Churches resort to online & television broadcast following ban on social gathering

A visit by GBC to some churches in Accra Sunday, revealed strict compliance to the directive by President Akufo Addo, against large gatherings. The visit showed an unusually quite environment around premises of these churches which ordinarily on Sundays would have been buzzing with activities. Pursuant to fulfilling the current embargo on social gatherings including […]

Ghana to modify water sector information system

Ghana is to modify her water sector information system  to incorporate scientific and local knowledge systems in response to the country’s highly variable climate. This will be included in  the National Water Policy which provides an opportunity for users to avoid quick fixes and focus on cross-sectoral efforts and strategies that are based on a […]

Police Service restrict visits to inmates in cells

The Ghana Police Service has suspended unofficial visits to inmates in their custody. The Director of Public Affairs of the Service, Superintendent Sheila Abayie-Buckman in an interview with Radio Ghana said this is in addition to decogesting and disinfecting its cells across the country to prevent a spread of the coronavirus. She said inmates will […]

Fumigation of markets to be extended nationwide

The fumigation of markets and other public places is to be extended nationwide to reduce the spread of Corona Virus. Markets such as Agbobgloshie, Kantamanto, Malata, Kaneshie and other markets under the AMA will be closed for fumigation Monday as a means to reduce community spread of COVID-19. Currently the number of confirmed cases has […]

Plan International Ghana enrolls 66,070 children into formal schools

Plan International Ghana, within a period of four years (2016 – 2019), enrolled a total of 66,070 out-of-school children into formal schools in more than 30 districts, as part of efforts to ensure that no child is left behind in the quest to give them formal education. A total of 8,784 out-of-school children in the […]

Coronavirus: Emirates to suspend all passenger flights until further notice

Emirates Airline announced on Sunday it will be suspending all passenger flights starting from March 25, in an effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement released by the airline on Sunday 22nd, it said the airline has taken the decision to suspend all passenger flights by Wednesday 25th March 2020. […]