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Dr Patrick Kumah-Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), says 32 per cent of persons contracting the Covid-19 in the third phase of infection in Ghana are falling sick. Comparatively, he said, the previous infections saw 21 per cent of people falling sick in June/July and in September …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has for the third straight update announced that the country has recorded more than 600 new daily infections of the Coronavirus. The country’s health management body on Friday, January 23, confirmed 635 new cases of infections barely 24 hours after it had announced 658 new …

The impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has hit global foreign direct investment so hard, the sector has collapsed in 2020 and it is expected to weaken further in 2021, according to the latest issue of the Global Investment Trends Monitor of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development …

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has set a provisional tax revenue target of GH¢60 billion for 2021, representing a 32.3 percent increase over the 2020 actual collection of GH¢45.338 billion. Rev. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, the Commissioner-General, who announced this at a media soiree, said although the task appeared daunting, the GRA …

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has noted with concern government’s plan to switch its energy base-load— the permanent minimum load that a power supply system is required to deliver— from the Akosombo and Kpong hydropower systems to nuclear. The government is seeking to introduce nuclear into the country’s energy …

The Ghana Medical and Dental Council (GMDC) has withheld the licences of two medical doctors of the Council for their alleged involvement in child harvesting and trafficking. The two suspected medical doctors are: Dr Hope Mensah Quarshie, who works at the 37 Military Hospital, and owns the Susan Clinic, a …

Armed robbers have shot and killed a police officer during an attack on a bullion van at Adansi Nyankumasi in the Adansi Asokwa District. The robbers took away over GH¢2 million from the van. The GCB Bank van with registration number GT 543-19 was travelling from Dunkwa-On-Offin to New Edubiase …

As of December 15, 2020, the COVID-19 National Trust Fund had received a total of GH¢57.1 million in cash donations alone, Madam Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, the Chief of Staff at the Presidency, has announced. Additionally, the Trust received logistics such as vehicles, equipment, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), she said, noting …

Only one of the 47 countries that have started coronavirus vaccination to date is a low-income country. Countries in Africa, such as Ghana, are still far away from getting onto the list of countries benefiting from a vaccine, even as health experts and other stakeholders leading the COVID-19 response in …

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 billion would be fresh issuance to meet the government’s financing requirements. …