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The Ghana Medical Association (GMA), isasking the government to either regulate or restrict social activities during the yuletide to avoid a potentially deadly fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The GMA says this should be done as a matter of urgency. It made the call in statement issued on Wednesday, …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has instructed all events organizers who intend to organize various in-door events as part of the celebration of the yuletide to desist from doing so as Covid-19 numbers keep rising. According to GHS, this is one of the measures to help curb the rapid spread …

The Association of Mobile Money Agents has suspended its intended demonstration scheduled to take place today, Thursday, 23 December 2021, against the government’s proposed e-levy. According to the association, the decision to suspend the strike follows parliament’s recess and its inability to receive its petition. The group also noted that …

The Ghana Police Service has released Commissioner of Police (COP) Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, Director-General, Police Professional and Standards Bureau (PPSB) of the Service to the Presidency for fresh appointment. She was released to the Presidency, specifically, Chief of Staff, Office of the President for re-assignment. A letter dated December …

The Ministry of Interior have declared Monday, 27th December, and Tuesday, 28th December, 2021 as a public holidays. “The general public is hereby notified that Saturday, 25th December and Sunday, 26th December, 2021 marks Christmas Day and Boxing Day respectively which are Statutory Public Holidays,” the statement from the Ministry …

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. …

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 …

The Minister for Youth and Sports and Member of Parliament for Yagaba-Kubori, Mustapha Ussif was rushed to the Parliament Clinic last night after the infamous fight among MPs during the e-levy bill voting. According to the First Deputy Majority Chief Whip and MP for Tolon, Iddrisu Habib, the Sports Minister …

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, …