A Deputy Chief of Staff, Samuel Abu Jinapor has taken on his brother on the other side of the political divide, John Abdulai Jinapor in relation to government’s recently announced electricity reliefs for Ghanaians. President Nana Akufo-Addo who addressed the nation on Thursday on measures put in place to ease challenges Ghanaians were compelled to […] The post Abu
The Founder and President of the Family Health University College, Prof. Yao Kwawukume and Dr. Susu B. Kwawukume, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Director of Family Health Hospital (FHH) have designed and produced the first-ever made in Ghana PPE. They have donated the Ghana-made PPE to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge) to be used by […] The post Family
COCOBOD has assured cocoa farmers that despite the halt in the shipment of cocoa beans due to the closure of the ports, the process of signing the syndicated loan has not stalled. COCOBOD says negotiations are still ongoing with financial institutions to raise the needed funds to finance the next crop season. The closure of […] The post COCOBOD delays syndicated loan
End User Electricity Tariff across the sub region has been a major concern and one of the capital reasons for the stagnated industry growth. This subject requires an objective and apolitical study of the cost of electricity generation, transmission and distribution in particular, by conducting an analysis of variance, and benchmarking the most competitive economies […] The post COVID-19
The Deeper Life Bible Church has presented a sum of Ghc 10,000 to the Kumasi South Hospital through the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah. Leadership of the Church said it chose the hospital because it is one of the designated facilities that is playing the lead role in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic […] The post COVID-19: Deeper Life
The Bureau of Public Safety is asking the government to impose a 21-day lockdown on all sixteen regions. This comes after the sudden hike in the number of cases of the novel coronavirus in the country. The country’s current case count stands at 378, with six deaths and three recoveries so far. In order to […] The post COVID-19: Bureau
Gold Fields Ghana has committed more than US$830,000 to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in its operating areas in the Western Region and other parts of Ghana. The Company, through the Ghana Chamber of Mines, has already contributed US$433,891 to support the efforts by the Ghana Government to reduce the spread of the coronavirus and assist […] The post Gold Fields Ghana commits
I woke up this morning and indulging my usual curiosity, I decided to read a November 2007 publication by one Thomas A. Garret on “Economic Effects of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic: Implications for a Modern-day Pandemic”. For the avoidance of doubt Thomas, at the time was, the Assistant Vice President and Economist at the Federal […] The post Samuel
Hiplife artiste Nathaniel Totimeh popularly known Kokovelli is back in the music industry with another remix of his ‘Zaaza’ hit song. Talking about the new ‘Zaaza’ remix, he said the yet-to-be-released song features Kuami Eugene, Samini, Kelvyn Boy, Fameye, and Bright of Buk Bak. “This is something that I have always wanted to do; to […] The post Kokovelli
A fire outbreak on Good Friday has led to the death of a mother and her two children at New Takoradi, a fishing community in the Western Region. The mother was in her early 30s and her children were aged one and the other eight months. The deceased had gone to the affected structure to […] The post New Takoradi: Mother, two children die in fire on Good Friday
The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) has pledged to continue to encourage its membership across public universities in Ghana to contribute greatly in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The association made this known when the National Executive Committee (NEC) made a cash donation of GHS 15,000 to the COVID-19 Trust Fund. The Kwame […] The post University
“It is the first time I have seen the streets of Accra swept clean. Free of human traffic, free of vehicular traffic,” says Sanda, a journalist with one of Ghana’s most reputable media organizations. “Basically, they have now shut down pubs, cafes, most retail stores but supermarkets are still opened. But unlike most countries where […] The post Stella
Former President, Jerry John Rawlings has appealed to Ghanaians to strictly adhere to restrictions imposed by lockdown and social distancing as Ghana takes measures to contain COVID-19. As at 2230GMT on 9th April, 2020, 378 cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed in the country. The former President said the virus could easily spread into other […] The post Strictly
UNESCO, in partnership with the Innovation for Policy Foundation (i4Policy), is launching an online campaign to crowdsource local openly licensed content to inform communities across Africa about COVID-19. “This crisis tells us the importance of the flow of quality, reliable information at a time when misinformation and rumours are flourishing,” said UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay. […] The post COVID-19:
A menstrual hygiene supplies company, Sincerely Ghana, has presented 2,000 pieces of sanitary pads to needy women in some parts of the country. Miss Universe Ghana 2017, Ruth Quarshie, on behalf of Mrs Menaye Donkor Muntari, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sincerely Ghana Limited, presented the items to the Minister for Gender, Children and Social […] The post COVID-19:
How we abuse the freedoms we have and take them for granted: So we had to wait for a virus to learn how to wash our hands and maintain proper hygiene standards after 62 years of being the first country south of the Sahara, to gain independence? So, we had to wait for the COVID […] The post Koku Anyidoho writes: COVID -19 is our common enemy;
North East Region has become the latest region to confirm a case of COVID-19 in Ghana. It is the eighth region out of Ghana’s 16 regions to report a case. The case was detected in the regional capital, Walewale as a result of the ongoing enhanced surveillance and contact-tracing exercise. The infected person has however […] The post North East Region records first COVID-19
The number of COVID-19 cases in the Eastern Region is now 16. This comes after the confirmation of 15 new cases as of April 9, 2020. The region now holds the third-highest number of persons infected with COVID-19 in the country after Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions. All the new cases were detected in the […] The post Eastern Region has 16 COVID-19 cases – Regional
Background Globally, countries are hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and most are devastated by the shocking effects. From a virus that affected public health, the meteoric spread of the pandemic is now a global socio-economic and political threat for which no nation is spared. In a short space of time, nations all over the world […] The post Paulina
Thanks to the internet and social media platforms, work is still ongoing for many institutions and organisations in the midst of the worldwide lockdown following the COVID 19 pandemic. The lockdown has been necessitated by the nature of its spread from person to person at a very close interval. Therefore, all international, national or local […] The post Ghana
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