The Local Government Ministry says the disinfection exercise being done in markets in the Greater Accra Region will be extended to markets in other regions in the coming days. According to the deputy sector Minister, OB Amoah, after the exercise ends in the capital on Monday [March 23, 2020] it will be carried out in markets … Read more
Former President John Dramani Mahama has said that the Imposition of Restrictions Bill has the tendency of endangering the democracy that the country currently enjoys. Parliament on Friday, March 20 passed the Imposition of Restrictions Bill to give legal backing to powers that can be exercised by the President to impose restrictions on citizens in times of … Read more
Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama, has joined calls for the state to provide clarity on its plans to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic. Speaking during a service streamed online to mark the end of the NDC’s three days of fasting and prayers over the virus, Mr. Mahama acknowledged the importance of … Read more
Ghana has legalized the use of cannabis for health and industrial purposes as it joins other African countries hoping to derive economic and health benefits from the substance. On Friday the country’s Parliament passed into law the Narcotics Control Commission Bill, 2019. The law now makes the country’s Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) a Commission with enhanced powers … Read more
Nigeria has confirmed four additional cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to 12. Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said on Thursday that the four new patients, from Lagos state, were stable and being treated. Two of the new cases are people who travelled from the UK and France, while the third is a contact of a positive case. The … Read more
Charges on mobile money transfers below GH¢ 100 have been scrapped by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) effective Friday, March 20, 2020 for the next three months. This follows an agreement between the Central Bank and the mobile network operators to promote the use of digital platforms for payments. The directive, subject to review however, excludes cash … Read more
Parliament has ordered two Members of Parliament (MPs) and some parliamentary staff to self-quarantine, according to a report by Adomonline.com. The two left the country for conferences in Japan and India – countries hit by the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, announced this on the Floor of Parliament Thursday. He explained that, … Read more
Four (4) Military men and five (5) civilians have been arrested by the Kasoa Millennium City Divisional Police Command for allegedly robbing five stone quarries in the Central Region. The robbers also made away with an unidentified sum of money. The military officers are WO 1 Odei Nyarko Isaac, WO 1 George Boamah, S/Sgt. Ennid … Read more
East Cantonment Pharmaceutical Ltd has donated 10 Cartons of Surgical gloves and 2 Cartons of Examination gloves to Korle Bu to aid in the Hospital’s fight against the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The items worth GHc 6,500 were received by the CEO Dr. Daniel Asare who called for support of other needed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) … Read more
The Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Badu Sarkodie, has revealed that all the seven 7 persons diagnosed with coronavirus in Ghana remain in stable condition. He was giving an update on case count and case management of the coronavirus situation in Ghana at the Ministry of Information on March … Read more