Government is expected to finalize consultations on the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in the country, with various stakeholders on Friday, Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo has announced. According to him, all key stakeholders have been engaged on the roadmap. President Nana Akufo-Addo had earlier hinted of ongoing consultations with relevant stakeholders on the form and timing […] The post Government
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has asked the Electoral Commission (EC) to furnish it with the training manual for officials who will lead the upcoming voters’ registration exercise in the various centres nationwide. NDC further requested for the training manual for political party agents as well as other documents and forms relevant to the […] The post NDC
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey says the Coronavirus pandemic must challenge African governments to do more for their citizens. The Foreign Affairs Minister and Regional Integration made the remark today, Tuesday, May 26, 2020 during an address to Parliament to mark African Union Day. According to the Minister, the […] The post COVID-19
Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Baffour Adjei Bawuah has disclosed that 33 Ghanaians have died from COVID-19 in that country. “Quite a number of Ghanaians have been affected and indeed we have 33 people who have been verified to have died from the disease in New York alone,” he said. He further […] The post 33 Ghanaians
Bags of Planting for Foods and Jobs (PFJ) fertilizers and boxes of other agrochemicals have been confiscated at Akatsi by the Ankanu Sector Command of the Ghana Immigration Service in the Volta Region. This was upon a tip-off received by the Immigration officials last Wednesday that a motor tricycle, loaded with the fertilizers and other […] The post Akatsi:
The past few weeks have got me thinking as a theatre practitioner and consultant regarding what portends for theatrical performances in a reviving performing arts industry in Ghana in the wake of COVID-19. The theatrical stage in Ghana was lit with a number of hilarious and thought-provoking stage plays which did not only entertain patrons […] The post Francis
Madagascar’s government has announced it will dispatch troops and doctors to an eastern town after several bodies were found in the streets and where two people died from the novel Coronavirus. Madagascar’s cabinet held a special meeting on Sunday to discuss the situation in Toamasina, the country’s second-largest city. The Indian Ocean island nation has […] The post Madagascar
The Ghana Government is yet to decide on whether all Ghanaians abroad will be brought back home amid the COVID-19 induced border closure. “We don’t have a decision to bring in all Ghanaians”, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Charles Owiredu noted during a press briefing on Tuesday morning. He, however, explained […] The post Government
The Ofankor landlord who shot his tenant has been charged with murder. The incident took place last Sunday, May 24, 2020, at Ofankor Spot M after the landlord allegedly shot the tenant for refusing to vacate a room rented out to him. The victim was pronounced died after he was rushed to the hospital. Head […] The post Ofankor landlord charged with murder after shooting
Doctors have accused Egypt’s health ministry of negligence in its handling of Covid-19 and said it bears “full responsibility” for medics’ deaths. A union said on Monday that 19 doctors had so far died from the disease and more than 350 others had been infected. It blamed a lack of personal protective equipment and beds […] The post Coronavirus:
The Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Matthew Nyindam has described as reasonable, the demand by some former legislators for their salary arrears. The ex-MPs under the umbrella of the Forum for Former MPs want the government to settle what they deem as arrears owed them amounting to GH¢29.7 million. The Auditor-General in a letter to […] The post Ex-MPs’ salary arrears
Ghana’s COVD-19 case count has risen to 6,964 cases. This was announced by the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Meanwhile, 2,097 of persons who got infected with the virus have also recovered from the disease. “As of 24th May 2020 a total of about 156 new […] The post Ghana’s COVID-19
A non-governmental media and policy organisation, iWatch Africa has petitioned the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service over consistent online attacks on Ghanaian journalists, Manasseh Azure Awuni and Afia Pokua. In its petition, iWatch Africa named some three individuals behind such attacks. The petition comes on the back of investigations conducted by iWatch […] The post iWatch
The Ghana Health Service says it will investigate the delays in release of some COVID-19 test results. This was after it emerged that samples on the first COVID-19 case in the Savannah Region was taken on May 15, 2020, but was released after ten days. This raised concerns about the perceived 24 hour time for […] The post Savannah Region: GHS to probe
Drone technology is to be used to deliver protective equipment to a hospital on a Scottish island. Over the next two weeks, masks and a dummy cargo will be flown between Oban in mainland Argyll and the Isle of Mull. The 10-mile journey, normally involving a road trip and a 45-minute ferry sailing, should take […] The post Scotland: Drone to deliver PPE to hospital on island
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Traffic police officers with pot bellies in Tanzania are to redeployed because they embarrass the police service, the country’s Interior Minister George Simbachewere said over the weekend. He said: “They are not popular, how can a police officer have a pot belly?” “Some of our police officers are using their uniforms to extort bribes from […] The post Tanzania
Fifty trafficked Nigerian women have been rescued from Lebanon and returned to their home country. They have been placed in quarantine as a precaution against coronavirus and will be interviewed about their experiences. The Nigerian Foreign Ministry said the Lebanese authorities had assisted in securing the women’s release. Last year, a Nigerian woman was freed […] The post 50
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the Odododiodioo constituency, Nii Lante Bannerman has debunked assertions that dwellers at Jamestown were not given prior notice before their structures were demolished to make way for the construction of the Jamestown Fishing Harbour. The MP for the constituency, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye and some residents who […] The post Jamestown
All is set for the annual Citi business event, the Citi Business Festival, which is slated for June 2020. The month-long festival is an extensive programme of outdoor business events and on-air activities providing inspiration, business ideas and information for persons who are starting, building or growing their businesses. This year’s festival will feature virtual […] The post Citi
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