US President Donald Trump on Saturday denied accusations of “piracy” over an order of 200,000 respirator masks destined for Berlin that German officials said went missing amid a global mass shortage during the coronavirus pandemic. Berlin’s regional interior minister Andreas Geisel said on Friday the medical-grade face masks were confiscated by US officials in Thailand … The post Trump
Introduction The global supply chains have been hit adversely by the Coronavirus pandemic. The supply chain experts, managers and practitioners are in the board rooms strategizing on the best possible means to get their supply chains to function well in spite of the disruptions. There are shortages of materials and products in world manufacturing warehouses … The post Pathways
The Government will absorb the water bills of all Ghanaians for the next three months, from April, as part of interventions to mitigate the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 against citizens. Water tankers, publicly and privately-owned, will also be mobilised to ensure the supply of water to all vulnerable communities. The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, … The post Government
President Nana Akufo-Addo Sunday announced that all frontline health workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic will be paid an additional 50 per cent of their basic salary for March to June 2020. The March incentive will be added to that of April. Additionally, all health workers will be exempted from paying taxes on … The post Ghana
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, says local industries are to scale up the production of medical goods and equipment for the containment of COVID-19. Addressing the nation on steps government was taking to contain the coronavirus, he said the government was actively engaging local industries in the production of face masks, Head covers, surgical scrubs … The post Local
The Ghana Armed Forces says it is investigating a Sunday incident in which an Ashaiman resident died from the wounds he sustained when the rifle of a soldier he allegedly tried to disarm went off. According to a statement signed by Colonel Eric Aggrey-Quashie, the Director of Public Relations, the civilian tried to disarm the … The post GAF investigates
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Ghana enters the critical phase in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in the coming week, as the country awaits the test results of some 15,384 persons who were reached through contact tracing. He said the outcome of these tests would determine whether or not the duration of the two-week … The post Ghana
Ghana has confirmed nine additional cases of the COVID-19, bringing the number to 214, the Ghana Health Service has said. It said six of the cases came from the Greater Accra Region and three from the Ashanti Region. Among the cases from Greater Accra, one is a 37-year-old woman with no history of travel nor … The post COVID-19: Ghana records marginal
Mr John Boadu, the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said that the Party had initiated an urgent move to distribute Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth GH¢5 million to health facilities nationwide. The PPE, which would be distributed equally to all the 275 constituencies alongside intensified public sensitizations with key stakeholders, is … The post NPP
The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, Saturday night suspended sittings indefinitely in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, against expectations of the Minority when the House was due to rise. Speaker Oquaye said: “Honourable Members, we are suspending sitting on this day, and this Honourable House will stand suspended until the Speaker, in … The post Ghana
Hohoe Municipal Assembly in the Volta Region has mobilized GH¢1,183,572.01 as Internally Generated Fund (IGF) for the year 2019. The amount, which was raised out of the total projected figure of GH¢1,288,719, fell short of the 2018 performance by 102 per cent. Mr Andrews Teddy Ofori, the Hohoe Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) who made this … The post Hohoe
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