Call for distance learning programme to be done offline over coronavirus outbreak
Government has been urged to ensure that the distant learning programme to be implemented by the Ministries of Communication and Education in the wake of the closure of schools and universities is done offline. This is to ensure that the beneficiaries are not limited to students who can afford data. President of the Graduate Students’ […]
COVID-19: Schools in Tamale Metropolis use whatsApp to educate pupils
Some private schools in the Tamale metropolis have resorted to online assignments to enable pupils keep up with studies. Some schools have formed whats App groups for parents to enable them send homework to pupils, while others have sent text messages to parents asking them to come to school for assignments for their wards. Some […]
Ghana’s COVID-19 cases rise to 7
The Ghana Health Service Tuesday has confirmed another case of COVID-19 which brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 7. According to the Ghana Health Service official website, it says, “it is a 35-year-old male, a Ghanaian citizen, who returned to Accra from France within the past 14 days.” As […]
“Game of Thrones” actor Kristofer Hivju test positive for COVID-19
A “Game of Thrones” actor is the latest celebrity to say he’s been diagnosed with the coronavirus. In a post made to Instagram on Monday, actor Kristofer Hivju, who played Tormund Giantsbane on the HBO series, said he tested positive for Covid-19. Hivju, a Norwegian actor, said he and his family are self-isolating upon the […]
Chad ‘repaying $100m debt to Angola with cattle’
Chad is repaying Angola a debt of $100m (£82m) with cattle, Angola’s state-run newspaper has reported. The unusual agreement is seen as creating a win-win situation for both nations – Chad is short of cash while Angola needs cattle. More than 1,000 cows arrived by ship in Angola’s capital, Luanda, as the first payment, Jornal […]
Gov’t uses $284 million of Sinking Fund to pay debt
The Minister of Finance has disclosed that a total amount of US$283,972,853.23 which was the excess over the capped amount was for the year 2018, was transferred to the Sinking Fund for debt repayment. The Minister, Ken Ofori Atta said the transfer was carried out in accordance with Section 23 (3, 4 & 5) of […]
Coronavirus And Efforts At Containing Its Spread
NEWS COMMENTARY ON CORONAVIRUS AND EFFORTS AT CONTAINING ITS SPREAD Historically there were years and decades where nature or God released a disease or plaque as well as holocaust to reduce population. Those affected are not necessarily the cause of the epidemics but the trend was a wakeup call on all leaders of the world […]
Government spent $8.97 million to print 100, 200 cedi notes- Minister
The Government of Ghana has spent $8.97 for the printing of the new one hundred (GH¢100) and two hundred (GH¢200) Cedi notes. According to the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, “information obtained from the Bank of Ghana shows that the cost of printing the ¢100 and ¢200 notes is US$8.97 million.” This, he said, […]
Two Italians repatriated upon arrival in Ghana over Coronavirus
Listen to attached audio. Two Italians, who entered Ghana on board Air France flight, have been repatriated in compliance with the travel advisory directive issued by the Government to combat the spread of COVID-19. The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, said this at a trainer-of-trainers workshop for Regional Information Officers in Accra. “Last night […]
Coronavirus: Sadio Mane makes donation to Senegal health
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has made a donation of 30 millions FCFA – around 45,000 euros (£41,000) – to the national committee fighting against coronavirus in his home country of Senegal. The Reds’ player decided to make the donation “spontaneously when he saw the evolution of the situation” with the increase of Covid-19 cases in […]
Nigerian doctors go on strike amid coronavirus
Doctors in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, have gone on an “indefinite strike” over delayed pay and unsafe working conditions. The announcement came just after Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, confirmed a third case of Covid-19. The president of the Abuja branch of the doctor’s association, Roland Aigbovo, said it was a “difficult decision”. But members had not […]
Idris Elba tests positive for coronavirus
British-Sierra Leonean actor Idris Elba says he has tested positive for coronavirus and is quarantining himself. “It sucks… I’m doing OK,” Elba said in a video shared to Twitter. He said he took the test after realising he’d been exposed to an infected person: This morning I tested positive for Covid 19. I feel ok, I […]
COVID-19: Ghana’s northern borders remain porous
Ghana’s northern borders with Togo and Cote D’Ivoire, remain porous despite the president’s directive for border officials to be on high alert. Checks at the Tatale border, which is Ghana’s main entry point with its eastern neighbor, Togo and Chache in the Bole District, which leads into Cote D’Ivoire, revealed that travellers move in and […]
Dr Lawrence Tetteh pleads for reconsideration of President’s position on religious gathering
Dr Lawrence Tetteh, a renowned International Evangelist on Monday, pleaded with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force, to review their stand on religious gathering. He admitted that although the world, including Ghana, was facing a dire situation due to the fast spreading of COVID-19 infections across nations, the role of […]
