President Nana Akufo-Addo on today March 26, 2020 granted amnesty to a total of 808 prisoners upon the recommendation of the Prisons Service Council and in consultation with the Council of State.
The amnesty is also in accordance with Article 72 (1) of the Constitution, a statement from the Prisons Service stated.
This was contained in a statement signed by Patrick...
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus.
Boris Johnson is self-isolating but not stepping back from his duties for the time being.
Despite testing positive, he has announced he will continue to lead the nation from home after testing positive for Covid-19.
“I’ve developed mild symptoms of the coronavirus, that’s a temperature and a persistent cough,” Mr Johnson...
An Accra High Court has ruled that the National Identification Authority is entitled to continue with its work of registering Ghanaians.
Court of Appeal judge Anthony Oppong who is sitting as an additional High Court judge held that the application for an injunction is based on a grievous error and misunderstanding of the President’s social distancing directive. The court then...
Ghana has recorded its third coronavirus death at the 37 Military Hospital as the wife of a two-star general falls victim.
According to OTECNews sources, her husband is also in critical condition.
The source said both of them contracted the virus when they received a parcel from the United Kingdom.
Ghana now has 68 coronavirus cases, according to an update from the...
Ghanaians have taken to fasting and prayers today, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 as part of efforts to fight off the coronavirus outbreak.
This day for national prayer and fasting was declared by President Nana Akufo-Addo.
So far, Ghana has recorded 53 cases of COVID-19 with two death.
“I urge all of us, also, to seek the face of the Almighty. So, on...
Ghana has recorded 68 cases of coronavirus.
According to the Ghana Health Service, “The sudden spike in case incidence is as a result of the mandatory quarantine and compulsory testing for all travelers entering Ghana, as directed by the president. Overall, 30 of the 68 cases have been reported in the general population with the remaining 38 cases among persons...
Ghanaian reggae dancehall artiste, Kojo Korankye, popularly known as Ras Kuuku, has asked the Government of Ghana to make him the Ambassador of wee.
Ras Kuuku said he has the ability to explain to the Ghanaian public the benefits of marijuana to the economy and the human body.
The “Wo" hit singer’s request follows the legalisation of marijuana for health and...
A man has died in Yunnan province of China after testing positive to Hantavirus. The man died while on his way back to Shandong Province for work on a chartered bus, China’s Global Times reports.
Hantavirus immediately became a trend on social media following the report with people panicking that it was another COVID-19 ready to cause a...
The US Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs says it is organizing repatriation flights for U.S. citizens who are having trouble leaving Ghana because of travel restrictions driven to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
In a tweet , the State Department indicated that “those interested in being contacted if additional flights or repatriation flight to the US are scheduled, please...
The Member of Parliament for the Asawase constituency, Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak, is calling on Parliament to suspend parliamentary sittings which will help in controlling the coronavirus disease.
According to him, these measures will help in controlling the spread of the coronavirus epidemic.
“I hope that by now the Speaker should have received it because I am aware that it was...
