A 20-bed capacity facility has been commissioned for the Adabraka Polyclinic in Accra, to serve as a holding area for persons suspected of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The isolation centre
The 33-year-old pregnant woman who was the first to test positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Upper East Region, has recovered and tested negative after weeks of treatment at the treatment centre in Bolgatanga. Regional Minister Ms Paulina Tangoba Abayage, who confirmed this to the Ghanaian Times here on Thursday said, although the woman had … The post Pregnant
The Ghana Amalgamated Trust (GAT) has completed processes required to enable OmniBSIC meet the Bank of Ghana’s 400 million cedis capital requirement. OmniBSIC bank has received 130 million cedis from government through the special purpose vehicle. Former Sahel Sahara Bank and OminBank merged to form OmniBSIC in 2018 during the banking sector reforms exercise undertaken … The post OmniBSIC
The Head of the Economics Department at the University of Ghana, Prof. William Baah-Boateng, has urged the government to restrain itself in the disbursement of its extensive financial packages to individuals and businesses as the country continues to face the economic impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic. According to him, although there was the need … The post Economist
Former Ghana youth star Sadick Adams has shut the door on a potential return to the club. The 30-year-old bagged a hat-trick to clinch the MTN FA Cup for the side against sworn rivals Hearts of Oak in 2017. The former Real Madrid youth player is now a free agent after being deemed surplus to … The post Adams: I won’t play for Kotoko again appeared first on Ghanaian
The National Circles Council (NCC), the supporters’ wing of Kumasi Asante Kotoko has assured management of its preparedness to mobilize funds from the supporters of the club to pay the $240,000 debt owed to Tunisian giants, Esperance. The Federation of International Football Association
Hearts of Oak are on the verge of signing a bumper deal with Kasapreko Company Limited. Reports suggest that officials of the Rainbow club are in advanced discussions with the nation’s leading beverage and alcoholic drinks manufacturing over a lucrative sponsorship deal. The company will partner the Phobians as the club’s official water sponsor with … The post Hearts, Kasapreko
Lawrence Nyanyo Nmai, President of the Pro Fighting Factory and two-time Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) Kick boxer of the Year has presented food items to the Ghana Boxing Federation (GBF) and Muay Thai team in Ghana. The items were presented by the immediate past president of the Ghana Kick Boxing Association (GKA), Nii … The post Kickboxer donates to GBF, Muay Thai team
Ghana’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) confirmed cases has shot up by 124 to 1,279 from the 1,154 recorded on Tuesday. Fourteen more infected persons have recovered from the disease resulting in a total of 134 patients recovering from COVID-19 in the country. The latest update from the Ghana Health Service further
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the media to adhere to truth and accuracy when reporting on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In an interaction with the National Media Commission (NMC) at the Jubilee House in Accra yesterday,
Nana Kofi Quakyi, a research fellow at the New York University College of Global Public Health, has suggested to the government to adopt the use of key variables in determining the nation’s infection rate rather than percentages. He explained that it was rather important for authorities to project the number of people who had tested … The post ‘Adopt
Police in the Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo on Friday arrested Ne Muanda Nsemi, the self-styled prophet and leader of a separatist religious sect, following heavy gunfire in the capital Kinshasa. The arrest of Nsemi, whose Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) group dreams of restoring the Kongo kingdom that thrived for centuries before the colonial era … The post DR
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday the government will allow a partial reopening of the economy on May 1, with travel restrictions eased and some industries allowed to operate under a five-level risk system. Ramaphosa struck a cautious tone in his second national address of the week while emphasising that the worst of … The post South Africa to begin
Elsewhere in this paper, we have published a warning by the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) informing the general public that it will undertake a mass burial for all unclaimed bodies in its mortuary within the next two weeks. The move, according to the hospital is to decongest the hospital’s mortuary which is full beyond … The post Let’s bury our dead in dignity now! appeared first
A 23-year-old trader has been sentenced to 63 months imprisonment for stealing and causing harm to another trader. Kwadwo Asamoah pleaded guilty to stealing and causing unlawful harm and was convicted on his own plea and sentenced accordingly. Prosecuting, Police Chief Inspector William K. Boateng told the Court presided over by Mrs Afia Owusua Appiah … The post Trader jailed
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) on Thursday said most of the locally produced face masks rather posed health risks to citizens rather than helping to protect them from the COVID-19. It said most of those locally produced facemask were either single or double layered cloth and sewn with treated materials, which in itself … The post Wear recommended 3-layer
A 26-year-old man has been arrested by the police for stealing a car at Weija in Accra last Sunday. Samuel Kluste, the culprit, is in the custody of the police assisting in investigations, the Public Relations Officer of the Accra Regional Police Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) EffiaTenge,
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