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MTTD receives 400 reflective vests from Street Sense

The Motto Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has received 400 pieces of branded reflective vests from Street Sense Organisation (SSO), a Non-Profit Organisation focusing on road safety education and advocacy in Ghana. The items, worth...

UNHCR donates PPEs to health institutions in Volta Region

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and partners have donated personal protective equipment (PPE) and hygiene products to the Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH) at a brief ceremony on Tuesday. The items include, thermometer gun, rubber apron, overall, goggles,...

Wli Waterfalls yet to open for tourism activities

Mr. Kuyorwu Lambert, Assembly member for Wli Afegame Electoral Area in the Hohoe Municipality, has said the Wli Waterfalls has not been opened to tourists and tourism business since the outbreak of pandemic.      Mr. Kuyorwu Lambert, Assembly member...

Over 142,000 PLHIV do not know their status- GAC

More than 142,000 Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) in Ghana do not know their status because they have not tested, says the Ghana Aids Commission (GAC). Again, the Commission maintained that more than 46,000 Ghanaians who knew their status were...

Ghana’s hospitalization and death rates remain consistently low – President Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, said Ghana’s hospitalization and death rates from COVID-19, have consistently been very low, with a higher per centage of recoveries.    According to him, the rate of virus-related deaths had remained persistently low at...

BUCO Bank supports four districts fight COVID-19

The Builsa Community Bank (BUCO Bank) Limited in the Upper East Region has presented non-medical and hygiene materials to four district health directorates to boost efforts in the fight against the spread of the novel coronavirus disease. The preventive items...

COVID-19: Rotary Club of Accra-Sunrise distributes face masks to Bukom Community

The Rotary Club of Accra-Sunrise, has distributed face masks to about 350 residents in the Bukom Community as part of the Club’s efforts to support the Government in the management of the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The beneficiaries, both adults...

Government spends US$35million on testing for COVID-19

The Government of Ghana has so far spent US$35million on testing 346,990 COVID-19 suspected cases. The amount is not part of the expenditure on the expansion of testing capacity. Dr Bernard Oko Boye, Deputy Minister of Health who represented the Minister...

COVID-19: Sneezing now a sin?

Sneezing is enjoyed in Ghana. It has always been welcomed with “bless you” and other positive responses.   The Greeks and Romans take sneezing for wellness and express good wishes with  phrases “live long” or ”May Jupiter bless you”. Celsius of...

GMA and College of Surgeons caution against the use of face shields without nose masks

The Fellows and Members of the Ghana Chapter of the West African College of Surgeons (WACS) and the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) have noted with alarm the increasing use of face shields without masks as protection against COVID-I9.This, according...
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“Parliament Adjourns to January 2 Without Approving Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation”

Parliament has adjourned its seventh meeting of the fourth session of the Eighth Parliament to January 2, 2025, without...
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