The Chief Executive Officer of the Korle Bu Teaching hospital, Dr. Daniel Asare has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Citi News sources say the CEO has been out of office for the past 10 days as a result. In his stead, the Medical Director of the Korle …
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Education Minister suspected of contracting coronavirus, isolates at UGMC
The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, is in isolation at the University of Ghana Medical Center (UGMC) in Accra after being suspected of contracting coronavirus. This follows a voluntary test he undertook of COVID-19 at the same centre on Monday evening after he returned from his constituency. The …
Read More »Four students of Odorgonno SHS allegedly isolated due to high temperatures
Four students at the Odorgonor Senior High School in Accra have been allegedly isolated because they registered high temperatures on thermometer guns. According to Accra-based Atinka News, this was the observation when its team visited schools in Accra on the first of day reopening on Monday, June 22, 2020. …
Read More »[VIDEO]: SHS 3 students stranded in Sekondi
Over 100 final year students of the Sekondi College in the Western region were on Monday evening left stranded for close to three hours at the school’s main gate. The students, most of whom had come from outside the Region, were seen with their personal effects lined up …
Read More »Odogono SHS Student mysteriously missing at Kasoa
A Seventeen year old male student of the Odogono SHS, Master Richmond Gyangbe is reported missing since Sunday June 21 2020 from home. In an exclusive interview with the Father, Mr. Stephen Mensah, a Self-Employed man at Kasoa, he said their Hometown is Edura in Ashanti Region but …
Read More »The Free SHS 3 Students May Get Free Results If…… – Boadi William
A proverb to me, “A mind is like an umbrella, only useful when open”. On the 21-06-2020, the President of Ghana addressed the nation and he disclosed that the free SHS 3 students are “Akufo Addo graduates”. He added that he will pay the exam fees for the …
Read More »Coronavirus: China to exempt some African countries from repaying debt loans
China’s President Xi Jinping has said his nation will exempt some African countries from repaying zero-interest-rate loans due at the end of 2020. This follows calls by Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on April 6 2020 urging for a debt relief package from China to ease the economic burden on Africa …
Read More »GH¢3bn loaned to businesses after coronavirus restrictions – BoG
Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Elsie Awadzie, has disclosed that over GH¢3 billion has been advanced to businesses by commercial banks following the lifting of coronavirus restrictions. Speaking at a webinar organised by the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), the Deputy Governor of the central bank …
Read More »Akufo-Addo explains sudden jump in Ghana’s COVID-19 recoveries
President Nana Akufo-Addo has explained why Ghana’s COVID-19 recoveries more than doubled overnight on Saturday, 20 June 2020 by over 5,000. In his 12th address to the nation on Sunday, 21 June 2020, Mr Akufo-Addo said: “Our approach to dealing with the virus, as I have always said, …
Read More »Dormitories to be used as isolation centres as schools resume
President Akufo-Addo has directed that one dormitory in every secondary school should be used AS COVID-19 isolation centre as schools reopen in the wake of the pandemic. “One dormitory block in each senior high school is to be used as an isolation centre, in the event of a …
Read More »ICUMS generates GH¢490m in 17 days, state not losing revenue – GRA
The newly deployed Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) has generated some GH¢490 million in its first 17 days of operation. This compares favorably with the average monthly revenue collections of about GH¢942 million monthly from January to May this year from the country’s entry points when the old system …
Read More »Premature baby born at just 23 weeks in lockdown is smaller than a TV remote
The Ghana Health Service says although some recovered or discharged novel coronavirus patients may continue to have remnants of the deadly virus in their system, such persons are not a threat to others. Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Badu Sarkodie who said this explained that …
Read More »2 Absa staff test postive for coronavirus
Two staff of Absa Bank Ghana Limited have contracted COVID-19. In a memo, the Managing Director of absa Bank, Abena Osei-Poku, said the affected staff members have been isolated for treatment. “If you feel unwell, kindly contact functional head, who will ensure you have received the required support immediately”, …
Read More »Government set to increase price of Cocoa this year
The Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Ghana Cocoa Board(Cocobod), Mr Joseph Boahene Aidoo has hinted of conclusive discussions with President Nana Akufo-Addo to increase the price of Cocoa in the coming months this year. Currently, the government buys one bag of Cocoa beans from farmers at 515.00 Ghana cedis. The …
Read More »Coronavirus: Government urged to support informal sector
Mr Kofi Oppong, the Manager of Cosby 1 Fashion College at Madina in Accra, has called on the government to streamline existing policy measures to support the informal sector. That, he said, would provide the private sector the needed assistance to grow and contribute to the national Gross Domestic …
Read More »Adolescents must have reproductive health benefits under NHIS
Mr. Nii Ankonu Annorbah-Sarpei, Director of Programmes, Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR) has urged the government to ensure that adolescents enjoyed some health benefits under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS. He said the benefits should provide adolescents in the country the opportunity to have access to a …
Read More »Govt Discuss Plans To Increase Cocoa Prices This Year — Cocobod CEO
The Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Ghana Cocoa Board(Cocobod), Mr Joseph Boahene Aidoo has hinted of a conclusive discussion with President Akufo-Addo to increase the price of Cocoa in the coming months this year. Currently, the government buys one bag of Cocoa beans from farmers at 515.00 Ghana cedis. …
Read More »Government urged to support informal sector
Mr Kofi Oppong, the Manager of Cosby 1 Fashion College at Madina in Accra, has called on the Government to streamline existing policy measures to support the informal sector. That, he said, would provide the private sector the needed assistance to grow and contribute to the national Gross …
Read More »It is not true that I beg for food – Kotoko’s Imoro Ibrahim
Asante Kotoko defender Ibrahim Imoro says claims by the founder of Division two club Thunder FC that he relies on his teammates to survive in Kumasi are not true. Alhaji Abdulai Nash is quoted to have said Imoro who joined Kotoko from Thunder FC last December has not …
Read More »Hohoe: Rainstorm Destroys Roofs Of Classroom Blocks
A storm with heavy rain has ripped off roofs of classroom blocks of three second-cycle institutions and a basic school in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta region. The affected schools are Likpe Senior High School, Alavanyo Secondary Technical School, Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P) Technical Vocational Institute, and the …
Read More »Akufo-Addo absorbs WASSCE fees for all final year students
The fees for all final year students across Ghana have been taken care of by the Government. This new development was made available on the official page of NET 2 TV. Net 2 reports that President Akufo- Addo says the for the first time in history, his government …
Read More »Here are the official rules for legal hair cuts, manicures, or tattoos – from tonight
Personal care services – including hair salons – may legally open again from Friday night, after the publication of rules they must follow in the Government Gazette. The rules are immediately in force, which means more than 80 days of prohibition on such services has also ended immediately. The services …
Read More »Banks refuse syndicated loan for COCOBOD
Ghana Cocoa Board’s (COCOBOD) annual pre-export financing, will be raised by a club of banks as its traditional lenders; the European Bank, have declined to underwrite the risk amid the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic, banking sources said. The loan will back its 2020/2021 cocoa crop and is …
Read More »NHIA hasn’t cleared its debts – Chamber of Pharmacy debunks claims
Executive Secretary of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana (PMAG), Lucia Addae has debunked claims that the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has settled debts owed the service providers. According to her, NHIA has over the past 5 years owed her outfit some millions of cedis, adding that …
Read More »Coronavirus: FDA issues warning against UK breakthrough drug dexamethasone
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued a warning against the use of dexamethasone for the prevention of the novel coronavirus disease. Dexamethasone, a steroid drug, has been hailed in the UK as a breakthrough in the fight against coronavirus. However, in a statement issued on Wednesday, June …
Read More »State add more charges against Dr. Duffour and eight others
The state has added to the charges against Dr Kwabena Duffour former Minister of Finance and Governor of the Bank of Ghana, and eight others for their alleged roles leading to the collapse of Unibank Limited (a commercial bank). The accused were initially facing 68 charges but those charges were increased …
Read More »GH¢490m generated by ICUMS so far – GRA boss defends new system
Acting Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Rev Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, has said the newly deployed Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) has generated some GH?490 million in its first 17 days of operation. According to him, this figure compares favourably with the average monthly revenue collections of about GH?942 million …
Read More »Payment won’t stop prosecution against you – AG to Ato Essien
The Chief State Attorney, Marina Appiah Opare, has said the plan by Mr. Willaims Ato Essien, CEO of the defunct Capital Bank, to pay the funds will not stop the trial from proceeding since the negotiation will affect only four of the charges. He and three others are facing …
Read More »Pension contributions decline In 1st quarter
A recent Bank of Ghana report on the real sector of Ghana’s economy says employment conditions as measured by the total number of SSNIT pension contributors (both public and private sector) declined in the first quarter of this year, compared to a similar period in 2019. It said …
Read More »Finance Minister to submit mid-year budget review in July
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present the mid-year budget review and supplementary estimates in July. According to the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, the Finance Minister will use the opportunity to explain how government intends to replenish advances it took from the Contingency Fund …
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