Kojo Antwi: I must like you before I feature on your song
Highlife legend Kojo Antwi has said he is selective about which artistes’ songs he features on because he has to like and connect with them first. “I need to like you and study you for a while before accepting to work with you. For instance, with King Promise, I had studied the kind of songs […]
Wiawso: Survey reveals covid-19 frontliners working without PPE
A Survey conducted in the Western North Regional capital, Sefwi Wiawso has revealed that front liners of the novel COVID-19 are working without Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs). Among them are the Ghana Police, Fire and Immigration Services who provide security to the citizenry to avoid foreign intrusion. This was observed during a visit by GBC […]
Landlords advised against taking on new tenants without COVID-19 clearance
The Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta-Akyea, has asked Landlords not to take undue advantage of the economic crises posed by COVID-19 to exploit financially constrained tenants. Addressing journalists in Accra, Mr. Atta-Akyea also cautioned Landlords against accepting tenants especially foreigners who have not checked their COVID-19 status. He explained that this could shoot […]
Uefa asks European Leagues for decision on domestic seasons by 25 May
European leagues have until May 25 to tell Uefa whether they want to complete or cancel their seasons. Football is suspended in all European countries apart from Belarus because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Premier League has this week stepped up its plans to resume the season in what has been labelled ‘Project Restart’. Arsenal, […]
Report shows COVID-19 could lead to millions of unintended pregnancies
The UN’s Population Fund says disruptions caused by the coronavirus could lead to a rise in unintended pregnancies. The report shows the scale of the impact that Covid-19 could have on Women’s Rights, and how if the lockdowns last for six months, it says, up to 47 million women in low and middle income countries, […]
Covid-19: Group fears border closure may lead to starvation
A Group, calling itself Concerned Border Residents, based in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region has expressed fear that, starvation is likely to hit many communities along the border if the current closure of the border continues. According to them, since the closure to control the spread of the coronavirus, many residents within […]
Gov’t will provide needed resources to fight CSM and COVID-19 – Dr Oko-Boye
The Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Bernard Oko-Boye says government will systematically make available the needed resources to fight meningitis epidemic in Upper West and the COVID-19 pandemic across the country. He made the pledge on the first leg of his two-day duty of the Upper West Region. Dr Bernard Oko-Boye who was accompanied by […]
Ghana’s coronavirus case count rises by 121 to hit 1,671
The Ghana Health Service (GHS), has confirmed 121 more cases of coronavirus in Ghana, bringing the total number to 1,671 as at Tuesday, April 28. According to the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Aboagye, “563 out of the 1,671 cases have come from general surveillance, which is those who fell ill and […]
Tema Fishmongers cry over rotten smoked fish due to locked markets
About 90 percent of smoked fish continue to go bad following the closure of most markets in the Greater Accra Region as a result of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus. With their limited storage time, fishmongers at Tema New Town say aside herrings which are often preferred smoked dry, others such as […]
LADMA begins ‘no mask, no entry’ measure
The La-Dadekotopon Municipal Assembly has introduced measures to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus in the Municipality. In a resolution signed by the Municipal Chief Executive, Reverend Solomon Kotey Nikoi, the Assembly will from Thursday, April 30 begin strict implementation of wearing of nose masks by every resident including visitors. The Assembly also resolved […]
