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The Ministry of Health has dismissed a statement attributed to the sector minister to the effect that he will not resign his post after revelations at the ongoing inquiry by the nine-member bi-partisan committee of Parliament probing the Sputnik V vaccine procurement. “I wish to state unequivocally, the Minister of Health has nowhere made this statement and humbly beseech the ...

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said President Nana Akufo-Addo’s trips are a matter of national security and, thus, any questions regarding the cost of such trips should be directed at the Ministry of National Security. “Mr Speaker, the president’s domestic and international travels are matters of National Security”, Mr Ofori-Atta told parliament on Wednesday, 21 July 2021, adding: “The National ...

Not a single block has yet been laid to commence the construction of the promised 600-bed Eastern regional Hospital exactly a year after sod-cutting by President Akufo-Addo. Weeds on the site fenced with roofing sheets have been cleared twice since the sod-cutting. There is not a single piece of equipment on-site to indicate that a contractor is getting ready to ...

The Appointments Committee of Parliament will vet the Attorney General’s nominee for Special Prosecutor, Mr Kissi Agyebeng today, Thursday, 22 July 2021.Mr Agyebeng is the Chairman of the Electronic Communications Tribunal. He was nominated as Ghana’s second Special Prosecutor following the resignation of Mr Martin Amidu. Mr Amidu resigned from the position on 15 November 2020 citing interference by President ...

President Akufo-Addo has appointed the Director-General in charge of Administration of the Ghana Police Service COP Dr George Akuffo Dampare as new Inspector General of Police (IGP). He takes over from James Oppong-Boanuh who has been IGP since August 14, 2019. COP Dampare will officially take over as head of the Police Service on August 1, 2021. Profile of Dr. ...

Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has inaugurated the newly-constituted Governing Board of the Ghana National Gas Company. At a brief ceremony at the Ministry of Energy’s conference room today, Wednesday, 21 July 2021, Dr. Prempeh charged the new Board under the chairmanship of Assin Central MP, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong to tackle the operational challenges of the company earnestly. He ...

Chair of the Sputnik V probe committee, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has asked the media to fairly report the proceedings. He specifically warned Tv3 and Joy FM not to quote persons who appear before the committee out of context. His comments come after the media re[ported Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu as having admitted he did not do due diligence before contracting with ...

The admission wards of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi are all full to capacity. Currently, patients referred from other districts to the facility are receiving medical care on the corridors of the facility. The lack of beds in the Hospital has compelled the caregivers to treat some of the patients in wheelchairs. Health workers who spoke to EIB’s ...

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, has said a few factors have made the threat of a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana “real”. “Currently, there is non-adherence to Covid-19 safety protocols. Other threats include outbreaks of cases in neighbouring countries, surges in Ashanti and Greater Accra [regions], which is the main hotspot in ...

The General Jurisdiction 6 Division of the High Court presided over by Justice Kwaku Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo, has awarded GHS1,075,000 in damages against the 37 Military Hospital for negligently causing the death of a 27-year-old woman during childbirth almost six years ago. Ruling on the November 2015 incident, the court awarded the father and husband GHS400,000.00 each for loss of expectations ...