MTN Ghana Foundation opens entries for Bright Scholarship Programme
The MTN Ghana Foundation has opened entries of its “Bright Scholarship programme”, for interested learners who may need support to climb on the academic ladder. The entries commenced from 1st May 2020, is supposed to end to 31st May 2020. A statement from MTN says the MTN Bright Scholarship sought to ease the financial burden […]
Multimedia Group terminates Naa Ashorkor’s appointment
Ghanaian actress and media personality, Naa Ashorkor Mensah-Doku has announced her departure from the Multimedia Group. Naa Ashorkor, who hosted Joy FM’s Showbiz A-Z and a ladies talk show, Strong and Sassy, wrote on Facebook Wednesday that her contract with the media group had been terminated effective Tuesday, May 5. Describing the termination of her […]
Tarkwa Mine confirms COVID-19 case
The Gold Fields Ghana on Tuesday confirmed a Positive COVID-19 case at its Tarkwa Mine, the worker involved has been isolated and was receiving treatment. “The worker’s wife had tested positive and had also been isolated. The couple are in stable condition,” a statement issued and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Tuesday said. […]
GhIS supports construction of Infectious Disease Centre
The Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) together with other professional institutions in the Built-Environment are providing free consultancy for the construction of a 100-bed capacity Infectious Disease Centre valued at US$4.5 million for the Ga East Municipal Hospital at Kwabenya. The project which is progressing steadily is to be completed in six weeks and is […]
COVID-19: Ghana to start daily testing from May 7
Ghana will from Thursday, May 7, begin daily testing for the COVID-19 virus to pave the way for daily updates. So far Ghana had conducted over 130,000 tests with a backlog of 1,9829 samples awaiting testing at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), which they hope to clear by May 7. […]
Barcelona players to have Covid-19 tests before returning to training
Barcelona players will be tested for Covid-19 at the club’s training ground on Wednesday before resuming individual work “in the coming days”. La Liga teams have been given permission to return to training this week following the easing of some restrictions by the government. Barca say the league “gave the go-ahead” for testing after inspecting […]
Coronavirus: White House plans to disband virus task force
US President Donald Trump has confirmed the White House coronavirus task force will be winding down, with the Vice-President suggesting it could be disbanded within weeks. During a visit to a mask-manufacturing factory in Arizona, President Trump said they are bringing back the country. New confirmed infections per day in the US currently top 20,000, […]
Coronavirus: DR Congo reports highest single-day rise
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s health ministry has confirmed 92 new coronavirus cases in the country, its highest single-day increase since the outbreak began in March. Some 69 cases were detected in the capital, Kinshasa, and another 23 cases in the south-west province of Kongo Central. The ministry has also said 212 suspected cases are […]
Kim Jong-un: No signs of heart surgery, says South Korea
South Korea’s intelligence agency has said rumours about Kim Jong-un’s health were groundless, and there are no signs he had heart surgery. The North Korean leader recently went 20 days without appearing in public, and missed the celebration of his grandfather’s birthday – one of the biggest events of the year. Some media reports claimed […]
MP calls for temporary opening of Ghana’s borders
The Ranking Member on the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto-Ablakwa has called for a temporary opening of the country’s borders to enable stranded Ghanaians in other nations to return home. He said many citizens have been caught in the unforeseen web of the COVID 19 pandemic, therefore a special dispensation for them will […]
Coronavirus: Prof Neil Ferguson resigns after ‘undermining’ lockdown
The UK’s Professor Neil Ferguson has quit as a government adviser on coronavirus after admitting an “error of judgement”. It follows a story by the Daily Telegraph that a woman, said to be his “married lover”, visited his home in lockdown. “I accept I made an error of judgement and took the wrong course of […]
Ghana at the peak of coronavirus crisis- Dr Badu Sarkodie
Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, GHS, Dr. Badu Sarkodie says Ghana is at the peak of its coronavirus crisis. Answering a question at a news conference in Accra, Dr. Sarkodie explained Ghana is on the bell curve and specifically at the peak of the curve. He said the enhanced contact tracing […]
GNAPS justifies donation to COVID-19 National Trust Fund
The Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) has mounted a spirited defence in favour of their donation to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund. The Association recently donated ¢50,000.00 to help government address the COVID-19 pandemic. This action was questioned by many who hold the view that the money should have been directed towards aiding […]
N/R: 12 COVID-19 patients recover
Twelve COVID-19 patients who have been receiving treatment in the Northern region have recovered from the disease and have been discharged. The twelve include seven Guineans and two Burkinabes who were among the first ten confirmed cases of COVID-19. The Northern Regional Health Director, Dr. John Eleeza disclosed this at a media briefing in Tamale […]
