Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum the Deputy Education Minister says universities will continue their lessons from their online sessions when school finally resumes. He said only basic and secondary school students will have the benefit of going over everything they have learnt so far with regards to the online and TV …
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Kwadwo Asamoah on the verge of Inter Milan exit
Ghanaian Kwadwo Asamoah is reportedly on the verge of leaving Italian giants Inter Milan this summer after struggling for consistency this campaign. Asamoah has been rarely used by manager Antonio Conte due to recurrent injuries and is said to have made up his mind of leaving. The wing-back has suffered …
Read More »I want to further my education – Asante Kotoko’s Christopher Nettey
Asante Kotoko defender Christopher Nettey says he has plans of furthering his education to the highest level. According to the right back, football is not a life time job hence his determination to combine it with education in order to be able to become an engineer or football scout. “I …
Read More »Black Stars should be made up of 80% local players – NPP’s Obiri Boahen
Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party has added his voice to calls for the inclusion of more local players in the Black Stars team. Over the years some soccer pundits and administrators have bemoaned what they perceive to be limited opportunities for local players as far as Black …
Read More »Serbian coach Stevanovic wants to coach Black Stars again
Former Ghana coach Goran ‘Plavi’ Stevanovic is eyeing a second stint with the Black Stars. The Serbian first led the West Africans from 2011 to 2012, guiding the side to the semi-final of the Africa Cup of Nations in his final year in Gabon-Equatorial Guinea. Ghana reached the semi-final of …
Read More »Doctors at Korle Bu Cardio Centre buying PPE with their own money
Doctors at the National Cardiothoracic Center at the Korle bu Teaching Hospital have resorted to using their own money to purchase Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as the country battles COVID-19. The doctors say they are compelled to cough out amounts ranging between GHC200 and GHC300 to purchase the PPE which …
Read More »Jordan Ayew gets the nod from football writers as Crystal Palace Player of the Year
Majority of football writers at sportsmole.co.uk have chosen Ghana striker Jordan Ayew as Crystal Palace’s Player of Year. Ayew was in top form before the suspension of the English Premier League due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The Ghana international banged in goals to ensure the Eagles won three games in a row after winning …
Read More »Agyemang Badu picks Ronaldo over Messi
Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu has waded in on one of the most hard-fought arguments in football about who is the best player between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The two super stars have dominated world football for over ten years winning eleven FIFA best player awards. Despite both players …
Read More »We don’t have the human resource for 88 new district hospitals – GMA
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says it does not have human resource to facilitate service delivery in the 88 new district hospitals promised by the President. According to the GMA, the number of medical students in training now are not enough to offer services and provide the care needed in …
Read More »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 »I have no problems with ‘passionate and positive’ Andre Ayew – Asamoah Gyan
Legendary Ghana forward Asamoah Gyan has quashed suggestions that he is not on good terms with Black Stars captain Andre Ayew. Gyan was stripped on the captaincy role for Ayew before the Nations Cup in 2019, raising questions about the relationship of the two players. However, the 34-year old Black …
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 »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 »Asamoah Gyan keen on realising long-held Asante Kotoko dream
Top Ghanaian striker Asamoah Gyan has reiterated his dream of playing for Asante Kotoko before hanging his boots. Gyan has a history of playing just one season in the Ghana Premier League. That was in 2003 when he represented Liberty Professionals and finished 3rd on the top scorer list. Gyan, the record …
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 »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 »Osei Kuffour feels ‘cheated’ in losing CAF awards to Kanu and Diouf
Bayern Munich legend Samuel Osei Kuffour believes he was unfairly denied the Caf African Footballer of the Year awards in 1999 and 2001 when he placed second on both occasions. After an impressive season with the German giants where he won the league and finished second in the Uefa Champions …
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 »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 »How Thomas Partey’s dad sold possessions to buy boots, visa to chase football dream
Thomas Partey has enjoyed a meteoric rise in the game, coming a long way from his poverty-stricken existence in Ghana. A mainstay in Atletico Madrid’s rigid midfield system, he’s provided the steel and determination reminiscent of his manager Diego Simeone during his playing days – impressing with his powerful displays, …
Read More »Juventus latest to join race for Atletico star Partey
Italian Serie A title holders Juventus are the latest to join Arsenal and Manchester City in the race to sign Ghana international Thomas Partey from La Liga giants Atletico de Madrid. The 1.82 m midfielder, 26, has been strongly linked with a move to the Emirates Stadium with defender Sokratis …
Read More »FIFA to offer $500k relief package to GFA amid coronavirus pandemic
The Ghana Football Association will receive a $500,000 financial package from FIFA in the coming days plus any entitlement under the FIFA development programme amid the Coronavirus outbreak, the world governing body announced on Friday. The FA, which is one of the member associations to have been badly affected by the outbreak …
Read More »‘I nearly rejected Kwasi Appiah’s call- Samuel Owusu opens up on first Black Stars call up
Ghana winger Samuel Owusu says he ‘nearly rejected’ former coach James Kwesi Appiah’s call because he normally does not pick calls from unknown numbers. The Saudi based player revealed that he had a strange feeling when that particular call came in, so he hurriedly picked up and it was the …
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