Akufo-Addo grants amnesty to 808 prisoners amid coronavirus crisis

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has granted amnesty to eight hundred and eight prisoners in the country. The decision was arrived upon after a recommendation by the Prisons Service Council and in…

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Ghana’s economy can’t withstand lockdown – PNC’s Akane Adams

The National Treasurer of the People’s National Convention (PNC) says Ghanaians should tread with caution in their calls for a total lockdown as a result of the deadly coronavirus pandemic.…

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Bawumia urges Ghanaians to embrace newly launched universal QR Code to help reduce spread of Coronavirus

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has urged Ghanaians to adopt online payment systems, especially the newly launched Universal QR Code payment system which was launched in Accra today, in…

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EC postpones upcoming voter registration exercise

The Electoral Commission (EC) has postponed its compilation of a new voter register as a result of the novel Coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, Director of Electoral Services told journalists after an…

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Coronavirus: Parents who allow children to loiter in town to be arrested

Parents who let loose their children to loiter or engage in petty trading within the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis will be arrested, local authorities have announced as part of measures to control…

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Lockdown not imminent but remains an option – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has revealed that the government of Ghana is currently not considering an imminent shutdown of the country despite the spike in the country’s recorded cases of the…

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350 G-ROC Trains Assembly Members of Asahiaman Municipal Assembly on Renewable Energy

Captured under sustainable development goal 7, renewable energy according to experts is the most viable alternative source of clean energy for the world. Earlier analysis of future energy pathways shows…

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South Africa: ‘Our children are dying, but President Ramaphosa doesn’t care’

In our series of letters from African journalists, South African filmmaker and writer Serusha Govender reports on the growing anger fuelled by a spate of child murders. Passing by Cape…

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Market fumigation meant to prevent coronavirus, not kill rodents – Accra Mayor

Accra Mayor Mohammed Adjei Sowah has debunked claims that the fumigation exercise in Accra’s markets is to kill rodents instead of viruses. He told JoyNews' Maxwell Agbagba at the Kantamanto market…

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Stop ‘infested’ ships from entering our ports – Ghana Maritime Authority

The Ghana Maritime Authority has directed all seaports to prevent from entering the country any ship whose crew are suspected to be infected with the coronavirus. This is part of…

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