The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has said the government might struggle to handle the financial pressures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus fallout, according to the EIU will also affect Ghana in areas such as tourism, inflows of foreign direct investment, international trade in terms of both export receipts and imported goods and the […] The post COVID-19:
President Nana Akufo-Addo has called for a cancellation of public and private debt owed by African countries due to the hardships imposed by COVID-19. The President made this call during interaction with West African Heads of States during a virtual ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit on the Coronavirus pandemic held via Zoom on Thursday, April 23, 2020. […] The post Nana
Scientists at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR) has urged government to take a cue from the global pandemic to adequately resource research institutions and build their capacities to adequately respond to similar situations in future. The Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine is one of the main centres […] The post KCCR
Two robbers were gunned down after stealing over GHS100,000 from a Lebanese and his Ghanaian partner at Tema earlier in the day on Thursday. The two robbers trailed the victims who had gone to cash the said amount from the Tema Community One branch of the Zenith Bank. Narrating circumstances under which the robbery occurred, Assistant […] The post Two robbers gunned down
Two robbers were gunned down after stealing over GHS100,000 from a Lebanese and his Ghanaian partner at Tema earlier in the day on Thursday. The two robbers trailed the victims who had gone to cash the said amount from the Tema Community One branch of the Zenith Bank. Narrating circumstances under which the robbery occurred, Assistant […] The post Two robbers gunned down
“So the women sang as they danced, and said: “Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands.”— 1 Samuel 18:7 [NKJV] Everyone has admirers. Our gifts are like a magnet. They attract all manner of people, especially praise singers. Many would fall in love with our personality. They will sing choruses of our […] The post Kobina Ansah writes:
The New Juaben South Municipal Assembly has converted half of the Koforidua Jackson park into a temporary market as part of measures to ensure social distancing. Traders who display their goods in front and around the central market and the Juaben Serwaa market have all been moved to the park. However, the situation at the […] The post COVID-19: Assembly
The Minister for Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto says there is no need for controlled pricing of goods on the market following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Ghana. There have been fears that the disease in Ghana, coupled with its related restrictions in the country could lead to food insecurity, inflation and shortages. […] The post Coronavirus:
President Nana Akufo Addo has stressed the need for Ghana to adopt a more specific strategy of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Interacting with West African Heads of States at the virtual ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit on the Coronavirus pandemic via Zoom, the President said Ghana must desist from copying strategies devised by other countries to […] The post Ghana must
President Nana Akufo-Addo has asked ECOWAS leaders to adopt a specific strategy of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Interacting with West African Heads of States at the virtual ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit on the Coronavirus pandemic via Zoom, the President asked his colleagues to desist from copying strategies devised by other countries to contain the virus. […] The post Don’t
I like to go out as much as the next person, but I also equally enjoy being at home. Regardless, there’s been a ban on public gatherings so I guess I should enjoy being at home till either the ban is lifted or the coronavirus outbreak oozes away. We cannot do certain things right now […] The post Caleb Ahinakwah writes: When Coronavirus
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has explained the basis for donating an amount of GHS250,000 to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund. The Authority has received backlash from Ghanaians after it took the step in supporting the fight against the novel coronavirus on Wednesday. Although its Manager of Communications and Media Relations of NHIA, Barimah […] The post NHIA
Angry youth in three communities in the Gambaga—Nalerigu Constituency in the North East Region on Wednesday afternoon allegedly chased out the Member of Parliament for the area, Hajia Alima Mahama and her entourage from the area. The MP who doubles as the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development and her followers had visited the […] The post Nalerigu:
The German Government has made available an amount of 23 million Euro to assist Ghana in its rapid response measure in curbing the spread of COVID-19. Germany Ambassador to Ghana, Christoph Retzlaff announced this on social media on Thursday, April 23, 2020. Out of the amount, 13 million Euro has been allocated as a first […] The post Ghana gets €23m German support to
Former Health Minister, Alex Segbefia has chastised the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) for donating GH?250,000 to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund. The donation to the Fund has sparked outrage on social media with many taking the view that the sum donated can rather be channelled into improving the financial position of NHIS service providers. […] The post NHIA
Researchers at the College of Engineering of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology are expecting to see the full operationalization of an automated ventilator they have designed in a month’s time. Officials from the Ghana Health Service and the Ghana Standards Authority who have inspected the prototype say it is an intervention that […] The post KNUST
Suame Market closed again after traders refused to adhere to social distancing protocols The post Suame Market closed again after traders refused to adhere to social distancing protocols appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs, Business News , Headlines,
Brisk activity has returned to business centres in Accra and Kumasi after the president announced the lifting of the partial lockdown that had been imposed three weeks prior. The post Activity returns to business centres after lifting of partial lockdown appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said her country must remain “clever and cautious” in handling the coronavirus crisis, as it is “not the end phase but still just the beginning”. “We’ll have to live with this virus for a long time,” Mrs. Merkel told parliament ahead of an EU summit, via videolink. She said Germany […] The post Merkel
Four persons are in prison custody over the murder of the assemblyman for the Sogakope South electoral area in the Volta Region, Marcus Mawutor Adzahli. The four include Vincent Adjei, 34, whom the police believe is “the ring leader” in the murder. The others are Bright Awuya, 33; Franklin Tetteh, 22; Ansong Steven, 26; and […] The post Four suspects remanded
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