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An Elder of the Church of Pentecost in Akasi District of the Ashanti Region has been confirmed dead by health officials of the Ankasi Government Hospital after two weeks of battling with gunshot injury. The deceased, Elder Asante Nyamekye, a fortnight ago, was attacked by armed robbers while returning from …
Read More »Coronavirus: Two major markets in Volta Region closed as cases increase in Eastern Region
Two major markets in the Volta Region have been closed down as Coronavirus case surge in neighbouring Easter region. The Juapong market in the North Tongu District has been closed down with immediate effect, as part of safety measures to curb the possible spread of the novel coronavirus in the region, while …
Read More »Police arrest 29 in Mosque
The Accra Regional Police Command today arrested 29 persons in a mosque at Nyamekye Darkuman in Accra for breaching the social distancing protocol. According to the Command’s spokeswoman, Efia Tenge, the suspects said they had assembled for an Islamic marriage activity but were overwhelmed by the number of persons who …
Read More »Coronavirus: Mahama promises research centre in the North when elected as president
Politicians in Ghana are taking advantage of the outbreak of the global pandemic to propagate their messages to the electorate since COVID-19 has overshadowed their campaigns toward the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections. The case is not different as John Dramani Mahama, a former president, has promised to establish another medical research …
Read More »Easter Sunday: Chorkor beach packed as residents defy lockdown directives to chill
It was as though this part of the country had completely forgotten about any risks, or a pending pandemic when they trooped the beach in their numbers to entertain themselves. Residents of Chorkor a suburb of Accra ignored the President’s lockdown directives, to chill at the beach on Easter Sunday, …
Read More »Impose 21-day nationwide lockdown – BPS to Akufo-Addo
The Bureau of Public Safety has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to impose 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the deadly Coronavirus. COVID-19 cases in Ghana on Saturday jumped to 566 from 408. The development means over 150 cases have been recorded over the last 24 hours. Of the …
Read More »Military storm Chorkor after residents defied lockdown directive to party at beach
Personnel from the military stormed Chokor in Accra after residents defied the lockdown directive to party at the beach. Ghanaweb.com broke the story of how the residents ignored the President’s lockdown directives to chill at the beach on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020. Barely two hours after GhanaWeb broke the …
Read More »Assemblymember cries out as residents drink from same water source as animals
The assembly member for Lawui and Klokpui in the Akatsi South Constituency has cried out for support for his electoral area as the people of his electoral drink from the same water source as animals. In a press statement, the assemblymember for the area Hon. Wisdom Akpablie lamented the lack …
Read More »Bawumia hails UG scientists for successful COVID-19 genome sequencing
Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has commended scientists at the University of Ghana (UG) for a successful sequencing of the genomes of SARS-CoV-2, “to help track mutations and trace community infections” of COVID-19. The scientists, who work at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR – College of Health Sciences) and …
Read More »Akufo-Addo extends ban on public gatherings by two weeks
President Akufo-Addo has extended the initial one-month ban on public and social gatherings by an additional two weeks. The extension became operational after he signed the Executive Instrument (EI) to give effect to the new directive. In a series of tweets on Sunday, April 12 explaining the legalities around the …
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