GENERAL NEWS

Stranded Ghanaians in Russia, Ukraine, others dejected over Embassy’s neglect

Some stranded Ghanaians in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Armenia have said they feel dejected by the seeming treatment of neglect by the Ghanaian Embassy in Russia in relation to the government’s ongoing evacuation exercise. According to a group of Ghanaians in the mentioned countries who reached out to GhanaWeb, the …

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Popular fetish priest Torgbe Shitor dies [Photos]

Exclusive reports reaching us indicates that popular Eastern Regional fetish priest, Torgbe Shitor has died. The young-but-popular priest was said to have complained of a boil that had appeared on a part of his body just days before his death. He died on the evening yesterday Monday, June 15, 2020 at a …

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Govt sets June 25 to evacuate Ghanaians stranded in the U.S.

Government has indicated in a statement that it will evacuate stranded Ghanaians in the U.S. who are registered with the Consulate-General on June 25. The statement, issued by the Consulate General in New York, also revealed that, as part of the evacuation plans, the flight will take off from the …

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Office of National Chief Imam Receives $44,000 Scholarship Package from Denzel Group

The Denzel Group headed by Mr. Harris Owusu Gyeabour offered a scholarship package worth $44,000 to 10 Muslims as part of the centenary celebrations of the National Chief Imam, His Eminence Sheikh Dr. Osman Nuhu Sharubutu.   The Chairman of Denzel Group, Mr. Harris Owusu Gyeabour, in his presentation on …

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NHIA CEO tests positive for coronavirus

Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Lydia Dsane-Selby has tested positive for COVID-19, Starrfm.com.gh has gathered. The source said staff of the NHIA have been informed of the status of their boss while contact tracing is underway. More soon… Source: Starr FM

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Govt struggling to get hotels to isolate evacuated Ghanaians – Minister of Foreign Affairs

  The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey says the difficulty for government in finding relatively smaller hotels who are willing to open their facilities to be used as isolation centres for Ghanaians who have been evacuated from foreign countries has contributed to the high cost of hotel bills …

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COVID-19: Death toll now 58 as cases hit 12,193

Four more people have succumbed to the coronavirus disease with Ghana’s death toll now 58, according to the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye. At Tuesday’s briefing, Dr Kuma-Aboagye also revealed that Ghana’s total case count is now 12, 193 with 4,326 recoveries. Dr Kuma-Aboagye has also …

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Man electrocuted at a mosque in Kumasi

A fifty-year-old man was on Saturday afternoon electrocuted by an exposed electric cable at a mosque at Nima Junction in the Asokore-Mampong Municipality. The deceased, Baba Haruna Suleiman, was said to be cleaning the mosque together with other committee members when the incident occurred. Mr Basiru Sheihu, an eyewitness, told …

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Man electrocuted at a mosque in Kumasi

  A fifty-year-old man was on Saturday afternoon electrocuted by an exposed electric cable at a mosque at Nima Junction in the Asokore-Mampong Municipality. The deceased, Baba Haruna Suleiman, was said to be cleaning the mosque together with other committee members when the incident occurred. Mr Basiru Sheihu, an eyewitness, …

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