Monthly Archives: Mar 2020

Government has assured it is assiduously working to contain the situation One of the two persons confirmed as having contracted the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a Ghanaian, Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has revealed. According to him, one of the two males who entered Ghana through the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) works abroad and returned toContinue reading “Coronavirus: Infected patient from Turkey is Ghanaian – Oppong Nkrumah”

Blood sample with respiratory coronavirus positive Two cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Ghana, the Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has announced. He made this known at an emergency press briefing by the Information Ministry on Thursday night, March 12, 2020. The two cases according to the Health Minister, tested positive after laboratory tests fromContinue reading “Two cases of coronavirus confirmed in Ghana”

Some executives of the NDC There was near fisticuffs at the site of the Adiboo Dam in the Yendi Municipal Assembly of the Northern Region as supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) clashed with their counterparts in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Wednesday. The NDC led by its Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, hadContinue reading “NDC, NPP clash at 1-village 1-dam site”

File photo The performance of students in the Basic Education Certificate Examination, BECE, in Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern Region, continues to decline. Available statistics from Ghana Education Service indicate that a total of 1064 candidates representing 38.1% of 2,708 Candidates who wrote the 2018 BECE examination failed. The figure of failed students isContinue reading “Akuapem North records 38% failure in B.E.C.E”

A bronze statue is dedicated to Asameni, the brilliant strategist, and his capture of the castle. Osu Castle, also known as Christiansborg Castle, is a castle located in Osu, Accra, Ghana. Christiansborg Castle was built by Danish colonialists in 1659 on a land obtained from Paramount Chief Okaikoi of the Ga ethnic group. Over theContinue reading “How a Ghanaian Chief tricked the Danes in 1693, took their castle and later sold it back to them”

File photo The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has accused the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) of destroying paraphernalia belonging to the NDC in the Ablekuma West Constituency. A statement signed by Jerry Johnson, the Greater Accra Regional Communications Officer, on Tuesday, 10 March 2020 said the destruction was perpetrated by “NPP surrogate groupsContinue reading “Stop destroying our paraphernalia – NDC to NPP”

Of the 3,994 new infections, 3,949 were outside China, according to the WHO. Burkina Faso has confirmed its first two cases of the novel coronavirus, local media reported Monday. The two patients are a couple, the wife having recently returned from France, a report said, quoting Health Minister Claudine Lougue. Lougue added that the patientsContinue reading “Burkina Faso confirms first two cases of coronavirus”

Dr Fathia Kareem receiving an award at her graduation After gaining admission at the Johns Hopkins University, for a master’s degree programme, Dr Fathia Kareem applied for a scholarship at GETFund but was refused two years in a row. In the wake of government officials being listed as beneficiaries of the fund in a reportContinue reading “Doctor denied GETFund after sweeping 12 out of 15 awards at KNUST”

Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, former Minister for Education The former Minister for Education under the erstwhile John Mahama government, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang has urged Ghanaians to celebrate African women who stood their grounds in the face of oppression and who now serve as examples of self-sacrifice. Speaking as a guest speaker onContinue reading “Celebrate African women – Mahama’s Education Minister advises Ghanaians”

Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, former Minister for Education The former Minister for Education under the erstwhile John Mahama government, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang has urged Ghanaians to celebrate African women who stood their grounds in the face of oppression and who now serve as examples of self-sacrifice. Speaking as a guest speaker onContinue reading “Celebrate African women – Mahama’s Education Minister advises Ghanaians”