Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested the Head Pastor of Open Arms Ministries, Kofi Nkansah Sarkodie for defying government’s ban on all church activities. BestNewsGH.com sources intimate that the North Suntreso based church was in full flight when the police in Kumasi stormed there and arrested Pastor Sarkodie. He was whisked away in a […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has put his country into full lockdown, declaring ‘we are at war with the coronavirus.’ He also announced a suspension of rent, taxes and household bills. The minute details of the lock-down outlined tight controls over residents’ civil liberties unprecedented in peacetime. The French will be required to download a form […]
Tanzania’s semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, the East African nation’s Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa says. Another new case of the virus had been recorded on the mainland, in the main city of Dar es Salaam, bringing the country’s overall total to three, he said. Nearly 500,000 tourists usually travel […]
The Canadian High Commission is the latest to shutdown its Ghana offices in the capital Accra, following the Coronavirus outbreak. “In doing our part to #flattenthecurve & prevent the spread of #COVID19, our offices are closed to the general public until further notice,” the High Commission posted on Twitter on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. It is gathered […]
An elderly man has refused to go home in accordance with his country’s government’s directive to stem coronavirus. The Man from Kalamata says staying at home with his wife is worse than coronavirus and will therefore not go home. The Greek government has recommended older citizens stay at home in order to prevent contracting the […]
The seat of the Golden Stool, the Manhyia Palace has suspended all major traditional activities in efforts aimed at helping to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. BestNewsGH.com can confirm that the Palace has also shut the Manhyia Palace Museum to both local and foreign visitors. This website is informed that adjudication of cases and the […]
The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah has outlined plans the ministry is embarking on to educate Ghanaians on Coronavirus as they plan to appoint ambassadors to help push the education. He stressed that, there are some top-notch celebrities in Ghana that have a huge number of a fan base and believes they could help in […]
Famous tourist sites were deserted, a smattering of bar-goers kept at arm’s length from each other at formerly lively establishments and worried citizens stood in line outside once bustling stores in Italy after drastic restrictions were imposed to contain the deadliest coronavirus outbreak outside China. There was confusion across the country on the first day of a national lockdown […]
The hospitality industry could effectively be condemned to death without urgent state help to get through the coronavirus pandemic, it has been warned. Pubs and restaurant owners are calling for immediate action to support the industry financially after Prime Minister Boris Johnson advised people not to go out but stopped short of ordering entertainment venues […]
The European Commission is planning to ban all non-essential travel throughout Europe’s Schengen free-travel zone as more countries close their borders to try to limit the spread of coronavirus. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she would ask leaders to implement the measures on Tuesday. “The less travel, the more we can contain the […]
Ghana Charismatic Bishops’ Conference has described as “arbitrary” and “discriminatory”, the government’s four-week ban placed on churches and places of worship. According to the Christian body, the decision was taken and announced without an input from their members which it says, “smacks of a disregard of the importance of the church’s role in the country.” […]
Ashesi University is suspending classes effective Monday, March 16, 2020. This comes in the wake of the outbreak of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the country. A notice from the school said “we are pausing all classes, effective immediately, until further notice.” The school’s definite decision comes after the government announced a new travel advisory […]
