Ghana’s total COVID-19 active cases shoot up to 871
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it has recorded 65 new coronavirus cases increasing the total active case count to 871. In the latest update, the national caseload is now 54,286 with death cases at 333. Out of 54 million recorded cases, 53,082 have been treated and discharged while 11 patients are in critical condition […]
FDA steps up market surveillance to stop sale of expired products
The Food and Drugs Authority, FDA, says it has dispatched a team to conduct an inspection of supermarkets and other markets to prevent the sale of expired products to unsuspecting consumers. According to the FDA, the inspection has become necessary due to the activities of unscrupulous persons selling unwholesome products to Ghanaians at reduced prices […]
“Wishing you a Merry Christmas” – Mahama tells Ghanaians
Former President John Dramani Mahama has sent his Christmas message to all Ghanaians on the occasion of celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in a Facebook post said “Wishing you a Merry Christmas.” https://www.facebook.com/JDMahama/posts/3962156173795509
Ghana explores new strain of Coronavirus
Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, says testing is ongoing to determine if the new variant of the coronavirus has emerged in the country. This comes days after Nigeria recorded cases of the virus. The discovery in Nigeria according to some, could cause fear and panic after similar variants […]
25 Christmas babies get hampers from MTN GHANA in Western Region
The birth of a child comes with so much joy after a nine month period of uncertainty. When this day also falls on Christmas Day, the joy is doubled. In the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, twenty-five mothers who were delivered of their babies on Christmas Day also received hampers from the Western Regional office of MTN Ghana. […]
Hundreds defy Covid-19 protocols; mark Boxing Day at beaches, pubs
Hundreds of Ghanaians have defied the Covid-19 protocols, thronging beaches and pubs to celebrate the Yuletide. Government, as part of measures to contain the spread Covid-19, banned entertainment centres, including beaches and pubs from operating. However, a few days ahead of the Yuletide, beaches and pubs in Accra have been the centre of attraction for […]
NDC heads to court on Wednesday to challenge election results
A member of the legal team of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, also Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi in the Volta region, has confirmed the party will file processes to contest the declared results in the Presidential election of December 7, 2020, as well as a selection of parliamentary […]
Covid Christmas: Revellers swarm Sakumono beach
Fears of increasing cases of Covid-19 infections in the country did little to prevent revelers from hitting the Sakumono beach in Accra to celebrate Christmas. While some held their own parties at the beach, others mostly the youth were busily engaged in games, including basketball in the sea, with physical distancing a major Covid-19 prevention […]
Coronavirus: More cases of new Covid variant found in Europe
Cases of the more contagious variant of Covid-19 identified in the UK have been confirmed in several other European countries as a vaccine is due to be rolled out across the continent. The infections, linked to people who had come from the UK, were reported in Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. The details given a week […]
NCCE to commence research into spate of rejected ballots at polls
The National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE), says it will soon commence research into the rising number of rejected ballots in the 2020 general election. Chairperson of the Commission, Josephine Nkrumah, who announced this further indicated that the Commission would investigate the cause of such occurrences in future elections. According to figures from the 2020 […]
UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic on eve of election
Three UN peacekeepers have been killed in the Central African Republic (CAR) as tensions flare between government and rebel forces. The UN said unidentified combatants carried out two attacks, leaving two other peacekeepers injured. The group were stationed in CAR to quell violence ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday. President Faustin Archange Touadéra […]
NPP prioritised the sanctity of our democracy by conceding defeat in 2008 election – VEEP
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says the NPP and the then Presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo conceded defeat in the 2008 General Election for the sake of the sanctity of the country’s democracy and for peace to prevail. He noted that the NPP lost the 2008 presidential election by just 40,000 votes to the NDC, but […]
Seven babies born at various Health Centres on Christmas Day
The Aiyinasi Health Centre in the Ellembelle District on Christmas day recorded four deliveries. The babies, two males and two females were born between 12:23am and 4:25am through normal delivery. The midwife in charge of the centre, Ms Lydia Aryeh, told the GNA that all the four mothers and babies were in good condition and […]
Ghana observes Boxing Day holiday
Ghanaians have joined the rest of the world to mark “Boxing Day” which falls on December 26, of every year as part of the Christmas yuletide, amid the global pandemic of COVID-19. The day, often observed as a holiday, provides an opportunity for people to organise social events such as parties, family reunions and sporting […]
