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The number of active COVID-19 cases has fallen to 5,355, the latest figures of the Ghana Health Services as of 6 September 2021 indicate. Some 236 new cases were confirmed within that period. The death toll has risen to 1,087. Of the active cases, 51 are critical and 127 severe. Since mid-March 2020, Ghana has recorded a total of 122, ...

A former United Kingdom High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin has waded into the ongoing discussion on the do-or-die comment made by former President John Dramani Mahama. He did this when he tweeted at actor John Dumelo  who is also a former Parliamentary Candidate in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency in last year’s elections, saying, “@johndumelo1 – my friend, have you patented the slogan ...

The President of the Ghana Bar Association Tony Forson has described as “patently false” claims by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta that some six thousand lawyers in the country do not pay their taxes. According to Mr Forson, the number of lawyers in the country are just in excess of 3,000 so there is no basis for the comment. “Unfortunately, a ...

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said that investment must be the third most important conversation in Ghana after security and public finance “That should in my view be the 3rd most important conversation in Ghana (after security and public finance),” he said in a tweet on the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) Annual Investment Summit dubbed #SparkUp2021 ! “I’m excited that ...

The State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA) and the Ministry of Public Enterprises have organised a consultative forum on a Code of Corporate Governance. The one-day event, which came off at the Labadi Beach Hotel, was supported by Agence Francaise de Developpment (AFD), Expertise France and the World Bank. The forum was to solicit inputs and recommendations into a draft ...

Former President John Mahama has made an appeal to the government to urgently attend to the challenges confronting the poultry industry to save it from collapse. According to Mr. Mahama, many poultry farmers are being forced to shut down due to the high cost of maize, the main food input that poultry farmers use to feed their birds. Speaking in ...

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) Mr Yofi Grant has revealed that Ghana is expected to generate $3billion from Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) in 2021. He said this to journalists on the sidelines of the GIPC Annual Investment Summit dubbed #SparkUp2021! On Tuesday September 7. He said the revenues will come from the Agric sector ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has denied reports that the Republic of Ghana has signed a partnership agreement with the United Kingdom on third-country asylum, as part of a cooperation deal between the two countries on security and migration. A statement issued by the ministry said categorically that “Ghana has no interest or intention to consider any ...

Former President John Mahama has said he will not retract his ‘do or die’ comment in reference to the 2024 general elections. On Tuesday, 7 September 2021, the 2020 flag bearer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) said during his ‘Thank You’ tour that: “We were clearly robbed but we accepted the verdict for the sake of peace.” ...

Asante Kotoko’s Chief executive officer, Nana Yaw Amponsah has confirmed plans to sever relations between the club and it’s Portuguese coach Mariano Barreto. Porcupine Warriors chief will however not confirm or deny the growing reports that the team will appoint former Black Stars coach Kwasi Appiah to replace Mariano Barreto. The Porcupine Warriors are on the brink of mutually terminating ...