Stop gap Black Stars trainer Otto Addo is set to freshen up the squad that will face Nigeria in the two legged 2022 World Cup qualifier play offs against Nigeria with some fresh faces. The Borussia Dortmund Assistant coach is set to hand call ups to three players who have …
Read More »South Africa’s president tests positive for Covid
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested positive for Covid-19 and is being treated for mild symptoms. Mr Ramaphosa started feeling unwell on Sunday after leaving the state memorial service of South Africa’s last apartheid President FW De Klerk in Cape Town, according to a statement from the presidency. People who …
Read More »2,143 test positive for HIV
The USAID Strengthening the Care Continuum Project in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has, between October 2020 and March 2021 tested almost 30,000 people for Human Immune Virus (HIV) with 2,143 individuals testing positive. The USAID Strengthening the Care Continuum Project is designed to improve the capacity of …
Read More »PHOTOS: I passed my virginity test – Berla Mundi claims after ‘performing’ Dipo rites
Ghanaian media personality, Berla Mundi says she has passed a test that confirms she’s still a virgin. The 33-year-old TV personality was excited to witness the puberty rites of the people of Krobo over the weekend in a ceremony popularly known as Dipo. She posted a photo showing her wearing …
Read More »Akuapem Poloo’s pregnancy test negative
Actress Akuapem Poloo’s pregnancy test showed negative. Privately known as Rosemond Brown, the social media personality has been jailed three months. She was convicted on charges of publication of obscene material and domestic violence. She was found guilty of posting a nude photo of herself and her seven-year-old son on …
Read More »LIVESTREAMED: Akufo-Addo’s 24th address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus
Fellow Ghanaians, Good evening, and thank you for welcoming me into your homes once again. You are doing so on one of the sacred days of our nation, 28th February, when the 1948 Christiansborg Crossroads shooting occurred seventy-three (73) years ago, which led to the martyrdom of Sergeant Adjetey, Corporal …
Read More »One arrested at KIA over fake Covid-19 test
The country manager for Asky Airline, Worlanyo Afadzinu, has confirmed that one person has been picked up and handed over to the Police over the fake covid-19 test results handed over a traveller on the Nigerian-bound flight. Speaking on the Morning Starr on Thursday, Mr Afadzinu said investigations are still …
Read More »Gov’t to reduce coronavirus test fee at KIA to US$50 – Health Minister-nominee
Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, President Akufo-Addo’s nominee for Minister for Health, has hinted that President Nana Akufo-Addo has instructed that the fee for COVID-19 tests at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) be reduced. The price of the test at KIA is currently at US$150, but per the government’s new directive, the fee …
Read More »Drop all charges for COVID tests for Ghanaians – MoH to labs
The Health Ministry has directed public laboratories in the country to drop all charges for Ghanaians who walk in for COVID-19 tests. A circular by the ministry to labs, however, noted charges for foreigners should still be in place. “The Ministry has decided that public COVID-19 testing laboratories providing walk-in …
Read More »GIJ closes down as two staff test positive for COVID
The Ringway Estate campus of the Ghana Institute of Journalism has been shut down temporarily after two members of staff tested positive for COVID-19. The closure is to pave way for fumigation of the campus and one other. The school is expected to be reopened on Monday, February 1. Excerpts …
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