A 28-year old porridge seller died instantly after a vehicle ran into her while she was selling at a joint at Adiebeba, a suburb in the Kumasi metropolis. The incident which happened in the early hours of Wednesday threw the entire community of Adiebeba and family of the deceased into a state of shock. The […] The post Kumasi: Porridge seller crashed to death by speeding
The National Hospitality Association of Ghana (NHAG) has petitioned government to implement measures that will cushion its members from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The NHAG, which is made up of about 60 mainline restaurants and eateries in good standing within the Accra and Tema Metropolis in a press statement, signed by its Executive […] The post COVID-19:
The Central Assemblies of God Church in Ho has been caught up in flames. The fire started around 7:00pm on Wednesday. Some youth of the Church were conducting a Facebook live service at the premises when the fire started. The youth said they sensed smoke in the chapel but were unsure of what it was […] The post Ho: Assemblies of God church catches fire during online
The Bank of Ghana seems to have reconsidered its decision to allow only VIPs and its staff who may be infected with Coronavirus to be treated at the Bank of Ghana Hospital. The Central Bank in a statement on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 said the hospital will “be available for the benefit of the general […] The post Our hospital is available to any COVID-19 patient –
Officials of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) at the Kotoka International Airport have begun data analysis of people who travelled into Ghana from countries which recorded more than 200 cases of the novel coronavirus. The Service says the exercise will capture data from the day of the first reported case of coronavirus to the period […] The post Coronavirus:
Fifteen traders have been arrested in the Kumasi metropolis for defying orders by city authorities not to sell at some parts of the Central market. Kumasi Mayor, Osei Assibey Antwi on Monday ordered the temporary closure of the Dr Mensah section of the Central Market after traders failed to observe the social distancing protocols in […] The post Ashanti Region:
Fifteen traders have been arrested in the Kumasi metropolis for defying orders by city authorities not to sell at some parts of the Central market. Kumasi Mayor, Osei Assibey Antwi on Monday ordered the temporary closure of the Dr Mensah section of the Central Market after traders failed to observe the social distancing protocols in […] The post Ashanti Region:15
The Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed is appealing to residents of Tamale to stop patronizing the services of commercial sex workers in the area. He said the activities of the sex workers could be impeding the fight against Coronavirus in the Northern Region and Ghana. The Minister, while addressing the press in the regional capital, […] The post Commercial
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako Attah, has said that all deplorable inner roads of major hospitals in the country are scheduled to be fixed. The intended road facelift is expected to cover all public hospitals and will begin with the Korle-bu Teaching Hospital. Speaking to Citi News, the Minister indicated that work […] The post Inner roads of
The Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly has begun deployments in the realisation of the planned testing of some residents within the Municipality. Citi News’ Umaru Sanda Amadu who visited the municipality said more than two teams have been formed comprising immigration officers and the Ghana Health Service to undertake the contact tracing and further test some […] The post Deployment
The Association of Drivers in Tema have threatened to lay down their tools from tomorrow [Thursday] if the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) fails to prioritise the welfare of drivers. The union also wants the NPA to put on hold the Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) which it said was to begin today. The Vice President, […] The post Drivers association
The government has deployed a National Information Contact Centre to facilitate the provision of information on COVID-19 and other related matters. Persons who would like to be tested for COVID-19 have been urged to contact the National Emergency Contact number, 112. “So you call 112 if you feel you are having symptoms and you need […] The post COVID-19:
The Ghana Hotels Association is pleading with government to support the payment of staff of its members who have been asked to stay home due to low patronage of their facilities. Hotels are among the businesses that have been hit hard by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic due to a ban on mass gathering […] The post COVID-19 lockdown: Hotels demand
Parliament has passed the Corporate Insolvency Bill, 2019 to provide a framework for the regulation of insolvency practitioners and also facilitate access to timely, efficient and impartial insolvency proceedings either directly or through the creditor’s committees. The Act will promote efficient closure and transfer of assets of businesses which are no longer viable, and a […] The post Parliament
The Finance Committee of Parliament has concluded a meeting on the government’s request for the lowering of the cap on the Stabilization Fund from US$300 million to US$100 million. According to Citi News sources at the meeting, the Committee could not conclusively deal with the matter at hand due to the absence of the critical […] The post Parliament’s
The Immigration Service is appealing to property owners and landlords to provide useful information on Ghanaians and non-Ghanaians renting their properties who travelled into the country between 3rd and 23rd March, 2020. It said it needs the information to help in the process of contact tracing together with the Ghana Health Service to fight COVID-19 […] The post COVID-19:
As a demonstration of Absa Bank Ghana’s commitment to help in the fight against the Coronavirus, the bank has donated an amount of GHS1 million to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund set up by the Government. The donation is towards the procurement of test kits and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to support increased testing and […] The post Absa
The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), has presented assorted protective equipment to the Ghana Private Road Transport Union to help in the fight against the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). The items donated include giant Veronica buckets and their metal stands, gallons of hand washing soap, gallons of hand sanitizers, hand gloves, nose masks and […] The post COVID-19:
Former Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko has called on Ghanaians to be optimistic as the country battles with the novel coronavirus pandemic which has claimed 5 lives and infected some 195 people. The Former Minister of Energy charged Ghanaians not to fear but be ready to fight head-on. “This blessed land of ours is once […] The post We overcame Spanish
One case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the Eastern Region. This means that five out of the country’s 16 regions have recorded Coronavirus cases. According to the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu the case was confirmed at Kpong in the Lower Manya Krobo District. Details of the patient were not given however, he […] The post Eastern Region records first case of COVID-19
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