GENERAL NEWS

The Office of the National Chief Imam (ONCI) has called the Ghanaian Muslim Ummah to start preparing for Ramadan 2020. This year Ramadan, which is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, begins on Thursday, April 23, 2020. Ramadan is a period of one full month when Muslims undertake dawn …

Some 100 South African nationals who were in Ghana on short stay were Monday repatriated back home. The South African Ambassador to Ghana, Lulana Ximgwana, who escorted them to the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), said the repatriation involves South Africans who came to Ghana on special missions and had completed …

President of the National House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede XIV, has lamented over the clash between the police and a group of Ga traditionalists, who had gone to the beach to perform a ritual to ward off the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. The Paramount Chief of the Asogli Traditional …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has urged all Ghanaian nationals living in China, especially Guangdong Province to remain calm and stay in touch with Ghana’s Mission in Beijing and the Consulate- General in Guangzhou in the event of any worrying development. This comes after a meeting between …

The Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast, His Grace Archbishop Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle says the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic cannot be described as an act of God but rather a human action. There is a rife religious debate about the role of God in the global Coronavirus pandemic that has seen more …

The Institute of Energy Security (IES) has warned of an imminent disruption in power supply during this season of coronavirus pandemic. The Institutes has therefore advised the government to adequately resource electricity service provide in order to prevent the catastrpohy. Research and Policy Analyst at the Institute, Raymond Nuworkpor, in …

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday launched the GH COVID-19 Tracker App to enable individuals to access and provide basic information to contact tracers to facilitate easy tracing, testing and treatment of the respiratory disease. The Tracker, developed by the Ministries of Communication and Health, would also aid health …

Government, through the Ministry of Communications is today, April 13 launching the COVID-19 Tracker Application in its bid to counter the spread of Coronavirus in Ghana. Accessible as a browser-based app, the COVID-19 Tracker will allow persons to self-report symptoms without needing to visit a healthcare facility and thereby aiding in social distancing. Additionally, the tracker …

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has touted government’s approach to the fight against Coronavirus, saying the decision to resort to enhanced contact tracing and mandatory quarantine made it possible for the country to track 274 more cases. “It is interesting to note that if we hadn’t as a country stepped up our …

A taxi driver whose vehicle was impounded by security officials in Abuja, stripped naked to express his grieviances with the act. The taxi driver who disclosed that he is from Edo State, said hunger pushed him out of his home in spite of the lockdown order issued by President Buhari. …