The Government of Ghana has provided extra spectrum to Vodafone and MTN Ghana amid the increased pressure on bandwidth following the spike in data usage in recent times. There has been an upsurge in data usage due to the Coronavirus-induced lockdown of parts of the country which has compelled a lot of people to stay […] The post COVID-19 lockdown:

President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo announced the establishment of a COVID-19 Trust Fund to tackle the Coronavirus pandemic in the country. The Fund which is being chaired by former Chief Justice, Ms. Sophia Akuffo has since its establishment received contributions and donations from the public to assist the needy and the vulnerable. Top amongst the […] The post Local

A former banker at Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Asante Berko has denied arranging at least $2.5 million in bribes to be paid to Ghana government officials and Members of Parliament in a bid to help a Turkish company secure a power purchase agreement deal in Ghana. The former banker, Asante Berko has been charged by […] The post I never bribed government

The Ministry of Communications has assured users of the GH COVID-19 tracker App of the security of the information they will provide to enhance the contact tracking and testing of Coronavirus cases in the country. According to the ministry, standard security protocols and permissions worldwide have been used in the building of the app. The […] The post GH

The Ghana Health Service is to commence a mass sample collection exercise to test over 2,000 persons suspected of COVID-19 in the Upper West Region. The number includes some contact persons who were traced to confirmed COVID-19 cases and travellers from outside Ghana who came into the region. It also involves persons who visited health […] The post COVID-19:

Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 636. The Ghana Health Service confirmed on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 that 70 new cases of Coronavirus have been recorded in the country. An update by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) indicated that the increasing number of cases can be attributed to the ongoing enhanced surveillance exercise. “As […] The post Ghana’s COVID-19 case count now

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has cautioned the general public to be wary of fraudulent persons seeking to recruit on behalf of the Authority. It has come to the attention of the management of VRA that an unscrupulous person posing as the Head of Laboratory Unit at the VRA Hospital at Akosombo is issuing fake […] The post We are not recruiting, beware

Former President and Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Upper East Regional hospital to fight COVID-19. The items include 40 sets of PPE, 30 N95 face masks, 1,000 surgical gloves, 130 coveralls, 90-foot covers, 20 safety goggles, 20 gumboots, among others. Dr. Vida […] The post Coronavirus:

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has said the government’s decision to subsidize electricity tariff could worsen the challenges facing the power sector. ACEP, in a statement, pointed out that although the move is “well-intentioned to support Ghanaians, particularly the poor and vulnerable”, it could “endanger the sustainability of the power sector.” ACEP further […] The post Subsidizing

Prior to the Government of Ghana’s decision to close all of the country’s borders and impose restrictions on public gatherings and movement in response to the Coronavirus outbreak, there was already concern about the ability of the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana to complete compilation of a new voter register in time for the December […] The post The

The Ghana Police Service has disclosed that some 406 persons have been arrested for violating the partial lockdown directive and the ban on public gatherings. This was disclosed by ACP Lydia Donkor, Head of Legal and Prosecution, Accra Regional Police Command today, Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at a press briefing organised by the Ministry of […] The post COVID-19:

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said 44,421 more samples taken through contact tracing will be tested for COVID-19. The Director-General of the GHS, Dr. Patrick Aboagye who disclosed this at a press briefing on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 further indicated that government’s aggressive contact tracing initiative has improved the country’s testing capacity. “In Ghana, […] The post 44,000

The announcement by the IMF Executive Board that US$1Billion loan under the RCF has been approved for Ghana is good news. However, this does not take away the fiscal growth debt management and international reserve realities for Ghana. The IMF as an international financial institution has provided for countries to access Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) […] The post Prof.

Short-form video streaming app Quibi has hit 1.7 million downloads in its first week, according to the company’s boss Meg Whitman. The app, which streams clips 10 minutes or shorter, launched on 6 April. Quibi is only available on smartphones and tablets, but the firm said it is accelerating plans to allow the app to play […] The post Quibi reaches 1.7m downloads in the

Seventeen infected persons have recovered from the novel coronavirus in Ghana, according to the Ghana Health Service. “We have 17 persons who have recorded double negatives and are obviously clinically cured,” Dr. Patrick Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service disclosed at a press briefing on Tuesday. “Currently, we have a definition of recovered […] The post Coronavirus:

The Ghana Mission to the United Nations and Consulate-General of Ghana in New York have indicated that “a number of Ghanaians” have passed away from the novel coronavirus in the states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The missions, in a statement, did not give the exact number of Ghanaians who have passed away […] The post Coronavirus:

The Feed-a-Kayayo Project, which was initiated by the Ghana COVID-19 Private Sector Fund (the GCPSFund), has come to an end effective April 3. According to a statement from the GCPSFund, this is because of the rollout of the feeding programme by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection The GCPSFund indicated that it will […] The post COVID-19

Online retailing giant Amazon has urged US workers who’ve lost jobs because of the coronavirus slowdown to apply for as many as 75,000 jobs it is offering. The company also said it would ease its temporary curbs on non-essential goods being sold on its platforms. Last month, Amazon took on 100,000 extra US staff to […] The post Coronavirus: Amazon plans hiring spree

The Metropolitan Archbishop of the Cape Coast Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, Most Rev. Charles Palmer-Buckle, has urged Christians to become better Christians post Coronavirus. The Archbishop made this call on Citi TV‘s Point of View with Bernard Avle on Monday, April 13, 2020. “I believe that, thanks to the coronavirus and its restrictions, if […] The post ‘We

Management of Zoomlion Ghana Limited has initiated a programme to disinfect corporate institutions and other organisation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Zoomlion is undertaking this exercise through its vector control company Vectorpes and other private vector control companies. According to Zoomlion Ghana Limited, the exercise is being done “at a highly subsidized cost of […] The post Zoomlion