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Covid-19: Ghana now has 6 cases – Gov’t

Ghana has recorded four more new cases of the Novel Coronavirus bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to six. Two of the individuals returned to the country from the United States last week, the Director of Public Health at the Health Service (GHS) Dr Badu Sarkodie …

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SA man struggles to get tested for Covid-19 at hospital

A Western Cape man has told News24 that his attempts to get tested for Covid-19 on Thursday proved futile. Cameron Jansen, 26, says he went to the Melomed Mitchells Plain Hospital to get tested as a precautionary measure, after being in contact with a colleague from India. It is believed …

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Fuel prices to fall by 8%

Fuel prices from Monday, March 16, 2020, are expected to fall by between 5 to 8 percent, which would bring some relief to consumers but whether commercial vehicle operators would reduce fares is another matter to fight over another day. Even though crude prices collapsed on the world market a …

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Woman arrested for dumping baby in a bush

The Ejura Police Command in the Ashanti Region has arrested a mother of eight named Wezenam Kuyiri for dumping her fresh baby in a gutter near the Ejura bridge leading to the innocent baby’s death. According to Supt. Kingsley Owusu Bempah, his outfit had information that a fresh baby had been dumped following which hed led …

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Ghana’s new investment law delayed until 2021

With the processes aimed at operationalizing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) that started this year, it has become necessary for the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) and key partners to slow down the process of revising the GIPC law. The completion of the review had been scheduled for …

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Kotoka International Airport named among best airports in Africa

Ghana’s Kotoka International Airport has been named among the best airports in Africa under the world-renowned Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards. The awards recognize airports around the world that deliver the best customer experience in the opinion of their own passengers. This year, 140 awards have been won by 84 …

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Security operatives seize Prophet Badu Kobi’s cars over unpaid duties

MyNewsGh.com can exclusively report that two luxurious vehicles belonging to the founder and leader of the Glorious Wave Church, Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi have been confiscated by security operatives over unpaid duties. Two of the vehicles, a Lincoln Navigator and a Porsche Panamera with registration number GS 1707-18 have since …

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Prices of local goods increasing faster than imported goods

For a fourth consecutive month, inflation for locally produced goods has been growing faster than inflation for imported goods, although Ghana is an import-dependent country. Inflation for imported goods as at February was 5.9 per cent, well below the 8.6 per cent inflation for locally made goods. This is according …

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Heartbroken KNUST boy finally speaks about Nana Ama

Sam Aboagye, the guy who was videoed crying his heart out because he had been jilted and got heartbroken has finally spoken about his predicament. According to him, he will take advantage of the little fame he has earned to start a career in music and acting and let the …

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Police impound Nigerian truck

The Accra Regional Police Command, in collaboration with the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has impounded a 40-footer truck carrying contraband goods from Nigeria to Ghana. Sani Mohammed, a 30-year-old driver in charge of the truck with registration number AE …

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Princess Shyngle opens up on sexuality [Photos]

Gambian-born Nollywood actress, Princess Shyngle has confirmed she is bisexual in an Instagram exchange with some of her followers. The actress went public with her sexuality during an Instagram interactive session with followers to counter rumours about her. Princess Shyngle before the interactive session she titled the ‘rumour challenge’ assured she …

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Coronavirus: France and Spain announce partial lockdowns

France has ordered the closure of all non-essential places used by the public from midnight (23:00 GMT Saturday) as the coronavirus outbreak spreads. PM Edouard Philippe said the number of people in intensive care was growing and earlier guidelines for the public were being ignored. Spain has confirmed a 15-day …

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School bus kills girl, 4

A four-year-old pupil was on Wednesday killed by a school bus at Sawaba in the Asokore Mampong Municipality in the Ashanti Region. The heartbreaking incident happened a few minutes after the deceased, identified as Aisha Abdul-Aziz, had closed from school and was preparing to go home as usual. According to …

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Man arrested for stabbing woman, 24 to death at Nkawkaw

A man identified as Yaw Johnson is in the grips of the police for stabbing a 24-year bread seller to death at Nkawkaw in the Eastern region. According to the police, the deceased, Esther Afrifa was attacked by the assailant around 10:pm on Friday March 13, 2020 at Asona road, …

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Armed robbers attack passengers on Kintampo-Tamale highway [Watch]

Armed robbers on Saturday attacked passengers travelling on the Tamale-Kintampo highway at Porto in the Bono East Region. The robbers said to be 12 in number subjected the passengers in the Urvan bus to intense search and took away their monies, phones, laptops and other valuables. JoyNews’ Seth Kwame Boateng …

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Woman, 32 arrested for trading with fake currency

Police at Akuapem-Adawso in the Eastern Region have apprehended a 32-year-old woman for dealing in fake currency in the Adawso market in the Eastern region. A police statement signed by DSP Ebenezer Tetteh, Regional Police PRO said on Friday, Comfort Duodua went to the Adawso market with fake a ¢50 …

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Woman, 24, stabbed multiple times to death at Nkawkaw

A Twenty-Four-year old woman has been stabbed multiple times to death by an assailant at Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region. The body of the deceased Esther Afrifa has been deposited at the Holy Family Hospital Morgue. Her husband reported to the Nkawkaw Central Police Station on March 13, 2020, around …

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Akufo-Addo chided for $100m coronavirus fund

The President of the Institute for Security, Disaster and Emergency Studies, Dr Ishmael Norman, has described as wrong the approach by government in announcing the $100 million fund for the fight against coronavirus. In a nationwide broadcast last Wednesday, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo directed the Minister of Finance to …

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