There have been concerns over Ghana’s 2016 voters’ register with many claiming it was bloated. This perception triggered calls for the compilation of a new voters’ register. Although the calls were ignored during the 2016 polls, four years on, the Jean Mensa-led Electoral Commission in its quest to ensure a transparent and credible election in […] The post Analysis
The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) is asking the Foods and Drugs Authority (FDA) to review the current criteria for validating antibody Rapid Diagnostics Test kits (RDTs) for COVID -19 testing in the country. According to the group, the “continuous use of Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR), the so-called gold standards, as a […] The post FDA
The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) is asking the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) to review the current criteria for validating antibody Rapid Diagnostics Test kits (RDTs) for COVID -19 testing in the country. According to the group, the “continuous use of Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR), the so-called gold standards, as a […] The post FDA
The Greater Accra Regional Office of the Electoral Commission (EC) located at Sapeiman near Amasaman has been gutted by fire. The fire started at about 2:30 am on Friday, August 14, 2020. According to the police, they received the information about the outbreak at that time and immediately informed the Ghana National Fire Service. Four […] The post Fire guts EC’s Greater Accra
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The Vice President’s Spokesperson, Gideon Boako, says he has high hopes for Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited and expects it to go international. CBG was birthed from the merger for five struggling banks during the banking crisis. Dr. Boako reiterated the government’s defence of the handling of the banking sector and the need to create CBG […] The post CBG stronger
The Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin Yeboah, has asked judges and magistrates to be exceptional in the discharge of their professional duties. “You are required to leave an indelible mark in the judicial sands of time and you can only achieve this through exceptional effort and great sacrifice.” The Chief Justice said this when he sworn […] The post Be exceptional – Chief Justice
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has called for the soldiers who assaulted a TV3 journalist to be dealt with for their actions. The GJA, in a statement signed by its President, Roland Affail Monney, said the association was not happy with the news of the incident. “[We] received with utter shock and intractable concern reports […] The post Deal with soldiers who
Seven African countries will start administering coronavirus antibody tests from next week, a regional body said on Thursday, as part of efforts to understand the extent of the outbreak on the continent. “Liberia, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Nigeria, Morocco are the first set of countries that committed to it,” said John Nkengasong, head of […] The post Seven
At least three people died during protests in Ivory Coast on Thursday, police said, as small groups burned makeshift roadblocks in protests against President Alassane Ouattara’s decision to stand for a third term. The West African nation has seen a number of scattered protests since Ouattara announced last week he would run in the Oct. […] The post Ivory Coast:
The Concerned National Service Personnel (NSS) group has petitioned the National Service Secretariat to effect the reversal of some monies deducted from their allowances for last month. The group, lamenting the deductions accused their leadership, the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA) of exploiting them. Speaking to Citi News on behalf of the group, Benjamin Essien […] The post Aggrieved
Tanzania’s opposition Chadema party office in the north-eastern town of Arusha has been “firebombed”, according to its leader Tundu Lissu. Mr Lissu said the office was destroyed on the eve of his visit to the town on Friday. He has termed the act as “terror and intimidation”. The politician said his planned visit would still […] The post Tanzania opposition
The UK government has signed deals for a further 90 million doses of coronavirus vaccine. The vaccines are being developed by the Belgian pharmaceutical company Janssen and the US biotech company Novavax. It means the UK has placed orders for six experimental vaccines, taking its potential stockpile to 340 million doses. In theory, there should […] The post UK signs deals for 90m
Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has charged the President Akufo-Addo government to come out with records of monies spent in building projects during its tenure in office. The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) National Organiser, Sammi Awuku, on Thursday, said John Dramani Mahama’s promise to invest US$10 billion into infrastructure must be treated as a threat […] The post Tell
President Nana Akufo-Addo will, on Monday, August 17, 2020, hand over the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat Building to the African Union Commission (AUC) in Accra. The Secretariat, which will administer the free trade agreement for creating a single market across 55 countries, is located along the Liberia Road in Accra. Together, the […] The post Akufo-Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has thrown out the petition by the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) calling for the removal of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa from office. ASEPA in June 2020, secured an impeachment declaration from the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) […] The post Nana
Government says it is not relenting in its effort to ensure compliance of the law that criminalizes the act of not wearing nose mask. According to the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), the law has been incorporated into the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) Sanitation project to ensure that persons who flout both the sanitation laws […] The post Wearing of nose mask directive
Policy think tank, IMANI Africa says all individuals and institutions involved in the just-ended compilation of the new voters register risk being prosecuted in the near future. IMANI Africa believes the compilation of the new electoral roll which involved a huge amount of money was not needed. Speaking on Eyewitness News, President of IMANI Africa, […] The post Those
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) wants all internal mechanisms for cleaning the country’s electoral roll to be exhausted before any possible external auditing is considered. The Project Lead for CODEO’s voter registration process, Rhoda Osei-Afful said, although the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Mensa admitted earlier this week that some minors […] The post Let’s
Government has announced the reconstruction of the Central Medical Stores which was gutted by fire in 2015. The tragedy did not only manifest in the loss of property but also severely disrupted basic medical supplies to neighbouring countries. Speaking at the sod-cutting ceremony for the construction of the Korle- Bu Maternity and Urology and Nephrology […] The post Government
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