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Coronavirus: Organise private burials, mortuaries could be congested – Korle-Bu Mortuary Manager warns

Coronavirus: Organise private burials, mortuaries could be congested – Korle-Bu Mortuary Manager warns The Mortuary Manager at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Mr George Denkyi, has...

COVID-19: Ministry begins recruitment of nurses, midwives, check out application process

The Ministry of Health will on Tuesday, April 14, commence recruitment for trained diploma and degree nurses and midwives. The recruitment will involve only those...

COVID-19: Minister vows to unleash soldiers with horse whips on prostitutes

Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed, has vowed to stamp out prostitution in the Northern region by all means necessary. Mr Saeed, speaking at a press...

Police officers enforcing lockdown to be served food

The Ghana Police Service has announced that personnel deployed to enforce the restriction of movement will be provided with food and water. According to a...

Two employees of Jeff Bezos’ space venture, Blue Origin, test positive for coronavirus

Jeff Bezos' space venture Blue Origin confirmed on Monday that two employees at its Seattle-area headquarters tested positive for the coronavirus. The employees, who are married...

Coronavirus wreaks havoc in US black communities

Stark statistics from Chicago health officials have underscored the heavy toll of coronavirus on black Americans. Black Chicagoans account for half of all coronavirus cases...

Hon Aponkye shares ‘Koko’ to residents of Adukrom Nima amid lockdown (Video)

Disappointed Assembly Man of Adukrom Nima, Ibrahim Issah Ampim, aka Hon Aponkye, is back again in the news headline, but this time around, fulfilling...

Why Some Ghanaians want to ‘beat up’ Bridget Otoo over her comment about Akufo-Addo

Controversial broadcaster, Bridget Otoo, has been a subject of social media trolls for saying that her tap has not been running for two weeks. Her...

Just in: Okoe Boye appointed Deputy Health Minister-Designate

Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku constituency, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye, has been appointed Deputy Minister for Health, a statement from the presidency has...

Bees storm drinking spot; kills one at Nyanyano

Bees have attacked some men in a drinking spot at Suncity near Kasoa leaving one person dead and injuring two. ALSO READ: Coronavirus fight: NDC...

Double jeopardy: Police officer serving 20 years jailed again!

A High Court in Koforidua has sentenced a police officer who is already serving a prison sentence of 20 years for robbery to additional...

Ashaiman MP demands justice for constituent soldier accidentally ‘murdered’

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashaiman Constituency, Ernest Henry Norgbey, is demanding for justice to be served for a constituent who was allegedly shot and killed...

Bishop, members of two churches arrested in Ho over social gathering

Police in Ho on Sunday arrested Bishop George Kunu, General Overseer of the Miracle Life Temple at Sokode-Lokoe, with five members of his church...

Lockdown: Truck pusher who lost his life after soldier’s gun accidentally goes off at Ashaiman (Photo)

The Ghana Army is investigating a shooting incident that occurred in Ashaiman on Sunday, April 5, 2020. The incident between a soldier and a civilian...

Read: How this woman cheated coronavirus

A development communication consultant, Lamisi Dabre, has revealed how excited she was after testing negative for a second time to Coronavirus (COVID-19). “I was very...

Revealed: Cost of govt’s 3 months water bill amid coronavirus

The Ghana Water Company Limited has revealed it will cost the government about GH¢ 255 million in its quest to absorb three months water...

We’re not recruiting – NIA

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has called on the public to dismiss reports that it is recruiting. ALSO READ: Auntie B reveals why Rev. Obofour...

Health worker attending to accident victim drops dead

The death of a disease control Field Technician at Tease Presbyterian Health Center in the District Capital of Afram Plains South of the Eastern...

COVID-19: Social protection plan commendable – CRI boss

The Executive Director of Child Rights International (CRI), Mr Bright Appiah, has applauded President Nana Akufo-Addo’s decision to roll out social protection programmes to...

COVID-19: Govt promises GHc 600 million soft loans for SMEs with one year debt moratorium

President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has announced some GH¢ 600 million soft loan support for all micro, small and medium scale...

Gay man opens up on why gays in Ghana hide their sexuality

A Ghanaian homosexual, Alex Kofi Donkor, says there are a number of his colleagues in Ghana but the hate in society has made it...

COVID-19: Man dies in struggle with soldier over gun

The Ghana Armed Forces says it is investigating an incident that occurred at Ashaiman, near Tema on Sunday, April 5, 2020 in which a...

Christians in Takoradi observe palm Sunday in silence

For the first time in many years, Christians in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis could not attend church services and embark on a procession to celebrate...

COVID-19: Local production of PPEs to begin Tuesday

Local production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will commence on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, government has announced. Face masks, head covers, surgical scraps and gowns...

Ghana enters critical phase in coronavirus fight

President Akufo-Addo has described the coming weeks as a critical phase for Ghana in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. According to him, this is...

COVID-19: Gov’t provides 3.5 billion cedis insurance cover for frontline health workers

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced an insurance package worth GHS 350,000 for all health personnel and allied profession at the forefront of...

Coronavirus: Gov’t announces tax holiday, allowances for health workers

All health workers in Ghana in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic will for the next three months enjoy tax holiday and 50% allowances...

Govt absorbs 3 months water bill for all Ghanaians

All Ghanaians will not be paying water bill for the next three months as government will absorb all the costs. President Nana Akufo-Addo in his...

Covid-19 Fight: Dozens of communities in E/R benefit from Kingdom Exim’s donations

Kingdom Exim Ghana Limited has taken its support for the fight against Covid-19 to the Eastern Region where they donated a number of items...

Infographics: Akufo-Addo’s address on progress of lockdown

President Nana Akufo-Addo has addressed the nation on the progress that has been made so far after imposing a lockdown on some cities in...

Govt to determine extension of lockdown next week

President Nana Akufo-Addo has indicated that his government will determine whether or not to extend the lockdown imposed on parts of the country next...

Akufo-Addo to address Ghanaians today

President Nana Akufo-Addo will today, April 5, 2020 address the nation a week after a lockdown in some parts of the country. Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah,...

Police arrest 2 Nigerians suspected to have stolen vehicles bought by govt

Police in Accra are interrogating two men suspected to have stolen two Nissan Pick-up vehicles. The suspects, Prince Okafor, 36, and Augustine Okafor,...

26-year-old female teacher found dead in Yeji Volta Lake

The 26-year-old female teacher at Amantin Roman Catholic Junior High School, who went missing two days ago in the Atebubu-Amantin Municipality, has been found...

C/R markets to be shut down by Monday

The Central Regional Police Commander, COP Paul Manly Awini is calling on the District Chief Executives (DCE) in the region to sensitize traders in...

Ghanaian invents sensor hand-washing sink from scraps [Photos+Video]

Necessity, they say is the mother of inventions and a young Ghanaian man, Richard Kwarteng Aning, together with his team has given credence to the...

One dead in motor accident at Damongo

A 23-year-old man, Killi Abdul- Malik, met his untimely death in Damongo in the Savannah Regional capital when his motorbike collided with another motorbike. The...

Ghana’s coronavirus cases up by 9; total now 214

The Ghana Health Services has confirmed nine additional COVID-19 cases in Ghana, six from Greater Accra and three from Ashanti region. This brings up...

Covid-19 Fight: Kingdom Exim’s two restaurants donate to office of Tema East MP

Two Tema-based restaurants belonging to the Kingdom Exim Ghana Limited have made donations to support the ongoing fight against codvid-19.  The restaurants, Meet & Eat...

Who was the best? Don Bortey or Charles Taylor? Football fans react

Football fans have joined the debate as to whether Charles Taylor or Bernard Dong Bortey was the best player during their playing days. Most people...