Ten inmates at the Ashaiman Police Station have tested positive for coronavirus. Ashaiman District Police Commander, Chief Superintendent, Adu Kwadwo Baah confirmed this to Adom News. He said it was confirmed after random tests conducted by health officials two weeks ago. The inmates, Chief Supt. Baah said, have since been transferred …

Some Pregnant women and newborn mothers receiving care at the maternity ward of the Wa Municipal Hospital have expressed their disappointment over the lack of beds for some of them who visit the facility daily for healthcare. Some of the affected victims who were spotted by Starr News expressed with …

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Fiscal Studies Dr. Said Boakye has charged the government to be more diligent in the consolidation of extra-budgetary expenditure for better representation of Ghana’s macroeconomic data. This comes on the back of the Finance Ministry’s insistence, that data shared with the IMF in …

The national year-on-year inflation rate for April 2020 hits 10.6%, which is 2.8 percentage points higher than last month, the Ghana Statistical Service has said. The year-on-year inflation for March 2020 was at 7.8 percent. The Month-on-month inflation between March 2020 and April 2020 was 3.2%. These are the highest …

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) in collaboration with all the transport unions in the Ashanti Region have begun distribution of specialized vehicle stickers to various commercial vehicles to avert congestion in the Region. The move is to ensure that commercial vehicles operate within a confined jurisdiction in order to curb …

Eight health workers, including doctors, have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Western Region According to the Western Region Health Directorate, the health officials who tested positive for COVID-19 are mostly from the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The daily situational report released on the pandemic on Tuesday said the case counts in …

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Tuesday launched the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre’s(MASLOC) Integrated ICT System to enhance transparency and accountability in the disbursement and recovery of loans. The ICT platform is an innovative solution to address payment and settlement challenges as well as reach out to the wider unbanked population …

The Nkwanta South Municipal Hospital in the Oti region has an announced that it has successfully treated and discharged all five patients who were receiving treatment after contracting the novel Coronavirus. The Medical Superintendent, Dr Hilarious Gadze, noted that all five patients were discharged after a series of confirmatory tests …

Authorities of some Senior High Schools in the Volta Region were full of praise for the Ghana Education Service (GES) and Zoomlion as their facilities were fumigated on  Tuesday.    According to them, the decision to undertake the exercise was timely as most of them had to battle with bedbugs …

Platform to include COVID-19 assessment to test user knowledge and preparedness on the disease First of its kind in Ghana, My Digital Skills, will allow job seekers to assess their digital skills and employability The tool is targeted at empowering economically disadvantaged women in Ghana with both hard and soft …

Dr. Sheik Amin Bonsu, CEO of  Amen Scientific Herbal Hospital, a renowned Herbal Hospital in Ghana, known for healing of diseases, has revealed how he cured a United Kingdom returnee of Corona virus. He made the disclosure when a group of pressmen call on him. According to the statement, a Ghanaian …

Supreme Court judge nominee Yonny Kulendi has dismissed speculations that his nomination as a judge to the highest court of the land will positively impact his financial fortunes. Answering questions during his vetting Tuesday, the renowned lawyer who was nominated by President Akufo-Addo stated that he is about to commit …

An Accra Commercial High Court presided over by Justice Eric Kyei Baffour has convicted three (3) out of the five (5) accused persons who have been on trial in the case of “The Republic versus Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie and four others”. The trial of the five accused persons, Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie, the …

The Ghana Interbank Payments and Settlements Systems (GhIPPS) has directed financial institutions to end the fee waiver granted to customers who use the GhIPSS Instant Pay (GIP), Mobile Money Interoperability (MMI) and ACH Direct Credit to transact business. “Following a review of financial position, we have decided we are unable …

Ghana has recorded 427 new cases of COVID-19 within the last two days shooting the total number of cases to 5, 127, the Ghana Health Service(GHS) has announced. According to the Director-General of GHS, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, out of the 427 cases, 272 came from Obuasi in the Ashanti region …

AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi mine is expected to ramp-up its mining rate from 2,000 tonnes per day to 4,000 tonnes per day in the first quarter of next year. This is due to slower shipments of certain equipment to Ghana and difficulties in ensuring key, skilled employees can travel to the …

Joseph Boahen Aidoo, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has lamented the rate at which illegal small scale miners (galamseyers) are destroying cocoa farms in the country. He said the activities of these miners are destroying the backbone of the Ghanaian economy, a situation that could have …

The Bolgatanga Municipal Police Command has arrested 26 market women for not abiding by social distancing order to demonstrate against the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly. The women were also beaten by police officers on orders of the Bolgatanga Municipal Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Richard Anaba Salifu. The market women, numbering over 100, took …

The Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) has secured scholarship slots for 1000 Ghanaians to study on Coursera. Coursera is one of the leading, globally recognized Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) platforms because of its association with top universities like, Stanford University, Yale University, University of Pennsylvania and many others in offering …

Mr. Michael Awuah, the first vice chairman of NPP-Japan branch has reiterated his unflinching support for the running of the ports and harbours by UNIPASS spearheaded by Ghana Link Service Ltd., in conjunction with Customs UNIPASS international Agency (CUPIA), of the Korean Customs Service.    He argues that GCNET and …

The Chief Executive of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Dr, Oheneba Owusu Danso has confirmed that, two nurses at the health facility have tested positive to the novel Coronvirus pandemic. According to the chief administrator of KATH, the management has been carrying out periodic test amongst the staff to ensure that …

Have a better relationship with your money, don’t lend it to people who will not pay you back. Lending money to some people is like creating a problem for oneself. Ever lent your money to someone only to have problems with them when it’s time to pay back the money? …

The Ministry of Finance has described as false and misleading, report by the fact-checkghana.com of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) suggesting that Government has shared different macroeconomic data with Ghanaians and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Factcheck-ghana.com has said it crosschecked the data submitted to the IMF by …

Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the aviation sector, the Aviation Ministry has indicated that it will continue engaging investors to reach an agreement soon for the establishment of a national carrier. “On the home-based carrier, it is my intention to push on with the initiative and to engage investors, …

There is growing fear among workers of Tarkwa-Nsuta-based company, Ghana Manganese after a principal community officer died of COVID-19. The Deputy Health Director in charge of clinical services in the Western Region, Dr Atsu Dordor who confirmed the news said sample of the deceased was taken last week but she died …

The Western region has recorded 14 new cases of COVID-19 raising the regional figure from 38 to 52 as of Sunday. The regional tally stood at 38 as of the last update on Saturday evening. The Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis leads with 16 positive cases while Tarkwa comes second with 15 …

Management of the Konfo Anokye Teaching Hospital(KATH) reminds the general public that the facility is a mandatory facemask wearing zone. According to KATH management, any member of the public who wishes to access the hospital must, therefore, wear a facemask. This is in line with the directives outlined by the …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released identity cards for some 912 newly recruited teachers to enable them go through the new entrant biometric registration to be able to receive their salaries. Each of the 912 teachers who were part of those trained in 2018 and employed last year are …

The Chairperson of Ghana Cancer Board, Dr. Mrs. Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has charged mothers in Ghana to stick to the precautionary measures being undertaken to combat the coronavirus pandemic. She said it is mothers’ responsibility to ensure healthy welfare and up-bringing of children in the society, and this can only be achieved if the …

Mixed reactions greeted Ghana Health Service’s latest announcement of an increase in Ghana’s coronavirus infections and deaths on social media. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on May 9, 2020, announced that Ghana’s confirmed cases of the coronavirus have increased from 4,012 to 4,263, an increase of 251 new cases with …