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Ghana card, voter registrations to resume as president lifts restrictions

The controversial registration exercises by the Electoral Commission (EC) and the National Identification Authority (NIA) will soon resume following the easing of restrictions on public and social gatherings by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. In his 10th televised address to the nation on the Coronavirus pandemic, on Sunday, May 31, the president urged institutions to adhere to safety protocols ...

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Abedi Pele names Kofi Kinaata as his favorite musician

African football legend Abedi Ayew Pele has named Takoradi-based award winning musician Kofi Kinaata as his favorite musician. According to him, Kinaata performed live to his admiration at an Izwe Loans event of which he owns part, and he instantly fell in love with his art. This is a big deal for Kofi Kinaata, as his music is loved by ...

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COVID-19: Mass testing lecturers, students prudent – UTAG

The President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana Professor Charles Marfo is of the view that mass testing lecturers and students for COVID-19 would go a long way to assure community members as lectures for final year students are set to begin on June 15. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, May 31, announced that Churches and schools ...

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Voters register: EC seeking to disenfranchise us – Fulanis in Ghana

The Fulani Community in Ghana says it will be disenfranchised if the Electoral Commission insists on the two main means of proof of citizenship – Ghana card and Passport- in the upcoming voter’s registration exercise. According to the Fulanis, the National Identification Authority refused to register them for the Ghana cards and they are also denied the opportunity of securing ...

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COVID-19: We’re ready to go back to classrooms – GNAT

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) says its members are ready to go back to classrooms if the necessary logistics are made available for protection against COVID-19. It comes after President Akufdo-Addo announced in his address Sunday night that final year students are to resume school while observing social distancing and other safety protocols. Schools of all levels have ...

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GWCL urges residents to evacuate over imminent Weija dam spillage

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) is urging residents and persons with properties along the Weija Dam in Accra to evacuate over imminent spillage of the Dam. In a statement, the GWCL said communities that are likely to be affected include; Tetegu, Oblogo, Pambros Salt, Lower McCarthy Hill, Lower Weija, Bojo Beach, Ada Kope, Tsokome and surrounding communities. “Property owners ...

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Teachers need training on Covid-19 case management – Education Watch

The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch Kofi Asare has said teachers need training in managing Covid-19 cases in secondary schools as restrictions on school activities will be eased from June 5. According to him, teachers also needed to be trained in providing psycho-social supports to students who may have contracted the disease, as well as managing stigma attached to ...

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COVID-19: 13 people severely ill as Ghana records 8,070 cases

Thirteen (13) people infected with the COVID-19 are severely ill with three in critical conditions and one on a ventilator, President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced. Ghana has so far recorded 8,070 cases with 2,947 recoveries and 36 deaths. Addressing the nation on Sunday, President Akufo-Addo said over 5000 people are so far responding to treatment and encouraged Ghanaians to continue ...

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COVID-19: Churches, Schools to reopen – Akufo-Addo announces

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that Churches and schools for final year students will resume in June as part of measures to ease the restrictions introduced to slow the spread of the deadly COVID-19. Effective June 5, 2020, Churches can reopen with a maximum of 100 people under effective social distancing rules. Churches and Mosques must also not ...

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Akufo Addo is Robbing Ghanaians, Increase in the Prices of Petroleum Products Must Be Withdrawn-NDC Gallant soldiers write.

Akufo Addo is Robbing Ghanaians, Increase in the Prices of Petroleum Products Must Be Withdrawn-NDC Gallant soldiers write. The Gallant Soldiers Cadres Of NDC believe the Increment in the Petroleum Products by the Nana Akufo Addo government smacks off insensitivity and wickedness on the part of the Nana Akufo Addo ‘s government and this increase is unacceptable and a complete ...

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