Ghana has been ranked 75th out of 180 countries and territories on the 2020 Global Corruption Perception Index (CPI). In a Transparency International (TI) 2020 CPI report published today, Ghana scored 43 out of 100 points, improving on its 2019 ranking by five places. In 2019 and 2018, Ghana was ranked 80th (with 41 points) […]
Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued a Public Health Alert warning the general public against the patronage and use of any COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA in a press release issued today said it had come to its attention that “some unscrupulous members of the business community are peddling information on the sale of […]
Serbia’s Honorary Consul to Ghana, Mr Steve Mawuenyega, has been found dead in a room in a house near the American Embassy in Accra. He was 63 years old. Until his death, Mr Mawuenyega was also a member of the General Assembly of the Honorary Consular Corps of Ghana (HCCGH) and was also in charge […]
Kenya’s High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency Eliphas Mugendi Barine has touted developments in the port sector of Kenya which are yielding significant results in the Eastern Central sub region of Africa and gradually positioning the country as a hub for intra continental trade. Speaking on Eye on Port on the subject “Promoting Trade beyond […]
Kenya’s High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency Eliphas Mugendi Barine, has called for inter-institutional collaborations among private sector groups in African countries that would create the synergy necessary to diversify product range to meet the international demand. Speaking on Eye on Port, the Kenyan High Commissioner to Ghana, explained that because the various countries are […]
President Nana Addo Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will, today, October 20, open the second edition of the national conference on the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement in Accra. The two-day conference is on the theme: “Empowering Ghanaian Businesses to Harness the Benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement under the […]
The Indian Government will make available to Ghana and the rest of the world, three vaccines for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that are currently under trial. The Indian High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr Sugandh Rajaram who made this known to the Daily Graphic in an interview on Saturday said India’s relationship with Ghana which […]
The Economist Intelligence Unit, the renowned economic and political research institution, has hailed the economic management prowess of the governing New Patriotic Party. In its latest country report on Ghana which it made a forecast on the upcoming general elections, the EIU report said the governing NPP is widely seen as better managers of the […]
Ghana’s Covid-19 case count has seen a significant jump by a whopping 193 cases. The latest figure released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS), which may come as unexpected to many, now puts the national tally at 834 from the previous 641. Four major cities of the country, Accra, Kumasi, Kasoa and Tema, are already […]
Ghana’s COVID-19 cases have increased to 152 from 141, the Ghana Health Service has confirmed. The Service said the 11 new cases, were recorded on Sunday, March 29, 2020. Ten of the new cases are among persons who were under mandatory quarantine in the Northern Regional Capital Tamale, under the direction of the Regional Security […]
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says four more persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. This sends the country’s tally to 136 with the Service yet to give details about those affected. There have been pressure on government to lock the country down as a measure to control the spread. As of March 27, […]
Ghana has legalized the use of cannabis for health and industrial purposes as it joins other African countries hoping to derive economic and health benefits from the substance. On Friday the country’s Parliament passed into law the Narcotics Control Commission Bill, 2019. The law now makes the country’s Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) a Commission with enhanced powers […]
