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…
Media must help end sexual violence – DOVVSU
Madam Mercy Wilson Brown, the Volta/Oti Regional Coordinator, Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service, has appealed for media support to minimise or end all…
More than half of infected persons have been cured of COVID-19 – Experts
Health experts in Canada have revealed that persons who have recovered from the dreaded coronavirus are more than those that have lost their lives. According to a report on globalnews.ca, out…
EU to give migrants in Greece €2,000 to go home
The EU says it will pay €2,000 (£1,770; $2,225) each to migrants in overcrowded camps on the Greek islands willing to go back to their home countries. EU Home Affairs…
Tanzanian schoolgirl campaigns against early marriage
A 13-year-old girl with albinism is leading a campaign to make sure girls in Tanzania complete their schooling. Joyce Simon says her parents wanted her to deliberately fail her exams…
