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US Embassy in Accra opens thousands of new visa slots; urges World Cup travellers to apply early
Posted on with No CommentThe United States Embassy in Accra has announced an expansion of visa processing capacity, opening “thousands of additional non-immigrant visa appointment slots,” with many said to be immediately available. The move is a direct effort to manage anticipated high demand … Read more →
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Ghana’s COVID-19 cases now 8,297
Posted on | CommentGhana’s Covid-19 cases is now 8,297, according the Ghana Health Service (GHS) case management update. Some 2,986 Covid-19 patients have recovered with the death toll at 38. The active cases for Ghana is currently 5,273.
Obinim ‘fires’ Lawyer
Posted on | CommentThe trial of pastor Daniel Obinim, founder of the International God’s Way Church (IGWC), has been adjourned to July 20, 2020 by a Kaneshie Magistrate Court in Accra. This was after the prosecution had asked the court to give them … Read more →
George Floyd death: Violence erupts on 6th day of protests
Posted on | CommentViolence has erupted in cities across the US on the sixth night of protests sparked by the death in police custody of African-American George Floyd. Dozens of cities imposed curfews, but many people ignored them, leading to stand-offs and clashes. … Read more →
EOCO arrests NAM1 cash gang
Posted on | CommentOfficials of the firm called Payboy Company Limited, appointed recently by the defunct Menzgold Ghana Limited to negotiate debt settlements with its numerous clients, have been arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). EOCO confirmed the arrests in … Read more →
35 Ghanaian deportees from Kuwait test Positive for COVID-19
Posted on | CommentThirty-five of the 231 Ghanaians who were deported from Kuwait last week have tested positive for Covid-19. This was confirmed by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in its Covid-19 case management update on May 31. The 231 deportees were said to have tested … Read more →
Rawlings wades into ‘murder’ of George Floyd
Posted on | CommentFormer President Jerry John Rawlings has expressed disappointment in America and its citizens for what he describes as atrocities against black citizens in the United States. He has described as shameful a recent incident where a white police officer was … Read more →
CID after Bernard Mornah over ‘threats’ against EC
Posted on | CommentThe Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has invited the National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC) Bernard Mornah for questioning over alleged threats he made against the Electoral Commission (EC). He is due to be … Read more →
COVID-19: Ghana’s cases now 7,616
Posted on | CommentThe number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Ghana is now 7,616 as at May 29. Nine more patients have recovered taking the tally to 2,421. This was contained in the latest Ghana Health Service (GHS) data on the country’s case … Read more →
COVID-19: Testing lab in Takoradi shorts test kits
Posted on | CommentThe Takoradi Veterinary Service Laboratory where the COVID-19 tests are done in the Western Region is running out of test kits for COVID-19 testing. Samples taken from suspected infected persons have been pending at the facility for weeks due to … Read more →
Banks grant GH¢1.6bn loan repayment holidays to customers
Posted on | CommentBanks in the country have so far granted repayment holidays of about GH¢1.6 billion loans to their customers who are indebted to them, the President of the Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB), Mr Alhassan Andani, has said. He explained the … Read more →
Coronavirus death toll in US now 100,000
Posted on | CommentThe US has passed 100,000 deaths in the coronavirus outbreak in less than four months. It has seen more fatalities than any other country, while its 1.69 million confirmed infections account for about 30% of the worldwide total. The first … Read more →
PHOTOS: Supreme Court Justices Mensa-Bonsu and Yonny Kulendi sworn into office
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, swore into office Justice Professor Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu and Justice Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi as Justices of the Supreme Court. Outlining the credentials of Justice Professor Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu, whom he swore first, … Read more →
33 Ghanaians die of COVID-19 in New York
Posted on | CommentSome 33 Ghanaians are believed to have died from the novel coronavirus in New York, US alone. Ghana’s Ambassador to the US, Baffour Adjei Bawuah, is reported to have said in an interview with ABC news. He is quoted as … Read more →
Stranded Ghanaians: 230 ready to foot evacuation bill from SA
Posted on | CommentThe government has not yet taken a decision on the evacuation of stranded Ghanaians abroad, a Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mr Charles Owiredu, has said. However, he said the government had collected a substantial amount of … Read more →
Ofankor landlord remanded
Posted on | CommentThe landlord who was arrested for shooting his tenant at Ofankor, in the Greater Accra Region, has been remanded in police custody by the Abeka District Magistrate Court. The accused person, Victor Stephen Nana Kankam, 38, was arrested on Sunday … Read more →
COVID-19: Ghana’s cases now 7,117
Posted on | CommentThe Covid-19 related deaths in Accra of a 64-year-old male and a 60-year-old female has brought Ghana’s fatalities due to the disease to 34, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Both cases had underlying health challenges – diabetes and … Read more →
COVID-19: Western Region records 352 cases
Posted on | CommentThe Western Region now has 352 positive cases with a total of six (6) people who have recovered from COVID-19 and one death. The Region, now named as the hotpsot in Ghana had a slow recovery rates as only one … Read more →
All major markets in Sekondi-Takoradi to be closed down from Thursday
Posted on | CommentThe Central Business District (CBD) of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis will be closed down from Thursday 28th May, 2020. This is as a result of disregard for social distancing protocols at the market. Putting in place measures to ensure that there … Read more →
Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly staff tests positive for COVID-19
Posted on | CommentA staff of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) has tested positive for COVID-19, www.233times.net can authoritatively report. According to a deep-throat who revealed the information to www.233times.net, the staff who tested positive works closely with the Mayor, Hon. K.K Sam. “They … Read more →
Ghana Health Service names Sekondi-Takoradi and Tarkwa as COVID-19 hotspots
Posted on | CommentAt a press briefing at the Ministry of Information on May 26, Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Aboagye, made it known that Sekondi-Takoradi and Tarkwa in the Western Region are the new hotspots for Covid-19 Infection … Read more →
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