The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it has confirmed three cases of COVID-19 in schools since their resumption a week ago. Dr. Kumah Aboagye, the GHS Director General, revealed this at a Ministry of Information press briefing on Ghana’s COVID-19 case updates on Monday, January 25, 2021. He said two of the cases were recorded […] The post Only three COVID-19
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has called on the government to restrict the number of persons attending the funeral of former president, Jerry John Rawlings and instead encourage television monitoring. The GMA made this call in a statement issued on Monday, January 25, 2021. The burial service of the late President started yesterday, Sunday, with […] The post COVID-19:
The subject of financing tertiary education in Ghana is back on the national radar following a proposal for parliamentary consideration for a waiver of user fees for the 2020/21 academic year as part of the COVID-19 Relief Package. This has become necessary because the economic impact of the Pandemic on parents has been quite monumental, […] The post Tertiary
The Government has warned that there is a considerable possibility for the reintroduction of tougher restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19 if the country’s active cases continue to rise. Information Minister-designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah at the weekly Coronavirus update on Monday disclosed that government will also not hesitate to ensure stricter enforcement of Legislative […] The post Government
The Bawku Central legislator, Mahama Ayariga, believes halting 2021 tuition payments by students in public tertiary institutions will not present a significant strain on the state. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Mr. Ayariga said the state intervention would only need to cover essentials like electricity bills, water, cleaning and IT infrastructure. He put forth a […] The post Suspension
The Chief Executive of the West Akim Municipal Assembly, Seth Oduro Boadu has been commended for tremendously supporting the Asamankese Traditional Council in the municipality. This commendation was made by the Center For The Vulnerable (CFV), a social pressure group in the area which comprises journalists. CFV in a statement signed by its leader, Francis […] The post West
Nine Chinese miners have been found dead a day after 11 of their colleagues were rescued after two weeks trapped in a gold mine in Shandong province. The mayor of Yantai city was quoted by state broadcaster CCTV as confirming the deaths. One miner remains unaccounted for. The miners became trapped in the Hushan mine […] The post China mine rescue: Nine found
A Ugandan court has ordered the military and police to leave the home of opposition politician Bobi Wine. He has not left his house in the outskirts of the capital Kampala since voting in the presidential election 11 days ago, in which he was declared runner-up to President Yoweri Museveni. Monday’s ruling by the High […] The post Uganda ordered to end Bobi Wine’s house
The National Service Scheme (NSS) has released the postings of 10,964 newly-trained nurses to undertake their mandatory national service. This was contained in a press statement issued today, January 25, 2021. The Scheme urged prospective service personnel to log onto www.nss.gov.gh to check their placements and proceed to the various NSS registration centres across the […] The post NSS
The African Youth Climate Hub (AYCH), an African Youth climate platform, today, Monday, formally called for application to its Climate Start-up Incubation Program promoting sustainable development. AYCH as a partnership between the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, OCP Group and YOUNGO (Children and Youth Constituency to United Nations Framework Convention […] The post African
The 1990 year group of the Yendi Secondary School Old Students Association (YESSOSA) has renovated a 12 classroom storey-building in the school. The refurbished building, popularly known as Cambridge Block, was in a deplorable state, hence the support to make it conducive for academic progress. The kind gesture was in response to the school headmaster’s […] The post 1990
Beljam Records, a music recording and talent management label that belongs to Ghanaian artiste Mzbel, has signed its first artiste. Over the weekend, the label unveiled Heartman, an up and coming Ghanaian Afro-Hip-hop musician. In tandem with the contract, Heartman has released his first single ‘For You’ with audiovisuals under the record label to mark […] The post Heartman
The Medical and Dental Council has cautioned that any person caught attempting to renew the license of a deceased medical practitioner will be made to face the law squarely. Two persons are in the grips of the law for attempting to renew the license of a deceased practitioner who passed in March last year. One […] The post Medical and Dental Council
On Sunday 24th January, 2021, International Day of Education was marked around the world. It was the third to be so observed since the United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) designated the day as such in 2018. It is a day on which we celebrate the work of our educators and policy makers, […] The post Prince
Ghana has recorded 679 new COVID-19 cases. This brings the country’s active case count to 3,286. This is according to Ghana Health Service’s latest update. Five more deaths have also been recorded, increasing the death toll to 367. Meanwhile, some 146 clinical recoveries has also been recorded. Some 71 and 36 persons are in severe […] The post Ghana active COVID-19 cases now 3,286
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has announced he has tested positive for Covid-19. The 67-year-old said on Twitter that his symptoms were mild and that he was “optimistic” following the diagnosis. The development comes as Mexico grapples with an upsurge in infections, with deaths nearing 150,000. Mr López Obrador says he will continue working […] The post Mexican
US President Joe Biden is expected to re-impose a travel ban that Donald Trump lifted just days before his term ended. The restrictions expected to be reinstated later on Monday would apply to non-US citizens travelling from South Africa and Brazil, which are facing new variants of coronavirus. Travellers from the UK, Ireland and 26 […] The post Biden
The general public along with some dignitaries will from today to Tuesday, January 26, get the opportunity to file past the body of late former President Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings. The body of the first president of Ghana’s 4th Republic will be lying-in-state at the Accra International Conference Centre. In addition to the general […] The post Rawlings state
Authorities of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and the University of Ghana have closed indefinitely all sections of their basic schools. The closure will affect pupils from the kindergarten level through to the Junior High School level. In separate statements, the UCC and University of Ghana authorities said the closure was necessitated by the […] The post Universities’
The people of Anlo have petitioned Torgbui Agbesi Awusu II, the Awadada of Anlo to demand that the body of former President Jerry John Rawlings be brought home for burial. They said the longest-serving President and properly installed Chief of Anlo consciously remained and died an Anlo and must be buried according to Anlo customs, […] The post Bring Rawlings’ body home –
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