MP for Ashiaman Ernest Norgbe has called for an independent probe into the alleged accidental shooting of a middle-aged man at Ashaiman in Accra Sunday April 5, 2020. Meanwhile, the military in a statement said it had commenced investigations into the case. The statement detailed that the incident occurred when a civilian resisted an arrest for breaking the lockdown directives and ...

The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has assured that the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) will adhere to the President’s directives of providing adequate and constant water supply to Ghanaians in the wake of COVID-19. The Minister said the GWCL does not work in isolation and as such the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) which provides ...

The death of a disease control Field Technician at Tease Presbyterian Health Center in the District Capital of Afram Plains South of the Eastern region has sparked uproar among some residents blaming the death on the unavailability of Ambulance. The deceased, Linus Lang-Yin, reported to be a BP patient died Thursday, April 2, 2020 while on night duty. He was ...

Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Atta-Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho, has showered praises on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his sterling leadership, powerful addresses to the nation in the midst of the deadly coronavirus. The former director of communication at the presidency under the late Mills era said the messages and speeches by the president inspired hope. ...

Investigations have commenced into the case in which a soldier is said to have accidentally shot a civilian at Ashaiman in Accra on Sunday, April 5, 2020. A statement by the Ghana Armed Forces stated that the incident occurred when a civilian resisted an arrest for breaking the lockdown directives and attempted to disarm a soldier who was arresting him. ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has announced governments intention to procure local production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) as a means to intensify measures aimed at curtailing the spread of COVID-19 in Ghana. In his regular televised addressed to the nation on Sunday [April 5, 2020], the president said, government is actively engaged with local manufacturing companies to assist them ...

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has welcomed government’s incentives for health workers in the country in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic but says their priority is the protection materials for staff. On Sunday April 5, President Akufo-Addo announced all health workers in the country are to enjoy tax holiday for three months as part of government incentive for their ...

There seems to be confusion over who has the right to carry out the disinfection of markets in the Western Region as Zoomlion has threatened to pull out from the exercise. The Western Regional Minister Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah at a press conference in Sekondi on April 4 told journalists including RESEC, MMDCES, health officials, market leaders among others that Zoomlion ...

There is an uneasy calm at the Maamobi Polyclinic in the Greater Accra region as nurses got into contact with a suspected Covid-19 patient, who brought her daughter for treatment. Dailymailgh.com gathers that a woman who through contact tracing was suspected to be COVID-19 infected refused to self-quarantine as she was advised to do until her result was ready. She ...

President Akufo-Addo has announced that water bills for all Ghanaians for the next three months – April, May, June – will be absorbed by the government, as the fight against coronavirus intensifies. Addressing the Nation on Sunday, the President said: “The Ghana Water Company Ltd and the Electricity Company of Ghana have been directed to ensure the stable supply of ...