Monthly Archives: Mar 2020

File photo Guests at the last Tema West Municipal Assembly Independence Day celebration were awestruck when the emcee announced that one of the recipients of the Chief Executive’s award, Theophilus Okpoti Charway, performed excellently in the 2019 West Africa Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), but still at home because his parents could not affordContinue reading “No university for student with aggregate 09”

File photo It has been revealed that houseflies can transmit the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Aboagye disclosed that houseflies can transmit the virus, especially in a dirty environment. “That’s why we say clean surfaces regularly and well . . . ” he answered to aContinue reading “Beware! Houseflies can transmit coronavirus”

EC boss Jean Mensa Ghana’s Electoral Commission has said it will go ahead with the new voter registration exercises despite the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country. To prevent the spread of the disease as the country has recorded seven confirmed cases, the government has placed a ban on all social gatherings. Large gatherings ofContinue reading “Coronavirus: New voters’ register will still be done – EC”

The man murdered and buried his wife last Thursday after a misunderstanding between the two A 55-year-old man Kwesi Jonathan has been arrested by the Greater Accra Regional Police Command for allegedly killing and burying his own wife in their uncompleted building at Domiabra near Kasoa in the Greater Accra Region. Information gathered indicates thatContinue reading “Dogs discover body of woman killed and secretly buried by husband”

Founder of the Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams The founder and leader of the Action Chapel International has urged Ghanaians not to live in fear in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams said it is important to take precaution and trust in God in such times. In a broadcast, heContinue reading “Coronavirus: Don’t fear this virus; it’s not the end of the world – Duncan-Williams”

Commercial vehicle, popularly known as trotro The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) says it cannot reduce the number of passengers on commercial buses in the wake of the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus (COVID -19) in Ghana. A section of the public has appealed to government to take drastic measures at ensuring the reductionContinue reading “Coronavirus: We can’t reduce number of passengers in trotro – GPRTU”

The new case comes despite measures to curb its spread by banning social gatherings Ghana has confirmed a new case of the deadly coronavirus disease bringing the total number of cases in the country to seven (7). The new case comes despite government’s drastic measures to curb its spread by banning social gatherings and imposingContinue reading “Coronavirus: Ghana confirms 7th case”

Sadio Mane Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has made a donation of 30 millions FCFA – around 45,000 euros (£41,000) – to the national committee fighting against coronavirus in his home country of Senegal. The Reds’ player decided to make the donation “spontaneously when he saw the evolution of the situation” with the increase of Covid-19Continue reading “Coronavirus: Sadio Mane makes donation to Senegal health”

Meningitis patient receiving treatment in a health facility Eighteen persons have died from meningitis in the Upper West Region in the last three months, officials of the Ministry of Health have disclosed. The fatalities recorded are out of 137 suspected cases that were reported at the various health facilities across the 11 districts in theContinue reading “Cerebrospinal meningitis kills 18 persons in Upper West in 3 months”

Parliament will continue to sit to legislate and perform other duties expected of it despite the suspension of all public gatherings in response to the COVID-19 scare. The country had confirmed six cases of the COVID-19 as at March 15, with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announcing measures to curb the spread including suspension ofContinue reading “Parliament To Continue Sitting Despite Suspension Of Public Gatherings”