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 …

    As senior high schools (SHSs) prepare to re-open on Monday, June 22, heads of SHSs in the Eastern Region have assured that all arrangements were in place to receive both the final-year and Form Two students.   These arrangements, they said, included availability of Veronica buckets, soaps, and …

This year’s Black Entertainment Television (BET) Award will not have any artiste representing Ghana as the country failed to get on the nomination list. The organisers of the international award scheme released their nomination list yesterday, June 15 and no Ghanaian made it. Ghana’s eastern counterparts, Nigeria, however, got two …

  The government through the Ministry of Health has been given clearance to employ 8,076 nurse assistants who completed in 2017 in both clinical and preventives. According to a letter dated June 9, 2020, from the Ministry of Finance and signed by the Deputy Minister, Abena Osei-Asare, is to take …

Customers of Menzgold have served notice their vote in December will be informed by government’s attitude towards their locked up funds with the CEO of the company Nana Appiah Mensah popularly known as NAM 1. According to the customers, government has not shown enough commitment in the efforts in retrieving their monies. …

  The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has directed its Customs Division at the port to resume normal operations, as their shift system which was put in place due to measures to check the spread of COVID-19 has been cancelled. The move is part of urgent steps being taken by the GRA to …

The Intensive Care Unit of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital is to operate at half capacity for the next 14 days. This is because most of its intensive care unit doctors and nurses have been exposed to a trauma patient who has tested positive for Covid-19. A memo dated June …

The United States and Ghana have launched a new programme to support and improve reading among Ghana’s primary school students. The Ghana Learning Radio: Reading Program, developed by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Education will provide distance learning instruction in English and the 11 …

Ghana has taken the fight against COVID-19 a notch higher, with plans to introduce blood plasma as part of treatment options for those infected with the virus. Under the initiative, COVID-19 patients with moderate and severe conditions would be given the plasma transfusion from recovered patients, to aid their recovery. As a result, the …

  Members of the Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold say they have been informed that the $39 million the Chief Executive Officer of now defunct Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1), has been expecting from Dubai to pay them their locked-up investments has arrived. According to the group if it is confirmed that the money has indeed …

  The United States and Ghana have launched a new programme to support and improve reading among Ghana’s primary school students. The Ghana Learning Radio: Reading Program, developed by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Education will provide distance learning instruction in English and the …

Members of the Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold have called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Office of the national security to order the immediate arrest of Nana Appiah Mensah`Q34 (NAM1), CEO of the now-defunct Menzgold Company Limited. The call comes after NAM1’s company, Zylofon Music signed a new …

The Agricultural Engineering Services Directorate (AESD) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture has taken delivery of new farm equipment to support the operations of the small, medium, and large-scale farmers to enhance efficiency and boost yields. The equipment includes custom-made and conditioned rice tractors and accessories. The Tractors, Cabrio …

The president revealed during his 11th address to the state regarding measures taken by the government against the spread of coronavirus that, schools will be opened, starting tomorrow June 15th. He stated that the decision to include the educational sector as part of the institutions cleared for operation after the …

President Akufo-Addo has confirmed that Ghana’s Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has contracted Coronavirus. Multiple media reports on Saturday noted the minister had contracted the virus and was being treated at the University of Ghana Medical Centre in Accra. Addressing Ghanaians in his 11th national address since the COVID-19 pandemic, the …

What our universities need is partnership. A partnership that fosters academic freedom, enhances their efficiency and also invests in research and development. The KNUST-INCAS COVID-19 rapid test kit innovation is one such outcome that is begging for support. Our academics and students need support to focus on their core mandates …

In a time where Ghana is battling with the Coronavirus, individuals who don’t have any business going outside have been advised to stay at home to prevent the spread of the virus. One man who has complied with this directive is Ghana’s Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, who has decided to take …

Ghana’s Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu has denied media reports that he has contracted the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, insisting that he is merely taking his diabetes medication and taking much-needed rest. According to Broadcast Journalist with Despite Media Afia Pokuaa, the Minister informed her through a phone call that …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commended the various clans of Ada in the Greater Accra Region for coming together to address the bottlenecks that have hindered the development of the salt industry in the area. With this development, the President said the salt potential of Ada was ready for rapid development …

Barcelona scored 66 seconds into their return to action as Lionel Messi completed a comfortable 4-0 win at Mallorca in La Liga. Arturo Vidal headed the opener and former Middlesbrough striker Martin Braithwaite added his first for the club before the break. Luis Suarez came off the bench to make …

The Energy Ministry is confident of harnessing at least one gigawatt of power from nuclear sources, as it finalizes proposals to be submitted to Cabinet for approval. Officials of the ministry yesterday held a meeting with the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, as well as other stakeholders, where …

It has emerged that the wife and son of Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang have also contracted the coronavirus. The Minister according to various publications has been undergoing treatment at the University of Ghana Medical Centre after testing positive. Details emerging indicate that the family of the Minister has also been …

The Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyemang Manu is currently on treatment at the University of Ghana Medical Center after testing positive for coronavirus, citinews reports. According to citinews, sources at the hospital who confirmed the information said the Dormaa Central MP was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday and is “in a …