African states expect a devastating impact on their economies this year from the Covid-19 pandemic and are appealing for relief from repayments on billions of dollars in outstanding debt to cope. Most of those appeals involve China, the biggest lender to the continent, but it is unclear how Beijing will respond. Angola, Zambia, Sudan and […] The post Coronavirus:

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) says it has forwarded a petition to President Nana Akufo-Addo for journalists to be considered in the disbursement of a stimulus package announced by the government last month. He also wants the government to support media houses that are struggling due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. According to […] The post GJA

Newspaper Headlines for Tuesday, May 5, 2020 The post Newspaper Headlines: Tuesday, May 5, 2020 appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs, Business News , Headlines, Ghana Sports, Entertainment, Politics, Articles, Opinions, Viral Content.

Eighteen nationals of two neighbouring countries have been sent back to their countries after coming into Ghana through an unidentified illegal route at Sewum in the Aowin Municipality, of the Western North Region. According to a press release from the Western Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), these people, all males, were made […] The post W/R:

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is cautioning the public to desist from patronizing unregistered Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kits supposedly meant for testing COVID-19. The Authority says the usage of these kits could lead to inaccurate results which may have adverse health repercussions. In a statement issued on Monday, May 4, the FDA noted […] The post COVID-19:

As the country continues to face the unavoidable consequences of job losses as a result of the novel Coronavirus pandemic, labour analyst, Austin Gamey is urging government, employers and organized labour to hold another national tripartite committee meeting to discuss such issues extensively. According to him, though some meetings have been held in relation to […] The post COVID-19:

The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has advised Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to stop blowing his own horns and allow his supposed good works to speak for him. “In opposition, you sell hope. In power, your works sell you. You can’t apply the same opposition strategy when you […] The post Let your works speak for

A herd of cattle can move as slow as the slowest cow but when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and calmed ones at the back that are killed first. This is because the smart and vigilant ones would flee from the danger. This type of attack is good for the herd as […] The post Ghana’s COVID-19; How effective is our “spread calm, not fear” message?