S.D. Dombo University to reorganise programmes- Vice Chancellor
The Governing Council of newly established Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (SDD-UBIDS) has paid a courtesy call on the Upper West Regional Minister Dr Hafiz Bin Salih. The call was to formally introduce the governing council to the Minister and to reiterate its position to bring the needed development to […]
COVID-19: Ineffective implementation of health safety protocols linked to increasing cases in Ghana
A Researcher and Lecturer at the Department of Environment and Resource Studies of the SD. Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (UBIDS), Dr. Francis Bakuri, has blamed the increasing number of Ghana’s covid-19 cases on ineffective implementation of health safety protocols. Dr Bukari said this can be justified because adherence to public health […]
Nestlé, AGRA and Sahel Grains honour young farmers in Upper West
Three young people have been honored for their sterling performance in an initiative known as Youth Agri-preneurship Development Program (YADIS) being ran in the Sissala East Municipality and Sissala West District of the Upper West Region. The YADIS Program which was launched in July 2019 is a two-year partnership between AGRA, Nestlé and Sahel Grains […]
Eastern Regional Police Command has no COVID-19 case – Regional Commander
Eastern Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Afful Boakye Yiadom, has revealed that none of his officers in the region has contracted the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. “No infection has also been recorded among the prisoners in our custody,” he added. DCOP Boakye Yiadom was speaking during the launch of the disinfection and […]
South Africa to reopen places of worship
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that places of worship will be reopened on 1 June with strict guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Churches, mosques, temples and other recognised places of worship will be required to ensure worshippers keep their distance. A maximum of 50 people will be allowed to attend depending […]
Nigeria to continue with clinical trials of malaria drug for Covid-19
Nigeria will continue with the planned clinical trials on malaria drug hydroxychloroquine on Covid-19 patients even after the World Health Organization (WHO) halted a similar effort because of safety fears. The director of Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (Nafdac), Mojisola Adeyeye, told a local broadcaster that she does not dispute WHO’s […]
Tanzanian comedian in court after laughing at president
Tanzanian comedian Idris Sultan has appeared at a magistrate’s court this morning in the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, eight days after he was arrested. Sultan was expected to be charged with cybercrimes offences, tampering with evidence and using a Sim card registered in someone else’s name, a police spokesperson told the BBC on Monday. […]
Cedi loses ground against US dollar, 2 others
The Ghana Cedi depreciated against all the three major trading currencies on the interbank currency market last week. According to data from IGS Financial Services, the US dollar posted a marginal gain as US-China trade tension fuelled investor’s demand for the safe haven currency. The US dollar made a weekly gain of 0.05 per cent […]
COVID-19 National Trust fund announces tax relief to donors
The COVID-19 National Trust fund has announced tax reliefs to individuals and companies who donate to the trust fund. This is however subject to fulfilling requirements that the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has set out in its recently published guidelines for the implementation of the tax incentives in support of taxpayers against the pandemic. The […]
France drops hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 treatment
Doctors are no longer allowed to use hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients in hospitals in France with the exception of clinical trials. Two advisory bodies had said that it could cause serious health risks. The drug is usually used to treat diseases, such as Malaria, Lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. The World Health Organization had announced […]
Face masks wash up on Sydney beach
Having a hard time buying face masks? Thousands of them have washed up on a beach near Sydney. They are from a big cargo vessel on its way from China to Melbourne. Bad weather forced the APL England to change course and head to Brisbane instead. But the ship still took a battering from the […]
COVID-19: Decision on restriction on movements and social gatherings to be made on Friday
The Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo says government will on Friday, May 29, make a final determination on whether or not to reduce restrictions on movements and social gatherings in the country following the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking in Accra, he said there would be a meeting on Friday, after which the government will take its […]
Coronavirus could impede Africa’s malaria fight – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised concerns that Covid-19 might impact negatively on Africa’s fight against malaria. WHO team leader for malaria Dr Akpaka Kalu told the BBC’s Focus on Africa radio programme that anyone exhibiting fever should seek medical care. He said that some patients are afraid of seeking treatment during the ongoing […]
Ghana’s coronavirus case count jumps to 7,117 with 2,317 recoveries
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 7,117 with recoveries now at 2,317.This was announced by the Ghana Health Service on its website last night. The update indicates 153 new cases have been recorded in the country. Meanwhile, some 220 more persons have recovered from the disease pushing the total recoveries to 2,317. Two more […]
