Covid-19: Bekwai Government Hospital to be used as isolation centre- Minister
The Bekwai Government Hospital in the Ashanti region will soon be an isolation centre to treat covid-19 patients. Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, made this known when he inspected ongoing work on health facilities in various districts and municipalities in the region. More here: https://youtu.be/EwKd7KTEbOU
Kenya makes ‘record sales from avocado exports’
Kenya has made record sales from avocado exports amid the coronavirus pandemic, local newspaper Daily Nation reports. The country sold more than 58,400 tonnes of avocado to 42 countries in the first half of the year, nearly matching the amount exported last year. It earned more than $75m (£59m) from the exports. “The high export numbers […]
German car-maker, Volkswagen churns out new Ghana-made VW cars
The global automobile giant, Volkswagen which signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Ghana in 2018 to begin the process of establishing an assembling plant in the country, has churned out its latest new Ghana-made VW car models from Polo, Golf, Jetta, Passat, Tiguan, Teramont, Touareg, etc. Volkswagen Ghana started production of […]
EC warns persons acting as Guarantor Contractors
The Electoral Commission (EC) has warned that persons who are found to be acting as ‘Guarantor Contractors’ would be handed over to the security agencies. Such an act, according to the Commission is illegal under CI91. Speaking in an interview, Deputy Commissioner in charge of Operations, Samuel Tettey, said CI 91 states that a registered […]
TikTok fined for mishandling child data in South Korea
Video-sharing app TikTok has been fined for mishandling children’s data in South Korea, amid growing concerns about users’ privacy. The company was fined 186m won (£123,000) by the Korea Communications Commission (KCC). The KCC, the country’s media watchdog, said TikTok collected data of children under 14 years old without the consent of legal guardians. TikTok […]
Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot dies
Nigeria’s first ever female combat helicopter pilot has died from injuries sustained in a road accident, the Nigerian Air Force has announced. Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile died on Tuesday. The road accident occurred at an air force base in Kaduna state, although the date it happened was not specified. She was commissioned into the air […]
GH¢46 million stolen in Universal Bank hack, six persons arrested
Six persons have been arrested in connection with the hacking of a universal bank in Accra, which led to the illegal transfer of GH¢46 million into accounts of eight persons in different banks. The Cyber Crime Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service arrested a former banker and owner of […]
COVID-19: Let’s practise healthy lifestyles — GHS
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has advised Ghanaians to practise healthy lifestyles to stem the spread of COVID-19. The Service emphasized the need for regular exercising, reduction in alcohol and tobacco intake and eating of healthy meals to boost the immune system against the novel Coronavirus disease. The Director of Health Promotion at the GHS, […]
Face shields not alternative to face masks
The Head of Surveillance, Ghana Health Service, Dr Asiedu Bekoe, has advised Ghanaians against the use of face shields as an alternative to face masks. He said face shields should only be used as a face leverage to make communication better but for addressing the challenge of an infection such as COVID-19, the first point […]
Closing SHSs will be disastrous — GES
The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, has said it will be disastrous for the government to close down senior high schools (SHSs) and send students back home for fear that they will contract the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Speaking at a press briefing organised by the Ministry of Information to provide […]
