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A woman was arrested for selling marijuana or ‘weed’ at the Accra Sports Stadium during the Ghana Premier League match between Great Olympics and Liberty Professionals yesterday, Ghanaguardian.com has reported. The yet-to-be identified lady was arrested by personnel of the Ghana Police Service for the possession and sale of narcotic drugs during the game in the Ghanaian capital. The woman ...

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is pushing for government to order all final year students in junior high and senior high schools and their teachers to go home. As Ghana steps up measures to prevent the spread of the six confirmed deadly novel coronavirus cases, all universities, senior high schools and basic schools have since Monday, March 16 ...

The United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland chapter of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has refuted reports that one of its leading members and MP, Cassiel Ato Forson, was exposed in London. Reports in the news recently alleged that the Former Deputy Finance Minister under the erstwhile John Mahama government, had been exposed by NPP UK for privately praising the ...

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is urging fuel stations to make all the necessary arrangements to install self-serving or automated pumps across some service stations. This is to reduce the possibility of physical contact between the customer and attendants at the various stations within this coronavirus outbreak period. In a statement, COPEC said “We further encourage the use of ...

The Kwahu Traditional Council has called off the annual Kwahu Easter festivities and all activities associated with it due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. The move is also in response to the government’s four-week ban on all social gatherings including festivals, church and mosque services, funerals and sporting activities. For several years, Kwahu has become a major destination for ...

The Judiciary Service has ordered the suspension of cases involving the movement of convicted and remand prisoners from the prisons to the courts. The service said in criminal appeals, the Courts should dispense with the appearance of the appellants who are in prison custody. This comes on the back of a directive by President Akufo-Addo for measures to be put ...

International Evangelist and the Founder and President of the Worldwide Miracle Outreach, Dr Lawrence Tetteh, has decried the president’s ban on gatherings especially churches and mosques as a safety precaution against the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Dr Lawrence Tetteh stressed that in the face of the imminent threat, government needs religious leaders now more than ever since they are ...

Drugs used to treat HIV and malaria could be used to tackle the coronavirus, according to scientists in Australia. A team of infectious disease experts at the University of Queensland in Brisbane say they have seen two existing medications manage to wipe out COVID-19 infections. Chloroquine, an anti-malarial drug, and HIV-suppressing combination lopinavir/ritonavir have both reportedly shown promising results in ...

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says it will continue to assess the possible impact of the CODVID-19 pandemic on the domestic economy and is, thus, taking the necessary steps to mitigate its impact, to ensure financial and economic stability. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee is scheduled to meet from Wednesday, 18 March 2020 to Friday, 20 March 2020. The Central ...

Former President John Mahama says he has asked his former appointees who were involved in his government’s efforts towards preventing Ebola to help the health ministry as the country battles coronavirus. “I have instructed my communications team and my public health advisors to support any efforts by the Ghana Health Service and the Ministry of Health in this particular regard. ...