The World Bank Group has announced it is providing $100 million to Ghana to support the country’s COVID-19 efforts. In a press release copied to ghanabusinessnews.com, Thursday April 2, 2020, the Bank said the financing, “will be made available to the government and people of Ghana as short, medium and long-term support.” Ghana as at … The post Ghana
The entire world is on edge as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) sweeps around the globe. More than 90 per cent of the countries of the world are affected as health systems, including the best have come under immense pressure as health professionals stretch themselves to fight the disease. The Economic Community of West African States … The post We
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo, his immediate family and members of his secretariat have tested negative for the novel coronavirus. The President’s Physician, Dr Patrina Tekyi-Ankrah, who made the disclosure, on Wednesday at a press conference in Accra, said: “The President, with his wife, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, his daughters and all members of his household … The post Ghana
Mr Kwaku Agyeman Manu, the Minister of Health, has said Ghana is not undertaking a mass testing exercise for COVID-19, for all persons in the lockdown areas of Greater Accra and Kumasi. He said the current ongoing exercise in these areas is not compulsory, but targeted at contacts of persons who had tested positive for … The post We are not undertaking
Dr Samuel Amo Tobbin, the Executive Chairman of the Tobinco Group of Companies, says Ghana might go on a nationwide lockdown if God does not intervene. He said the unfortunate could happen as many people upon hearing the announcement of the restriction of movement, travelled to their hometowns on Saturday and Sunday March 20, 2020 … The post Ghana might go on nationwide
The Ghana Armed Forces on Wednesday said it has withdrawn the soldier who allegedly assaulted a civilian back to the barracks while investigation is underway. Brigadier General A.Y. Nsiah, General Officer Commanding Headquarters, Southern Command, Kpeshie, speaking at a media briefing in Accra, on enhanced measures put in place to enforce the restriction of movements, … The post COVID-19:
The Ghana government has so far identified about 25,000 vulnerable people to provide for their health, nutritional and safety needs during the two-week restriction of movement of persons in the Greater Accra and Greater Kumasi Metropolitan areas. About 15,000 of them are head porters, with the rest being mentally ill and other persons with disability. … The post Ghana
Aker Energy and license partners have taken the decision to postpone the development of the Pecan field in the Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points block offshore Ghana due to global disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Aker Energy and its partners, Lukoil, GNPC and Fuel Trade had an aggressive plan to deploy cutting edge technology … The post COVID-19:
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