French President Emmanuel Macron has questioned China’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, saying things “happened that we don’t know about”. Mr. Macron told the Financial Times it was “naive” to suggest that China had dealt better with the crisis. It follows a row sparked by an article on the Chinese embassy’s website that said Western […] The post Coronavirus:
The Vice-Chancellor of University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Prof. Jerry Samuel Yaw Kuma, has commended Citi TV and Zoomlion for collaborating to disinfect UMaT at no cost to the University at the height of fears of COVID-19 infections in the country. Professor Kuma gave the praise when Citi TV and Zoomlion’s free disinfection team […] The post COVID-19:
The Member of Parliament for the Klottey Korley Constituency, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to institute a credible investigation into the alleged partisan distribution of food in some areas observing the lockdown including the Klottey-Korle constituency. There has been an ongoing banter on the veracity of an allegation made by Dr. […] The post Probe
It has become a common concern among students, lawyers, politicians and the wider population about the threat COVID-19 poses to current government of the day should it be impossible for presidential elections to be held within the time stated in the 1992 constitution. In early March, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. […] The post Selikem
Thirty-two passengers who were travelling from Accra to Dambai in the Oti Region have been arrested for flouting restrictions imposed on parts of the country. The 32 have also been charged, according to the Accra Regional Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Afia Tenge. Narrating circumstances under which the 32 were arrested, DSP Afia Tenge said: […] The post 32 arrested
Ghana’s fastest-growing television station, Citi TV and waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana limited today, Thusday disinfected the campuses of the Ghana Institute of Journalism, the Ghana Technology University College, the University of Health and Allied Sciences, the University of Education Winneba, among others. Today’s fumigation comes on the back of similar exercises in some public […] The post Citi
Chairperson of the COVID-19 Trust Fund, Madam Sophia Akuffo says all monies presented to the fund will be accounted for. President Nana Akufo-Addo last month established the COVID-19 Trust Fund to solicit support from Ghanaians as the country fights the Coronavirus pandemic. Speaking to Citi News after a number of companies made donations to the […] The post Monies
The novel coronavirus continues to be disruptive to the global financial market and supply chain. Ghana is no exception to the adverse impact of this pandemic. Globally, the world economy has been stretched to realign policies to areas of healthcare and social interventions. It has become imperative in these challenging times to channel all resources […] The post Coronavirus
COVID-19 continues to assault communities at a magnitude that is difficult for government to ascertain. We do not have a clear picture of the emergency because, unfortunately, there is an underinvestment in medical equipment required to prevent a further spread of the virus. We desperately need to construct more test centres so people can access […] The post Vincent
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has dispatched a team of experts to the Upper West Region to help fight the increasing number of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) cases in the area. This follows a rise in the number of CSM cases from 214 to 258. The number of deaths has also increased from 37 to 40. […] The post Health experts dispatched to Upper West Region
The Lordina Foundation has gone to the aid of six orphanages, it has over the years adopted. The six, which include the Osu Children’s Home, FrankMay Children’s Home in Techiman and the Tamale Children’s Home were presented with a number of food items. Items donated to the homes include bags of rice, cooking oil, drinks, […] The post COVID-19: Lordina Foundation supports
Six out of the nine persons who were infected with Coronavirus and were receiving treatment in Tamale in the Northern Region have currently tested negative. The Regional Health Directorate says it is waiting for the second test results before the patients can be declared cured. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), eighty-three infected persons […] The post COVID-19:
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has called on the government to temporarily halt online academic activities being rolled out by universities in the country. According to the union, the deployment of technology to fill the gap brought upon students because of the suspension of physical academic activities is serving as a hindrance to […] The post COVID-19:
In a bid to reduce human movement at the Central Business District of Kumasi as part of efforts to ensure strict compliance to the lockdown directives, city authorities have closed all shops at Adum. Roads leading to Adum have been blocked as most commuters are made to return or asked to take different routes. Persons […] The post A/R: Shops at Adum
Right is right and wrong is wrong. That has been my motto all my life. I never bothered being blunt even when the result was shooting myself in the leg. The truth always needs to come out. When I was 12 years old a teacher, Mr. van Schie told me: “Nico, with your blunt, direct […] The post Africa is by far the best, why isn’t it being
A 46-year-old man who tested positive for Coronavirus, Simon Okafor Chukudi has bolted in the Upper West Region. The Nigerian national was kept under surveillance at his residence by officials of the Ghana Health Service awaiting the outcome of his test results for COVID-19 which came out positive last Monday. The Upper West Regional Director […] The post Upper
Pharmaceutical company, Dannex Ayrton Starwin PLC has donated medical supplies worth one hundred thousand Ghana Cedis to the Kaneshie Polyclinic. The items included face masks, Veronica buckets, alcohol-based hand sanitizers and examination gloves. The Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of the company, Kwasi Yirenkyi who presented the items to the Polyclinic said the donation is to […] The post COVID-19:
The Minister for Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed that Ghana has so far tested 50,719 samples of persons believed to have been exposed to the novel Coronavirus in a bid to check the extent of the disease in the country. Speaking at a press briefing in Accra on Thursday, April 16, 2020, the Ofoase-Ayirebi […] The post 50,719 COVID-19 tests done so far – Oppong
The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department says it has effected the three-month tax relief for all health workers in line with reliefs announced by the government during the coronavirus pandemic. “This will reflect in each of the three months’ (April, May and June 2020) Payroll,” according to a statement from the department. The department further explained […] The post Accountant-General
The Cylinder Recirculation Recovery Margin which was expected to allow LPG operators charge 13.5 pesewas for each kilogram of LPG has been withdrawn. The Minister of Energy, Peter Amewu disclosed this at a press briefing today, Thursday, April 16, 2020. “That slight increase in price that you saw in the papers, it has been withdrawn. […] The post New levy on LPG withdrawn –
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