GENERAL NEWS

In the wake of the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in Ghana which has so far claimed two lives, the Rastafarian Association in the Central Region believes marijuana (wee) if used in treating the patients will cure them in record time. According to the group, Ghanaian health authorities should not wait for …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has removed Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng from the position of the Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM). In his place, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Kweku Asomah-Cheremeh, has been asked to Chair the IMCIM. The Head of Public Relations, Lands …

Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited has broken its silence on allegations levelled by New Patriotic Party (NPP) firebrand Kennedy Agyapong that some of its staff are colluding with Founder and Leader of the International Godsway Church, Daniel Obinim to engage in money laundering. In a statement issued and copied to MyNewsGh.com …

A total number of 1,030 who arrived in Ghana have been quarantined, the National Security revealed on Tuesday. An official of the national security O.B Dickson at a press conference said a psychologist has also been employed to counsel all those in quarantine at the various isolation centers. The Minister …

Ghana yesterday confirmed its second death following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The death involving an elderly Ghanaian woman occurred at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi. The deceased died in the early hours of Monday, March 23. Media reports indicate that the deceased reported at the hospital with …

Ghana’s first victim associated with the coronavirus pandemic was buried on Sunday, March 22 by youth in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi based on his religion. Clothed in hazmat suits and carrying disinfectant sprayers, the young men transported the deceased to the cemetery, observed the Islamic prayers, and laid him …

A Ghanian sex worker, on a phone interview on eTV Ghana’s In Bed with Adwen, has revealed that she needs to work, thus if the coronavirus situation gets critical, she will practice sexual distancing. The woman, whose name was withheld, shared that for five days now, she has not been …

The Ghana Immigration Service has arrested an American citizen who attempted to illegally enter the country. The American citizen had flown to Togo and illegally used the Ghana Togo border to enter the country. President Akufo-Addo has closed all the borders as part of measures to prevent the spread of …

A virologist at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Michael Owusu, says close to 40% of Ghana’s population could become exposed to the deadly coronavirus within the next couple of months. This estimation is dependent on the current trend infection rate of the viral infection also …

The US Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, is arranging repatriation flights for U.S. citizens who are having trouble leaving Ghana because of travel restrictions due to the coronavirus outbreak. In a tweet sighted by GhanaWeb, the State Department indicated that “those interested in being contacted if additional flights …