Ghana News Articles

Ranking member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has encouraged Ghanaians to brace up for more economic hardships in 2022. In a Facebook post on Sunday, January 2, he predicted that there will be an increase in general goods while “the Ghanaian cedi, now trading at almost ¢6.5 …

End of year church services should be held online or in open spaces – GHS The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is proposing that end-of-year church services should be held either online or in open spaces, as part of measures to curtail the spread of the virus during the Christmas festivities. …

President Akufo-Addo has named Bice Osei Kuffour, popularly known as Obour as the acting Managing Director of the Ghana Post Company Limited. Obour, in his new position, is to see to the expansion of the company’s postal network to viable areas and improve service to non-viable areas. He will also …

The country’s Covid-19 death toll currently stands at 1,263, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). This is a result of eight deaths recorded within the last four days. As of December 12, the death toll was 1,255. In its latest update, the Service reported a surge in the country’s …

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, will on Wednesday December 22, launch the e-pharmacy digital platform in Accra. At his recent digital economy public lecture at Ashesi University, the Vice President revealed that steps had been taken to digitize the operations of pharmacies in the country, and the realisation of …

Mobile telecom operators MTN and AirtelTigo have disclosed their willingness to reduce their mobile money charges by 25%. This, according to the telcos, is to provide some relief to customers on government’s planned implementation of the the controversial e-levy. In a statement by the Ghana Telecoms Chamber to this effect, …

The University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UG-UTAG) has rejected a decision by the National Executive Council (NEC) of UTAG to approve the Memorandum of Agreement signed with government on October 6, 2021. They have also declared an indefinite strike action commencing January 3, 2022. …

The government of Ghana has placed a travel ban on Israel, South Korea, and Malta commencing Monday, December 20. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, the travel ban on Israel and South Korea will last 14 days. However, the ban on Malta is indefinite. This is …

There has been a lot of tension between the Ghana Education Service(GES) And Ghanaian Comedian Teacher  Kwadwo who is a trained teacher in one of the rural areas of the Ashanti Region. Times without number, Teacher Kwadwo has been invited by disciplinary committees at GES and teacher unions for various …

The Ghana Health Service, GHS, in a bid to prevent a fourth wave of COVID-19 has revised the existing safety protocols for events during the festive season. GHS wants event organisers to include health officials in the planning stages of their events. The Director-General of the GHS, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye …