COVID-19 treatment; EXIMBANK/Tobinco partnership laudable
As the global search for COVID-19 treatment heats up in various laboratories, different antiviral and other drugs are being used by medical practitioners to help infected people recover. Some of these drugs…
Ghana records 550 more cases of coronavirus in 2 days, tally now 2,719
Ghana has now recorded 2,719 cases of COVID-19 and 65 additional recoveries making a total of 294, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The death toll however remains the same at…
COVID-19 CRISIS: Kenyatta announces 100% tax relief for workers, salary cuts for govt officials in Kenya
Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced a 100 % tax relief for persons earning gross monthly income of up to Ksh. 24,000 (about Shs880,000) as the country seeks to protect…
Kenyan president, deputy take 80% pay cut to fight coronavirus
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto have cut their salaries by 80 percent in a bid to free-up monies to combat the coronavirus pandemic in the country. Kenyatta made this known in a…
Ghana needs GHC15bn for nationwide lockdown
The President for Institute of Liberty and Policy Innovation (ILAPI), Mr Peter Bismark, has stated that Ghana requires GH?15 billion for 28 days’ total lockdown to sustain the economy and…
Akufo-Addo grants amnesty to 808 prisoners amid coronavirus crisis
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has granted amnesty to eight hundred and eight prisoners in the country. The decision was arrived upon after a recommendation by the Prisons Service Council and in…
Ghana’s economy can’t withstand lockdown – PNC’s Akane Adams
The National Treasurer of the People’s National Convention (PNC) says Ghanaians should tread with caution in their calls for a total lockdown as a result of the deadly coronavirus pandemic.…
Bawumia urges Ghanaians to embrace newly launched universal QR Code to help reduce spread of Coronavirus
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has urged Ghanaians to adopt online payment systems, especially the newly launched Universal QR Code payment system which was launched in Accra today, in…
EC postpones upcoming voter registration exercise
The Electoral Commission (EC) has postponed its compilation of a new voter register as a result of the novel Coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, Director of Electoral Services told journalists after an…
Coronavirus: Parents who allow children to loiter in town to be arrested
Parents who let loose their children to loiter or engage in petty trading within the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis will be arrested, local authorities have announced as part of measures to control…
