2021

The government intends to issue more than GH¢22.3 billion worth of bonds in the first quarter, the Finance Ministry said in its issuance calendar. The Ministry said GH¢19.7 billion would be used to roll over maturing bonds, while GH¢2.6…

United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Saturday condemned the attack against a convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) that took place on Friday near Tessalit in…

Nigeria's confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 107,345 late Friday after reporting 1,867 new cases, the highest single-day rise in the country since the onset of the pandemic about 11 months ago. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC)…

Annual remembrances of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s involvement in the civil rights movement often begin with the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott sparked by the December 1 arrest of longtime NAACP secretary Rosa Parks. But far less…

Recent genomic sequencing undertaken by Ghanaian scientists has shown that some arriving passengers in Ghana are carrying the new variants of Covid-19 and have been isolated. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who announced this at…

Government will be compelled to put the country under a lockdown if Ghanaians do not adhere strictly to protocols to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has warned. In a televised…

The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (MIMR) has begun investigations into alleged falsification of COVID-19 test results at the Institute. This follows reports on social media alleging breaches of the COVID-19 testing…

Mr Leo Nelson Adzidogah, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Akatsi South, has appealed to the party to investigate the issues raised against him by some Constituency Executives of the party in the Municipality. Some three…

As troops with long guns patrolled a newly erected security fence surrounding much of Capitol Hill on Saturday, some neighbors were pleased by the tougher security presence, while others were concerned by the level of force as police and…

Public health facilities in the Greater Accra Region are running out of Viral Transport Medium (VTM) and swab kits used for COVID-19 test. This is as a result of the increasing number of people rushing to the facilities for voluntary…