The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says as of March 7, 2021, schools had recorded 381 active cases out of 1,709 cumulative case count. So far, 281 schools out of about 6,000 had recorded cases of COVID-19 among students and pupils since schools re-opened in January, this year. The number of recoveries stood at 77.7 per … The post Ghana schools record 381 COVID-19 active
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), has been nominated among five finalists in this year’s WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award. This year’s theme for the award is anti-corruption, a press release from the organisers copied to ghanabusinessnews.com, has said. The ICIJ has earlier this year been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. According to … The post ICIJ
Women and girls have been urged not to devalue themselves by internalizing negative comments aimed at crippling them and preventing them from reaching their full potential. According to an obstetrician gynecologist, when women and girls begin to accept words portraying them as witches, not brainy and not good at mathematics, it has the potential of … The post Female
Ghana will receive an additional two million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX Facility by the end of May, this year. That would boost the country’s COVID-19 vaccination programme and aid government’s quest to vaccinate about 20 million Ghanaians. So far, Ghana had received more than 700,000 COVID-19 vaccines for her vaccination programme. Dr Patrick … The post Ghana
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has, so far, vaccinated 300,000 people since the COVID-19 mass vaccination programme started on March 2,2021. Those who received doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines included, health care workers, persons with underlying health conditions, essential service providers and those who were 60 years and above, as well as members of the … The post Some
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, as part of the celebration of the 2021 International Women’s Day will on March 11, 2021 launch the Domestic Violence Call Centre at the Domestic Violence Secretariat. It would also increase awareness on women’s rights and equality in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic by engaging and … The post Gender
The Management of KGL Technology Limited, a licensed online lotto marketing company responsible for the operation of *959#, the official short code of NLA has arrived at a consensus with the leadership of Financial Business and Services Employees Union (FBSEU) of G. F. L., and the National Lottery Authority (NLA). Through its Finance Directorate, it … The post KGL
In commemoration of International Women’s Day (IWD) 2021, the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has urged the Government to prioritise the laying of the Affirmative Action Bill before Parliament. A statement issued by CDD-Ghana, copied to the Ghana News Agency, acknowledged women and other gender equality promoters whose consistent efforts over the years, had … The post Prioritise
A three-day Cabinet Retreat has ended at the Peduase Presidential Lodge in the Eastern Region as the Akufo-Addo government firms up its priorities for the years ahead. Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, updating the media on key decisions reached at the Cabinet Retreat at Peduase Lodge on Monday, said government intended to implement a robust … The post Cabinet
Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has attended the “second meeting of the Support Group for the Transition in Mali”, in Lome, Togo. The Foreign Minister said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Chair of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, was genuinely committed and supportive … The post Foreign
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will in the afternoon of Tuesday, March 9, 2021 deliver his first message on the State of the Nation, after his electoral victory in the December 7, 2020 Presidential election. The electoral victory gave the President a second term of office, after being President of Ghana from January 7, 2017 … The post President Akufo-Addo
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