Face masks branded with the respective political emblems of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party(NPP) are selling like hot cakes in parts of the Ashanti region and have become a sort of competition among members of both parties. It is not clear how it begun but suddenly people are …
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Doctors And Nurses Run After Akufo Addo Over 50% Salary Increment Fails To Materialize
The First Gentleman of the land, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo on Sunday 06 April 2020 announced that starting from April 2020, Ghanaian Coronavirus frontline workers such as healthcare professionals will receive 3 months’ tax break and 50% increment in their basic salary. ReportGhana’s email box has been full of complaints as numerous frontline …
Read More »Why Juaben Constituency Should Vote For Hon. Francis Owusu-Akyaw As Parliamentary Candidate
Hon. Francis Owusu Akyaw is a young entrepreneur who lives in Asante Juaben. He was born and bred Juaben guy (Native of Juaben) who has passed through the ranks of education in Ghana from KG to the University. He is a true NPP guy and a humble politician as well. …
Read More »Sam George’s actions at EC meeting condemned
Member of Parliament of Ningo Prampram, Sam George has come under fire for masterminding a near-violent confrontation at a meeting by Staff of Electoral Commission at a Hotel in Accra over the weekend. The MP had secured an ex-parte injunction against the meeting in Prampram, which is within his constituency. However, unknown …
Read More »COVID-19: Akufo-Addo promises 88 new hospitals
President Akufo-Addo says government will soon commence the construction of hospitals in the 88 districts in the country without hospitals. According to the President, the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the massive gap in health infrastructure in the country and the need for government to attend to it. “There are 88 …
Read More »Do not use homemade face masks with strings – Health Minister
The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has advised against the use of homemade face masks with strings that are worn tied behind the neck or head. Rather, he recommended the use of face masks made from JAVA or Wax cloths sown triple-layered and with side loops to be worn as hooks …
Read More »Martin Kpebu against alleged EC workshop in Accra
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has expressed disagreement at those justifying an alleged meeting of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) despite an injunction filed at an Accra High Court against it. He said he has a varying opinion regarding interpretations by some lawyers that the injunction was location-specific. The Commission’s …
Read More »Coronavirus: Six patients in critical condition
Six people infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ghana are in critical condition. President, Nana Akufo-Addo announced this during his address the nation on measures his government is taking to combat the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The death toll, he noted has risen to 11 but the two …
Read More »‘You have become a global icon’– NUGS to Akufo-Addo
“The student movement has closely monitored and learnt a lot from your passion and temerity to able to rid the nation and Africa of this Coronavirus. The student union wishes to commend your efforts; your bold, decisive and extraordinary leadership in these difficult times. We are even more proud to associate …
Read More »COVID-19: Ghana records 1,550 cases, 11 deaths
A total of 11 persons have so far died from Coronavirus in Ghana with the total number of infections spiraling to 1,550, according to the Ghana Health Service. The current number of cases means 271 new cases have been confirmed since the last count which stood at 1,279. The number …
Read More »[PHOTOS]: Biakoye Education Directorate pickup involved in an accident
The newly donated Isuzu double cabin pickup by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to the Biakoye Education Directorate has been involved in an accident. JoyNews sources say the accident occurred last Friday at about 4 pm when the vehicle was travelling from the Biakoye District in the Oti Region …
Read More »Sam George mulls further legal action against EC
Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram Constituency Sam Nartey George says he is weighing his options to file an order of contempt against the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) for allegedly going ahead with a workshop despite a high court injunction. On Saturday, April 25, reports came through that officials of the …
Read More »Ghana records 54 malaria deaths in first quarter
Ghana has recorded a total of 54 malaria deaths between January and March 2020, the Ghana Health Service has said. Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, has called on the public to take charge of their health and that of their families by observing the precautionary …
Read More »Zero malaria achievable – First Lady
First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has entreated Ghanaians to pay attention to the proper diagnosis of suspected malaria even as they observe the protocols of preventing COVID-19. In a message to mark World Malaria Day on Saturday, 25 April 2020, Mrs Akufo-Addo also encouraged Ghanaians to sleep under treated mosquito nets …
Read More »Panic as Effia Nkwanta hospital runs of out blood
Emergency Health delivery services are under threat at the biggest health referral centre in the Western Region, the Effia Nkwanta hospital, due to the shortage of blood at the facility. The shortage at the blood bank is mainly as a result of the dreaded COVID-19 which has brought almost everything in the …
Read More »EC meets despite court injunction
Some officials of the Electoral Commission of Ghana held a meeting Saturday morning despite a court injunction directing a halt of a planned workshop by the same. The injunction followed an action by the Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram. Sam George secured an injunction against the EC’s decision to hold a …
Read More »Akufo-Addo endorsing illegality and irresponsibility of EC – Sam George
Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam Nartey George has accused President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the seat of government of endorsing what he says are illegal and irresponsible actions being showcased by heads of the country’s Electoral body. This follows a supposed meeting held by some Electoral Commission …
Read More »Ignore Dr. Anaba; all sample takers are experts – Noguchi Boss
The Director of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana, Prof. Abraham Kwabena Annan has denied claims that persons tasked to take samples for testing from COVID-19 patients in Ghana lack the requisite competence. The former CEO of the Ridge Hospital, Dr. Thomas Anaba in an interview with …
Read More »UK follows Ghana’s example as they get ready to use drones for medical supplies
Ghana’ innovative decision to use drones to deliver PPEs and samples for testing in the fight against the Coronavirus is fast getting international recognition as Britain has announced it will use drones for COVID-19 medical deliveries from next week. Government has employed the services of the Zipline Drones to deliver …
Read More »Ghana’s coronavirus testing model criticized
A professor of epidemiology has raised concerns about the kind of testing being undertaken by Ghana in the fight against coronavirus. Professor Fred Binka said Ghana’s testing model has not changed since the first cases of the viral disease were recorded. For him, that same type of testing is not …
Read More »FACT-CHECKED: Chinese medical aid to Ghana contaminated with coronavirus
Claim: Chinese medical aid to Ghana contaminated with coronavirus Source: Unknown Verdict: False Disinformation around the coronavirus has come in different forms and types. Videos, text messages and voice notes spreading falsities and well-worn hoaxes are being widely circulated in Ghana, like in many other countries around the world. GhanaFact has been alerted …
Read More »Coronavirus: Western Region records 437 suspected cases
The Western Regional Health Directorate has disclosed that the region has recorded 437 suspected cases of Coronavirus so far. Out of the 437 suspected cases, one has been tested positive and it was recorded in Sekondi-Takoradi. In totality as of Friday, April 24, 2020, the Region is having 322 pending cases. Giving …
Read More »COVID-19 is the best excuse for Akufo-Addo to ‘cancel’ December 7 polls – Lawyer
A private legal practitioner, Maurice Ampaw has admonished President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to postpone Ghana’s upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections scheduled for December 7, 2020 “NPP and Nana Akufo-Addo should be smart enough to tell Parliament that because of COVID-19, the election …
Read More »2020 Polls: Mahama wallops Akufo-Addo in Becca’s ‘Twitter Election’
The Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama beat incumbent President Akufo-Addo by scoring 54.7% in an online poll organized by Songstress Becca on her Twitter Timeline. Becca, who has a mix blend of NPP, NDC followers asked her fans “Who will be elected president again at …
Read More »Covid-19: ‘When ‘we’ were thinking about Ghana at 2am, Mahama was asleep’ – Ursula Owusu
Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has said in an interview MyNewsGh.com monitored that former President John Dramani Mahama was fast asleep when she and others were thinking about Ghana and its COVID-19 response at 2am midnight. According to her, the former President has no idea how to help fight the novel coronavirus because …
Read More »Jean Mensa is a ‘competent, objective, sensible patriot’ and we trust her calls – Gabby
Influential Cousin of President Akufo-Addo who is founder of Ideological Think Tank Danquah Institute has showered praises on Electoral Commission Mrs. Jean Mensa, vouching for her as someone he has known for so many years and will deliver a credible elections, MyNewsGh.com reports. According to him, whatever decision the EC under Jean …
Read More »NDC on rampage in Winneba
There was pandemonium in Winneba in the Effutu Constituency of the Central Region when members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) turned the town into a battlefield, attacking one another with offensive weapons. Matters came to a head when some leading figures, believed to have been suspended by the …
Read More »Court stops EC’s workshop on controversial new voters’ registration exercise
Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) has temporarily been stopped from going ahead with a planned workshop on the controversial new voters’ register set to be compiled for the country’s polls in December this year. Despite the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in the country and the ban on public gatherings, the …
Read More »Seven persons die from CSM in Upper East Region
Seven people have died from Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in the Upper East Region. Out of 71 suspected cases reported between January and April 2020 in the region, 21 were tested and confirmed positive of Meningitis with seven succumbing to the disease. The other persons are still receiving treatment. Speaking to Citi …
Read More »Ghana’s COVID-19 cases rise to 1,279; 134 recoveries
Ghana’s confirmed cases of COVID-19 has increased to 1,279 from the 1,154. The case count has increased by 125 according to the official website of the Ghana Health Service. 14 more people have also recovered so far taking the total recoveries to 134. More soon…
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