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Check out the four groups to receive the Covid-19 vaccine
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that four groups of the general public will be receiving the Coronavirus first.
He said group 1 is...
Akufo-Addo to address the nation tonight
President Nana Akufo-Addo will tonight address the nation on measures taken to curb the novel Coronavirus.
The 24th update has become necessary as Ghana has...
COVID-19: Savelugu Hospital to begin operations on March 1
The Savelugu Hospital, which was closed down due to covid-19 infection among hospital staff, would resume full service on Monday, March 1, 2021.
This follows...
COVID-19: Ghana records drop in active cases
Ghana's active Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have seen a slight decline, according to an update on the Ghana Health Service (GHS) website.
The number of active...
Biden revokes Trump’s ban on many green card applicants
United States (US) President, Joe Biden, on Wednesday, revoked a proclamation from his predecessor that blocked many green card applicants from entering the US.
Former...
Anger as Naomi Campbell promotes Kenya using Nigerian music
The tourism industry is dwindling, being one of the hardest affected by the coronavirus pandemic and many countries are looking for creative means to...
Covid-19: Media urged to lead vaccination campaign
Ashanti Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Emmanuel Tenkorang, has urged the media to lead the campaign to get every Ghanaian to take the...
Covid-19 vaccine: Here is the life span after vaccination
It has emerged that the covid-19 vaccine has a life span of six months after vaccination.
Just like all vaccines, it is expected to guard...
Japan appoints Minister of Loneliness to tackle alarming suicide rates
In a bid to tackle the rise in suicide rates for the first time in 11 years due to the coronavirus crisis, Japanese Prime...
Vaccine not a total cure – GMA warns [Video]
Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr Titus Beyuo, has said the coronavirus vaccine is not a total cure for the...
Oppong Nkrumah sends important message over covid-19 vaccine [Audio]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Oppong Nkrumah sends important message over covid-19 vaccine
Minister-designate for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has advised some Ghanaians who have expressed their concerns...
Check out when Ghana’s AstraZeneca vaccines will expire [Audio]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Checkout when Ghana’s AstraZeneca vaccines will expire
The 600,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine that arrived in Ghana on 25th February 2021 will...
22 million Ugandans to miss Coronvirus vaccine
Ugandans in the age bracket of 0 to 17 years will not get the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine jabs due to limited data on their...
SRC petitions UG management over on-site examination
The University of Ghana (UG) Students Representative Council (SRC) has petitioned the Management of the University to revert its decision to hold on-site examinations.
A...
GES sends important message to teachers sitting for promotion test
Persons without index numbers seeking to sit for the Ghana Education Service (GES) Promotion test 2021 will not be allowed to take the test,...
COVID-19: Why 22 million Ugandans will not be vaccinated
Ugandans in the age bracket of 0 to 17 years will not get the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine jabs due to limited data on their...
Abu Jinapor’s triplets pop up at vetting
Minister-designate for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has revealed he has four children.
Taking his turn at Parliament's Appointments Committee, the Damango Member...
Football legend, Ronaldinho breaks silence over mother’s death
Brazilian football legend, Ronaldinho, has broken his silence over his mother's death.
His mother, Miguelina Eloi Assis dos Santos, passed away on Saturday, February 20,...
First batch of Covid-19 vaccines arrives [Photos]
The first batch of the Covid-19 vaccines arrived at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra on Wednesday, February 24, 2021.
Present at the KIA...
COVID-19: Ashanti Region to receive two million vaccines
About two million COVID-19 vaccines will be sent to the Ashanti Region, Regional Director of Health, Dr Emmanuel Tinkorang, has said.
This comes after Ghana...
7 things you should know before taking COVID-19 vaccine
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has answered seven pertinent questions on the COVID-19 vaccines.
Rumours and misconceptions have surrounded the necessity of the vaccine,...
COVID-19: Ghana to receive first batch of vaccines on Feb 24
The Government of Ghana will on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, receive the first batch of the coronavirus vaccines at the Kotoka International Airport in...
COVID-19: Ghana records 5 deaths, active cases now 6,812
Ghana has recorded 506 new cases of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) increasing the country’s cumulative cases to 80,759.
The number of active cases as of...
Over 300,000 small businesses receive govt’s stimulus package
More than 300,000 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have accessed the special fund set up by the government to cushion businesses against the...
Emotional moment as Becca’s mother is laid to rest [Video]
Family members and sympathisers struggled with tears as the biological mother of Ghanaian musician Becca, Julie Yiadom-Oti, was laid to rest over the weekend.
Madam...
2 women caught dressed as old women to get COVID-19 vaccine
Two women disguised themselves as "grannies" in a failed attempt to get a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Florida health officials said.
“So yesterday, we realised...
Covid-19: We all need to be vaccinated – Agyeman-Manu
The Minister of Health-Designate, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has asked Ghanaians to be ready for the coronavirus vaccination in March this year.
“We all need to be...
SHS teacher remanded for defrauding pastors at Offinso
The Offinso Circuit Court in the Ashanti Region has remanded a 48-year-old teacher, Isaac Danso, into police custody for allegedly defrauding two pastors of an...
Africa reaches 100,000 known Covid-19 deaths as danger grows
Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from Covid-19 as the continent, praised for its early response to the pandemic, now struggles with a dangerous...
Africa reaches 100,000 known COVID-19 deaths as danger grows
Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 as the continent praised for its early response to the pandemic now struggles with a dangerous...
FDA recalls contaminated pet foods which has found its way into Ghanaian market
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned the public against contaminated pet foods that has entered the Ghanaian market.
The food regulatory body says...
Top govt official passes on
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA), Richard Dombo, has died.
Sources say he succumbed to Covid-19 complications on Wednesday,...
Lecturer slumps, dies in lecture hall
The Management of Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education has confirmed the death of a senior lecturer, simply identified as Mr Echetama, who slumped...
Ofori-Atta’s sick leave: Koku’s message to Govt’s Rep at Finance Ministry
Former Deputy General Secretary of the largest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, has congratulated the former Deputy Finance Minister, Charles Adu Boahen,...
S. African president receives first vaccine shot as immunization starts
South Africa will administer its first COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, with President Cyril Ramaphosa to get the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) shot alongside health...
Akufo-Addo appoints acting caretaker Finance Minister
President Akufo-Addo has directed former Deputy Finance Minister, Charles Adu Boahen to act as a representative for minister-designate, Ken Ofori-Atta while he is away...
Covid-19 kills 6 more as active cases surge
The upsurge of coronavirus in Ghana has claimed six more lives, bringing the death toll to 561.
According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), 702...
Ghana off to a flying start at 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
A brace from Percious Boah, a magical volley by Abdul Fatawu and Joselpho Barnes’ second-half strike gave Ghana an emphatic 4-0 win against Tanzania...
Botweburg donates Covid-19 protective items to Nii Sowah Din schools
Botweburg, a social club made up of professionals from varied backgrounds in Accra, has made a donation to the Nii Sowa Din Memorial Cluster...
Ken Ofori-Atta requests for new vetting date
The Finance Minister-designate, Ken Ofori-Atta, has written to the Chairman of Parliament’s Appointments Committee to reschedule his vetting on health grounds.
The vetting was originally...