6TH MARCH PARADE SUSPENDED – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has ordered all Heads of school in Ghana to suspend this year’s 6th March celebrations and its related activities in schools. In a press release Monday, signed by the Deputy Director-General of the Service, Anthony Boateng, he stated that this directive is as a result of “the high prevalence rate […]

NDC won’t accept intimidation from security services – Haruna Iddrisu

The Minority Leader has warned that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will not accept unprofessional conduct and intimidation from the security services ahead of the December 7, general elections. Haruna Iddrisu stated that any abuse or misuse of the mandate of the security services will not be accepted by the opposition. He was speaking […]

Coronavirus could be eradicated with strict adherence to preventive measures

The COVID-19 pandemic could be eradicated if everyone adheres strictly to the health experts recommended preventive measures. This is possible because “some countries have been able to eradicate certain viral diseases,” Professor Regina Appiah-Opong, Toxicologist, Clinical Pathology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, stated in Accra. Prof Appiah-Opong told the Ghana News Agency in an interview […]

Coronavirus pandemic has presented numerous opportunities – President

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday noted that the Coronavirus pandemic has presented numerous opportunities that can be nurtured to build a stronger, self-reliant and resilient Ghanaian economy. He pointed out that the pandemic was a wakeup call for economies to push for self-reliance, as the raging disease had created dysfunction across the world and exposed […]

Coronavirus death toll rises to 215 while active cases reduce further to 2,458

Active Coronavirus cases in Ghana keeps reducing in consecutive updates by the Ghana Health Service, now standing at 2,458 cases. In the previous update by the GHS, active cases of COVID-19 dropped from 3,253 to 2,625 and now to the 2,458 representing a drop by 167 cases. The latest update released on Sunday, August 9, 2020, however, indicates that […]

Coronavirus death toll now 191 as case count crosses 37k

Ghana’s coronavirus case count currently stands at 37, 812 following 798 new cases, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said in the latest national update. The death toll from the deadly virus now stands at 191 after nine more persons lost their lives to the disease. Hence Ghana’s current active case count stands at 3,308. […]

Suhum flyover opened to traffic

President Akufo-Addo on Friday, June 26, 2020, commissioned the Suhum Overpass on the main Accra-Kumasi Highway, in the Eastern Region. At a short ceremony, the President said the project is part of government’s commitment to complete abandoned projects especially roads for the socio-economic growth of the country. He urged motorists to be highly careful when […]

Stranded Ghanaians in UK to be evacuated on June 17

Evacuation of stranded Ghanaians in the United Kingdom will be done on June 17, 2020. The Ghana Mission in the United Kingdom made this known in a statement outlining guidelines for evacuation. Prospective evacuees have been asked to pay the negotiated rate of fare to the airline tasked to transfer them to Ghana. The statement […]