The General Transport Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union (GTPCWU) has urged its members to adhere strictly to the directives of the President in other to help curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country. President Nana Addo during his fourth address to the nation on Friday, March 27, 2020, called on all commercial vehicles to […] The post COVID-19: GTPCWU urges
The hustle and bustle on the streets of Accra that characterized a regular Monday was nonexistent on the first day of the partial lockdown imposed on Accra and Kumasi to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Few private and commercial vehicles plied the streets allowing for free flow of both human and vehicular traffic. […] The post COVID-19 lockdown: Exempted
Chief Justice, Anin Yeboah directed that all legal cases in Greater Accra and Kumasi should be adjourned to May and June 2020 following the restriction of movement of persons resident in those areas in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. Although the President exempted members of the Judiciary from partial lockdown, Justice Anin Yeboah said […] The post Courts
The Commanding Officer for the 64 Infantry Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Appah says efforts are being made to find the officer who abused a resident of Kasoa by making him undertake frog jumps on the streets. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, March 30, 2020, at Kasoa which […] The post COVID-19 lockdown:
Some 94 students and staff of the University of Ghana who came into contact with a student of the university infected with Coronavirus have all tested negative. The 94 persons were tested for COVID-19 after they were done going through the 14-day isolation period. 82 out of 94 persons were students with the remaining being […] The post 94 persons
A doctor who works at the Ledzekuku Municipal Hospital (LEKMA Hospital) has tested positive for COVID-19. The medical officer is the first frontline medical staff known publicly to have contracted the disease. According to Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, the Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku constituency who is also a doctor at the LEKMA Hospital, the affected […] The post LEKMA hospital
There were more padlocks more than people in some of Accra’s business areas as the two-week partial lockdown begun. Areas like Kantamanto and Makola, which record brisk activities during normal business days were virtually empty today. For a large stretch, the area known for the sale of new and used clothing, shoes, bags and others, […] The post More
As part of efforts to promote regular hand washing to combat COVID-19, the Minister for Business Development Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal has donated some sanitary materials worth GHS 50,000 to seven constituencies in the Northern Region. The special advisor to the Minister, Nana Safo Kantanka, presented the first consignment of 200 Veronica buckets and 450 […] The post N/R:
Old Mutual Ghana, a major player in the insurance and pensions industry in Ghana has donated a total of 175 ‘Veronica buckets’ to 7 institutions in the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions, in its bid to support government’s’ effort to fight covid-19 pandemic in Ghana. The institutions are: 1. Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital 2. Tema […] The post Old Mutual
Freight Forwarders at the Tema Port are unhappy with a new directive from Customs Division of the GRA asking them to get a temporary pass to enable them to have access to the Port to clear their goods. The temporary pass, according to customs is to check freight forwarders and avert the spread of COVID-19. […] The post Coronavirus lockdown: Freight
The Upper West Region will be undergoing a mass spraying exercise of all the 11 Municipal and District Assemblies on Wednesday, 1st April 2020. A press release signed by the Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, stated that the “exercise has been put together as part of the government’s effort to manage the spread of […] The post Upper West to begin mass spraying
The Minority side in Parliament has shot down proposals for government to use part of the Heritage Fund to finance the fight against the coronavirus disease in the country. The Minority insists that it’s not yet time for government to touch the Fund. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta had earlier today, Monday, March 30, 2020, proposed […] The post Minority oppose
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is calling for the amendment of the Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRMA) to allow government to utilize portions of the Heritage Fund in the wake of Coronavirus. “Amend the PRMA to allow a withdrawal from the Ghana Heritage Fund to undertake emergency expenditures in periods of national emergency. There is […] The post Government
The Ministry of Health has rejected a request by the Netherlands Embassy for the body of a patient who died from COVID-19 last week to be transferred from the government hospital to a private mortuary facility. The sector minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu in a response to the Embassy noted that the Public Health Regulations regarding persons […] The post Government
Folks, I am glad that President Akufo-Addo finally hearkened to the advice of the Ghana Medical Association, the TUC, and other Ghanaians to partially lockdown the country in the wake of the escalation of recorded cases of the Novel Coronavirus pandemic in Ghana. Sadly, we’re already recording community infections of coronavirus disease in the country. […] The post Sammy
A recent Afrobarometer report released by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) suggests that almost 75 percent of Ghanaians are willing to accept restrictions on their freedom of movements, such as curfews and roadblocks, in times of security threats. The report which was conducted between 16th September and 3rd October 2019 sampled views from some […] The post 75%
The novel coronavirus pandemic is set to cost Ghana Ghana GHS9.505 billion, according to Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister. This will be 2.5 percent of Ghana’s revised GDP. The effect of the virus on the economy will worsen because Ghana just began a two-week partial lockdown of Accra, Tema, Kumasi and Kasoa. This fiscal impact […] The post Coronavirus pandemic
Major streets and markets within the Kumasi metropolis are empty following the order for residents of Accra and Kumasi to restrict movement. Many shops are empty as police and military patrol communities in the metropolis. Some banks are however recording high numbers of customers who are trooping in to transact business. One resident who spoke […] The post Coronavirus:
The Deputy Finance Minister, Charles Adu Boahene has formally launched the Ghana Covid-19 Private Sector Fund which seeks to raise funding from the private sector to support the Ghana government’s effort to address the Covid-19 pandemic. The initiative, by some business leaders in the private sector, is aimed at partly financing the government’s interventions and […] The post Private
The Deputy Finance Minister, Charles Adu Boahene has formally launched the Ghana Covid-19 Private Sector Fund which seeks to raise funding from the private sector to support the Ghana government’s effort to address the Covid-19 pandemic. The initiative, by some business leaders in the private sector, is aimed at partly financing the government’s interventions and […] The post COVID-19:
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