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Partial lockdown must be extended to check spread of COVID-19 – Govt Statistician
April 9, 2020
Partial lockdown must be extended to check spread of COVID-19 – Govt Statistician
The Government Statistician has expressed the need for an extension of the partial lockdown (movement of people) to further check the spread…
Togo renews collaboration with Ghana to fight against COVID-19
April 9, 2020
Togo renews collaboration with Ghana to fight against COVID-19
The Togolese authorities have renewed their stance to collaborate with Ghana in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19), especially in…
Finance Minister briefs Finance Committee on Contingency Fund
April 9, 2020
Finance Minister briefs Finance Committee on Contingency Fund
The Minister for Finance, Mr Ken Ofori Atta, briefing the Finance Committee after presenting the statement on the Contingency Fund…
Stigmatisation reason for underreporting of SGBV
April 9, 2020
Stigmatisation reason for underreporting of SGBV
Stigmatisation coupled with mistrust in the police and the justice system have been identified as major reasons for underreporting of…
50 fishmongers suspended for failing to do social distancing
April 9, 2020
50 fishmongers suspended for failing to do social distancing
Fifty fishmongers who refused to heed directives for social distancing to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Tema…
NPA dragged to court over cylinder recovery margin
April 9, 2020
NPA dragged to court over cylinder recovery margin
Two corporate organisations have sued the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) at the Accra High Court for reviewing the price of…
Don’t adjudicate rape cases – Traditional rulers urged
April 8, 2020
Don’t adjudicate rape cases – Traditional rulers urged
Traditional rulers have been urged not to adjudicate rape cases brought before them in their respective communities, but to rather…
Govt rolls out tax relief, allowances for health workers
April 8, 2020
Govt rolls out tax relief, allowances for health workers
The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu says work is ongoing on the modalities for tax relief and allowances announced for…
8 pastors in court for flouting govt’s directives
April 8, 2020
8 pastors in court for flouting govt’s directives
Eight pastors who flouted the government’s directives on public gatherings and went ahead to hold church services, were on Monday,…
Man jailed 7 years for defilement
April 8, 2020
Man jailed 7 years for defilement
A 20-year-old man who appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for defiling and impregnating a 15-year-old girl at the Arts…