A Ghana-led group calling itself the African Coalition in Solidarity with the People of Uganda has issued a statement on the arrest and torture of a Ugandan MP, Hon. Zaake Francis Butebi. Zaake, a lead Coordinator for Musician-turned-MP, Kyagulanyi ‘Bobi Wine’ Sentamu’s People Power movement, was arrested on Sunday 19th April 2020 and has reportedly […] The post Coalition

The Rector of the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI), Dr. Samuel Nai has disclosed that the government is seriously engaging with stakeholders to establish the National Institute of Communication and Media Arts. The University of Media Arts and Communication Bill aiming to merge the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI), Ghana Institute of Journalism(GIJ) and […] The post Our

Bobi Wine, a pop star whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, is seeking to oust aging leader Yoweri Museveni, 75, in presidential polls due early next year. One of Wine’s leading supporters, lawmaker Francis Zaake, was detained on April 19 by police who accused him of committing a “negligent act likely to spread an infection […] The post Uganda’s

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) and the Ghana Oil Palm Development Company have presented a cheque of GHS 20,000 to the Eastern Regional Coordinating Council to support the fight against COVID-19. The AGI also donated tissues, liquid soaps, hand sanitizers, nose masks, temperature guns, food items and other essentials to the Regional Coordinating Council […] The post AGI,

The Ghana Bar Association has presented Personal Protective Equipment worth GHS10,000 to the Eastern Regional Hospital to help the fight against COVID-19 in the region. The items include 500 face masks, 80 pieces of N95 masks and 40 coveralls. Presenting the items to the hospital, the Eastern Regional Branch President of the Ghana Bar Association, […] The post Eastern

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has expressed worry over the distribution of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to health facilities across the country in the fight against the novel Coronavirus. It follows the confirmation that about 13 members of the group who are medical doctors have tested positive for COVID-19. Ashanti Regional Divisional Chairman of the […] The post GMA

The Techiman Municipal Assembly in the Bono East Region has procured 2,000 face masks to be distributed to residents. The Assembly has also launched a programme dubbed “Operation Wear Your Mask” to encourage and enforce the use of nose masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the Municipality. , Speaking to Citi News the […] The post COVID-19: Techiman

The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana (PMAG) has targeted to produce 70 percent of the country’s essential pharmaceutical products within the next three years. The move is meant to reduce the importation of pharmaceutical products into the country and create more job opportunities in line with the Ghana Beyond Aid agenda. Currently, the 15 local […] The post Pharmaceutical

The Nima market is expected to be reopened tomorrow, Tuesday, for trading activities after it was closed on Friday, April 24, 2020, due to the disregard for social distancing by the traders. The closure of the market last Friday by the Ayawaso East Municipal Assembly did not go down well with the traders who besieged […] The post COVID-19: Nima market to

A deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye has led a team of professionals from the Ministry to the Upper West Region to assess the outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in the area. The visit is also to engage with various stakeholders on how to combat the endemic. Dr. Okoe Boye said the government […] The post Government fully committed to tackling

The Minister of Education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as NAPO, has been commended by the Registrar of Scholarships, Kingsley Agyemang. Opoku Prempeh was lauded for implementing pragmatic policies at the Education Ministry as well as decentralizing and digitizing scholarships in Ghana. Mr. Kingsley Agyemang made the commendation during a media tour on some […] The post Scholarship

Ten new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Upper East Region. This brings the total number of cases in the region to 18. Out of the 18 cases, five were confirmed in the Bolga Municipality. These cases were confirmed after the contacts of a confirmed case were traced in the same municipality. This […] The post Ten new cases push COVID-19 count in Upper East to

The Overlord of Dagbon, Yaa Naa Abubakari Mahama II has on behalf of the chiefs and people of Dagbon donated GHS50,000 to the COVID-19 Trust Fund. The donation according to the Overlord is to support the president’s efforts in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. At a short ceremony to present the cheque at the […] The post Yaa Naa support COVID-19 fight with GHS50,000

Repair work has restarted at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris after halting during the country’s coronavirus lockdown. A fire tore through the iconic medieval building last April, destroying its roof and spire but leaving its structure intact. President Emmanuel Macron later vowed to restore the building within five years. The global coronavirus pandemic forced officials to […] The post Coronavirus:

The Concerned Freight Forwarders and Traders Association (COFT) is planning a massive demonstration at the Tema Port. The group says the demonstration is to protest the shipping lines’ decision to claim ‘demurrage and rent charges’ on cargo at the country’s ports despite a directive from the Transport Minister, Kwaku Ofori-Asiamah instructing them to halt such […] The post Freight

Older students in China’s biggest cities are starting to return to school following the coronavirus outbreak. Shanghai welcomed back pupils in their final years of middle and high school, while Beijing allowed students preparing for China’s university entrance exam in July to return. Schools in other parts of China re-opened several weeks ago. Wuhan, the […] The post Coronavirus:

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has urged government to focus on completing abandoned hospital projects in the country instead of starting new ones. According to him, such an approach is feasible compared to the promise of completing over 90 hospital projects in a year with a non-existent source of fund. […] The post Complete

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says government has enabled significant domestic production and supply of protective equipment to health workers as they wage war on COVID-19. They have received, in recent days, nine hundred and five thousand, and thirty-one (905,031) nose masks, thirty one thousand, six hundred and thirty (31,630) medical scrubs, thirty one thousand, […] The post Ghana

Three more persons have died from meningitis in the Upper West region, bringing the total number of deaths in the region this year to 43. The three were among some 15 new cases of the endemic recorded in the region, increasing the total number of infected persons from 258 to 273. The outgoing Upper West […] The post Three more die from Meningitis in Upper West Region

Private schools in Ghana have been directed to engage their Parents and Teachers Associations (PTAs) on concerns raised over online teaching and learning platforms being used as a stop-gap measure following the closure of schools due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The directive was given by the National Inspectorate Board of the Ministry of Education. The […] The post COVID-19: