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Ghana’s morgues congested as families shun private burials

Major cultural events like funerals have had to be put on hold in Ghana amid the COVID-19 lockdown. Families are reluctant to hold private burials, instead opting to leave the ...

16 April, 2020

Squatters at Old Fadama sleep in the open after demolishing

Squatters at Old Fadama, a slum community in Accra, have been compelled to sleep in the open after their makeshift homes were demolished by Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) on Wednesday. ...

16 April, 2020

Papa Owusu-Akomah in stable condition – Ghana mission to UK and Ireland

The High Commission of the Republic of Ghana to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland has said the High Commissioner, Papa Owusu-Ankomah, who has tested positive for Covid-19 ...

16 April, 2020

Pregnant Ghanaian nurse dies after contracting coronavirus in UK but baby survives

A pregnant Ghanaian nurse based in the United Kingdom, has died in Luton & Dunstable hospital after contracting Covid-19, the disease caused by coronavirus. Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, 28, according to ...

16 April, 2020

Coronavirus recoveries in Ghana leap from 17 to 83

The number of recovered coronavirus patients in Ghana has seen a significant improvement in less than 24 hours, moving from 17 on Tuesday to 83 on Wednesday, according to the ...

16 April, 2020

80 fishermen under mandatory quarantine in Central Region

Eighty fishermen in the Central Region have been put under mandatory quarantine, on their return from a fishing expedition in neighbouring African countries, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) disclosed on ...

15 April, 2020

Over 1,000 slum dwellers homeless after demolishing exercise at Old Fadama

Over 1,000 slum-dwellers at the Old Fadama in Accra, have been rendered homeless, after the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) demolished wooden structures to pave way for the dredging of the ...

15 April, 2020

Coronavirus: Denmark lets young children return to school

Children up to the age of 11 are returning to nurseries and schools across Denmark, as the government becomes the first in Europe to relax coronavirus restrictions on education. Prime ...

15 April, 2020

Musicians performed for free at virtual concert – Ursula Owusu reveals

The Minister of Communications has disclosed that artistes who performed at the did so for free. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful said organisers talked to the musicians who agreed to do the show ...

15 April, 2020

Nearly 30% in the US believe a coronavirus theory that’s almost certainly not true

Despite suggesting otherwise, nearly said they believe the novel coronavirus was likely created in a lab. The latest poll from the public opinion fact tank shows that  is still king, ...

15 April, 2020

India to allow farmers back to work amid lockdown

A day after extending a nationwide lockdown, India has relaxed restrictions on farming, banking and public works, but transport services and most businesses remain closed. The rules which come into ...

15 April, 2020

A day of accountability will come – Okoe-Boye reminds supervisors of Covid-19 funds

The Health Minister-designate says persons in charge of funds meant for the fight against Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, must be cautious of their actions because a ...

15 April, 2020

Arsenal executive team to waive part of salary amid coronavirus crisis

Arsenal’s executive team will waive more than a third of their salaries over the next 12 months in response to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The Gunners also said all other ...

15 April, 2020

Come for your dead relatives – Pantang Hospital appeals

Administrators of the Pantang Hospital in the Greater Accra Region, are appealing to Ghanaians with dead relatives inside their morgue, to come for the bodies for private burials. According to ...

15 April, 2020

Austrian-based striker Samuel Tetteh hungry for football return

Ghanaian forward Samuel Tetteh is eager to return to the pitch after nearly two months without football due to the coronavirus pandemic. Football and other major sporting events were grounded ...

15 April, 2020


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