FDA registers 45 companies to produce local PPEs
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has so far registered 45 companies to produce homemade facemasks, gloves and face shields. In the wake of the Coronavirus scourge, the Ministry of Health has directed the use of face masks in all public places where it may be difficult to maintain social distancing. It also recommends that […]
Court fines Akropong Kingmakers GH₵48,000 for flouting social gathering directive
The Akropong Circuit Court has fined four Kingmakers, who were arrested for flouting the ban on social gathering, a total of GH¢48,576. The accused persons are Odehye Kofi Asiedu Adu-Mfum, 57, Nana Semenhyia Ohene Asa Krofa, 43, Benet Osei Opoku alias Ohenenana BS Opoku, 55, and Nana Odiasempa Krobea Asante,70. They were charged for failing […]
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count now over 3,000
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count is now at 3,091. According to the Ghana Health Service COVID-19 news portal, 9 more patients have recovered from the disease. This means that additional 372 new cases have been added since Tuesday. No new deaths have been recorded maintaining the 18. The latest update has the Bono region recording its […]
More Burkinabes arrested at Hamile border at Lambusie in Upper West
Just a day after the arrest of four Burkina Faso nationals for illegally entering Ghana though the Upper West region, another nine have been arrested by immigration officials in the region. The nine were picked up Wednesday, May 6, at Batoma and Beat Four. These are unapproved routes under the Hamile sector command in the […]
Spiritual significance of some Covid-19 preventive protocols
NEWS COMMENTARY ON SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF SOME COVID-19 PREVENTIVE PROTOCOLS. There is no gainsaying the fact that the Covid-19 pandemic currently plaguing the world has made the times we live in historic. Historic events and times, depending on their impact and duration, leave legacies that may range from widespread pain and loss to diverse cultural […]
Bundesliga to resume season on May 15
The Bundesliga is to restart its season on May 15. The DFL, which operates the league, confirmed the decision to media outlets just hours after Chancellor Angela Merkel and state premiers had given it the green light. A matter of hours after Chancellor Angela Merkel and the premiers of Germany’s 16 states had announced that […]
Estate Developer escapes death from gun wielding assailants
An Estate Developer and Managing Director of Azila Properties Limited, Godwin Kwablah Azila, escaped death when some people numbering about 60 and allegedly wielding guns and machetes, charged on him on his property at Dodowa in the Greater Accra Region. After his escape, the assailants burnt his Mercedes Benz saloon car. Narrating his ordeal to […]
NDC suspends Allotey Jacobs
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has suspended its former Central Regional Chairman, Bernard Allotey Jacobs. A statement issued and signed by National Chairman, Hon. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, on Wednesday, May 6, said Mr Jacobs has been suspended as member of the party for persistent anti-party conduct. It said the matter has been referred to the […]
Group expresses worry over refusal to wear face masks in five northern regions
A think tank, Savannah Development Policy has expressed worry over what it describes as a total disregard with the use of face masks by people in the five regions of the north. The Think Tank said many people have adopted a lukewarm attitude towards the wearing of face masks and are indulging in reckless disregard […]
Wa Area COP supports Regional Hospital to fight COVID-19
The Wa Area Church of Pentecost (COP) has presented items valued at ¢6,000.00 to the Regional Hospital in Wa. The items which ranged from N95 respirators, hand sanitisers, gloves, chlorine, face shields to surgical masks were to help the Hospital in the fight against COVID-19. The Wa Area Head of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle […]
Millie Small: My Boy Lollipop singer dies aged 72
Jamaican singer Millie Small has died at the age of 72 after suffering a stroke. The star was most famous for her hit single My Boy Lollipop, which reached number two in both the US and the UK in 1964. It remains one of the biggest-selling ska songs of all time, with more than seven […]
COVID-19: Ghana not yet at its peak, expect more cases – Biostatisican
A Biostatistician and Lecturer at the Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Dr. Justice Moses Aheto, has challenged the Ghana Health Service’s conclusion that Ghana has peaked in its COVID-19 rate. He said factors like mass or universal testing is also important to know the number of positive cases in the […]
COVID-19: B5 PLUS extends period of free medical oxygen to public hospitals
B5 Plus Ltd, manufacturers of steel products and producers of industrial gases, has extended the offer to supply public hospitals with free oxygen to the end of May 2020. Chairman of B5 PLUS, Mr Mike Thakwani, announced the offer at the beginning of April 2020 in light of the possible huge demand for oxygen due […]
Lawra: Comply with assembly directives or face closure of markets- MCE warns traders
The Lawra Municipal Assembly of the Upper West has lifted the suspension on all major markets in the Municipality. The Assembly has however cautioned people in the area that it will bring back the suspension if they fail to comply with the laid down protocols to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Speaking to GBC’s […]
