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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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

Ghana has so far conducted 4560 tests of coronavirus since a case was registered in the country, the Ghana Health Service has announced. The leading test centre in the country, the Noguchi Memorial Institute has so far conducted 4225 tests while the Kumasi Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR) has undertaken 335 tests, Dr Badu Sarkodie, the ...

Ghana’s Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang Manu has confirmed that the country has seen an increase in it’s cases to 195 and 5 deaths as of April 1, 2020. The breakdowns of cases in the regions are Greater Accra – 174; Northern Region – 10; Ashanti Region – 9; Upper West Region -1; and the Eastern Region – 1 He ...

Ghana is treating its coronavirus cases with hydroxychloroquine, Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman Manu has said. As a result, he said, he has directed the Food and Drugs Authority to allow the importation of active ingredients for the manufacturing of hydroxychloroquine to augment the stock of government. “Our laws give the health minister the power to ask the FDA to allow ...

The Ghana Armed Forces has downplayed videos of brutalities against citizens by officers in the wake of the lockdown in Accra and Kumasi over coronavirus. It comes after social media is replete with videos of alleged brutalities since the commencement of the lockdown. In a statement, GAF said it has reviewed most of the said videos and they have turned ...

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has strongly asserted that the opposition party will “forever politicize” the deadly Coronavirus. Mr Asiedu Nketiah believes the Nana Addo-led government is being “untruthful” to Ghanaians. According to him, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and some of his appointees were all exposed to the virus after their recent visit to Norway, and could be ...

The Ministry of Information in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service is holding a press briefing to update Ghanaians on measures taken by the government to stop the spread of Coronavirus in Ghana. Coming to you live from the Ministry of Information Press Centre, the briefing is expected to be addressed by the Minister of Information, Kojo ...