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COVID-19 fight in Ghana: 3,321 vaccinate first day

March 3, 2021 9:17 am Add a Comment

The Ghana Health Service, in collaboration with the United Nations (UN) in Ghana, launched the COVID-19 vaccination programme in Accra yesterday (March 2, 2021). This opens the gates for qualified members of the public to step forward and take the … Read more →

$134 million judgment debt hits Ghana over cancellation of GCGP power deal

February 15, 2021 10:43 am Add a Comment

Ghana has been slapped with $134million judgment debt over the cancellation of of the Emergency Power Agreement with GCGP Limited. The ruling by the International Court of Arbitration ordered the government to Ghana to pay to “GPGC the full value … Read more →

UK’s COVID-19 variants spreading faster in Ghana – GHS

February 3, 2021 8:08 am Add a Comment

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says the new Covid-19 variants from the United Kingdom (UK) are spreading faster and widely among the Ghanaian population, with higher disease burden. The GHS says the trend of the spread of the UK variants … Read more →

Ghana’s Covid-19 deaths now 424

7:59 am Add a Comment

Deaths linked to Coronavirus in Ghana have increased from 416 to 424. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) made this known to the media on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Director General of GHS, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, who addressed the media from … Read more →

Ghana receives €9.7 million EU grant to improve access to power in Sub-region

January 29, 2021 7:56 am Add a Comment

The European Union (EU), through the French Development Agency – Agence Francaise Development (AFD) – has approved a new €9.7 million grant for the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) to boost infrastructure works on the interconnection line between Ghana and Burkina … Read more →

Ghana is 9th African country with largest Chinese debt

January 28, 2021 7:58 am Add a Comment

Ghana has been ranked as one of the countries on the African continent that is heavily indebted to Asian superpower, China. China over the past few years has established itself as one of the world’s economic superpowers and as such … Read more →

Ghana rejects British Airways decision to switch London-Accra-London route

January 20, 2021 9:55 am Add a Comment

The Ghana government has rejected the decision by British Airways to switch London-Accra-London route from Heathrow to Gatwick Airport. In a memo from the Aviation Ministry, it said the airline has already made its decision known without much explanation. This … Read more →

Ghana’s active Coronavirus cases now 1,776

January 18, 2021 9:42 am Add a Comment

Ghana has recorded 297 new COVID-19 cases. This brings the country’s total active case count to 1,776 as of Sunday, January 17, 2021. Five more persons have succumbed to the virus pushing the death toll to 346. The Greater Accra … Read more →

Ghana Medical Association alarmed by Ghana’s current COVID-19 situation

January 15, 2021 12:31 pm Add a Comment

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says the COVID-19 situation in the country is dire and alarming with a potential of an exponential rise in cases. The Association said most of the designated facilities for isolation and treatment of COVID-19 cases … Read more →

Ghana ranked 101 in Global Knowledge Index for 2020

January 5, 2021 7:59 am Add a Comment

Ghana placed 101 in the Global Knowledge Index for the year 2020, according to a disclosure from the United Nations Development Planning (UNDP). Conducted at a time when covid-19 has ravaged the global economy, the country’s position was however the … Read more →