A 50-year-old inmate at an East London prison has died of Covid-19 after suffering from respiratory failure, the correctional services department said on Monday. Department spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said the prisoner died on May 20. Nxumalo said 246 officials working for the department of correctional services and 473 inmates have …
Read More »US bars foreign travellers from Brazil
The White House on Sunday (May 24) said it was prohibiting most non-US citizens from traveling to the United States if they had been in Brazil in the last two weeks, two days after the South American nation became the world No. 2 hot spot for coronavirus cases. White House Press Secretary …
Read More »COVID-19: PTA Council cautions gov’t against reopening schools
The National Council for Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTAs) has appealed to government to further delay the reopening of schools in the country in the wake of COVID-19. According to the Council, there is no scientific and fact-based basis to believe that coronavirus spread in Ghana is reducing hence the need to …
Read More »Ghana’s Health Minister gets WHO appointment
Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has been elected to serve on the Executive Board of the World Health Organisation (WHO). He is among the 34-member executive board who will serve a three-year term for the organisation. The Ministry of Health shared the good on its Facebook page. It said the main …
Read More »Sammy Awuku Predicts Mahama’s Running Mate
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is yet to announce its vice-presidential candidate. Reports that five persons have been already selected emerged a few days ago but the NDC debunked it saying “the general public is therefore advised to ignore any such frivolous and fictitious letter, which is clearly a …
Read More »‘EC’s reasons for new register untenable’ – Franklin Cudjoe
The Executive Director of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has downplayed the Electoral Commission’s (EC) justification for the compilation of a new voters’ register. The EC is bent on compiling a new register over claims that the existing one is not credible enough for the polls. Director of Elections at the …
Read More »Video of how a pastor prophesied the death of ‘Apraku My Daughter’ surfaces
Few days after the demise of Pastor Emmanuel Apraku, a video clip which captures a prophecy about his departure has emerged. It is unclear who the prophet is, the time the prophecy was made and the church auditorium where the revelations were made. During the church service, the prophet, clad …
Read More »164 workers of AngloGold Ashanti South Africa test positive for Coronavirus
AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng mine in South Africa has been temporarily closed after 164 workers tested positive for the coronavirus, the gold miner said in a statement on Sunday. The mine, the deepest in the world, only re-opened in April after being shut under a nationwide lockdown, and had been operating …
Read More »CONVID-19: NDC-UK & Ireland wish all Muslims Eid Mubarak
A press release from the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s camp was issued by the UK-Ireland Chairman of the party. Alhaji Alhassan Mbala sends his well wishes to all Muslims in Ghana celebrating this year’s Eid Fitr after the 30-day long fasting during the precious Holy month of Ramadan. …
Read More »Zoomlion Supports Chief Imam to Celebrate Eidul Fitr
National Chief Imam, Dr. Sheik Osman Nuhu Sharabutu, on Saturday (May 23, 2020) took delivery of food items from African waste management leaders, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, as its usual corporate social responsibility towards the celebration of this year’s Eidul Fitr. The company has a culture of supporting the Chief …
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