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Coronavirus: Government shuts down KIA VIP lounge

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has temporarily shut down the VIP lounge of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) effective 21st March 2020. The move according to the ministry is to limit the number of imported Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic cases into the country. In a circular note to all …

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Rainstorm kills 4-year-old girl

Four-year-old girl was killed Thursday evening when a falling tree collapsed a mud house on her and three others. Though the little girl was rushed to Afrikids Hospital in Bolgatanga, she was pronounced dead few minutes after being admitted. The incident which happened during a heavy rainstorm at Kalbeo in …

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Class 6 pupil drowns in Volta River

A class six (6) pupil has drowned in the Volta River. The incident occurred at Mamakope a fishing community near Atimpoku in the Eastern region. The body of the deceased, Ayuba Zebelo, has been deposited at the VRA Hospital. Currently, all schools in Ghana have been shut down by the …

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“The Health Of My Constituents Is My Priority” – Hon Abena Osei-Asare

The Member of Parliament for Atiwa EAST, Hon Abena Osei-Asare has supplied about 20 hospital beds as well as other essential accompaniment to about 10 health facilities in the famous  Eastern Region Constituency.   At separate functions at areas such as Awowoase, Anyinam, Jejeti, Ankaase, Nanapa, Enyiresi and others, the …

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Energy Ministry distributes LED bulbs to MMDAs

The Ministry of Energy is confident its ongoing distribution of 12 million light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs to metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies dubbed Energy Conservation and Demand-side Management, will save the country some 150 to 250 megawatts of power. The project is targeted at the efficient use of energy in …

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Class 6 pupil drowns in Volta River

A class six (6) pupil has drowned in the Volta River. The incident occurred at Mamakope a fishing community near Atimpoku in the Eastern region. The body of the deceased, Ayuba Zebelo, has been deposited at the VRA Hospital. Currently, all schools in Ghana have been shut down by the …

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Two MPs and five staff members advised to stay out of Parliament

The Majority Leader, Osei-Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has advised two Members of Parliament (MPs) and five staff members who recently traveled outside the country to stay out of the House until they are cleared. The two, Dr Robert Kuganab-lem, MP for Binduri and Naser Toure Mahama, MP for Ayawaso East, recently traveled to …

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NIA finally suspends mass registration exercise

Following an interlocutory injunction application filed at an Accra High Court, the National Identification Authority (NIA) has suspended the mass registration exercise in the Eastern Region, GhanaWeb has gathered. In an internal memo to the staff, the NIA said the suspension of the registration exercise takes effect from Saturday, March …

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Ghana legalizes cannabis for health and industrial purposes

Ghana has legalized the use of cannabis for health and industrial purposes as it joins other African countries hoping to derive economic and health benefits from the substance. On Friday the country’s Parliament passed into law the Narcotics Control Commission Bill, 2019. The law now makes the country’s Narcotics Control …

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