What is increasingly becoming certain about the ongoing Corona virus pandemic is that bats are the most probable carriers from which the disease was spread from China to the rest of the world. Let us seize this opportunity to discuss this observation and subsequent pandemic in the light of Islamic meat eating prohibitions. … The post THE
Scores of desperately-looking young men and women yesterday gathered under the Kwame Nkrumah Circle overpass near the Neoplan Station in Accra, frantically begging for food and money as the region enters its third week of the partial lockdown.
Greenfields Scientific Herbal Clinic has donated food items to the International Federation for Stake Soccer (IFSS), Ghana’s Stake Soccer team as part of efforts to support the players during the partial lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The move was in response to an earlier appeal by the federation to the
It is quite clear to everyone with eyes to see, that the Coronavirus pandemic is not something to play with. The “great communicator” who heads the British Government, Mr Boris Johnson, found out how uncomplicated COV-19 is, the hard way. He stood before his nation at press conference after press conference, exuding confidence that his … The post COVID-19 AND CLARITY appeared first on
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have rolled out an online survey dubbed “Business Tracker”, which aims at assessing the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. The study would also evaluate measures put in place by businesses to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 as well as efforts … The post GSS,
Chief Executive Officer of Hearts of Oak, Mr Fredrick Nana Kweku Moore, has appealed to the club’s faithful to stop the ‘noise’ around players they wish to see at the club. “This is because such acts only end up in inflating the price of the players should the club decide
The International Monetary (IMF) Executive Board has approved one billion dollars for the government of Ghana to address the fiscal and balance of payment needs of the country arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. The IMF, in a press release issued on Monday and copied to the Ghanaian Times,
A drinking bar owner, Mawutor Ahetor, and a customer, Samuel Richard, have been arrested by the Kasoa Divisional Police for flouting the imposition of the country’s lockdown against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The two, both residents of Top Hills of Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East municipality of the Central Region, have been granted police … The post Bar
Thirty-nine Burkinabes have been arrested by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) for illegally entering the country. Also apprehended were four Ghanaians, including two drivers, in whose vehicles they were aboard when they were stopped at Hamile in the Upper West Region on Monday around 7pm. Superintendent Michael Amoako-Atta, the Head of Public Affairs of GIS, told … The post 39
As fears of a global recession and shortage of food and other essential goods grow, the Ghana Maritime Authority says there is no noticeable reduction in cargo vessel traffic to the country yet. The Deputy Director, Ship Inspections & Marine Security at GMA, Captain Emmanuel Ankamah, said this when the Director
Former President John Mahama has called on the scientists working on COVID-19 management in Ghana to project the peak period of infections in the country. According to him, knowing the trend of the data will enable Ghanaians better appreciate what to expect in the coming days and therefore it would calm nerves. “We need to … The post John Mahama: Scientists
The District Chief Executive for Asikuma Odoben Brakwa, Mr Isaac Odoom, has said government’s fulfillment of its promises improved the development and enhanced the fortunes of people in the district. For the past three years, he said, the NPP administration under the leadership of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, fulfilled most promises made to people in … The post ‘NPP govt
A Deputy Attorney-General, Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame, and his wife, Dr Joycelyn Dame, have presented a cheque for GH¢20,000 to support the COVID-19 National Trust Fund, set up by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Mrs Akosua Frema Opare, the Chief of
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed a reckless attitude amongst the citizenry which needs to be changed immediately for our own good else the country would find itself in hot waters. We speak of the blatant disregard for social distancing at various parts of the country, especially the areas under partial lockdown in this crucial time … The post COVID-19; our recklessness, lawlessness
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