COVID-19: AfDB unveils $10 billion Response Facility
The African Development Bank Group has announced the creation of the COVID-19 Response Facility to assist regional member countries in fighting the pandemic. The Facility will provide up to $10 billion to governments and the private sector. It is the latest measure taken by the Bank to respond to the pandemic and will be the […]
Stakeholders call for inclusion of women in national discourse on farming
Stakeholders in the northern region have called for the inclusion of voices from small holder farmers especially women in the national discourse on farming. Stakeholders believe the inputs of small holder farmers and other marginalised groups such as women, will not only address poverty in rural Ghana, but boost food security across the country. The […]
Alban Bagbin schools Majority Leader on Parliamentary Practice
The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament and MP for Nandowli/Kaleo says the Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has got it wrong for supporting The Speaker to suspend The House. According to the longest serving Member of Parliament in Ghana, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, a meeting of Parliament cannot be suspended but a day’s sitting can be […]
Stay home, read notes, lockdown period not vacation- Dr. Gaisie to students
In a bid to prevent the further spread of the Coronavirus, some parts of the country are observing a two week partial lockdown. Directives including the ban on social activities or gathering of more than 25 people and social distancing have also been issued and being enforced. This directive also led to the closure of […]
President Akufo-Addo swears in Board of Trustees for Covid-19 National Trust Fund
An eight member Board of Trustees for Ghana’s Covid-19 National Trust fund has been sworn into office. The Trust which will be headed by former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo was approved by Parliament last week. At a brief ceremony at the Jubilee House, President Akufo-Addo tasked them to design a programme for disbursement of the […]
Faith Alive Chapel International donates PPE to Essikado Hospital
The General Overseer of Faith Alive Chapel International, Rev. Bob Asare has reiterated the call on Ghanaians to adhere to the precautionary measures announced by the Ghana Health Service to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the country. According to him, there is the need for all Ghanaians especially religious organisations to support and […]
COVID-19: Hasman Technical Services supports Noguchi
Hasman Technical Services Limited (HTSL), a Ghanaian-owned company, has presented a cheque for GHC100,000 to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) to enhance its testing activities in the fight of COVID-19. The cheque was presented by Mr William Andoh Wood, the Managing Director of the company, and received by Professor Abraham K. Annan, […]
Charles Taylor: “It was time to seek new adventures with Kotoko.”
Nicknamed “The Terrible” Taylor due to his ferocious shots and goal poaching skills against goalkeepers, his transfer from Hearts of Oaks to rivals Kumasi Asante Kotoko didn’t come without sour grapes. Even years after his retirement, Hearts fans still call him an outright traitor, a deed some have never been able to forgive. Speaking in […]
Northern Development Authority to improve infrastructure
The Northern Development Authority (NDA) has initiated a new program to improve infrastructure and reduce the incidence of poverty in the Northern Ghana. The program, known as the Infrastructure and Poverty Eradication Program (IPEP), will be implemented across the operational zone of the authority, which comprises the Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Savannah and North […]
Central Region records first Coronavirus case
The Central Region has recorded its first case of the Coronavirus disease. This brings to seven the total number of regions to have recorded the disease. According to reports the patient is a 57-year old clergyman. He is said to have traveled to the United Kingdom and returned to Ghana on March 17, 2020. Ghana […]
Lockdown: Man allegedly beaten to death by police in Kumasi
A 40-year old man, Kwabena Tweneboah Koduah is reported to have been brutalized to death at Konkori in Kumasi by some police officers enforcing the partial lockdown. According to reports, the Police officers beat the deceased with the barrels of their guns and kicked him on the ground till he started bleeding profusely. They are […]
COVID-19: GJA demands proper recognition and incentives for Journalists
A Coalition of Media Association is making a strong case for Journalists to be added to the list of frontline workers in the COVID-19 fight and be given proper recognition and incentives. The Coalition which is made up of the GJA, Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association, GIBA, PRINPAG and Women in Media, ASWIM at an emergency […]
COVID-19: Frontline health workers should be tested- Prof. Fred Binka
A former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Health and allied Sciences Prof. Fred Binka has called for the testing of all frontline health workers for the COVID-19 virus. This will ensure that they don’t endanger the lives of their patients and to themselves. Speaking on GBC’s Current Affairs Programme Focus Prof. Binka said after the […]
Bernie Sanders suspends campaign
Senator Bernie Sanders has suspended his campaign to become US president. The development clears the way for former vice-president Joe Biden to become the Democratic party’s nominee. Mr Sanders, 78, told his campaign staff about his decision on a conference call on Wednesday. He is expected to address his supporters in an online address shortly, […]
