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 […]
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India to make COVID-19 vaccine available to Ghana – High Commissioner
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 […]
NPP are better custodians of the economy – EIU
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 […]
COVID-19: Ghana records 193 new cases; total now 834
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 […]
COVID-19: 11 more cases confirmed, 10 in Tamale; total now stands at 152
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 […]
Just in: Ghana records 4 new COVID-19 cases; total now 136
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 legalizes marijuana for health and industrial purposes
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 […]
COVID-19: Chinese Amabassador shares China’s experience in detail; says ‘’Together we win’’
China’s prevention and control efforts have made important progress at this stage. In the nation of 1.4 billion people, the daily new confirmed cases keep dropping and most of them are imported from overseas. Hubei province reported zero new confirmed or suspected cases on March 18th. More than 87% of the 80,000 confirmed cases have […]
Canadian High Commission in Ghana closed over Coronavirus
The Canadian High Commission is the latest to shutdown its Ghana offices in the capital Accra, following the Coronavirus outbreak. “In doing our part to #flattenthecurve & prevent the spread of #COVID19, our offices are closed to the general public until further notice,” the High Commission posted on Twitter on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. It is gathered […]
‘’Our Prime Minister knows nothing about energy; he can’t advise you’’-Trinidad Opposition Leader to Ghana
Trinidad’s opposition leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has expressed shock her Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Keith Christopher Rowley on his recent visit to Ghana was discussing energy issues. She said the PM has failed abysmally in his country and does not have the moral right to advice anyone on energy matters. Persad-Bissessar said the Prime Minister is in no place to […]
I became Ghana’s second lady by grace of God – Samira Bawumia
Her Excellency Samira Bawumia has said it was through the grace of God that she became the Second Lady of Ghana. According to her, but for the intervention of God she could not rise to that key status in the country. Hajia Bawumia was speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen political show as part of the […]
“Ghana is a blessed nation that is making progress; let’s be proud as Ghanaians’’-President Akufo-Addo
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Ghanaians should be proud of the liberal democratic path the country is treading, and acknowledge that good things are happening in Ghana. Speaking at the 63rd Independence Day celebration at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, on Friday, 6th March, 2020, President Akufo-Addo acknowledged that, at […]