President Akufo-Addo has suspended all public gatherings including conference, workshops, funerals, festivals, political rallies and church activities and related events as part of measures to stop the spread of coronavirus in the country. The President in a national address on Sunday said the suspension will be in force for the next four weeks. “I have decided in the interest…
The University of Ghana has suspended lectures for graduate students following the confirmation of cases of coronavirus in Ghana. In a memo, the executive council of the university said: “All lectures have been suspended by the executive council of the university until further notice. We encourage all students to be safe and take the necessary precautions to avoid getting…
The government of Ghana has imposed a temporary ban on travelers from countries that have recorded 200 or more cases of coronavirus. This ban is however not applicable to Ghanaian citizens or foreigners with valid Ghanaian resident permits. The travel ban was announced by Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrkumah at a press briefing in Accra on Sunday, March 15,…
Four more cases of the new Coronavirus have been confirmed in Ghana. This makes a total of 6 cases so far. The development was announced by Director of Public Health at Ghana Health Service, Dr. Badu Sarkodie during a press briefing on the current status of the country at the Information Ministry, Sunday, March 15, 2020. According to him,…
Government and U.N. officials in Ghana were forced to defend a school sex education program on Tuesday after religious groups said it was part of a “satanic” attempt to promote LGBT+ values. The National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, said on radio and Facebook that 6 was too young to start learning about sex and…
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the shooting of two police officers at Gomoa Buduburam, near Kasoa in the Central Region on Wednesday afternoon. The three suspects, all male are being held at the Kasoa Police station. Their names are yet to be known. The two police officers have been confirmed dead. One died on the spot whilst…
The 2018 Auditor-General’s Report has revealed several financial irregularities that have led to huge financial losses to the state in the running of the Ghana School Feeding Programme, with 81 metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) and the management of the programme blamed for the mismanagement. Bloated enrolment figures, duplication of schools and payments of grants to non-existent caterers…
A 38-year-old man who murdered his stepmother on the accusation of witchcraft in 2010 has been sentenced to death by a High Court sitting in Tamale. The convict, Alhassan Alhassan, also known as Sofo stabbed his step mother, Bibata Alhassan, to death in a bush at Zohe, a suburb in Yendi in the Northern Region. He was charged with…
Founder of the Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has said Ghana must not be shy in having a national debate about whether or not to cash in on the marijuana economy, which is booming as several countries have decriminalised its use for medicinal purposes. Using a recent report by Forbes about the Church of England’s investment foray into the…
In the Ghanaian village of Mamfe Dove, pregnant women are not allowed to deliver in the village because it’s believed that it will offend the gods. Some expectant mothers end up making last-minute journeys in excruciating pain to avoid breaking the tradition. But some women are starting to challenge the practice and demand they be allowed to stay to…
