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 […]
CPP re-opens nominations for flagbearer, national positions
The Interim Oversight Committee of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) has re-opened nominations for contest of various positions of the party including; Flagbearer ship and National Executive Positions. Picking and filing of nominations started from Monday July 6th to Wednesday, July 15, 2020 a statement signed by the Chairman of the Interim Oversight Committee Comrade […]
Burkina Faso: 180 bodies found in ‘killing field’
Bodies of at least 180 men have been found in mass graves in northern Burkina Faso. According to a Human Rights Watch report, the graves were found in a region where government forces are fighting a jihadist insurgency. The men had been buried under bridges, in fields and along major roadways near the town of […]
Ghanaian Covid-19-inspired fashion print designs launched
A Ghanaian fabric company has launched a new line of designs inspired by the Covid-19 pandemic. “[We] put a positive twist on a negative phenomenon” Stephen Badu, from Ghana Textiles Printing (GTP), told BBC Focus on Africa radio. The new fabrics have symbols like padlocks, keys and planes to reflect some of the measures implemented […]
U/ER: 12 persons jailed over clashes at Kassena-Nankana
Twelve out of twenty suspects have been sentenced in connection with the renewed clashes over land between the people of Doba and Kandiga in the Kassena-Nankana Municipal and Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region. The Navrongo Municipal Police Commander, Superintendent Francis Agyare, who made this known believed the conflict in the two communities […]
Catholic Bishops call for more security personnel at registration centers to enforce COVID-19 protocols
The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC), says it has observed with concern the high level of disregard for observance of the COVID-19 protocols at the recent NPP parliamentary primaries, the ongoing voters’ registration exercise, the announcement of the running mate of the Flag-bearer of NDC at the party’s headquarters in Accra, and some other public […]
Coronavirus: WHO rethinking how Covid-19 spreads in air
The World Health Organization has acknowledged there is emerging evidence that the coronavirus can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air. The airborne transmission could not be ruled out in crowded, closed or poorly ventilated settings, an official said. If the evidence is confirmed, it may affect guidelines for indoor spaces. An open […]
