The first batch of stranded Ghanaian evacuees from the United States left the Liberty International Airport in Newark for Accra today. The flight was arranged by the Consulate-General in New York and The Ghana Embassy in Washington DC for citizens of Ghana in the US who are registered with […]
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Mayor Lightfoot and CDPH Announce Chicago Ready to Move to Phase Four on Friday, June 26
CHICAGO – Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced that Chicago is on track to transition to phase four of the “Protecting Chicago” framework on Friday, June 26, alongside the rest of Illinois. The guidelines are aligned with the State-issued guidelines, with additional […]
Mayor Lori Lightfoot Announces COVID-19 Mobile Testing Pilot Program
CHICAGO – Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today launched a COVID-19 mobile testing pilot program to further the City’s mission of reaching residents in communities that are experiencing a disproportionate impact from the COVID-19 virus. The first community-based mobile testing site will begin operating today at Austin Health Center and a […]
*”Do all you can to flatten the frightening corona curve” – OVG urges Gov’t*
The Executive Director of One Volta Group, Togbe Hotormaho Amedzake III has urged the government of Ghana to do all it can to minimize the rate of the coronavirus infection in the country whiles reminding all Ghanaians to keep observing all safety protocols. “We remind all of the safety protocols […]
Ghanaian teen, Kyle Ayisi accepted into 14 colleges in US
Kyle Ayisi, a Ghanaian-American teenager, has every right to be in a celebratory mood, after being accepted into 14 colleges and universities in the United States, including five Ivy League Schools. Some of the schools Ayisi gained admission into were Princeton, Columbia, Yale, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, […]
United Volta Association donates food to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx
Members of the United Volta Association in New York on June 19, 2020, donated food to the Jacobi Medical Center here in the Bronx to show their appreciation and support to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the President of United Volta Association, Mrs. Perl Setranah, the donation was to […]
33 Ghanaians have died from COVID-19 in New York – Ghana’s US Ambassador
Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Baffour Adjei Bawuah has disclosed that 33 Ghanaians have died from COVID-19 in that country. “Quite a number of Ghanaians have been affected and indeed we have 33 people who have been verified to have died from the disease in New York […]
Papa Owusu-Ankomah recovers, grateful to all
Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Papa Owusu Ankomah considers himself blessed having recovered from the deadly pandemic – novel coronavirus. The former Attorney General under Kufuor’s administration tested positive for Covid-19 last month with reports suggesting that he was receiving treatment in an intensive care unit at the […]