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The United States of America has temporarily suspended the issuance of immigrant and nonimmigrant visas in Ghana on the back of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country. The Embassy said in a statement Tuesday that it will “resume routine services as soon as possible”. Those with “urgent matter” and required immediate travel to the US have been directed to apply for visa using an emergency appointment on the website of the Embassy. Also, all American libraries and education centres in Ghana have been closed to the public effective March 17 until further notice. “During this period, the…

Two Italians onboard an Air France flight on Monday were not allowed to get off as Ghana tightens measures to prevent the spread of the deadly corona virus. Already, six persons have tested positive in the country, prompting Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo to take tough decision to protect the safety of Ghanaians. The president on Sunday banned public gatherings and closure of schools and universities. Many institutions have responded to the president’s call with churches suspending church service and other activities like wedding and Easter convention. Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah in an interview with TV3’s Selorm Amenyah indicated that…

Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is to engage the Ghana Education Service (GES) to discuss plans for the deployment of occupational health and safety kits to protect teachers against the novel coronavirus. GNAT wants government to as soon as possible provide its members with Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) as detailed in section 118 of the labour law. It comes on the back of six confirmed coronavirus cases in the country. The cases have sparked fear and panic among many Ghanaians who are seeking ways to prevent themselves from contracting the virus which has created a global pandemic and health…

The President and Board Chairman of Ghana Rugby, Mr Herbert Mensah, has directed that certain rugby activities be suspended in response to “President Akufo-Addo’s address to the nation on measures being taken by government to combat the coronavirus pandemic. President Akufo-Addo announced a series of measures that included a four-week suspension of all public gatherings, including sporting events on Sunday. All Universities, Senior High Schools, and basic schools, i.e. public and private schools, were also ordered to be closed from Monday, 16th March 2020, till further notice. “Fellow Ghanaians, these are not ordinary times, so, let us all put our…

The Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) has presented a full scholarship to the 2019 overall best WASSCE candidate, Melisa Abena Okyerewaa Amoah, at the WAEC Distinction Awards ceremony. It is the sixth consecutive year the bank is undertaking such gesture. The bank will provide funding to cater for Melisa’s tuition, accommodation and books for the entire duration of her course at the University of Ghana, Legon. She also received a cash amount 1000 cedis on her UMB SpeedApp account, a brand new laptop and some branded souvenirs from UMB. The second and third overall best candidates, Nana Adwoa Sereboo Agyemang and…

Scores of residents in the Sekondi–Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region are resorting to rubbing alcohol and homemade remedies to avoid contracting the deadly coronavirus due to the shortage of hand sanitizers. Leading super markets and malls have all run out of hand sanitizers leaving residents trekking from one shop to the other in search of other forms of items to protect themselves. At the Anaji Choice Mart, mall attendants told 3news.com that there was a mad rush for hand sanitizers over the weekend and as a result they have run out of stock. They were ensure when they will…

A senior prison officer is warning of a possible coronavirus outbreak in Ghana’s prisons as the country confirms six cases of the deadly global pandemic in three days. In an article exposing among others things, the health lapses in the country’s 44 prisons, Deputy Public Chief Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Prisons Service DSP Daniel Machator, revealed the prevailing environment portends fertile grounds for the spread of the disease. With an overcrowding rate of about 50 per cent in Ghana’s prisons, he stated, prisoners jostle for space on the floor in their cells just to catch some sleep, a…

To date, close to 180,000 cases of the novel coronavirus have been reported worldwide with over 7,000 fatalities. After days of uneasy calm, Ghana has, rather sadly, recorded its first six cases of the deadly disease. As much as we hope that no more cases are recorded, the likelihood that this number will grow in the coming weeks is high. This has resulted in government putting in place measures aimed at checking the spread of the virus. Once our prisons are an extension of society, it is necessary for all actors in this fight, to as a matter of urgency,…

The Kwahu Traditional Council (KTC) has called off the annual Kwahu Easter Festival and all activities associated in adherence to measures by government to stop the spread of Coronavirus. A statement released by the KTC on Monday said public engagements with Nananom within the KTC are cancelled with the Akwasidae festival celebrated with minimal contacts and restricted to indoor traditional ceremonies. “Appointment and visits to various Palaces in Kwahu remain suspended unless they are extremely necessary. Chiefs and people in Kwahu are advised to travel only when necessary and take extreme caution if they have to. “Our various markets and…

It is the first quarter of the year 2020, cities are on lockdown, flights are grounded, and music concerts are being cancelled all over the world. From Wuhan in China, it has crossed vast sea and land to both near and distant places across the globe. Nevertheless, in the middle of this bleak and unfortunate time, new music provides positive energy to millions of people who remain connected by the internet. In the meantime, we wait for world-class biological scientists to provide us with a vaccine. World music has evolved with many technological advancements incorporated. Yet music and science are…