New drug that prevents you from catching Covid-19 gets green light in Europe
British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced on Monday its antibody-drug Evusheld, which is taken pre-emptively to prevent Covid-19, has been approved in the European Union. The treatment, administered in two injections, can be…
Akufo-Addo rallies support for fight against illegal mining, Green Ghana project
President Akufo-Addo has called on all and sundry to throw their weight behind the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources in the fight against illegalities in the natural resources sector,…
President lists areas Russia-Ukraine crisis is affecting Ghana
Ghana’s leader Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says despite the far distance of the crisis in Eastern Europe, where Russia has launched an invasion on neighbours Ukraine, Ghana is feeling the effects. He…
Our initial schedule for Agenda 111 was overly ambitious – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has admitted for the first time that the timeline given by his government for the construction of all hospitals under the government’s Agenda 111 project, was overly ambitious.…
These are government’s 12 cost-cutting measures amid general economic hardship
The government has committed to further spending cuts amid the rising cost of living and growing sense of economic hardship. These new measures will be in addition to the ongoing…
Fuel prices reduced by 15 pesewas per litre effective April 1
Fuel prices in Ghana will go down by 15 pesewas per litre effective April 1, 2022. This reduction will be in place for three months. This was disclosed by the…
Gov’t won’t roll back Free SHS, other flagship programs – Ofori-Atta
The government says all its flagship programs including the ambitious Free Senior High School (SHS) policy will continue to run regardless of the challenges confronting the country’s economy. This is…
Full speech:Finance Minister’s statement on mitigating measures to fix economy
Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press and fellow citizens. Thank you for availing yourselves. I am here today to announce to you measures to address the economic difficulties…
C0VID I9: GII launches Corruption Risk Assessment Report
The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has outdoored a Corruption Risk Assessment Report (CRA) on the Government of Ghana’s COVID-19 interventions. The Report, which was launched via Zoom in February this…
Gov’t reportedly agrees to scrap some taxes on petroleum products
Government has reportedly agreed to scrap some taxes on petroleum products as a way of dealing with incessant increase in fuel prices largely caused by rising crude prices on the…
