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 …

Founder of National Democratic Congress, John Jerry Rawlings has heaped praises on Nana Addo over his outstanding speech during his press conference to address the nation on his lockdown directives. The president of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwah has issued the directive for the lockdown of Greater Accra Region, Kasoa Municipally …

Fellow citizens I bring you the warmest greetings from the youth wing of the National Democratic Congress in the Adentan constituency. It’s palpable without a soothsayer that we are not in normal times hence the need for us all to embrace the president’s directive of partial lockdown to avoid spreading …

In the wake of the corona virus pandemic, virtually everything has been affected; businesses, religious activities, sporting activities, entertainment and education. According to tertiary students their share of the effects is very severe. Ghevent tv on an episode of my Health my care show, invited four students from the tertiary …

Recent times have seen increasing attention paid to the covid-19 pandemic which is claiming millions of lives worldwide. One might at the spare of the moment be tempted to conclude that, the world seems to be cursed in skin terms- though this may generally not be the case. However, in …

President Nana Akufo-Addo, on Friday, asked shutdown radio stations to follow the due procedure to get their frequencies re-operationalised. The president says more than a year after Radio Gold and Radio XYZ were shutdown by the National Communications Authority (NCA), he is surprised these procedures have not been triggered. “The law …

The leaders of the major political parties in the country have commended the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for the measures he has put in place to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic in the country. At a meeting on Friday, 3rd April, 2020, at Jubilee House, at the invitation of President Akufo-Addo, leaders …

The Ministry of Education through the Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the timetable for the virtual learning for senior high schools (SHS) on a GTV started today at 8.30am. The channel, Ghana Learning TV will broadcast SHS courses focusing on core subjects – English, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. …

Disagreement hit Parliament over the meaning of “next day” as Majority and Minority MPs debated over Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s absence from the House since Monday. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs were of the view that it is unacceptable for the Finance Minister to fail to appear before the …

The world is in a battle to stay alive and our dear nation Ghana is of no exception. Many Ghanaians of repute have contributed immensely; financially and through donations to help our country overcome this global pandemic. The chairperson of the National Development Planning Commission and board director of the …