The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says trotros, among others, operating at full capacity poses a lesser risk for people during the COVID-19 pandemic than in religious gatherings with eased restrictions. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, Mr. Oppong Nkrumah admitted that this dynamic was “a thorny issue.” But he explained that the new directives […] The post Easing
About 40 percent of the deaths recorded on the country’s roads in the first half of this year were due to motorcycle crashes, according to the Motor Traffic and Transport Directorate (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service. “These few crashes accounted for 440 deaths out of 1,141 from January to June,” Superintendent Alexander Obeng, the […] The post MTTD warns of increasing
In line with Fidelity Bank’s deep-rooted commitment to growing its Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) base, the bank in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) held the second session of its four-part webinar series on the topic Accessing Finance During Crises. Organized under the Fidelity Presents… thought leadership initiative, this second session focused on […] The post Fidelity
The Receiver of the 347 insolvent Microfinance Companies and 23 Savings and Loans Companies and Finance House Companies, Eric Nana Nipah, has extended the deadline for the submission of bids to purchase the assets of the dissolved companies by two weeks from the initial deadline of Monday, 27 July 2020 to Friday, 14 August 2020. […] The post Deadline
As Spain fights a spike in coronavirus cases, other European countries are grappling with local outbreaks. An entire farm with 500 people was quarantined in the German state of Bavaria on Sunday after 174 harvest workers tested positive to the virus. Authorities are confident the outbreak in the town of Mamming, in the Dingolfing-Landau district, […] The post Coronavirus:
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday announced 555 new COVID-19 cases in the country as total infections from the virus exceeded 40,000 in five months. The NCDC, which made this known on its official twitter handle, also recorded two deaths in the country in the last 24 hours. NCDC said 40,537 cases […] The post Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases exceed 40,000,
Two people have lost their lives while 22 others are in critical condition after a gas cylinder exploded at Akwabose, a community in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region. The incident happened on Sunday, July 26, 2020, at a gold refinery facility in the area. A building close to the explosion also […] The post Upper Denkyira West: Two dead,
The global death toll from COVID-19 is nearing 650,000, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University on Monday. Data showed the death toll stands at 648,966, while the number of cases stood at 16,264,048, and a total of 9,407,977 patients won their battle against COVID-19. Brazil has the highest number of recoveries […] The post COVID-19: Global death toll nears
Chinese technology giant Huawei starts a four-day online event today focussing on how technology can be used in the fight against the coronavirus. The “Better World Summit” will also explore how to boost the world economy in the wake of the pandemic. Meanwhile, HSBC has issued a statement defending its cooperation with the US in […] The post Huawei holds summit as global
Some contractors who were engaged by the former managers of the country’s electricity grid, Power Distribution Services (PDS) say they haven’t been paid for jobs they carried out since 2019. Government announced the termination of its power concession agreement with PDS over claims of fraud in the deal. The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has […] The post Contractors
Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, as per Section 28 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921) presented the 2020 mid-year budget review and supplementary estimates for the financial year in Parliament on Thursday, July 23. The presentation of the budget review by Mr. Ofori-Atta touched on key economic indicators such as growth rate, […] The post Evaluation
The authorities in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, plan to register all wheelbarrows used for commercial purposes following a spike in theft of goods. Wheelbarrow pushers help carry loads around the city at a fee. They are preferred by informal traders who see them as a less expensive way to transport their goods. Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa […] The post Zambia to register wheelbarrows in
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Management of the Bolgatanga Technical University is appealing to the government to expedite the construction of a lecture hall theatre complex to meet the anticipated increase in students’ enrollment for the 2020/2021 academic year. Chairman of the Governing Council of the university, Prof. Francis Abantanga disclosed this during the 8th congregation of the university. “I […] The post Bolga
The Mercy Heart Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organization and a member of the Caroline Group of companies has donated various assorted items to the Nsawam Female Prison. The items, worth thousands of Ghana cedis included 1,000 pieces of sanitary pads, packs of Bel Aqua mineral water, washing powder, bathing soaps, toiletries, amongst others. The donation which […] The post Mercy
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Mahama, will outdoor his running mate, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, later today [Monday]. The outdooring will see Prof. Opoku-Agyemang make her maiden policy statement after her announcement as running mate. The event has been scheduled for 6:45 pm. It will also be broadcast live on radio and television […] The post Mahama
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has lauded the country’s management of the novel coronavirus. Ghana’s COVID-19 total case count currently stands at 32,969 with the number of active cases being 3,307. In his 14th televised address to the nation on how Ghana has handled the widespread disease, Akufo-Addo asserted that the country is quite […] The post Ghana
In three years of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration, Ghanaians have had so much to be thankful and appreciative of; Ghanaians have also had so much to be angry about. The anger and rage on social media against some Government appointees have been very telling. Seeing tweets and Facebook posts from some of my very apolitical […] The post Jude
The government says the implementation of the new rate for the Communication Service Tax also known as talk tax is to begin effective September 2020. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta during the presentation of the 2020 mid-year budget review announced that the talk tax has been reduced from 9 percent to 5 percent for six months. […] The post Reduction in ‘Talk’
Parliament will begin its scrutiny and debate of the supplementary budget presented by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta today, Monday, July 27, 2020. Majority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has already indicated that the House will extend the duration of daily sittings to allow ample time for the budget debate if need be. “The House […] The post Parliament to
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