2020

An Accra High Court would on Friday March 27 commence hearing of an application of injunction filed against the National Identification Authority (NIA) over its registration exercise in the Eastern Region. Meanwhile the court has granted…

Naa Bohugu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga, Overlord (Nayiri) of the Mamprugu Traditional Area, has suspended the enskinments of chiefs in the Mamprugu Kingdom saying this is due to the incidence of COVID-19 cases in the country. The enskinments…

Ms Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General, has said the COVID-19 pandemic, is not just a health issue but economic destabilizer. Ms Mlambo-Ngcuka, who is also the UN Women Executive Director, said it is a profound…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has granted amnesty to 808 convict prisoners with immediate effect as part of measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. The decision, taken in accordance with Article 72 (1) of the 1992 Constitution…

Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has called for the elevation of Government’s COVID-19 Committee into a Crisis Committee with a broader membership to explore all available options or scenarios to contain the COVID-19. The GFL in a letter…

A Chinese national, kept in isolation for five-days at the Kumasi South Hospital, Atonsu-Agogo, for showing symptoms of the flu-like coronavirus but tested negative, has been ordered to go into self-quarantine. The Health Authorities,…

The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Thursday, presented about 21,080 pieces of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to Ghana’s Ministry of Health (MOH), to complement Government’s efforts to effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Government, through the Risk Communications and Social Mobilisation Group of the Ghana Health Service, on Thursday organised a sensitisation workshop for political parties to rally them towards fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.…

German lawmakers approved on Wednesday an emergency budget financing a coronavirus aid package that foresees €156 billion ($167 billion) in new debt, in a historic move that flouts the country's long-held fiscal rules. The record debt…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has fined Ghana Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) for the invasion of the field of play by a football fan, during an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Qualifier between the Black Stars and South Africa.…