The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced a suspension of the 64th Independence Anniversary parade, which had been scheduled to take place on March 6, 2021. The suspension follows a directive from the Office of the President as a result of the high prevalence rate of COVID-19 cases in Ghana. The directive was communicated to the […]
The Minister designate for Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has arrived in the United States of America for medical care, Graphic Online has gathered. He arrived via Delta 157 flight and is in good spirits, a source close to him has told Graphic Online. This is contrary to some media reports suggesting that Mr Ofori-Atta has passed […]
Education Minister-designate Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum is insisting schools will remain open in spite of the surge of covid-19 cases recorded in some schools. The nominee explained that measures put in place in various educational institutions by the government make them currently the safest place for students. He made these comments when he appeared before […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has suspended sittings for three weeks following an upsurge in COVID-19 cases among Members of Parliament (MPs) and Parliamentary Service staff. In a statement in Parliament Tuesday [February 9, 2021] the Speaker disclosed that some 17 MPs and 151 Parliamentary staff and ancillary workers in Parliament have tested positive for […]
Information reaching BestNewsGH.com indicates that first wife of late Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency Member of Parliament, Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko, Madam Josephine Baiden has passed on, after battling complications from COVID-19. Mynewsgh.com which broke the sad news of the passing of Ms. Baiden said the deceased was receiving treatment for the virus and appeared to be […]
There is some rare ray of hope in Ghana’s fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic. Since President Akufo-Addo’s announcement of steps to secure a vaccine, the first substantial progress in securing the products have been made public. President Akufo-Addo had, in his Sunday night update on the nation’s measures regarding the pandemic, indicated that the […]
Head of Human Resource at the Prudential Bank has reportedly succumbed to complications of the Coronavirus. Atinkaonline reports that Naa Adoley Ankrah passed on while receiving treatment at the Nyaho Clinic in Accra on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. The report further indicates that close family relations who confirmed Madam Ankrah’s demise revealed that she contracted the […]
Lieutenant General (Retired) Joshua Mahamadu Hamidu, a former Chief of Defence Staff and member of the Supreme Military Council government is dead. According to MyNewsGh.com, he reportedly died at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra where he was on admission receiving treatment on Monday night. Family sources reveal to MyNewsGh.com that funeral arrangements are expected […]
The Minister-designate for Information, Mr Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has explained that the reintroduction of a ban on social restrictions as announced by President Akufo-Addo last Sunday, does not include the ban on marriage ceremonies. Rather, he says the social activity of parties and/or receptions associated with occasions such as funerals and marriage ceremonies is what has […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued new advice on how to treat patients suffering from COVID-19. For COVID-19 patients at home, the WHO is suggesting the use of a pulse oximetry machine to measure oxygen levels in the blood – but warns that this needs to be coordinated with other aspects of home care, […]
The Ghana Heath Service (GHS) has intensified community surveillance to ascertain whether the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant is spreading within communities. This has become necessary because the service believes the new variant, which has been detected among international travellers, could be the reason a high number of people exposed to the virus are falling […]
The Ghana Health Service has confirmed that the Covid-19 virus has now spread to all 16 regions of the country. The Information Minister-designate Kojo Oppong Nkrumah who disclosed this said the Greater Accra, Ashanti and Western Regions are the biggest hotspots. He said the situation has changed since President Akufo-Addo said during his 22nd national […]
