In order to provide safety for his beloved family, multiple award-winning Ghanaian afro-dancehall musician Stonebwoy has decided to distance himself from his family and be in isolation for 14-days when he returns from the United States. The “Come from Far” hitmaker who is currently in the States after cancelling his tour following the coronavirus outbreak has said he will put ...

Ashanti Gold skipper Shafiu Mumuni has expressed his readiness to play for regional rivals Asante Kotoko in the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League. Mumuni has been linked with a move to the Porcupine Warriors as coach Maxwell Konadu is keen on strengthening his front-line for the second round of the league which is currently suspended due to the outbreak of coronavirus. ...

The Ghana Health Service has assured the general public enough resources has been allocated to the Noguchi Memorial Institute and the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research to continue with the testing of suspected cases. This information has been captured on the official website of the service dedicated to updating Ghanaians on Ghana’s situation of the global pandemic. The information read: ...

British actor Idris Elba has tested positive for COVID-19. The 47-year-old man of Sierra Leonean and Ghanaian descent said on Monday that he received his test results Monday showing he has the virus. In a video he posted on Twitter, Elba said he feels “OK” and is currently showing no symptoms. He also added that he had been isolated since ...

The Electoral Commission (EC) will not accept old voters ID cards as a primary form of identification in the new registration exercise planned for April 2020. This will be enforced if the new proposal for amendment in the legislation for the registration currently before Parliament becomes law. The EC on Monday (March 16) sent a proposal to Parliament for an ...

The hearing of the Motion on Notice for an Order of Interlocutory Injunction filed by the Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) against the National Communication Authority (NCA) and the Attorney General (AG) at the Supreme Court has been adjourned to April 1, 2020. This is the second time hearing has suffered an adjournment and in both cases, the parties were informed ...

The coronavirus cannot be transmitted through sex, however, if an infected person sneezes or coughs, on the partner during sex, he or she can get infected. This was explained by the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Aboagye during an exclusive interview with Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM’s morning show ‘Kokrokoo’, Tuesday. He was reacting to reports ...

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says there is the possibility that Ghana will record more cases of coronavirus. According to the director of public health of the GHS Dr Badu Sarkodie, since the pandemic is still raging on and the country does not have a robust health system more cases will be recorded. “So while the pandemic is not over ...

Ghana has triggered all its contacts with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, with the hope of finding an external support to address the brunt of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Ghanaian economy. “We are currently in discussion with the World Bank to tap into a US$12billion World Bank Group fast track COVID-19 facility to help close the ...

The Ghana Police has suspended training of recruits and has asked them to go home as part of measures by the Security agency to control the spread of the COVID-19. In a statement, the Ghana Police Service said “recruits training activities have been suspended. Recruits other than the final/passing out squad have been released to go home until further directives.” ...