2020

The Socialist Forum of Ghana (SFG) has called on government to establish a regime of random mass testing and use school buildings, hospitals and health facilities that have not yet been commissioned to serve as quarantine centres. A…

A 23-year-old construction worker who went into hiding for three years after an alleged robbery has been remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit Court. Suleimana Shaibu allegedly robbed Mr Akwasi Nkansah Dwamena of GH¢15,000.00…

Eight pastors who flouted the government’s directives on public gatherings and went ahead to hold church services, were on Monday, granted GH¢10,000.00 bail each with two sureties each, by the Asokwa District Court in Kumasi. They are…

As at today March 24, 2020, the confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Ghana has reached 52, with two deaths, according to the Ministry of Health. As part of the measures to fight the coronavirus, the country closed all its borders –…

The whole world is now virtually at a standstill. The rate of speed of the virus is astronomical and the death toll from the coronavirus is increasing by the hour. There are as much as 793 people dying within 24 hours in Italy as a result…

The Minority in Parliament has walked out of Parliament over what they see as the Speaker, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye’s intransigence to carry on with the business of the House even when the legislature lacked the quorum. They said the…

Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare, the Presidential Adviser on Health, Monday announced that the Government is working towards having at least 15 centres across the country to test everyone who has come into contact with a COVID-19 patient. The…

Madam Sheila Vigbedor, the Aflao Sector Commander of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has said the Sector could not meet its revenue target for 2019 as a result of the closure of Nigeria’s western border. She…

The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank of Ghana, has announced a waiver of fees on electronic services. In a press statement issued in Accra, on Sunday, it said all commercial…

The Office of the Auditor-General has suspended the collection of the Assets and Liabilities Declaration Forms in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19. The Office regrets any inconvenience the suspension would cause to its stakeholders…