A few weeks ago, my colleague Michael Ogbodu and I visited the residents of Old Fadama. Their structures had been demolished by the government to pave way for a desilting exercise, the government failed to provide them temporary homes and only gave them a few canopies to use as shelter. A few weeks before that, […] The post Dziffa Ametam

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said the country has reached its peak in terms of COVID-19 infections. According to the Director of Public Health at the Service, Dr. Badu-Sarkodie, the number of cases will start declining depending on how well citizens abide by the prevention protocols. At a press briefing in Accra on Tuesday, Dr. […] The post Ghana reaches

Goldfields Ghana has confirmed a positive COVID-19 case at its Tarkwa mine in the Western Region. According to the company, it received the test results from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research on May 3, 2020. A statement issued by the company said the victim is a worker of one of its contracted mining […] The post Contract worker tests

As part of efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 in Ghana, Riohs Originate Fashion School has distributed 1,000 nose masks to residents and some public institutions in the Ayawaso District of the Greater Accra Region. Speaking to citinewsroom during a presentation to members of the Dzorwulu Residents Association, the Creative Director of the […] The post Riohs

As part of efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 in Ghana, Riohs Fashion School has distributed 1,000 nose masks to residents and some public institutions in the Ayawaso District of the Greater Accra Region. Speaking to citinewsroom during a presentation to members of the Dzorwulu Residents Association, the Creative Director of the Institution, […] The post Riohs

Chinese state media has accused US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of lying after he said there was “enormous evidence” the coronavirus emanated from a laboratory in Wuhan. Mr Pompeo made the claim on Sunday, without going into specifics. In an editorial on Tuesday, the hawkish Global Times newspaper said Mr Pompeo was “degenerate”. The […] The post Coronavirus:

Gideon Boako, the spokesperson to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has disputed claims that his boss was engaging in politics instead of focusing on helping government deal with the COVID-19 outbreak. Dr. Bawumia who was unhappy with former President John Mahama’s aspersions on the economy following the Coronavirus outbreak urged the flagbearer of the opposition […] The post Bawumia

The Advertisers Association of Ghana is admonishing its members to be minded by the necessary protocols before mounting billboards that seek to educate the public on COVID-19. This follows the government’s decision to have the association pull down some billboards in Accra communicating the importance of wearing a face mask. The said billboards while seeking […] The post Let’s

The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Ghana’s largest lab testing for coronavirus in the country has completed testing the backlog of about 18,000 samples, giving it room to now test and report on samples within 24 hours. This is according to the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kumah Aboagye. Making a […] The post COVID-19: Noguchi clears

My independent view on the debate: Should Elections 2020 be held? There is no doubt that COVID-19 is asking questions of our democracy that are as novel as they are tricky. On Thursday April 30 episode of the University of Ghana’s Law in Crisis seminar; as well as all the many reaction pieces that have […] The post Clement Akapame writes:

The Minority in Parliament has condemned an alleged decision by the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) to get its employees to sign an oath of secrecy which will bar them from speaking on issues affecting the company. Ranking Member on the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament, Adam Mutawakilu in a statement accused the New Patriotic […] The post Stop gagging GRIDCo employees –

The African Union (AU) has disclosed that it is in discussion with the Republic of Madagascar to obtain technical data regarding the safety and efficiency of its announced herb for the prevention and treatment of COVID19. The Union made this known through in a press statement published on its website. Madagascar’s President launched a herbal […] The post AU

A team of three young engineers from Ghana has won the Field Ready Ventilator Challenge. Students and alumni from Field Ready’s employability programmes in Mozambique and Ghana competed to design a simple, practical, and scalable ventilator as a positive response to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the competition started there were just 34 ventilators in Mozambique […] The post Team

The Supreme Court has in a unanimous decision dismissed the case filed against the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, in the issuance of the $2.25 billion Eurobond in 2018. The Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah who announced the decision said the reasons will be made available tomorrow, Wednesday. DYMOG, the group that went to court […] The post Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has in a unanimous decision dismissed a suit asking the court to set aside the agreement ratified by Parliament between Ghana and the United States over a military cooperation deal. The case was filed by a former Ashanti Regional Youth Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Yaw Brogya Genfi. Brogya […] The post Supreme

The Member of Parliament for the Bolgatanga Central Constituency, Isaac Adongo, has accused Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of not having a grasp on the reality of the impact of the novel coronavirus on the Ghanaian economy. He made the remark on Eyewitness News on the back of comments made by the Vice President Dr. […] The post Show us data on

The Member of Parliament for the Bolgatanga Central Constituency, Isaac Adongo, has accused Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of not having a grasp on the reality of the economy in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak in Ghana. He made the remark on Eyewitness News on the back of comments made by the Vice […] The post Stop listening to Bawumia, he doesn’t

The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Ghana Limited (TCCBCGL) has donated 3,500 packs of assorted beverages worth tens of thousands of Ghana cedis to needy persons in 12 electoral areas in the Nungua Krowor municipality of the Greater-Accra Region. The donation comes as part of the company’s efforts to offer support to the poor and vulnerable […] The post COVID-19:

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Cassiel Ato Forson has described as inhumane Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s comparison of Ghana’s power crisis to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Forson said it is wrong to compare the two incidents especially when one is leading to the loss of lives while the other resulted in the […] The post It’s

A patient diagnosed with pneumonia near Paris on 27 December actually had the coronavirus, his doctor has said. Dr Yves Cohen told French media a swab taken at the time was recently tested and came back positive for Covid-19. The patient, who has since fully recovered, said he had no idea where he caught the […] The post Coronavirus: France’s first known case ‘was