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, …

    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 …

  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 …

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 …

  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”, …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

    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. …

    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 …

    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 …

    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 …

    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 …

  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 …

    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 …

    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 …

  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 …

  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 …

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 …

  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 …

    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 …

      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 …

To root out corrupt revenue collection officials in the country, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Ministry of Finance have established a Tax Audit and Quality Assurance Unit. A bold move, according to some industry voices, the new department will deal with all complaints of corruption and ensure that the …

    Fear and anxiety have gripped health workers at the Ho Teaching Hospital in the Volta Region after a surgeon and other staff tested positive for COVID-19 at the facility. The surgeon, who is on housemanship together with two other critical care staff of the Hospital working at the …

The rapid depreciation of the cedi against the major trading currencies especially the dollar is partly to blame for the recent increase in fuel prices in the country, Paa Kwasi Anamua Sakyi, Executive Director for the Institute of Energy Security (IES), has said. In a statement, he explained that the …

Ghana’s quest to become a beacon in nuclear power production is on course as the country has already made commitments to generate one gigawatt of nuclear power to add to its energy mix. The project is expected to commence in 2024 and be completed in 2030. Instructively, phase one of …

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Ghana Medical Association, Dr Paa Kwesi Baidoo, has revealed that at least about 20 doctors have been infected with Coronavirus. He also noted that though the number of infected nurses hasn’t been fully collated, he can project that for every doctor that is infected, five …

MoFA Mr Francis Ennor, the Upper East Regional Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has advised farmers in the region to farm activities to increase production without fear of contracting the COVID-19. “Some of the farmers are expressing the fear that if they go to the farms they …

A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus. The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say. The drug is part of the world’s biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they …

COCOBOD is having a hard time paying debt owed purchasing agents after the coronavirus pandemic slowed exports and sales, the Bloomberg reports. Purchasing agents typically secure beans from farmers and sell it to the regulator. Spokesperson for Ghana Cocoa Board Fiifi Boafo states that his outfit has recorded poor gains …