The Chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) Professor Stephen Manteaw has kicked against plans by the government to use part of the Heritage Funds to fight the coronavirus. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, on March 30, requested Parliament to amend the Petroleum Revenue Management Act(APRM), ( Act 815 ), to allow government access the funds for combatting the ...

The National Democratic Congress in the Savannah Region says the Nana-Addo led NPP government has failed in its effort at mobilising the necessary logistics, resources and personnel in the fight against the deadly COVID-19. In a statement,its Communication Director, Mr.Malik Basintale, describe as reckless attempts by the NPP in the region to equalize this failure with unguided attacks on the ...

Interplast, West Africa’s leading producer of plastic pipe systems has donated one million, two hundred thousand Ghana Cedis (GHc 1,200,000.00) to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund to support efforts of the state aimed at combating the spread of COVID-19 in Ghana. At a brief ceremony at the Jubilee House to present their cheque, the Managing Director of Interplast, Hayssam Fakhry, ...

The Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Sa-eed has disclosed that, Ghana’s attempt to repatriate the ten (10) foreigners who were apprehended, quarantined and later tested positive for the COVID 19 in Tamale has proved futile. According to him, Ghana’s engagement with the Guinean authorities was unsuccessful as they registered their unwillingness to accept their citizens who have tested positive for the Coronavirus disease. ...

Agona Swedru-based musician, Patapaa insists there is the need for government to pay musicians because coronavirus has also halted their business and they need to pay bills. To him, most people in the music business are currently suffering because shows that feed them have been cancelled in order to help contain the deadly coronavirus. “We have cancelled a lot of ...

Bice Osei Kuffour ‘Obour’ is demanding an autopsy report of his late father who passed away from the novel Coronavirus at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (formerly Ridge Hospital). There have been a back and forth between the former President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) and the Ridge Hospital over the body of his late father Nana Osei Boansi Kuffour. ...

For some time now, songstress/entrepreneur, Mzbel has been very clear about her stance against the whole indoctrination of people, especially Ghanaians. On numerous occasions, she has gone toe to toe against the whole idea that a supreme being exists somewhere who is also available to save people from all the troubles they are going through. She has also openly done ...

US-based Ghana gospel musician, Sonnie Badu has lashed out heavily on the Ghana police service and the military for abusing civilians all in the name of lockdown. Some parts of the country per President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo directives were asked to stay indoors for the next two weeks in a bid to reduce the number of coronavirus cases in the country. ...

There is hope for the eradication of the coronavirus pandemic as famous Ghanaian media personality, Oheneyere Gifty Anti, has revealed that God is healing our land from the virus. According to the host of The Standpoint program, this was revealed to her in her deep sleep after a night-long worship. “So I worshipped though out the night. I don’t know ...

All head porters within the lockdown cities will be provided with free meals throughout the stay-home period, Gender minister Cynthia Morrison has said. According to her, government has already engaged catering services to provide hot meals for the most vulnerable in society as Accra and Kumasi observe quarantine in order to curb the spread of coronavirus in Ghana. “We currently ...