. This morning, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) […] The post Dr.
President Akufo-Addo will this morning meet market women and transport operators to trade ideas on how best to stop the spread the novel coronavirus. Today’s meeting which is at the instance of the President comes a day after some markets and lorry stations were fumigated in Accra. Cases of the novel coronavirus in Ghana have […] The post COVID-19: Nana Addo
The Auditor-General has suspended the collection of Assets and Liabilities Declaration forms to help curb the spread of the novel Coronavirus in the country. In a press statement issued by the Audit Service on Monday, March 23, 2020, it also advised all public office holders to ensure that all forms in their possession are completed […] The post Coronavirus:
The Auditor-General has suspended the collection of Assets and Liabilities Declaration forms to help curb the spread of the novel Coronavirus in the country. In a press statement issued by the Audit Service on Monday, March 23, 2020, it also advised all public office holders to ensure that all forms in their possession are completed […] The post Coronavirus:
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called on the government to provide Ghanaians with free sanitizers or subsidize the price of such products to make them affordable for everyone. The Trades Union made this call in an open letter to the President. It also asked the government to give financial support to the Pharmaceutical Industry […] The post Coronavirus:
A Civil Society Group, the Ghana Disability Forum wants President Nana Akufo-Addo’s next message on COVID-19 update and other communications on the subject to be translated in sign language for people with hearing impairment. According to the group, they feel left out in the whole fight against the spread of COVID-19. President Nana Akufo-Addo addressed […] The post Disability
Another pastor has been put before court in the Ashanti Region for holding a church service in defiance of the president’s directive against such gatherings as part of efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19. The pastor, who is the General Overseer of Truth to Heaven Ministry, Apostle Moses Daganu Ametepe and five of his […] The post A/R: Another
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The Kintampo Municipal Assembly says it has finally reached an agreement with families of persons who died in a recent crash at Kintampo for a mass burial. 25 out of the 27 charred bodies recovered from the scene of the crash on the Kintampo-Tamale highway in the Bono East Region have still not been claimed. […] The post Kintampo crash: Assembly ready for
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Ishmael Ashitey says the disinfection exercise conducted in the various markets in the region was successful. A number of markets in the Greater Accra Region were on Monday, March 23, 2020, disinfected by a team of sprayers as part of efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus in […] The post Coronavirus:
An international law and governance analyst, Kwame Mfodwo is warning that Ghana risks extreme starvation should it go into a complete lockdown now due to the rise in the number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the country. Mr. Mfodwo is strongly convinced that it will be disastrous for the government to heed to calls […] The post COVID-19:
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