Author: Eugene Addo

President Akufo-Addo has announced that the government of Ghana will absorb the WASSCE fees of 313,837 SHS 3 students who will sit for this year's WASSCE examination. According to him, an amount of GH¢ 75.4 million will be spent on the payment of fees for the students."These SHS 3 students, also referred to by some …

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Ghana’s COVID-19 recoveries have risen to 10,074 following the new discharge protocols. The review of discharge protocols covers patients who do not display symptoms of the virus and patients whose symptoms die down during treatment. For patients who are asymptomatic, they are being discharged 14 days after their initial positive test. For symptomatic patients, if …

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The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) says the National Census Steering Committee will announce a new date for the commencement of the National Population and Housing Census, this year. Mr Francis Nyarko-Larbi, the Head of the National Census Publicity, told the Ghana News Agency in Accra, on Monday that, the Service announced June 28, 2020, for …

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The Electoral Commission (EC) has in a 31-page written legal argument urged the apex court to back its decision to exclude the current voters’ identification card as proof of identification for prospective voters.The Commission argued that the existing voters ID card was acquired by some Ghanaians in a manner that breached various laws. The EC …

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The coronavirus case count in Ghana has increased by 152 new cases taking the total tally in the country to 7768. The death toll of the West African country also moved to 35 after one more person passed away. While one more person passed on, there are two patients who are critical conditions on ventilators …

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Today marks exactly three years Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama was murdered by some residents of a town in the Central Region called Denkyira Obuasi. The country was thrown into an utmost shocked when the death of Captain Maxwell Mahama was reported. On the 29th of May, 2017, Captain Maxwell Mahama was lynched by some residents …

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The Ghana Health Service has reported that 313 new cases have been confirmed nationwide since the last update on Wednesday, May 27. The GHS has also reported nine new recoveries. Total number of recoveries now stand at 2,421. The update on Friday, May 29, 2020 shows that the Bono East region has become the 15th …

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Barbara Oteng-Gyasi, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Ghana earned US$3.3 billion from the Year of Return initiative, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Barbara Oteng-Gyasi has said. According to her, the earnings were proceeds from accommodation, food, shopping, local transport and entertainment. GHS6 million was, however, spent on promoting the Year of Return campaign in …

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North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is pushing for lawmakers to make their coronavirus status public. Writing on Facebook, the outspoken legislator said this would help in removing the stigma associated with the disease.   “There should be nothing to hide. Let us lead by example and in a way that avoids entrenching stigmatization which is becoming …

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