The Western Region has been identified as COVID-19 hotspot as such Health Experts would be dispatched to step-up containment efforts, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director General, Ghana Health Service stated in Accra on Tuesday. The move had become necessary as the Region recorded 57 new cases in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis and Tarkwa area, Dr Kuma-Aboagye, stated … The post Western
The Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has accepted demands by the US government to institute independent investigations into allegations of unethical conduct by its President, Akinwumi Adesina. Adesina may be asked to step aside during the investigation. Some unidentified employees of the Bank have accused the President of breaching the Bank’s … The post AfDB
The Ghana Health Service on Tuesday announced that the COVID-19 case Management Team will meet to decide on steps to take after the World Health Organisation suspended the use of hydoxychloroquine to treat CoVID-19 on safety grounds. Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director General of the Ghana Health Service, said a communique would be issued in … The post COVID-19:
Dr Badu Sarkodie, the Director of Public Health, Ghana Health Service (GHS), on Tuesday said the country has not recorded any cases of reinfections of the COVID-19. He said although there had been some concerns raised about some Chinese health workers who had tested positive for the disease, pronounced as recovered by health experts, but … The post Ghana
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday swore in Justice Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi, a private legal practitioner to the Supreme court, charging him to guard the independence of the Judiciary at all times. Speaking at the Swearing-in ceremony at the Jubilee House, Accra, President Akufo-Addo congratulated Justice Kulendi on his appointment to the apex court, which … The post Kulendi
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn into office Professor Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu, a Professor of Law at the University of Ghana, Legon, as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana. At a short ceremony on Tuesday at the Jubilee House in Accra, President Akufo-Addo admonished Prof Mensa-Bonsu, who is the fifth female member of … The post Justice Mensa-Bonsu joins
Dr Badu Sarkodie, the Director of Public Health, Ghana Health Service (GHS), on Tuesday said there is a sliding scale in the behaviour of the COVID-19 record of the country. He said records showed that children below ten years who got infected were able to clear the virus more rapidly, and that those between ages … The post Sliding scale in behaviour of
A Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced a 24-year-old student, Francis Aggrey, to three years imprisonment for extortion in his bid to circulate nude videos of his girlfriend, a policewoman. Aggrey, who was charged with two counts of conspiracy to crime and extortion, pleaded guilty. The court, presided over by Mr Emmanuel M. Essandoh, convicted … The post Student
Personnel of Sogakope Inland Immigration Checkpoint of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have arrested three Nigerians for illegal entry into Ghana. The Nigerians; Emmanuel Christopher, Chukuma Onyiauka, and Sylvia Jamaho entered the country with the assistance of some Togolese nationals through an unapproved route at the eastern frontier but were intercepted at the Sogakope Inland … The post Four
The Abeka District Court on Tuesday remanded into police custody Victor Stephen Nana Kamkam, a 38-year-old businessman and landlord, for allegedly shooting and killing his tenant at Ofankor over rent. Kamkam, also known as Nii Kojo Konim Obio-Cyhoera, will undergo a test for COVID-19 before going into lawful custody. Provisionally charged with murder, the court, … The post Ofankor
For every young Ghanaian footballer, the ultimate dream is making it in one of Europe’s top professional leagues. And while it is true that the country is rich with sporting talent, only a handful realize that ambition and earn the right to play on the biggest stage. Stars like Stephen Appiah, Asamoah Gyan, Tony Yeboah, … The post How Ghana’s Thomas Partey
COVID-19 presents a risk of “further compounding and complicating conflicts and insecurity in [Africa] that will have a lasting impact” in the post-coronavirus era, the Ethiopian Ambassador to South Africa, Dr Shiferaw Teklemariam, has warned. “There is a clear negative correlation between the two, whereas the more the longevity of the virus in Africa the … The post COVID-19
The governments of Britain and Switzerland are urging countries to work together to ensure that global remittances continue to flow during the coronavirus pandemic. They are calling on states to provide “greater access to digital remittances services to support people during the coronavirus outbreak”. Money sent by individuals to family and friends living in low … The post Countries
Express ACH Direct Credit recorded a 51 per cent growth in its volume of transactions in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2019. It recorded a total of 286,516 transactions from January to March this year compared to 189,587 for the same period in 2019, according to the first … The post GhIPSS Express records 51% growth first quarter
The Speaker of Parliament, Reverend Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, on Tuesday said it is mandatory for all Members of Parliament (MPs), journalists covering activities of the House, and staff to test for the COVID-19. The test was done in the House last week but it is on record that some MPs, journalists and staff have … The post It’s compulsory for MPs to
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