US President Donald Trump on Saturday denied accusations of “piracy” over an order of 200,000 respirator masks destined for Berlin that German officials said went missing amid a global mass shortage during the coronavirus pandemic. Berlin’s regional interior minister Andreas Geisel said on Friday the medical-grade face masks were confiscated by US officials in Thailand … The post Trump

Introduction The global supply chains have been hit adversely by the Coronavirus pandemic. The supply chain experts, managers and practitioners are in the board rooms strategizing on the best possible means to get their supply chains to function well in spite of the disruptions. There are shortages of materials and products in world manufacturing warehouses … The post Pathways

The Government will absorb the water bills of all Ghanaians for the next three months, from April, as part of interventions to mitigate the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 against citizens. Water tankers, publicly and privately-owned, will also be mobilised to ensure the supply of water to all vulnerable communities. The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, … The post Government

President Nana Akufo-Addo Sunday announced that all frontline health workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic will be paid an additional 50 per cent of their basic salary for March to June 2020. The March incentive will be added to that of April. Additionally, all health workers will be exempted from paying taxes on … The post Ghana

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, says local industries are to scale up the production of medical goods and equipment for the containment of COVID-19. Addressing the nation on steps government was taking to contain the coronavirus, he said the government was actively engaging local industries in the production of face masks, Head covers, surgical scrubs … The post Local

The Ghana Armed Forces says it is investigating a Sunday incident in which an Ashaiman resident died from the wounds he sustained when the rifle of a soldier he allegedly tried to disarm went off. According to a statement signed by Colonel Eric Aggrey-Quashie, the Director of Public Relations, the civilian tried to disarm the … The post GAF investigates

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Ghana enters the critical phase in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in the coming week, as the country awaits the test results of some 15,384 persons who were reached through contact tracing. He said the outcome of these tests would determine whether or not the duration of the two-week … The post Ghana

Ghana has confirmed nine additional cases of the COVID-19, bringing the number to 214, the Ghana Health Service has said. It said six of the cases came from the Greater Accra Region and three from the Ashanti Region. Among the cases from Greater Accra, one is a 37-year-old woman with no history of travel nor … The post COVID-19: Ghana records marginal

Mr John Boadu, the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said that the Party had initiated an urgent move to distribute Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth GH¢5 million to health facilities nationwide. The PPE, which would be distributed equally to all the 275 constituencies alongside intensified public sensitizations with key stakeholders, is … The post NPP

The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, Saturday night suspended sittings indefinitely in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, against expectations of the Minority when the House was due to rise. Speaker Oquaye said: “Honourable Members, we are suspending sitting on this day, and this Honourable House will stand suspended until the Speaker, in … The post Ghana

Hohoe Municipal Assembly in the Volta Region has mobilized GH¢1,183,572.01 as Internally Generated Fund (IGF) for the year 2019. The amount, which was raised out of the total projected figure of GH¢1,288,719, fell short of the 2018 performance by 102 per cent. Mr Andrews Teddy Ofori, the Hohoe Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) who made this … The post Hohoe

Parliament on Friday evening approved GH¢6.370 billion to be issued from the Consolidated Fund, and granted authorisation for withdrawal from other funds to provide additional financing for Government operations during the 2019 Financial Year. This follows the passage of the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2020. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta moved the motion for the passage of … The post Ghana

Managing pandemics such as the COVID-19 is based on following laid down public health processes and protocols and not by media sensationalism, panic or fear, says a medical expert. According to him, whenever there is an outbreak of any disease with public health significance, there are a variety of decisions to be made within limited … The post Handling

Ghanaians, especially those who have to go out of their house have been advised to put on a nose and mouth mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Dr Joseph Donkor, Specialist in charge of the Tema Manhean Clinic, who made the call, said that was a sure way to block the … The post If you must go out, wear a mask – Dr Donkor appeared first on

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has, by Executive Instrument 66, extended the closure of the country’s borders by two weeks effective midnight, April 5. This is to curtail the importation of COVID-19 cases while the nation focuses on the enhanced contact tracing and testing programme. Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah announced in a tweet on … The post Ghana

Personnel of Operation COVID SAFETY will strengthen the enforcement of the restriction of movement order by the President in its second week to prevent breaches and keep citizens safe against the spread of COVID-19. The Director of Public Affairs Directorate of the Ghana Police Service, Superintendent of Police Sheila Abayie-Buckman, explained that it was likely … The post COVID-19:

The Minority in Parliament has questioned government‘s motive to replace the Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNET) and West Blue Consulting Limited with Ghana Link Network Services Limited and Customs UNIPAS International Agency (CUPIA)in the Ghana National Single Widow (GNSW) operations at the ports. Additionally, the Minority has also questioned government’s reason to sole-source the … The post Minority

Former President John Dramani Mahama’ has proposed for  the establishment of  three National Infectious Disease Centres at 37 military hospital , the middle and  the northern sectors. This  he said would prepare the country adequately to withstand the outbreak of deadly diseases and other emergency cases. Former President Mahama made the proposal when he presented … The post Mahama

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has said the introduction of the GH¢13.5 Cylinder Recovery Margin, which took effect on April 1, 2020, will not increase the product price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas at the pumps as being speculated by the Oil Marketing Companies. “We wish to state categorically that, contrary to their claim that the … The post Cylinder

Two hundred thousand medical face masks ordered by the city of Berlin were confiscated by US officials in Bangkok, the German capital’s state interior minister said on Friday, accusing the United States of “modern piracy.” The FFP-2 respirators, which protect the wearer against infection, had been intended for use by Berlin police officers, state minister … The post German