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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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Coronavirus: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson taken to intensive care
Posted on | CommentPrime Minister Boris Johnson has been taken into intensive care in hospital with coronavirus. He has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputise for him, a No 10 spokesman said. -BBC
PHOTOS: Sekondi-Takoradi residents voluntarily ‘lock themselves down’ as Assembly embarks on Markets disinfection
Posted on | CommentThe Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly today Monday, April 6, 2020 closed down the Takoradi Market Circle, Sekondi, Kojokrom and other community markets to business activities for disinfection spraying exercise. Even though Western Region is not part of the locked down regions, … Read more →
COVID 19: Suspected cases in Western Region shoot up to 43
Posted on | CommentThe number of suspected COVID 19 cases in the Western Region continues to rise. Despite these rising statistics, the region has recorded nor confirmed a positive case to the coronavirus. As at 5, April, 2020, a total of 43 suspected … Read more →
Spain and Italy ‘give US hope’ cases will level off
Posted on | CommentThe situation in Italy and Spain, where infections and deaths have fallen in recent days, is “giving hope” on what the United States’ “future could be”, says Deborah Birx, one of President Trump’s coronavirus advisers. On Sunday, New York, the … Read more →
Covid-19: Frontline Health Workers receive 50% of basic salaries as top-up
Posted on | CommentFrontline health workers leading the fight against the coronavirus pandemic will receive 50 per cent of their basic salaries as top-up on their emoluments for four months. They will also be exempt from paying taxes on their salaries for the … Read more →
COVID 19: Contact tracing begins in Western Region
Posted on | CommentThe Western Regional Department of Ghana Health Service (GHS) has begun contact tracing of people who traveled to Ghana from abroad before Ghana’s boarders were closed. According to a deep throat at the Regional Department of the Health Service, the … Read more →
Archbishop Duncan-Williams reveals why he rejected two Rolls-Royce gifts
Posted on | CommentFounder and Leader of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has revealed that he has rejected Rolls-Royce car gifts on two occasions. Archbishop Duncan-Williams said different people offered to bring him Rolls-Royce cars as gifts and that the first offer … Read more →
Queen Elizabeth to address country on Sunday as Coronavirus deaths rise
Posted on | CommentThe Queen will speak to the nation on Sunday about the coronavirus outbreak – as the number of people who died with the virus rose by 684 in 24 hours. Buckingham Palace said the message, recorded at Windsor Castle, will … Read more →
All Markets in Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis to be disinfected on Monday
Posted on | Comment“The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly will on Monday, April 6, 2020 close down the Takoradi Market Circle, Sekondi, Kojokrom and other community markets to business activities for disinfection spraying exercise. The exercise is expected to cover all the markets and other … Read more →
Justmoh Construction Ltd donates GHC50,000 to 4 Hospitals in Sekondi-Takoradi
Posted on | CommentA leading Ghanaian construction company, Justmoh Construction Limited has donated separate cheques totalling GHC50, 000 to four hospitals in Sekondi-Takoradi. Even though Sekondi-Takoradi has not recorded any case of coronavirus, according to the construction firm, the money is to help … Read more →
Fuel prices drop once again as GOIL announces 10% reduction
Posted on | CommentConsumers of petroleum products will from today, April 2 witness a drop in fuel prices at the pumps as GOIL Ghana announces a 10 percent reduction. According to the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), the price of gas has also recorded … Read more →
Coronavirus: US jobless claims hit 6.6 million as virus spreads
Posted on | CommentThe number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits has hit a record high for the second week in a row as the economic toll tied to the coronavirus intensifies. More than 6.6 million people filed jobless claims in the week ended … Read more →
Coronavirus: 5 new suspected cases in Western Region, total suspected cases now 38
Posted on | CommentSamples from eight new suspected COVID-19 infected persons have been taken and dispatched from the Western Region, to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, for testing. Deputy Director for Health, Western Region, Dr. Atsu Dodor has said that the … Read more →
ICGC donates GHS100,000 to COVID-19 Fund
Posted on | CommentThe International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) has donated an amount of GHS100,000 to the National COVID-19 Trust Fund to aid the government’s fight against the spread of Coronavirus in Ghana. Making the presentation on behalf of the church, General Secretary … Read more →
Western Region’s Justmoh Construction Ltd donates GH¢500,000 to Covid-19 Trust Fund
Posted on | CommentA leading Construction Company in Ghana headquartered in Takoradi, Justmoh Construction Limited has donated GH¢500,000 as their contribution to the Covid-19 Trust Fund to support efforts of the state aimed at combating the spread of the novel Coronavirus, Covid-19 in … Read more →
Coronavirus: British Airways expected to suspend 36,000 staff
Posted on | CommentBritish Airways is expected to announce it will suspend around 36,000 staff. The airline, which grounded much of its fleet due to the coronavirus crisis, has been negotiating with the Unite union for more than a week. The two sides … Read more →
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ghana now 204
Posted on | CommentNine new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Ghana, increasing the country’s total case count to 204. This was confirmed in an April 2, 2020 update by the Ghana Health Service. All the cases were confirmed in the Greater … Read more →
Coronavirus: Australian scientists begin tests of potential vaccines
Posted on | CommentScientists in Australia have begun testing two potential coronavirus vaccines in “milestone” lab trials. The vaccines, made by Oxford University and US company Inovio Pharmaceutical, have been cleared for animal testing by the World Health Organization. Australia’s national science agency … Read more →
Coronavirus: Nero X and Aroma Universal Foundation donate to 5 villages in Western Region
Posted on | CommentIn the wake of the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana, renowned Musician Nero-X partnered Aroma Universal Foundation to donate to 5 villages in Western Region on Tuesday 31st March, 2020. This is an effort by Nero X and Aroma Universal Foundation … Read more →
Coronavirus: Confirmed cases now 195
Posted on | CommentGhana as of Wednesday, April 1, 2020, has recorded 195 cases of the novel coronavirus. The Minister of Health at a press briefing said 34 new cases were recorded on Tuesday. 174 of the cases have been recorded in the … Read more →
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