Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia has donated his three-month salary to the COVID-19 Fund. The fund was established by President Nana Akufo-Addo to help help cushion the vulnerable and those who will be worst-hit by the pandemic. “To support the kind gesture by the President of directing the Controller and Accountant General to pay his April, […] The post Bawumia donates
The Health Ministry has announced a special life insurance cover for the 10,000 health personnel and allied professionals attending to COVID-19 pandemic response. In a letter addressed by the Sector Minister, Kwaku Agyemang to all heads of the agencies within the sector, the government indicated that frontline staff involved in the COVID-19 response have been […] The post COVID
All banks and financial institutions will be opened during the two-week partial lockdown of Accra and Kumasi from Monday, March 30, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has said. The BoG’s clarification follows a similar one from the office of the President indicating that banks and financial institutions will not be affected by the lockdown. “Following […] The post Banks,
More than 500 slum dwellers at Dagombaline in the Ashanti Region have been rendered homeless after fire swept through wooden structures that served as homes for head porters and scrap dealers. It is barely a month after fire gutted other parts of the slum, displacing about 13,000 persons, according to the National Disaster Management Organization […] The post A/R: Dagombaline ravaged by
The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has expressed disappointment in the ruling of the High Court which gives the National Identification Authority (NIA) the green light to proceed with Ghana Card registration. According to him, the ruling effectively gives others the right of way to flout the President’s directive on banning public gatherings. Addressing the press […] The post Dismissal
The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has expressed disappointment in the ruling of the High Court which gives the National Identification Authority (NIA) the green light to proceed with Ghana Card registration. According to him, the ruling effectively gives others the right of way to flout the President’s directive on banning public gatherings. Addressing the press […] The post High
The Atiwa West District in the Eastern Region, has received some hand sanitizers, liquid soaps and veronica buckets from Osafric Ventures and Osafric Mining and Construction, as part of efforts to curtail the spread and prevention of the Novel Coronavirus. The items were received by the Hon. Isaac Asamoah, the District Chief Executive. The company […] The post COVID-19:
The government has announced that Ghana’s case count for COVID-19 has risen to 141. This comes after four new cases were confirmed on at 1520GMT on Saturday, March 28, 2020. The Ghana Health Service reports that the four new cases were recorded in the general population. More soon. The post 141 COVID-19 cases now confirmed in Ghana appeared first on
A total of five persons have so far been confirmed dead after being infected with the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ghana. This was announced by the Ghana Health Service on Saturday, March 28, 2020. 141 cases have also been confirmed. Restrictions to stop COVID-19 spread President Nana Akufo-Addo, on Friday, March 27, 2020 declared a […] The post Ghana’s Coronavirus death
Member of Parliament for Bimbila and Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul has slammed the Minority for boycotting sitting today [Saturday]. According to the Majority Leader, he was not informed today by the Minority why they failed to show up. The Minority leader last week argued that his side of the house will not be able to […] The post Nitiwul
Member of Parliament for Bimbila and Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul has slammed the Minority for boycotting sitting today [Saturday]. According to the Majority Leader, he was not informed today by the Minority why they failed to show up. The Minority leader last week argued that his side of the house will not be able to […] The post Nitiwul slams Minority for boycotting
In this edition of Vivian’s view, Vivian Kai Lokko shares how a lack of potable water is undermining Ghana’s COVID-19 fight in some areas in the countries. She cites the increasing rate of illegal mining as the cause for the lack of potable water in some parts of the country. The post Vivian’s view: How lack of potable water undermines Ghana’s
The Minority side of Parliament was empty during sitting today, Saturday, March 28, 2020. The only Minority Member who showed up, Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak, did not catch the eye of the Speaker when he stood up. He has since left the chamber. Majority leader, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu said he was not […] The post Minority boycotts today’s parliamentary
An aspiring Parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party in the Asante Akyem South Constituency and a former NUGS President, William Yamoah, on Saturday expressed his sympathy to former MUSIGA President, Bice Osei Kuffour, following the death of his father. Mr Osei Kuffour known in Showbiz circles as Obour lost his Father on the night […] The post Former NUGS President mourns
With the wind of Coronavirus change, a global economic fallout has and will continue to reverberate around the world. Africa is however strategically positioned to capitalize and not fall during this time for the following reasons:- 1. We are currently in the position to write our own narrative with good policies that ensure we stem […] The post Amanda
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has announced a disinfection exercise in all markets in the Ahafo, Bono and Bono East Regions on Monday, March 20, 2020 Just like similar exercises embarked on in the Greater Accra and Ashanti Region in the past week, the move is part of directives by President Akufo-Addo […] The post COVID-19:
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated the need for the general public to comply with the ban on all public gatherings in the wake of the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country. The President, in a national address on Sunday [March 15, 2020], banned all public gatherings including conferences, workshops, funerals, festivals, political rallies, […] The post ‘Anyone
During the two-week partial lockdown of Accra and Kumasi from Monday, March 30, the over 3.2 million residents in these areas have been advised by President Nana Akufo-Addo to only leave their homes in search of essential items or activities. Among these essentials listed by the President are food, medicine and water. This will be […] The post What you can and can’t
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday, March 27, declared a partial lockdown of Accra and Kumasi, the epicentres of the coronavirus diseases in Ghana. The lockdown will take effect from 1 am on Monday, March 30, 2020, according to the President and will last for two weeks. The decision, according to the President is to […] The post COVID-19 lockdown: Full list
Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. I have come to your homes, once again, as promised, on the matter which continues to grip not only the attention of the nation, but also of the entire world – the Coronavirus pandemic. At the time of my last broadcast, some six (6) days ago, Ghana had recorded twenty-one (21) […] The post Akufo-Addo announces partial lockdown
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