GENERAL NEWS

NCA Clears Off Radio Tongu

The National Communication Authority (NCA) has explained that the shutdown of Sogakofe based Radio, Tongu, followed due process and law after the radio station illegally re-opened to start operations when its authorisation was suspended. The shutdown of the station on Monday, April 20, 2020 was carried out after the NCA …

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Relevant data wiped off from Ghana’s Covid-19 official website

Government has wiped off relevant information on Ghana’s coronavirus situation from the official website launched to update Ghanaians on the outbreak of the virus which has so far infected over 1,000 people. The portal was introduced by the Ministry of Information on March 15; just three days after Ghana recorded …

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COVID-19: Pentecost Church turns Convention centre to Isolation base

The Church of Pentecost has released its multipurpose Edifice – the Pentecost Convention Center (PCC) – located at Gomoa Fetteh, to the Government of Ghana for use as an Isolation centre for COVID-19 patients. Speaking on Asempa FM’s “Ekosii Sen” radio talk show on Thursday, April 23, 2020, the Chairman …

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Communications Ministry’s Covid-19 App not on App Store and Play Store – IT experts reveal (Watch)

A security and data protection and information and technology expert, Emmanuel K. Gadasu and Kofi Gane, an Information and Technology and Development expert, both say the recently outdoored GH Covid-19 Tracker App, is not on App Store and Play Store as announced by the Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful. …

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Germany Grants Ghana €23 Million To Intensify COVID-19 Fight

Germany has made available an amount of €23 million to Ghana to enhance its response measures in curtailing the spread of COVID-19. The German Ambassador to Ghana, Christoph Retzlaff announced this on Twitter on Thursday, April 23, 2020. According to Mr Retzlaff, out of the amount, €13 million will be …

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1 dead, another injured after robbers clash with police

The Tema police on Thursday engaged in a shootout with two robbers on a motorbike leading to the death of one and another injured. The robbers were said to have tracked some businessmen who went to withdraw money at the Tema Metropolitan Assembly branch of Zenith Bank. According to one …

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Daylight robbery incident at Tema, 2 suspects shot dead

Two unidentified armed robbers have been shot dead at Tema community 1 TDC junction by a policeman who engaged the robbers in a shootout on Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred after the robbers immobilise the car tyres of the victim, a Lebanese man who had been to the bank to …

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COVID-19: Ahafo Region Receives PPE To Fight Against Corona Virus

The Corona Virus Pandemic has become a Major threat to Ghana and the world at large. Many people are suffering from this deadly virus while millions are perishing.   The hardworking president of the Republic of Ghana, H. E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been commended locally and internationally for …

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KNUST Develops Low-Cost Ventilator To Support Covid-19 Care And Management

One in six people is expected to become seriously sick from the new coronavirus, with breathing difficulty as one of the symptoms they’re likely to face. With Ghana’s cases going over 1,000 with 9 deaths, issues of life-support equipment have become topical. One of them, respirators or ventilators have been …

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Coronavirus: ‘Mentally-ill’ on our streets could be virus storehouse – MHA

The Mental Health Authority (MHA) is in talks with the Gender Ministry to pull-out all mentally-ill on the streets, clean them up, and return them to their communities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the MHA, there are an estimated 1,600 mentally-ill persons on the streets of …

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