2020

The Ghana Police Service on Tuesday said 406 persons have been arrested for allegedly breaching the Imposition of Restrictions Act, Act 2020 (Act 1012), passed by Parliament as part of efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19. Speaking at…

A total of 17 persons out of the 566 who have tested positive for Covid-19 in Ghana have fully recovered, the Ghana Health Service has said. Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye, Director-General of the Service, told a media briefing, organised by…

Eighty fishermen in the Central Region, who returned from their fishing expedition in neighbouring African countries, have been put under mandatory quarantine, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) disclosed on Tuesday. Dr Akosua Owusu-Sarpong,…

The Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Asante K. Berko has been charged under the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). In a press release issued Monday April 13, 2020, the Securities and Exchange…

As the COVID-19 pandemic severely impacts Ghana’s economy, among others, slowing growth to projected 1.5 per cent, and putting the exchange rate under pressure, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has on April 13,…

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia says the gathering and availability of data will play a significant role in Ghana's battle against COVID-19 pandemic. He said identifying suspected cases, testing and tracing contacts of confirmed…

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday launched the GH COVID-19 Tracker App to enable individuals to access and provide basic information to contact tracers to facilitate easy tracing, testing and treatment of the respiratory…

Mr Chen Xiaodong, Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, has held talks with a group of African Ambassadors, including Mr Edward Boateng, Ghana’s Ambassador to China. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the fallout of the…

Serotype X; a rare subtype of Nesseria meningitides is said to be responsible for about 70 per cent of the Cerebral Spinal Meningitis (CSM) related deaths in the Upper West Region. Regional health authorities are worried as the disease…

Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister, has called for calm in the Region after it recorded nine cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, April 12. He said, "Relevant stakeholders" had started contact tracing in affected districts and…