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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Coronavirus: 3 persons quarantined in the Ashanti region
Three persons suspected to have contracted the coronavirus have been quarantined in the Ashanti region. Chief Executive Officer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Dr. Oheneba Owusu Danso, said…
Rastafari Council applauds Parliament for legalising weed for medical use
The Rastafari Council have applauded Ghana Parliament for legalising cannabis for health and industrial purposes in the country. On Friday 20th March 2020, Parliament passed the Narcotics Control Commission Bill, 2019, which transforms the…
Coronavirus: Otumfuo calls for political break
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called for a temporary break in political activities in the media and instead use that effort to collectively fight the spread of the…
Market disinfection won’t kill coronavirus – Government
Deputy Minister of Local Government, Mr. Osei Bonsu Amoah has said the disinfectants to be administered today at the various markets in the capital has no efficacy to kill and prevent the…
Narcotics Control Commission Bill passed
Parliament Friday evening passed the Narcotics Control Commission Bill, 2019, to treat drug dependence as a public health issue rather than focusing on law enforcement, incarceration, punishment and repression. “The…
