Germany’s official coronavirus caseload on Wednesday witnessed its sharpest daily jump since early May. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the government’s agency for disease control, reported 1,226 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total confirmed in the country so far to 218,519. A peak in the outbreak was reached in early April, when the RKI reported … The post Germany
The year-on-year inflation rose slightly in July to 11.4 percent compared with 11.2 percent in June, 2020. Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, the Government Statistician, said at a briefing that after large price increased in March to June, the month-on-month inflation rate of 0.5 percent seem to indicate that prices are increasing at pre-COVID-19 levels again. … The post Ghana
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is focusing on mitigating the cocoa swollen shoot disease in its research activities, Food and Agriculture Minister, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto announced on Wednesday. Additionally, it is also developing hybrid seedlings with relatively high resistance to the disease. The measures are part of a pilot rehabilitation project by the Ministry … The post COCOBOD
Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Education, on Wednesday said the government has cleared all legacy arrears left by the previous administration to ensure that there was continuity of service delivery in the educational system. He said the debts, which were huge on key supplies for educational service delivery, had an outstanding bill of … The post Government
An Accra Circuit Court has acquitted and discharged Akosua Adjepong, a Highlife Musician who was accused of conspiring with one Frank Agyemang to defraud a businessman of GH¢105,000.00 over a land deal. Agyemang aka Killer Boss was also acquitted and discharged. The Court presided over by Mrs Priscilla Mireku Dapaah in its ruling held that … The post Court acquits Akosua
More than 300 government agencies are currently on the Smart Workplace™ platform, which is supported by Government for use by all public institutions. A statement signed by Richard Okyere-Fosu, Acting Director General, the National Information Technology Agency (NITA), which is carrying out the rollout of the Smart Workplace™ said it was working to facilitate the … The post More
The Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs has urged the people of the Ga State to celebrate this year’s Homowo Festival in their various homes while observing the COVID-19 safety protocols. Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI, the Paramount Chief of Osu and the President of the House, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, … The post COVID-19: Ga State urged
The Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) says it is conducting a validation to confirm free water bills covering the COVID-19 free water supply to customers from April to June, 2020. According to the CWSA, there was an ongoing validation to confirm the Free Water bills submitted to the Agency for payment as a means … The post CWSA validating COVID-19 free
Parliament is considering the report of the Committee on Defence and Interior on the Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, 2020, which when approved would provide for matters relating to the National Security Council (NSC). It would also lead to the establishment of regional and district security councils and to specify the agencies responsible for the … The post Parliament
Education Minister Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh on Tuesday told Parliament in Accra that the current political administration met huge outstanding bills under the leadership of Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, as Minister of Education. Prof Opoku-Agyemang is the Vice Presidential Candidate, partnering former President John Dramani Mahama, the Presidential Candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress … The post We
Former President and Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC),Mr John Dramani Mahama, has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to grant clemency to a pastor and his two followers jailed four years for flouting the ban on public gatherings due to COVID-19. A statement signed by Mr James Agyenim-Boateng, Spokesperson of the NDC … The post Mahama
The Minority in Parliament has called for greater transparency and accountability from government, and in particular the Bank of Ghana (BoG) in the management, supervision, and regulation of the collapsed financial institutions. The group also demanded from the BoG the Inventory Report on the collapsed financial institutions in accordance with the Bank and Specialized Deposit … The post Minority
Commissioner of Police (COP) Isaac Ken Yeboah, Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has announced the arrest of all the suspected murderers of Marcus Mawutor Adzahli, the late Sogakope Assemblyman. He said all the suspects confessed to having been part of the robbery operation and the murder of the late Assemblyman. This was disclosed … The post Police
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has rolled out a rehabilitation programme of cocoa farms affected by the swollen shoot disease in the Western North Cocoa Region. As part of the rehabilitation exercise, COCOBOD has directed all diseased cocoa trees to be cut down for the re-planting of new hybrid cocoa seedlings. The Western-North Regional Manager in … The post COCOBOD
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has rolled out a rehabilitation programme of cocoa farms affected by the swollen shoot disease in the Western North Cocoa Region. As part of the rehabilitation exercise, COCOBOD has directed all diseased cocoa trees to be cut down for the re-planting of new hybrid cocoa seedlings. The Western-North Regional Manager in … The post COCOBOD
A Cape Coast High Court on Tuesday adjourned the case involving the withdrawal of the voters’ identification card issued by the Electoral Commission (EC) to Mr Kwamena Mintah Nyarkoh, the National Democratic Congress parliamentary candidate for the Cape Coast North to Wednesday, August 19. The adjournment was to allow all parties serve the Court with … The post Court
A high yielding watermelon seed known as ELGHALI has been introduced to farmers to help boost their incomes and ensure nutrition for consumers. ELGHALI is a hybrid watermelon with a beautiful round oval shape, with fruit weight of more than 12 kilogrammes, a large fruit size, crisp, very sweet, tasty, and highly preferred by farmers. … The post High yielding watermelon
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