An Associate Pastor at the Calvary Temple Assemblies of God Church at Bantama in the Kumasi Metropolis Reverend Peter Owusu Mensah has called for the imposition of strict measures to limit the spread of coronavirus, as the number of infections continues to rise sharply. Rev Peter Mensah speaking on virtual …
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Ghanaian teen, Kyle Ayisi accepted into 14 colleges in US
Kyle Ayisi, a Ghanaian-American teenager, has every right to be in a celebratory mood, after being accepted into 14 colleges and universities in the United States, including five Ivy League Schools. Some of the schools Ayisi gained admission into were Princeton, Columbia, Yale, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, …
Read More »COVID-19: Make Approved Hand Sanitizers and Face Mask Cheaper for Ordinary Ghanaians – Kwabena Frimpong Urges
The General Secretary of Kumasi Youth Association and a Social Commentator, Mr Kwabena Frimpong has urge producers of approved hand Sanitizers and Face Mask to them make them cheaper to enable the poor and Ordinary Ghanaians to be able to purchase. In a live studio interview on Boss morning …
Read More »Details of dead coronavirus patients released
Details of the 28 persons who have so far lost their lives in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic have finally been released. The list which is included in the latest update on the Ghana Health Service site, provides the underlying health condition responsible for the death of the 28. …
Read More »Nurses at Nyankumase CHPS compound battle snakes, reptiles daily
Nurses at Nyankumase Community Based Health Planning Services (CHPS) in the Upper Manya Krobo District of the Eastern region are troubled over the invasion of the facility by reptiles. Three big snakes have been killed this year after invading the premises of the facility. The Health workers say “the number …
Read More »Medical reports and details of Ghana coronavirus death released
Details of the 28 persons who have so far lost their lives in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic have finally been released. The list which is included in the latest update on the Ghana Health Service site, provides the underlying health condition responsible for the death of the 28. …
Read More »‘Nurse’ in trouble for twerking in viral video
The Nurses and Midwifery Council has begun investigations into the conduct of an unnamed ‘nurse’ whose twerking video went viral on social media. A video of a nurse in uniform went viral on social media some days ago which got a number of Ghanaians talking considering the fact that the …
Read More »NaCCA announces first batch of 187 recommended textbooks for KG, Primary schools
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), acting on behalf of the Education Ministry has announced the first batch of recommended textbooks for use in teaching the new curriculum at the KG and Primary levels. The first batch consisting of 187 books were announced at a short ceremony on …
Read More »Work resumes on Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital’s abandoned 46-year-old maternity block
Work on the Maternity and Children’s Block at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), which has been abandoned for 46-years has started. This comes after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cut the sod for work to commence on the project. The government procured €138 million in funding to complete the project. The …
Read More »COVID-19: Gov’t Receives Equipment That Tests 2,300 Samples In 24 Hours
The Government of Ghana has received MIC-PCR diagnostic equipment and kits from the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The Ministry of Health made this announcement on Twitter on May 14, 2020. According to the information given by the Ministry of Health, the equipment …
Read More »Students Should Be Tested For COVID-19 When Schools Reopen – Bono SHS Heads
Some heads of second cycle institutions in the Bono Region have proposed to central government to ensure that all students are tested for the coronavirus (COVID-19) when schools re-open. In their opinion, such a move would help those infected by the virus to be isolated and treated. The …
Read More »Regent University’s properties up for auction over GH¢9m debt
Leading Accra-based private tertiary institution, Regent University College has seen one of its buildings been put up for auction. A generator, two cars and a bus belonging to the University have been auctioned as well. One of the cars is said to be owned by its Chancellor. The auctioning is …
Read More »Students Of Central University Oppose Management’s Decision To Hold Examinations Online
Students Of Central University are not happy with a decision by school authorities to hold this second semester’s examinations online. The students believe that this would cause a lot of inconvenience to students, especially those who are already struggling to adjust to online academic activities. On 7th May 2020, management of …
Read More »Richard Burr: US Senate intelligence chief quits amid virus trading scandal
The Republican chairman of the US Senate intelligence committee will resign from the post amid an insider trading investigation. Richard Burr of North Carolina would step down on 15 May, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said. It has emerged on Thursday that Mr Burr’s phone has been seized by the …
Read More »Prof. Eric Magnus Wilmot Appointed As Vice Chancellor For C.K Tedam- University For Technology And Applied Sciences
The immediate past Provost of the College of Education Studies at the University of Cape Coast, Professor Eric Magnus Wilmot have been appointed as the Interim Vice Chancellor of C.K. Tedam- University for Technology and Applied Sciences (CKT-UTAS) The University for Technology and Applied Sciences was curved out of …
Read More »Coronavirus: Obuasi stigmatizes Chinese nationals
Happy 98.9 FM’s Obuasi correspondent, Meshak Osei has revealed that residents of Obuasi have been stigmatizing Chinese nationals living in the town and the behaviour has increased after the town was declared a COVID-19 hotspot not long ago. According to him, high levels of misinformation, ignorance and fear has led to this …
Read More »Over 100 children suffering from deadly Coronavirus-related ‘Kawasaki disease’ Hits New York -[PHOTOS]
About 100 children are now suffering from a potentially deadly inflammation of the blood vessels believed to be related to the Coronavirus disease, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced. According to Cuomo, three children a five-year-old boy, a seven-year-old boy and 18-year-old girl, died after battling symptoms similar …
Read More »Coronavirus: 10 inmates at Ashaimam police station test positive
Ten inmates at the Ashaiman Police Station have tested positive for coronavirus. Ashaiman District Police Commander, Chief Superintendent, Adu Kwadwo Baah confirmed this to Adom News. He said it was confirmed after random tests conducted by health officials two weeks ago. The inmates, Chief Supt. Baah said, have since been transferred …
Read More »No beds at Wa Hospital as mothers lie on floor with newborn babies
Some Pregnant women and newborn mothers receiving care at the maternity ward of the Wa Municipal Hospital have expressed their disappointment over the lack of beds for some of them who visit the facility daily for healthcare. Some of the affected victims who were spotted by Starr News expressed with …
Read More »Another Eight health workers test positive for coronavirus in Western region
Eight health workers, including doctors, have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Western Region According to the Western Region Health Directorate, the health officials who tested positive for COVID-19 are mostly from the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The daily situational report released on the pandemic on Tuesday said the case counts in …
Read More »Owusu Ankomah recovers from COVID-19 in UK
Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Papa Owusu Ankomah has fully recovered from the deadly Coronavirus disease. Mr Owusu Ankomah was in April 2020 diagnosed with the virus which has killed almost 300, 000 people globally. In a statement to announce his recovery, the diplomat said he is now …
Read More »Nkwanta South Hospital records 100% COVID-19 recovery
The Nkwanta South Municipal Hospital in the Oti region has an announced that it has successfully treated and discharged all five patients who were receiving treatment after contracting the novel Coronavirus. The Medical Superintendent, Dr Hilarious Gadze, noted that all five patients were discharged after a series of confirmatory tests …
Read More »SHS Heads In Volta Region Express Joy As Zoomlion Fumigates Schools
Authorities of some Senior High Schools in the Volta Region were full of praise for the Ghana Education Service (GES) and Zoomlion as their facilities were fumigated on Tuesday. According to them, the decision to undertake the exercise was timely as most of them had to battle with bedbugs …
Read More »Soronko Academy Launches Digital Skills Assessment Tool In Partnership With Mastercard Foundation
Platform to include COVID-19 assessment to test user knowledge and preparedness on the disease First of its kind in Ghana, My Digital Skills, will allow job seekers to assess their digital skills and employability The tool is targeted at empowering economically disadvantaged women in Ghana with both hard and soft …
Read More »How I cured UK returnee of Corona virus— Sheik Amin Bonsu, CEO, Amen Herbal Hospital
Dr. Sheik Amin Bonsu, CEO of Amen Scientific Herbal Hospital, a renowned Herbal Hospital in Ghana, known for healing of diseases, has revealed how he cured a United Kingdom returnee of Corona virus. He made the disclosure when a group of pressmen call on him. According to the statement, a Ghanaian …
Read More »[VIDEO]: ‘Don’t Ask Me, Ask China’- Donald Trump Clash With A Chinese-American Reporter Over Covid-19 Question
US president, Donald Trump, during a Monday press briefing clashed with reporters and then stormed out when questioned about the Coronavirus pandemic that has killed over 80,000 Americans. The press briefing which was held in the White House rose garden was flanked by testing equipment, swabs and signs that proclaimed: …
Read More »COVID-19: Ghana records 427 new cases; total now 5,127
Ghana has recorded 427 new cases of COVID-19 within the last two days shooting the total number of cases to 5, 127, the Ghana Health Service(GHS) has announced. According to the Director-General of GHS, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, out of the 427 cases, 272 came from Obuasi in the Ashanti region …
Read More »Five coronavirus patients killed in hospital fire
Five coronavirus patients died in a hospital blaze early today due to a short circuit igniting a ventilator machine, said reports in Russia. An inferno swept through an intensive care Covid-19 ward at a hospital in St Petersburg. A total of 150 patients were evacuated from St. George City Hospital, said the emergency …
Read More »Five Covid-19 patients die in Russia hospital fire
A fire at a St Petersburg hospital has killed five coronavirus patients in an intensive care unit. The blaze was apparently started by a short-circuit in a ventilator, Russian news agencies reported. The fire has now been contained and 150 people have been evacuated from the hospital, the country’s emergency …
Read More »Video shows Rome City shaking after being hit by earthquake
A mild earthquake shook Rome on Monday morning after the Italian city came out of Coronavirus lockdown following a massive drop in new cases. The quake, which had magnitude 3.3, struck at 5.03am 10 miles north of the Italian capital. It was also captured in a webcam footage. According to …
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