The Majority caucus in Parliament is set to donate GHS100,000 to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund. A cheque for the stated amount will be presented to the Board of Trustees of the Fund at the Jubilee House later today, Thursday, April 9, 2020. Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu in …

Nyaho Medical Centre, Ghana’s premier group medical practice together with ClearSpace labs, a leading Artificial Intelligence Research & Development company has launched a COVID-19 assessment tool called Serenity Health. The tool was developed to help the general public in Ghana assess their COVID-19 risk, connect with health teams and testing …

Some of Ghana’s political movers and shakers have aside their ideological differences to support the trustees of the Ghana Covid-19 Private Sector Fund as they distribute hot meals to head porters, popularly known as ‘kayayei’ in Accra. The Ghana COVID-19 Private Sector Fund was established to raise money to complement …

NDC’s Director of Elections, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah said the coronavirus outbreak will not in any way affect the upcoming 2020 general elections. He explained, considering the projections from World Health Organization (WHO), it is likely the disease will fade out before the general elections. “There is nothing that points to …

78-year-old Yaw Osafo-Maafo, the Senior Minister, is reported by the Minority in Parliament to have written to GCNet, proposing to pay off the company with taxpayer’s cash so that they hand over operations of the Ghana National Single Window (GNSW) to Ghana Link/UNIPASS. The revelation comes as a surprise because government has insisted …

Thirty-Seven out of 214 persons under treatment for Cerebrospinal Meningitis in the Upper West region have died. The Upper West Regional Director of Health, Dr Osei Kuffuor Afreh, who disclosed this at a media orientation on COVID-19 in Wa by the Ministry of Information today [Wednesday], said the situation has …

Whereas many organisations, individuals, philanthropists and opinion leaders are devoting time and resources to support the underprivileged, who are highly affected by the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, the Member of Parliament for Wa East, Hon Godfrey Bayon Tangu is nowhere to be found, neglecting his constituents. The Wa East Constituency Executives of the …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured the healthcare fraternity that authorities will soon demystify “frontline health workers”  that has triggered intense anxiety and confusion among it circles. The President gave the assurance when he met stakeholders at the Jubilee House today April,08, 2020, as part of his government’s broad …

Frederick Drah, a patient infected with the novel coronavirus in Ghana says contracting the virus is not a death sentence. According to him, there has been vast misinformation about the virus that has gone around, with many people portraying it be to a death sentence once you test positive. Speaking …

It follows the announcement of some incentives and insurance package for those thought to be ‘frontline’ workers, especially in the healthcare sector by the President. At a meeting at the Jubilee House today, the leadership of the various categories of health workers including the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Ghana Registered …

The Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak says even though he’s currently in Accra he’s unable to attend to Parliament after the Speaker recalled the House because he’s spending quality time with his family. Hon. Ras Mubarak joins many of his colleagues in the Minority caucus who are unhappy …

The Member of Parliament for Yagaba/Kumori has raised concerns about what he calls inconsistencies from government on the provision for Kayayes and other vulnerable groups suffering the biting edge of the lockdown in Accra and Kumasi. According to Ibrahim Abdul-Rauf Tanko, claims of the Minister of Gender, children and social protection that …

Today is the 9th day of the partial lockdown declared by the President. Yesterday, we received with concern news of the hospitalisation and transfer for intensive care of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. COVID-19 is proving to be a highly infectious disease and no respecter of persons. This is the reason why …

The Mental Health Authority has raised fears over the passage of the bill legalizing the growing of cannabis for health purposes in Ghana. They believe that the legalization of ‘wee’ will worsen the abuse of the narcotic substance in the country. Parliament recently passed into law the Narcotics Control Commission Bill 2019 …

I want to congratulate Hon. Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye for his appointment as the Deputy Health Minister designate. The appointment of the experienced medical doctor and the Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku Constituency is very strategic given the experience of Dr Okoe Boye in the health sector. His appointment comes …

The Deputy Eastern Regional Communication Director of the National Democratic Party, (NDP) Christian Tutu has been suspended indefinitely by the Regional Executives of the Party over a Whatsapp and Facebook profile pictures. The suspended party officer allegedly used pictures of the Founder and Leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana(LPG) …

Freelance investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has stated that even if he is given free water for the next four years, his vote will not be influenced by it, insisting that free water is not part of the priority areas that influence his vote. “My water bill is a fraction …

Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has commended recent measures adopted by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, as part of efforts to fight the widely-spread Coronavirus. The President, in a televised message Sunday April 5, announced some relief measures for frontline health workers and citizens. Among other things, he …

Hours after being named the Deputy Minister-designate for Health, Dr Bernard Oko-Boye, has stated that his appointment is just to help those working tirelessly to win the fight against the novel Coronavirus. “It will take a team to win the war, not an individual,” he explained what his appointment meant …

Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Atta-Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho, has showered praises on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his sterling leadership, powerful addresses to the nation in the midst of the deadly coronavirus. The former director of communication at the presidency under the late Mills era …

Dear fellow South Africans, One thing we have learnt about the coronavirus over the last three months is that it does not respect borders. It has spread across Asia, Europe, North, Central and South America and Africa. Distinctions of wealth, poverty, nationality, race and class have been rendered meaningless as …

Independent presidential aspirant Onipayede Ossom Teye, has stated in an interview with MyNewsGh.com that President Akufo-Addo’s approach to fighting the deadly coronavirus is a crime against humanity. According to the presidential aspirant, residents cannot be locked up for two weeks without food or water. “You ordered a lockdown and you …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has directed staff who are pregnant or nursing babies not to report for work as the nation battles to get a hold on coronavirus. Additionally, National Service Personnel and drivers without assigned official vehicles are to be excused from duty. “National Service Personnel, interns, pregnant …

The Minority in Parliament has served notice it will challenge the Pre-Tertiary Bill in the Supreme Court. The provision in the Bill prompting this action has to do with the redefining of Basic Education to include Secondary Level Education. The Minority in a statement contended that this is “a violation …

The Minority in Parliament has taken the Speaker Prof. Mike Oquaye to the cleaners describing him as a dictator. Leader Haruna Iddrisu addressing the parliamentary press corps said the Speaker is a ”constitutional dictator” and one who does not uphold to the rule of law. Mr Iddrisu said the conduct of the …

According to the directives by  the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufu Addo,   on 27th March, 2020 to lockdown some parts of the country where there have been hotspots of the coronavirus, there have been an imposed curfew on citizens in Greater Accra, Tema and Greater …

The NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Tain Constituency, Mr. Ramzy Adams has donated worth thousands of Ghana cedis to fight coronavirus pandemic in his constituency and Ghana at large. The items included hand Sanitizers, buckets with fitted tap valves for quick hand washing outside before entry (Veronica Buckets), personal protective equipment and Carbolic …

Nurses at the Accidents and Emergency Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hosptial have announced that they will not work until all of them are tested for coronavirus. The aggrieved nurses explain that their lives and that of their families have been put at risk following reports that a patient …

President Akufo-Addo says he is not in a position to order the reopening of some radio stations that have been shut down by the National Communications Authority (NCA). This was after National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo pleaded with the President to grant amnesty to these radio stations …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged President Nana Akufo-Addo to pardon the radio stations that were closed down for breaching the National Communications Authority’s (NCA) regulations. The NDC particularly criticised the closure of pro-opposition radio stations; Radio Gold and Radio XYZ in 2019 saying the state action was politically …