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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, says that, even though the Coronavirus pandemic presents severe consequences for the country, it also presents Ghana with an opportunity to reduce her dependency on imports. In a meeting with the leaders of the country’s pharmaceutical and banking industries on Monday, 16th March, 2020,Continue reading “Coronavirus presents Ghana with an opportunity to increase manufacturing capacity – Akufo-Addo”

Some victims’ families holding up pictures of relatives killed in the Gambia Families of Ghanaians who were murdered in The Gambia in 2005 have filed submissions to the Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) demanding that Yahya Jammeh and the ‘Junglers’ must be brought to justice and compensation paid to the families and survivors.Continue reading “Ghanaian victims file case against Yahya Jammeh at Gambia’s truth commission”

John Dramani Mahama, former President of Ghana The flagbearer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has called on the Akufo-Addo-led government to publish its plans to protect the economy including a possibility of a statement to parliament of the expected impact of the coronavirus on the Ghanaian economy. According toContinue reading “Publish plans to protect the economy – Mahama tells government”

Ghana has recorded six cases of the Coronavirus A suspected case of Covid-19 has been recorded at the Akawey government hospital annex in the Weija Gbawe Municipality. Health officials say the individual a 38 year old Ghanaian national returned from the United Kingdom on March 6, 2020, with symptoms similar to coronavirus patient. Speaking toContinue reading “One suspected coronavirus case recorded in Weija Gbawe”

Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, the Special Advisor on health issues at the Presidency, has quashed rumours saying the coronavirus epidemic disease does not attack black people. According to him, the rumours in the Ghanaian media are false, frivolous and must not be tolerated at all. Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare says washing of hands withContinue reading “Is not true coronavirus does not attack black people – Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare”

Madam Lucy Anin A Member of Parliament (MP) in the First Republic, Madam Lucy Anin, has called for total attitudinal change and mindset among Ghanaians to reshape the country’s destiny and stimulate faster economic transformation. “Independence [for Ghana] means, we are a new state not under somebody, you are independent, you can make your ownContinue reading “Reshaping Ghana’s destiny demands discipline – First Republic MP”

Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Ghanaian authorities will announce travel restrictions on countries with confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) today. Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the announcement will come up at 12 pm. There was a meeting by the inter-ministerial committee on the COVID Response, chaired by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday.Continue reading “Coronavirus: Ghana to make announcement on travel restrictions today”

Government has assured it is assiduously working to contain the situation One of the two persons confirmed as having contracted the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a Ghanaian, Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has revealed. According to him, one of the two males who entered Ghana through the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) works abroad and returned toContinue reading “Coronavirus: Infected patient from Turkey is Ghanaian – Oppong Nkrumah”

Blood sample with respiratory coronavirus positive Two cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Ghana, the Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has announced. He made this known at an emergency press briefing by the Information Ministry on Thursday night, March 12, 2020. The two cases according to the Health Minister, tested positive after laboratory tests fromContinue reading “Two cases of coronavirus confirmed in Ghana”