POLITICS

There are increasing concerns about government’s communication on issues regarding Ghana’s confirmed cases of coronavirus, particularly because there appear to be some inconsistencies on the provided ‘COVID-19 update site’ by the Ghana Health Service. An official announcement on the page Thursday morning indicated that a total of 54 cases including 3 deaths have been confirmed ‘as at this morning’ – ...

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Minister for Information says government may resort to restrictions in some parts of Ghana, all in the bid to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus. He disclosed that the government is open to all measures to help curb the spread of the pandemic and restrictions in some parts of the country could be part of those ...

Minister of Communications and Member of Parliament For Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has confessed to her husband, Sam Ekuful, on how she was feeling as she waited for his Coronavirus test results. Mr Ekuful tested negative recently for coronavirus. He had been quarantined after his return from the United Kingdom. His specimen was sent to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has removed Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng from the position of the Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM). In his place, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Kweku Asomah-Cheremeh, has been asked to Chair the IMCIM. The Head of Public Relations, Lands Ministry, Abraham Otabil, in a telephone conversation, confirmed to DGN ...

The experts put together by the opposition NDC to help the fight against Covid-19 have raised concerns over the likely impression created among Ghanaians over the fumigation of some markets by government on Monday. According to the group, even though the exercise is important, there is the risk of some Ghanaians thinking that it provides immunity against the virus. “There ...

Speaker of Parliament, Prof Aaron Mike Oquaye silenced Minority Chief Whip, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak who made an attempt to school members of parliament on why they should not be wearing nose masks. This comes after the Speaker ordered Members of Parliament (MPs) to wear nose masks during sittings. Muntaka moved to correct the house on circumstances when a nose mask ...

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has been criticized for doubting the genuineness of President Akufo-Addo’s measures in fighting the pandemic coronavirus. General Mosquito as he is popularly called, reportedly said the real intention of President Akufo-Addo’s ban on public gatherings is to rig the 2020 elections. “is whole announcement of emergency ban, emergency ...

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, has warned former President Mahama to put a stop to the “unnecessary interventions” he slips in, anytime President Akufo-Addo makes a serious statement about measures his government is setting in place to fight the Coronavirus. Shortly after President Akufo-Addo appointed Dr. Anarfi Asamoa-Baah as the Presidential Coordinator for the ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has hinted that the Legislature is likely to relocate to the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) to enable MPs to heed to the Social distancing measures. According to the Speaker, the Conference centre is spacious and would allow all parliamentarians to properly observe the measures against the spread of the COVID-19 disease. ...

Private legal practitioner, Lawyer Maurice Ampaw has indicated that Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) is mandated by law to go to parliament to seek for the postponement of the December 7, general elections should the coronavirus outbreak last more than expected. The lawyer explained on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm that, the EC would have no option than go ...