2020

A High Court in Accra on Monday granted an interim injunction preventing the National Identification Authority (NIA) from going ahead with its registration exercise in the Eastern Region for ten days. Two Ghanaian nationals had file an…

An Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Lawrence Abrokwa, the former husband of Afia Schwarzenegger for failing to appear before it. The court presided over by Mrs. Justice Abena Oppong Adjin-Doku, a High…

It’s been 11 days since Ghana confirmed the first two cases of COVID-19 in the country, all of them imported. As at today March 23, 2020, the number of confirmed cases has risen to 27, with two deaths, the Ghana Health Service has…

African Ministers of Finance are calling for coordinated efforts around the continent against the coronavirus pandemic, failing which the continent will suffer even serious social and economic consequences. In a virtual conference March…

As the coronavirus ravages the world, leaving in its trail, pain, death, misery, fear and despondency, Ghana has in 10 days after announcing its first confirmed two cases of the disease has gone up to 24 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one…

Following the declaration of the COVID-19 a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), and Ghana recording 21 cases, the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has decided to suspend all port tours by schools and organisations with…

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has asked banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions (SDIs) to seek its approval in writing before the declaration and payment of dividends. The move is to prevent banks from using funds from the reduction…

Today March 22, 2020 is exactly 10 days since Ghana announced its first confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country – two patient s – imported case; all of them having travelled from Europe. To-date Ghana has…

Ghana will on the midnight of Sunday, March 22, 2020 close all its borders- land, sea and air- to human traffic to contain the spread of the coronavirus, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced Saturday. The measure which will be…

The German government is considering setting up a bailout fund of around €500 billion ($536 billion) for companies struggling to survive the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, sources told dpa on Friday. The emergency…