The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has insisted that the partial lockdown of Accra, Kumasi, Tema and Kasoa has backfired. Speaking on Eyewitness News on Thursday, a member of the NDC’s COVID-19 team, Dr. Grace Ayensu Dankwa said the lockdown should have taken immediate effect instead of the delayed implementation date. READ ALSO:Christian Atsu retires from Black … Read more
The Finance Minister on Monday announced that Ghana may lose abouth GHS9.5 billion in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, a situation that may move the 2020 budget deficit to over 7 percent. This will be 2.5 percent of Ghana’s revised GDP. “Speaker, the total estimated fiscal impact from the shortfall in petroleum receipts, shortfall … Read more
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta is hopeful that the new budget to be presented in Parliament in July 2020, will reposition Ghana’s economy to meet the global impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. He says discussions are already underway among Finance Ministers in Africa to find mechanisms to restore the gains achieved in the face … Read more
The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu “misspoke” when he indicated that the Bank of Ghana Hospital will only be treating VIPs and its staff who may be infected with the Coronavirus disease also known as COVID-19. READ ALSO:COVID-19: Health Minister ‘misspoke’ on treatment of VIPs … Read more
The Minority in Parliament has called on the Akufo-Addo government to prioritise the constant supply of power during the lockdown. Speaking to Citi News, the Minority Spokesperson on Mines and Energy, Adams Mutawakilu, Adam Mutawakilu stressed that the unscheduled power cuts experienced in parts of the country over the last month must not continue. “We have … Read more
Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak has taken a swipe at the government for its decision to declare a lockdown in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak. READ ALSO:National New directives to hotels, restaurants, pubs and drinking bars in partial lockdown areas He says, the plan was poorly thought through insisting that … Read more
President Akufo-Addo says the government is not considering a lockdown currently because of the implications it will have on many people. According to him, although the country is recording more coronavirus cases, government is still monitoring the situation and will implement decisions that are in the best interest of all. “Now people are talking … 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
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
Ghanaian actor and musician, Lil win entreats Ghanaians to remain calm in the quest to defeat the Coronavirus pandemic. Lilwin, in recent times had been spreading awareness on the need to promote self-hygiene to safeguard lives and help curb the spread of the virus. “Firstly I would urge Ghanaians to adhere to all preventive and … Read more