An earlier report indicating that eight out of the 16 coronavirus infected persons in Ghana have recovered is untrue. The information provided by international statistics firm, Worldometers, and reported by local Ghanaian media was deleted after it was published for more than two hours by the team of developers, researchers, …
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GES shuts down schools, asks JHS, SHS final-year students to go home
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has ordered the immediate and indefinite shut down of basic and second-cycle schools hosting final-year Junior and Senior High School students beginning Monday, March 23, 2020. This directive follows concerns raised by teacher unions over the continuous stay of the students in the school and the recent …
Read More »Covid-19: Quarantined Legon Pharmacy students cry over neglect
Some 83 pharmacy students of the University of Ghana who have been quarantined on campus since one of their mates tested positive for coronavirus are complaining of neglect by health authorities handling the pandemic in Ghana. According to the students, since they were put into isolation last week, there have …
Read More »Man charged for impregnating a 15-year-old girl
A 20-year-old man has been hauled before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly impregnating a 15-year-old girl at the Arts Center in Accra. Emmanuel Teye has since December 2018 had countless number of sex with the victim at the Black Star Square Sea shore in Accra. Charged with defilement, Teye, …
Read More »Coronavirus: WASSCE put on hold until further notice
The West African Examination Council (WAEC), has suspended the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) timetable until further notice. The examination body further directed that the conduct of WASSCE candidates be put on hold until further notice. A statement issued said the directives “will be reviewed” when the …
Read More »4 soldiers, 5 civilians arrested for robbery
Four soldiers and five civilians have been arrested by the Millennium City Divisional Police Command for robbing five stone quarries at Gomoa Ojobi, near Kasoa in the Central Region. The names of the soldiers were given as WO1 Odei Nyarko Isaac, WO1 George Boamah, S/Sgt Ennid Michael and Sgt Aburam …
Read More »Police nab Reverend Obofour imposters
The Nungua Divisional Police Command has nabbed two persons for allegedly posing as Francis Antwi, aka Reverend Obofour, Head Pastor of Anointed Palace Chapel, and defrauding people who needed ‘spiritual breakthrough.’ The suspects are Richlove Tay, 29, a regional supervisor of an oil company, and George Addo, 25, a trader. …
Read More »One arrested for gang-rape
The police have arrested a 23-year-old man believed to be part of a gang that raped a 19-year-old girl in the bush behind the UPSA hostel and Mpeasam, near Legon in Accra. The suspect identified as Kwesi Owusu, a mechanic apprentice, together with two other suspects, allegedly raped the girl …
Read More »Coronavirus: 8 Ghanaians have allegedly recovered
Eight Ghanaians who contracted the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are reported to have recovered, a highly placed government official has told kasapafmonline.com. As at Friday, March 20, 2020, Ghana has confirmed and recorded 16 cases of the corona virus. Considering the number of recorded cases, it means 50 percent of victims …
Read More »Coronavirus: Ghana records 16 cases in 9 days
Ghana has recorded five (5) new confirmed cases of the fast-spreading Coronavirus pandemic, making a total of 16 cases in all. All 5 cases were confirmed on the 19th March 2020 from the Greater Accra Region, according to information on government’s official COVID-19 update page; ghanahealthservice.org Details on the ghana health …
Read More »COVID 19: BCI suspends all outreach programs
Breast Care International (BCI), a breast cancer advocate non-governmental organization, has suspended all outreach programs in communities, churches, schools and corporate institutions for four (4) weeks, to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. This is in line with the directives announced by President Nana Akufo Addo, imposing …
Read More »Noguchi getting overwhelmed with coronavirus cases
There are reports suggesting the government might be sieving the actual number of Coronavirus infections, confirmed by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research in Accra. Credible sources, have told The Herald that, the research center could be handling about 50 cases of infection. Parts of the reports available to …
Read More »Suspected car snatcher grabbed at Agbogbloshie
The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested one out of two suspected armed robbers who allegedly snatched a taxi cab from its owner at Agbogbloshie in the wee hours of yesterday. The arrested armed robber identified by the police as Kwame Eric in a company with one Fuseini, an accomplice currently at …
Read More »Meningitis kills 18 in Upper West Region
Just three months into 2020, the Upper West region has recorded 18 deaths as a result of Meningitis following its outbreak in the region last year. Confirming the statistics to Joy News, Upper West Regional Health Director, Dr Osei Kuffour Afreh, explained 137 cases have been recorded so far with …
Read More »Coronavirus cases rise to 11 in Ghana
The Ghana Health Service has confirmed two more cases of the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana. “The first is a 59-year-old Ghanaian woman, resident in the United Kingdom who recently returned to Ghana and currently living in Kumasi, reported to a private hospital with the history of fever (temp of 39.1 …
Read More »GRA, police arrest Indian and Ghanaian for tax evasion
A combined team from the Ghana Revenue Authority (Customs Division) and the Police in the Bono East Region have arrested the owner and Managing Director of Greenland Commodities, Karuppiah Ramasamy and Director Alex Owusu for alleged tax evasion running into several millions of Ghana cedis. Mr Karuppiah, an Indian – …
Read More »Meningitis kills 18 in Upper West Region
Just three months into 2020, the Upper West region has recorded 18 deaths as a result of Meningitis following its outbreak in the region last year. Confirming the statistics to Joy News, Upper West Regional Health Director, Dr Osei Kuffour Afreh, explained 137 cases have been recorded so far with …
Read More »20-year-old man arrested for raping a 4-year-old girl
20-year-old who was arrested for the rape of a 4-year-old girl has said he “mistakenly” raped the girl in his compound one morning. Isaac Boniface, a resident of forest community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, was among the 25 suspects paraded by the Police in Plateau State …
Read More »Woman 30 killed; vagina, nipples chopped off
A woman believed to be in her thirties has been found dead in Awutu Bontrase in the Central Region with her private parts having been chopped off by alleged “Sakawa guys in the area. The deceased who had gone missing for four days was found dead and dumped around the …
Read More »Coronavirus cases hit 9
Information minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has announced the country has confirmed two more cases of Coronavirus bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 9. “Unfortunately we have confirmed two more cases overnight. Ghana’s case count is now at 9. Health services are still managing all suspected and confirmed cases well,” …
Read More »Police grabs two over fake currencies
The Nima Divisional Police Command has arrested Augustine Adjorlolo and Wisdom Aryee for defrauding two persons under the pretext of increasing their GH¢7,300.00 to GH¢500,000.00. Adjorlolo was arrested on March 15, 2020, at Owirem, near Asamankese, together with Aryee, his driver. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, the Head …
Read More »FDA cautions manufacturers, importers and distributors of substandard sanitizers
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers of products used in the prevention of spread of COVID-19 pandemic against offering for sale substandard products. It has also cautioned them against taking advantage of the prevailing situation of offering substandard of hand sanitizers, face mask …
Read More »FDA fast tracks registration of sanitizers to deal with shortage
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has said it is fast tracking the registration of hand sanitizers in order to deal with the shortage on the market in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in Ghana. The FDA also assured that it has increased its surveillance across the country to …
Read More »Coronavirus opportunist thief caught at Legon
midst all these corona issues, some people have decided to take advantage of the quarantine on campus to steal from us on campus. A thief was caught on campus at the vandal city this morning but unfortunately, he escaped from the claws of the UG Security because they decided to …
Read More »Listen: ‘Innocent’ man lynched over GH₵250
A 25-year-old man has been gruesomely murdered by some irate youth at Awutua Akrampa in the Central region. The deceased, Evans Okyere was wrongly accused of stealing GH₵250 from a décor shop in the area. Adom News’ Central Regional correspondent, Kofi Adjei who broke the story said the late Evans was walking …
Read More »Special Aide to Tourism Minister arrested in Parliament over phone theft
A special aide to the Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture has been arrested in Parliament over the loss of a Huawei 230 phone belonging to a staff of the legislature. The suspect, Nana Sekyi, was picked up on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 18, 2020 by police officers in Parliament after …
Read More »Information officers school on coronavirus
A day’s training workshop on the Covid-19 has been organized for regional information officers (RIOs) of the Information Services Department in Accra. Organized by the Ministry of Information in collaboration with the Ghana Health Services (GHS), it was to equip the officers with the requisite knowledge and techniques for disseminating …
Read More »Coronavirus patient in Ghana runs away from quarantine
A Coronavirus patient in Tema, Ghana is reported to have rejected quarantine from the hospital and rather opted to go home. The patient after being tested was supposed to be isolated by the hospital but reports reaching My News Ghana says that the hospital does not have the requisite facilities and resources …
Read More »Harvard University Holds Inaugural Joseph Siaw Agyepong Distinguished lecture on public health in Africa
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has held its Inaugural Joseph Siaw Agyepong Distinguished Lecture on Public Health in Africa. This is in honour of the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong for his initiatives, contributions to, and impact on …
Read More »Coronavirus: Ghana records 7th case
Ghana has confirmed its 7th case of coronavirus, Information minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has announced. It comes days after four additional cases were confirmed Sunday after the initial two that were recorded last Thursday. So far, total of 143 suspected cases have been tested for COVID-19 by the Noguchi Memorial …
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