The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has formally made a request to Parliament to spend over GHS1.2 billion from the Contingency Fund as part of measures to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Speaker of Parliament has referred the Finance Minister’s request to Parliament’s Finance Committee. “These are extraordinary and sobering times and we must respond […] The post COVID-19:
The Ghana National Gas Company has donated GHS120,000 to the Ellembelle district, Jomoro district and the Nzema East Municipality to assist them in their preventive fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The donation saw each assembly receiving GHS30,000, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and sanitizers. The Operations General Manager of Ghana Gas, Engineer Robert Kofi Lartey, who […] The post Ghana
The Private Newspaper Publishers Association of Ghana ( PRINPAG) has called on the government to consider media practitioners as frontline workers so they can enjoy the stimulus package announced by the President. Their call follows the President’s announcement of some incentives for frontline health workers in his last national address on COVID-19 updates. The President […] The post Announce
The Director of Business Operations at Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson has kicked against President Nana Akufo-Addo’s decision to absorb water bills for all Ghanaians. The President, in his fifth national address on Sunday, April 5, 2020, said the government will take care of the water bills for all Ghanaians for April, May and June 2020 […] The post COVID-19:
Crestfallen, disappointed, lost. These are the few words that were eligible to describe the mood when Peter Ofori Quaye was told by the Late Alhaji Sly Tetteh that he would not be making the trip to the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Ecuador. Though discovered by Broadway of King Harrison Babies, astute football administrator, […] The post Becoming the
While the world continues to battle the novel COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak, ideas are emanating from every corner as to how the world should run after the pandemic. Health care delivery systems have been overwhelmed; both caregivers and institutions are being stretched to their elastic limits. For countries like Ghana, the situation is calamitous as inadequate […] The post COVID
COVID-19 has gradually found its way into almost every continent and nation, sweeping thousands of lives globally. Most countries have been forced to enforce total and partial lockdowns leading to significant adjustment to normal routines and springing a lot of panic, anxiety and depression. Society is now ripped off of social connection which is the […] The post Ethel
The MTN Ghana Foundation is procuring medical supplies at the cost of five million (GHS 5million) Ghana cedis to support the Government of Ghana’s fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The medical supplies include personal protective equipment (PPE) and other essentials required for the fight against the COVID-19. Commenting on the Foundation’s support, the CEO of MTN […] The post Coronavirus:
The Member of Parliament for Obuasi West and the Deputy Minister of Finance, Kwaku Kwarteng, has presented Personal Preventive Equipment (PPE) to the Obuasi Municipal Health Directorate. The presentation, according to Mr. Kwarteng, is in response to calls for individuals and groups to also contribute resources to help frontline medical personnel at the various health […] The post COVID-19
In line with Absa Bank Ghana’s Education and Skills Development programme under its Force for Good agenda, the bank is offering educational support to tertiary students through its free online learning platform, ReadytoWork, as they stay home due to the Coronavirus pandemic. This is to help tertiary students make the best use of the break, […] The post Absa
A graduate from the Christian Service University College in Kumasi has designed a solar-powered handwashing device which does not require people to physically touch the tap. The device has a remote sensor that automatically pours water and liquid soap once a hand gets closer to it. Washing of hands under running water is one of […] The post Coronavirus: Ghanaian
Absa Bank Ghana has announced a financial relief package to cushion its customers in the wake of the economic challenges currently being faced as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. Absa Bank is offering an up to six months repayment moratorium to all personal and business customers who have been hit by COVID-19. The bank […] The post Absa Bank Ghana offers COVID-19 support
Facebook has released a new app for couples to private message each other. The new app called Tuned allows couples to send messages, exchange music and create a digital scrapbook. Tuned was created by Facebook’s New Product Experimental Team which focuses on creating new social media from scratch. The app claims to be a “private […] The post Facebook releases couples-only
Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter and payment app Square, has said he will donate US$1bn (£810m) towards efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. According to Mr. Dorsey, the donation represented approximately 28% of his wealth. He made the announcement on Twitter, writing that the “needs are increasingly urgent”. Mr. Dorsey did not lay out […] The post Coronavirus:
The US recorded the most coronavirus deaths in a single day with more than 1,800 fatalities reported on Tuesday. It brings the total number of deaths in the country to nearly 13,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The US has more than 398,000 confirmed cases, the highest number in the world. Global cases […] The post Coronavirus: US records highest death
18-year-old Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Talisha Non-Diary Milk and Papa Nono Non-Dairy products, Talisha Maipuri, has donated products valued at GHS11,000 to the Accra Regional Police Command. Presenting the items on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, Ms. Talisha said that the donation was to show appreciation and also support the Police in the performance of […] The post Coronavirus:
Parliament will later today [Wednesday, April 8, 2020] resume sittings. This follows a notice from the Speaker recalling members to the House to consider urgent business. The House was suspended last Saturday amidst controversy with the Minority calling the act by the Speaker illegal. The Finance Minister is expected to present a statement to the […] The post Parliament
President Nana Akufo-Addo says the government will in the coming days give a clear definition of who qualifies as frontline staff in the fight against the coronavirus. Controversy has been brewing over who qualifies as a frontline staff after President Akufo-Addo announced some incentives for that group of health workers in his last national address […] The post We’ll
Following the closure of the Kumasi Central Market on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, the market is set to run on a shift system after it is opened for trading activities on Thursday, April 9, 2020. This was captured in a statement from the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and signed by its Mayor, Osei Assibey Antwi. According […] The post COVID-19: Kumasi Central
Eight persons have been remanded into police custody for flouting the legislation on the partial lockdown. The suspects were arrested and arraigned at Circuit Court 11 by the Accra Regional Police Command on Tuesday 7th April 2020. They were remanded after they pleaded not guilty to charges of two counts, conspiracy to commit a crime […] The post Eight persons
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