Staff of 56 treatment centres under the Ghana Health Service and Teaching Hospitals including the University of Ghana Medical Centre and also the Bank of Ghana Hospital are to benefit from the increase in basic salary recently announced by the president, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has said. Staff of Noguchi Memorial Institute, Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research as well ...

Former President John Mahama has called on government to consider reducing the costs of power and LPG gas as part of social intervention for Ghanaians as the country fights coronavirus. According to Mr Mahama, the cost of electricity is more of a burden to Ghanaians than water, which has been absorbed by the government. “Clearly electricity tariffs are the more ...

The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has revealed that Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has been chairing Ghana’s COVID-19 Daily Monitoring Team. The Minister stated this when he met the media in Accra on Tuesday to address latest issues on Ghana’s battle against the spread of the Coronavirus. The COVID-19 monitoring team, made up of members from key stakeholders ...

A Presidential Staffer, Nana Hese Ogyiri, has been asked to retract and apologise for a scandalous statement he attributed to Brogya Genfi. Brogya Genfi, a former Regional Youth Organizer of the opposition NDC in Ashanti Region, claims that on 6th April, 2020, the said Presidential Staffer posted the following on Facebook and falsely attributed to him; “I have problem with ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who through the Ghana Prisons Service granted some 808 prisoners amnesty over the deadly coronavirus pandemic, has shockingly said he is not in a position to grant “amnesty” to some radio stations shut down by the National Communications Authority (NCA), and order their return on air to aid the fight against the global crisis. His position has ...

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced the commencement of the recruitment process for nurses and midwives who completed their studies in 2017, into the country’s health workforce. A public announcement released by the ministry called on trained diploma and degree nurses and midwives from accredited public and private health training institutions to apply. “Recruitment into the Service will commence ...

Ghana has confirmed 73 new cases of the novel Coronavirus, bringing the total count to 287. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in a statement said with the institution of the enhanced contact tracing and testing measures, Ghana has recorded an increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. “As of 6 April 2020, 23:30 hr, a total of 287 cases of ...

The founder and leader of Freedom Chapel International, Francis Amoako-Attah popularly known as ‘Senior Prophet’ days ago predicted doom for his colleague pastor. According to the Senior Prophet, Angel Obinim who is the Head Pastor of International God’s Way Church might lose his life this year. He construed that Obinim is ‘finished’ as his time of destruction is nigh and ...

Millions of workers all over the world are feeling the impact of the outbreak of coronavirus on the economy as that has triggered mass layoffs. In view of this, some staff of the Ghana Christian International High School located on the Afienya-Dodowa Road, owned by Prof. Stephen Adei, have been laid off. Professor Emeritus Stephen Adei is the Board Chairman ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said there would be no water shortage and power outages during the lockdown period. “The Ghana Water Company Ltd and the Electricity Company of Ghana have been directed to ensure the stable supply of water and electricity during this period”, the President announced on Sunday in his fifth national address on the coronavirus situation, adding: “In ...