President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged the media to be accurate, factual and truthful in their reportage on the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to prevent and reduce the spread of the disease. He noted that potentially harmful misinformation and disinformation could be inimical to the fight waged by the government against the virus, and … The post Be

The International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), has approved the disbursement of $20 million loan for Ghana. Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, stated that the money was meant to boost Ghana’s agriculture sector by providing support to farmers and increase the beneficiaries for the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) … The post IFAD approves

Government is constructing 80 warehouses with the capacity to store up to 80,000 metric tonnes(MT) of food items aimed at ensuring food security in the country. Each warehouse would have the capacity to store up to 1,000 MT of food items and expected to be ready by June, this year. Speaking at a media briefing … The post Ghana government to construct 200,000

Customers were able to pick up their new cars at Volkswagen’s futuristic glass factory in the eastern German city of Dresden on Thursday after a four-week pause due to the coronavirus. And in another hopeful sign for Germany’s auto giant, Volkswagen has also resumed domestic production at its Zwickau plant. The production lines have been … The post VW

As the world commemorates this year’s World Malaria Day (WMD) tomorrow, April 25, a call has been made to all stakeholders not to divert funds set aside for activities such as prevention, diagnosis, treatment and control of malaria into other activities since this would have serious implications for the elimination of malaria or even lead … The post Don’t

Sixteen public and private companies Thursday contributed a total of GH¢1,394,400 to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund to support government’s efforts at combating the socio-economic effects of the pandemic. At separate ceremonies at the Secretariat of the Trust Fund at the Jubilee House, Societe Generale Ghana gave a cheque for GH¢500,000, whilst the CFAO Group … The post COVID-19

The German Government is supporting COVID-19 rapid response measures in Ghana with up to €13.4 million, the German Embassy announced on Thursday. A statement issued by the Embassy and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra said the German Government was providing funding for the set-up of a Covid-19 Unit at the Effia Nkwanta … The post Germany gives Ghana

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Thursday urged ECOWAS member states to create country-specific COVID-19 measures, and not imitate the methods being adopted by other nations. “I think it’s very, very important that we tailor a specific Ghanaian, African response to the handling of this pandemic, and not necessarily copy blindly the methods that are being … The post ECOWAS

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) on Thursday said most of the locally produced facemasks rather posed health risks to citizens rather than helping to protect them from the COVID-19. It said most of those locally produced face mask were either single or double layered cloth and sewn with treated materials, which in itself may … The post Wear recommended three-layered

Mr. Frederick Acheampong – Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Premier League (GPL) side Ashantigold SC, has resigned from his position, effective 30th April, 2020. Mr. Acheampong who took to his social media page cited to announce his decision personal reasons for his action. Dr. Kweku Frimpong owner and bank roller of the club has accepted … The post CEO of Ashgold resigns appeared

The Dabala District Court has remanded Vincent Adjei, 24, alleged to be the ring leader in the murder of Mr Mawutor Adzahli, Assembly member of Sogakope South Electoral Area in the Volta Region. He was remanded together with four accomplices: Bright Awuyah, 33; Franklin Tettey, 22; Steven Ansong, 26; and Amos Agbaklah, 25. Their pleas … The post Court