GENERAL NEWS

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 …

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 …

The Banda Traditional Council (BTC) says, it has received a firm promise that illegal settlers, whose activities have become a threat to the Bui Dam are going to be removed. This comes amid strong agitations by the youth who want the settlers evicted to save the Bui Hydroelectric Dam. Nana …

A video has surfaced online where some Ghanaians being quarantined after returning from abroad are complaining bitterly about the treatment being netted out to them. According to the recorder of the video, he is a citizen of Ghana and so had freedom to move about. He was exchanging words with …

Fire has razed through the offices of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) at the Elubo border in the Western Region. The incident which occurred on Sunday, 22 March 2020 rendered the offices of the GIS completely destroyed. The Western Regional Fire Command Public Relations Officer (PRO), DO3 Emmanuel Bonney confirming …

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has called on Ghanaians to adhere to social distancing protocols and other directives meant to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus disease. The ruler of the Ashanti Kingdom, in a statement, cautioned that defying the directives would not augur well for Ghana. “Our …

A sprinter bus with registration number GS 8521-09 has been involved in an accident on the Accra-Tema motorway, Monday, March 23. According to the driver, Abdul Amidu, he lost control of the car when he was hit by a speeding vehicle from behind. The Sprinter, after skidding off the road overturned with all …

The Ghana Tourism Authority has ordered the indefinite closure of all beaches across the country as part of measures to slow the spread of the COVID-19 disease. Ghana has so far recorded 24 cases of the Coronavirus disease with one death. Globally Over 340,000 people have been infected with over …

In a hilarious video chanced upon by Ghpage, captures a mentally challenged man wearing a nose mask to prevent himself from getting the deadly coronavirus. I’m sure he might have also heard from the news the harm the virus is already causing and the threat it poses to man hence …

The latest death involves an elderly Ghanaian woman who reported at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi. The deceased whose identity we cannot disclose for reasons of patient confidentiality, died in the early hours of today, Monday, March 23. According to sources, even though the deceased reported at the hospital with …