COVID-19: Education Minister Opoku Prempeh discharged from hospital
The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has been discharged from hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A statement issued by the Ministry said the Minister would be monitored from home. The development is in line with the new discharge protocol by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) informed by the new […]
Jonathan Mensah: Columbus Crew captain raises concern over MLS return
Columbus Crew defender Jonathan Mensah has expressed concerns over the resumption of the Major League Soccer in the United States. The League will resume under the slogan MLS IS BACK. However, to ensure safety of the playing body and officials, the clubs are lodging in a “Bubble” in Orlando. Where matches will take place at […]
EC appeals to political parties to educate followers on new register
The Electoral Commission (EC) has appealed to political parties to help in the education of the electorate for them to understand the process of the new voters register compilation to allay their fears of not being registered. An Assistant Administrator at the Bono Regional Office of the EC, Mr Daniels Ankamah Ofosu Kyeremeh, who made […]
Senior Minister Osafo Marfo tests positive for coronavirus
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Africa records over 500,000 COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 infections in Africa Wednesday, July 8, surpassed 500,000, and there is concern as a growing number of countries are experiencing a sharp rise in cases. So far, in less than five months, the virus has claimed 11,959 lives, overtaking the 11,308 lives lost in the world’s worst Ebola outbreak in West Africa between 2014 […]
Malawi revokes order on chief justice’s forced leave
Malawi’s new government has revoked an order telling the chief justice to go on leave before retirement. Malawi’s former President Peter Mutharika had directed the Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda to begin his leave until his retirement. That move had sparked criticism. Mr Nyirenda led the supreme court in its decision to nullify President Mutharika’s election, […]
New video format ‘halves data use of 4K and 8K TVs’
A new video-encoding technology that promises to cut data use by at least half has been announced, after three years of talks involving some of the tech industry’s largest players. The standard should make it possible for people with slow connections to stream footage in higher quality than before, without pauses for buffering. It could […]
24 foreigners arrested for using unapproved routes into Ghana
Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS), Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority in the early hours of Tuesday, July 7, arrested 24 Nigerians for allegedly entering the country through unapproved routes. The immigrants, that included five females, admitted entering the jurisdiction and were Nigerians but refused to give reasons for their entry. Chief Superintendent, Mr […]
Alex Pullin: Australian world-champion snowboarder dies
Two-time world champion snowboarder Alex Pullin has died while spearfishing in his native Australia, local officials have confirmed. Pullin, 32, was found unresponsive off a beach on Queensland’s Gold Coast on Wednesday. He was treated by paramedics at the scene but could not be revived, authorities said. Nicknamed “Chumpy”, Pullin was Australia’s flagbearer at the […]
Kenyan schools told to refund 2020 fees
Kenya’s education minister has said schools should either refund parents the school fees paid for this academic year or agree to forward it to next year. The minister George Magoha was responding to concerns raised after his Tuesday announcement that Kenya’s primary and secondary schools would not reopen until 2021. Mr Magoha said the coronavirus […]
Spell out threshold for Covid 19 cases before closure of schools- GMA to gov’t
Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr. Titus Beyuo says the Ghana Education Service must come out with a specific percentage of Covid-19 cases recorded in Senior High Schools as threshold to warrant the closure of the School. His comments come after students in some Senior High Schools were reported to have […]
8th July, 2020
The Daily Graphic calls on the Electoral Commission to give heed to the caution by the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) to ensure that security persons manning the registration centers enforce adherence to the COVID-19 safety protocols. This is to ensure that the community spread of the virus is halted. The Paper says in as much […]
Transport fares increased by 15%
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Transport fares to increase by 15% from Saturday July 11
With effect from Saturday, July 11, 2020, transport fares are to go up by 15 per cent. It follows an agreement between the government and transport operators in respect of the reduction of passengers in public transport in line with social distancing protocols. The transport operators had proposed an increment of 50 percent with the […]
