Ghana has recorded 447 new cases of the novel coronavirus bringing the country’s case count to 26,572. Five more persons who tested positive have succumbed to the coronavirus in Ghana taking the death toll to 144, according to a Ghana Health Service‘s (GHS) Friday evening update. The Ghana Health Service …
Read More »Over 100 houses to be demolished to pave way for road construction in Northern Region
Over a hundred 100 houses within three communities have been earmarked to be demolished to pave way for the construction of a ring road in the Tamale metropolis. The affected communities include; Duhanna yili, Changli, and Bulpiela. GhanaWeb’s visit to some of the affected communities whose houses were earlier marked …
Read More »South Africa ends state of disaster despite persistent drought
South Africa has terminated a national state of disaster that was declared to mitigate the effects of a severe drought, even though some areas haven’t had sufficient rain for more than seven years. The decision not to extend the four-month state of disaster beyond July 4 was taken after “reassessing …
Read More »Reconsider Customs Amendment Bill – Govt told
The government has been told to review the Customers Amendment Bill 2020 (Act 891). The Vehicle and Asset Dealers Union of Ghana (VADUG) said the Bill in its form will not inure to the benefit of businesses in Ghana, hence the need to review wit. Parliament on March 12, 2020 …
Read More »Govt to revamp vegetable sector
Minister of Food and Agriculture Dr Owusu Afiyie has expressed worry that vegetable sub-sector of the economy is losing out on about $3billion annually in export earnings. According to him, this is due to the poor infrastructural development for Ghana’s irrigation system which he believes that they are working very …
Read More »Students advised against lending textbooks to friends
Ms Rejoice Biscoff, the Birim Central Municipal Director for National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has advised students to avoid lending their textbooks to their friends to prevent the possibility of transferring the virus to one another. She advised the students to stop stigmatization against victims of the coronavirus because …
Read More »Guarantee for only people you know – EC cautions
The Electoral Commission has reminded people who want to guarantee for applicants that they should know such people before they become their guarantors. “If it turns out that the applicant you guarantee for is not qualified, the guarantor will be held accountable including; prosecution,” Dr Bossman Eric Asare, Deputy Chair …
Read More »Police recounts how lady killed her boyfriend in Ellembelle
The Ellembelle District Police Command has cleared conflicting reports circulating on social media about how a 31-year-old lady killed her boyfriend at Esiama in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region. Immediately the sad news broke, some media houses reported that the lady stabbed her boyfriend to death for allegedly …
Read More »Palmer VS GFA: Will the dynamics change for Kurt Okraku if CAS rules for a re-election?
The legal tussle between Tema Youth Owner, Wilfred Osei Kweku Palmer, and the Ghana Football Association at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) seems not to be ending soon as the ruling from the court which was expected to today 17, July has been postponed to August 4, 2020. Mr. Osei …
Read More »Twin babies found dumped in refuse site (graphic photos)
Two babies were found dumped in a dump site in Calabar. The corpse of the babies, believed to be twins, was discovered early today, Friday, July 17, at a dump site at Mayne Avenue Extension, Calabar, the capital of Cross River State, Nigeria. Identity of the perpetrator and …
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