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The Ghana government has in consultation with the leadership of transport operators, lifted the COVID-19 restrictions in the transport sector. This, would allow for full capacity in the domestic airplanes, taxis, commercial vehicle (trotros) and buses. However, the wearing of masks in vehicles and aircrafts, and the maintenance of enhanced …

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) on Saturday said the payment of winning tickets/prizes after every draw would slightly delay for a number of days due to the covid-19 pandemic. A statement signed by the Public Relations Unit of the Authority, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said its employees …

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Friday approved a $69 million grant to support Ghana’s efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate its socio-economic impact on the nation. The grant from the ADF, the concessional arm of the African Development Bank, would provide fiscal …

Sheikh Dr Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, National Chief Imam, has urged muslims to celebrate the Eid-ul- Adha at home just as they did during the Eid-ul-Fitr to help contain the spread of the COVID-19. The festival, which would be celebrated on July 31, 2020, commemorates the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Upper East Region on Saturday began administering the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) therapy to children aged three to 59 months in the Region. The first round of treatment out of four rounds of the SMC exercise would be implemented in all Districts for …

Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working to promote children and women’s rights have condemned the beating to death of an old lady at Kafaba, a town in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region, saying such an act was barbaric and must not be tolerated. They said “We, the CSOs in Ghana, are …

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Park Agrotech Ghana Limited, a Ghanaian agri-business company to develop modalities for the operationalisation of the Komenda Sugar Factory. The MoU, a copy of which was obtained by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) would be effective …

Mr Ken Ofori Atta, Minister of Finance has said the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) was cut by 100 base points in 2019 as inflation declined and inflation expectations eased in a mid-year budget review presented to parliament on Thursday. In line with this, the interbank weighted average rate (IWAR) decreased …

Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, on Thursday, said the Government will not be daunted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but would continue to protect lives and support livelihoods of Ghanaians until a vaccine is achieved. This, he said, would be done through compassionate, competent and courageous leadership, citing the …

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, on Thursday requested Parliament to approve more than GH¢11. 8 billion to support government’s expenditure for remaining months of 2020. The Minister, who made the request in his mid-year budget review, said the coronavirus pandemic had led government to breach the Fiscal Responsibility Act, …