Tullow Oil PLC has said its operational performance in Ghana has been strong in the first half with uptime on both Floating Production and Storage and offloading vessels in excess of 95 per cent. Overall, the Company said it produced 77,700 barrels per day in the first half of the year, at a realised oil … The post Tullow Oil says Ghana operational
More than 142,000 Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) in Ghana do not know their status because they have not tested, says the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC). Again, the Commission maintained that more than 46,000 Ghanaians who knew their status were not on live saving treatment (ARVs). Mr Kyeremeh Atuahene, Director General of the GAC made … The post Over
The Foods and Drugs Authority (FDA) on Tuesday said 34 antibody Rapid Diagnostic Testing (RDT) kits submitted for validation for use in COVID-19 detection, have failed to meet best international standards. Madam Delese Mimi Darko, the FDA Chief Executive Officer, said the acceptance criterion for an RDT validation was sensitivity and a specificity of 99 … The post COVID-19
The Ghana Aids Commission (GAC) says it has restocked the regions that recorded shortages of Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs and HIV test kits. The Commission, therefore, encouraged all persons who needed the ARVs to go for their refill as quickly as possible. Dr Kyeremeh Atuahene, the Director General of the GAC, at the dissemination of findings … The post Ghana
Mr Inusah Fuseini, the Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, has suggested that the nation introduce measures to hold public officers accountable for assets acquired while in office. He said the non-conformity to that should attract heavy sanctions, especially the asset declaration regime. Mr Fuseini, Ranking Member on the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary … The post Ghana
The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a suit challenging the accreditation of the Ghana School of Law as the sole educational institution to conduct the professional law programme in the country. The seven-member panel unanimously held that some of the reliefs invoking the original jurisdiction of the SC sought by Professor Kweku Asare had … The post Supreme
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it is monitoring the performance of the Hydroxychloroquine use for treating COVID-19 patients and will soon share the data with the public. Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General of the GHS, announced this in Accra on Tuesday when he presented the country’s COVID-19 Case Count and Management update. “We as … The post Ghana
Five persons who tied another man with a rope and tried to lynch him at Twenedaso, near Mpasatia in the Atwima Mponua District, have been remanded into police custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court. Adama Ali 52, Haruna Ali 52, Kofi Daniel 45, Godwin Lare 48, all farmers and Haruna Salifu 25, driver, were said … The post Five persons remanded over attempted murder appeared
Former President John Dramani Mahama, Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has assured Ghanaians that he would adopt a small size government should he win the December 7 elections. He said the savings from governance due to the reduction in size would be channelled to paying district assembly members to collect accurate births and … The post I’ll adopt small
The Ghana News Agency presents the full text of the inaugural speech of Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, the running- mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, Former President John Dramani Mahama. “My Boss, His Excellency (HE) John Dramani Mahama, Leader of the NDC and soon to be reinstated as President of the Republic, Thank … The post Professor
The Kaneshie District Court on Tuesday sentenced Isaiah Chima, 31-year-old Nigerian to six months imprisonment in hard labour for attempting to register in the ongoing Ghana Voters’ Registration Exercise. Chima, a tailor, pleaded guilty to attempt to register as a voter contrary to Section 24 (a) of C.I. Election Regulation 1995 and was convicted on … The post Nigerian
Patrick Adotevi, a businessman, who allegedly collected GH¢45,000.00 from two Lieutenants of the Ghana Armed Forces under the pretext of purchasing Toyota Highlander and Yaris but failed to do so, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Adotevi aged 51, charged for defrauding by false pretences, had pleaded guilty with an explanation, saying he normally … The post Businessman
The evidence so far in the country does not support the risk of transfer of COVID-19 in cars like other diseases, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said. “Our advice to allow all form of transportation services to resume full operation is that based on our experiences and contact … The post COVID-19
Former President John Dramani Mahama, Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has said his next government will, within one year, pay all whose funds are locked up with the collapsed financial institutions. Speaking at the outdooring of Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as his running mate in the 2020 General Election, he said it was … The post Next
A total of 676,026 applicants in the Volta region were issued with the new voter card after 25 days of the registration exercise. Of the total, 2,014 people had their registration challenged. The highest daily compilation rose to 49,759 on the 14th day with 171 challenged applications on the ninth-day respectively. Mr Dogbey Adukpo Selormey, … The post Voter
Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare Presidential Advisor on Health has said that the government will cater for the cost of COVID-19 tests for national teams that are returning to training. President Akufo-Addo in his update on COVID-19 restrictions announced that three national teams, Black Maidens, Princesses can go into camping and prepare for their assignments later this … The post Ghana
Mr Ambrose Dery, Minister for the Interior, on Monday scolded Mr Sammy Gyamfi, National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) National Communications Officer, for threatening national security agencies with merciless treatment if his party wins the 2020 elections. Mr Dery, at a press conference in Parliament House in Accra, urged the security officials and personnel to ignore … The post We
Dr Mark Assibey-Yeboah, Chairman, Finance Committee of Parliament, says despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Ghana is projected to have a positive economic growth of 0.9 per cent this year. He said but for the pandemic, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government was on the trajectory to grow the economy by 6.8 per cent … The post Ghana to have positive
A security man in his 60s, Moses Buer, was Sunday, July 26, found killed at the Wabco Gas filing station by unknown assailants at Sege, Ada West District, Greater Accra Region. According to the Police, he was found lying facedown with his hands tied to his back as well as his legs as his mouth … The post Robbers kill security man appeared first on Ghana
A Tema Magistrate Court presided over by Mrs. Akosua Anokyewaa Adjepong has discharged an alleged Togolese charged for attempting to register in the ongoing voters’ registration exercise. Elvis Kweku Seglah, 35 years old, was discharged after the prosecution failed to provide evidence or witness to support the charge related to electoral offence. The Court, a fortnight … The post Court
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