2020

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Upper East Region on Saturday began administering the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) therapy to children aged three to 59 months in the Region. The first round of treatment out of four rounds…

Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working to promote children and women’s rights have condemned the beating to death of an old lady at Kafaba, a town in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region, saying such an act was…

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Park Agrotech Ghana Limited, a Ghanaian agri-business company to develop modalities for the operationalisation of the Komenda Sugar Factory. The MoU,…

The volatile nation of Mali on Friday was scrambling to maintain political stability after high-stakes mediation efforts by a group of West African presidents failed to resolve the rifts between rivals. Senegalese President Macky Sall,…

Mr Ken Ofori Atta, Minister of Finance has said the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) was cut by 100 base points in 2019 as inflation declined and inflation expectations eased in a mid-year budget review presented to parliament on Thursday.…

The United Nations Human Rights Commission (OHCHR) said on Friday it is concerned that authorities in Zimbabwe are using the coronavirus pandemic to clamp down on people's freedoms. The statement was issued a few days after opposition…

Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, on Thursday, said the Government will not be daunted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but would continue to protect lives and support livelihoods of Ghanaians until a vaccine is achieved. This, he…

Parliament on Thursday considered a proposed law to establish an Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, which would investigate all aviation incidents and accidents in the country, in line with international best practices. When…

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, on Thursday requested Parliament to approve more than GH¢11. 8 billion to support government’s expenditure for remaining months of 2020. The Minister, who made the request in his mid-year…

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Thursday announced the extension of free water and electricity supplies to consumers. The relief package was instituted by the government in response to the economic and social challenges of the…