Ho Teaching Hospital nurse tests positive to COVID-19
A nurse at the Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH) has tested positive to the Coronavirus disease. Mr Amos Dzah, Public Affairs Officer of the Hospital who confirmed this to the Ghana News Agency said, the nurse had since been admitted at the Regional Treatment Centre in Ho on Sunday (May 17, 2020). He said the working […]
China accuses US of smear attempt
The diplomatic row between China and the United States over the role of the World Health Organisation continues to escalate. China’s foreign ministry has accused the Trump administration of attacking the United Nations body as a means of diverting attention from its own mishandling of the coronavirus crisis. The US president has threatened to withdraw […]
Twilight actor and girlfriend found dead
Gregory Tyree Boyce, who was in the first Twilight film in 2008, has been found dead alongside his girlfriend in Las Vegas. Boyce was 30 and his girlfriend, Natalie Adepoju, was 27. Police said it was not a criminal incident, and the coroner said they were waiting for toxicology results. Boyce, 30, played Tyler in […]
Wa: Lemon price soars due to high demand
The price of lemon has soared in the Wa market as demand for the hitherto neglected immune booster fruit has greatly increased. The reason for the increase in demand according to Madam Fati Zackaria, a lemon seller in the Wa market is due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has to do with the immune system. […]
Coronavirus: French court orders ban on worship to end
France’s administrative court has ruled that the government must lift a blanket ban on meetings at places of worship within eight days. The ban was put in place as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus. The Council of State ruled the ban was “disproportionate in nature” and caused “damage that was seriously […]
President Akufo-Addo launches stimulus package today
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today (Tuesday May 19, 2020) launch the GH¢600 million stimulus package to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) negatively affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The package christened the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP) Business Support Scheme (CAP BuSS), is intended to provide relief to the MSMEs in both […]
Uganda to distribute free masks before easing lockdown
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has said the government will distribute free masks to all citizens aged above six-years-old before lifting coronavirus containment measures. The wearing of masks in public was made mandatory early May. In a televised address on Monday, Mr Museveni said the distribution of masks will be done in 14 days. Each person […]
Nigeria delays second phase of easing lockdown
Nigeria’s government has said it is still risky to further relax restrictions imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The head of the country’s task force on the pandemic, Boss Mustapha, told a daily media briefing that the country is not yet ready for the full re-opening of the economy. He said any […]
South Sudan’s vice-president tests positive
South Sudan’s Vice-President Riek Machar has tested positive for coronavirus. He said he had no symptoms, but would self- isolate for 14 days. His wife, Defence Minister Angelina Teny, some bodyguards and other staff have also tested positive. Mr Machar was tested on 13 May after one of the members of the government task force […]
COVID-19: Ghana records 1,754 recoveries with 31 deaths
New figures indicate that Ghana’s COVID-19 case count now stands at 5,918 with 1,754 recoveries and 31 deaths. The Ghana Health Service said 183 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) were recorded in six regions, bringing the total case count to 5,918. Two new deaths have also been recorded within the last 48 hours. This […]
Teacher Unions threaten to defy President over schools reopening
Pre-tertiary Education Unions have warned against any plans in the immediate by the Ghana Education Service, to reopen schools. According to the unions, they would not subscribe to the re-opening of the schools should President Akufo-Addo decide not to extend the 31st May, 2020 deadline for the ban on prescribed public and social gatherings to […]
Coronavirus vaccine: First evidence jab can train immune system
The first hints that a vaccine can train people’s immune system to fight coronavirus have been reported by a company in the US. Moderna said neutralising antibodies were found in the first eight people who took part in their safety trials. It also said the immune response was similar to that in people infected with the […]
Auditor General rejects request for audit verification to pay salary arrears of over 200 former MPs
The Auditor-General, Mr Daniel Yaw Domelevo, has rejected a request for an audit verification to be conducted in order for the payment of salary arrears for over 200 former Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Fourth Parliament. The Chief of Staff, Madam Frema Osei Opare, based on a letter from the Forum for Former Members […]
More than 400 structures to be pulled down for construction of Pwalugwu Dam
More than four hundred structures have been earmarked to be affected by the construction of the Pwalugwu Multipurpose Dam project in both North-East and Upper East Regions. This was revealed by the Volta River Authority (VRA). The estimated cost involved in resettlement and compensation has not yet been disclosed but plans are far advanced in […]
