COVID-19 patients at the Pentecost Isolation Centre at Gomoa Fetteh near Kasoa in the Central Region were scared to their bone on Monday, May 11, 2020, when a snake invaded the centre. The development has aggravated the plight of the patients who already had been living in perpetual fear due to the deadly nature of the virus for which they ...

COVID-19 cases in Ghana have increased to 5,408 from 5,127, the Ghana Health Service has announced on its website. 20 more people have recovered from the fatal virus increasing the number of recoveries to 514 while two more people have died taking the death toll to 24. The Greater Accra Region is the epicentre of the disease in Ghana with ...

Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, a former Deputy Attorney General and Deputy Minister for Justice, has expressed worry over the Supreme Court’s 5-2 decision on the eligibility of the Special Prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu, to occupy his office after attaining retirement. Speaking to the media after the judgement on the SP’s eligibility on Wednesday, May 13, Dr. Ayine said ...

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) and the Ministry of Tourism have contracted themselves over the opening of drinking bars in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement by the GTA on Wednesday afternoon said drinking spots and hotels could resume operations despite the presidential directive on public gathering. “Food chains and restaurants can operate sit-down as well as pick-up ...

Hagar Amidu, first daughter of the Special Prosecutor (SP), Martin ABK Amidu, has denied sympathizing with Mahama Ayariga, the Bawku Central MP, on the legal issue between the MP and her father. According to her, she has never had a conversation or interaction with the MP concerning her father’s prosecution of him nor sat in his car from Accra to ...

President Akufo-Addo has terminated the appointment of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Tarkwa-Nsuam Municipal Assembly, Gilbert Ken Asmah with immediate effect. A source close to the Western Regional Coordinating Council (WRCC) told Takoradi-based Empire FM that the sacked MCE is alleged to have dabbled in chieftaincy matters, illegal mining (galamsey) and other intra-party conflicts in his constituency. Former Presiding ...

Kumawood actor, Yaw Adu, professionally called Sumsum Ahuofe has leveled some accusations against Isaac Darko, the senior brother of the late Bishop Bernard Nyarko. According to him, an actor friend he went with to the one-week observance of the late Bernard Nyarko in Accra was embarrassed by the late actor’s senior brother. He claims, the deceased’s brother snubbed his Kumawood ...

The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has refuted claims by the Electoral Commission that it sought to attack its integrity and mandate during a press conference. The EC in a statement Monday denied receiving Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from the government as allegedly claimed by the Minority Leader. The EC also stated that it was not under the control of anybody ...

Some 30 health officials at the Ho Teaching Hospital in the Volta region have been asked to self-quarantine by managers of the facility after coming into contact with a patient who tested positive for the deadly novel coronavirus. The patient, a 50-year old woman was said to have reported to the facility on Sunday, while unconscious but was resuscitated, and ...

The Ghana Tourism Authority has announced that drinking bars in the country can begin operation while observing the social distancing guidelines in the wake of COVID-19. The authority also indicated that all hotels can operate as normal “subject to the specified elevated hygiene protocols and social distancing”. It however noted that night clubs will remain closed. The GTA made this ...