Tag Archives: COVID 19

Heads of both basic and senior high schools (SHSs) in the Ashanti Region have called on the government to consider factoring into the programmes of both the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Ghana Education Service (GES) a quarterly disinfection exercise in schools.   This, according to them, would not …

Public and private basic and senior high schools (SHSs) in the Oti Region have benefited from the third phase of the on-going national disinfection and fumigation exercise.   The exercise—a collaboration between the Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service (GES) and Zoomlion Ghana Limited—was in response to President Nana Addo’s …

The Ministry of Information, the Ghana Health Service, and Partners have provided a one-day training and orientation for the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs. The workshop which was chaired by His Royal Majesty Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI, the President of the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs and …

This year’s Anlo Hogbetsotso-Za has been cancelled due to concerns for public health and safety following the Covid-19 pandemic. The Hogbe Institute acceded to the postponement after consultation with the Local Organising Committee of the annual festival celebrated in the first week of November each year. It also has the …

The Ministry of Information, Ghana Health Service (GHS), and Partners have provided a one-day capacity building workshop for the Central Regional House of Chiefs on COVID-19 and its associated stigma, safety protocols, and Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs).   The Capacity Building Workshop was held to sensitize the chiefs on the need …

A court in Accra has placed an injunction on the planned demonstration by Alliance for Social Equity and Accountability (ASEPA) over the controversial Agyapa mineral royalties deal. It comes after the Inspector General of Police went to court following the insistence of the group to demonstrate despite a police directive. …

The UK is “now seeing a second wave” of Covid-19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said, adding, “It’s been inevitable we’d see it in this country.” Mr Johnson said he did not “want to go into bigger lockdown measures” but that tighter social distancing restrictions might be necessary. It is …

Diminutive actor, Don Little, known in real life as Steven Atanga, has finally arrived in Ghana after his long vacation in the United States due to the coronavirus lockdown. But Don Little is not happy about being asked to pay $ 150 for a COVID-19 test at Kotoka International Airport upon his …

The Ministry of Information, the Ghana Health Service, and Partners have provided one-day training for the Brong Ahafo Regional House of Chiefs.   This training was under the auspices of His Royal Majesty Nana Pimampim Yaw Kagbrese V, the President of Brong Ahafo Regional House of Chiefs. In his opening …

Ghana’s COVID-19 death toll has risen to 280 after four more patients succumbed as of today, Thursday, 3 September 2020, according to figures released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Meanwhile, the active COVID-19 caseload has fallen from 904 to 856. Only 55 new cases were confirmed recently. This brings …