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 Nana Akufo-Addo has declared a partial lockdown of Accra and Kumasi effective 1 am on Monday, March 30, 2020. The lockdown which affects Accra, Tema and Kumasi will last for two weeks. The decision, according to the President is to help curb the spread of COVID-19 which has led to four deaths and infected … 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
The Progressive People’s Party’s (PPP) Nii Allotey Brew-Hammond has called on the government to waive water and electricity bills for the next three months. READ ALSO:Ban on used clothing to be strictly enforced in Ghana – Professor Alex Dodoo He has also asked the government to implore the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the … 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
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
The Finance Minister has told Parliament that $8.9 million was spent to print the new ¢100 and ¢200 notes. Responding to questions on the Floor of Parliament on Tuesday, Ken Ofori-Atta said $5.39 million has already been paid. “Information obtained from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) shows that the cost of printing the ¢100 and … Read more
President Paul Kagame has called upon Rwandans to showcase discipline and not to panic in the wake of the country’s confirmation of its first case of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Ministry of Health on Saturday announced that an Indian citizen who arrived from Mumbai, India, on March 8, tested positive of COVID-19, making Rwanda … Read more
A coronavirus phone operator left politicians in stitches after a Kenyan MP anonymously called the ministry of health hotline/helpline pretending to have symptoms during a committee sitting. The legislator Sabina Chege did a test run in front of the health minister who was being questioned on government’s preparedness. The call ended up becoming a … Read more