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COVID-19: President Akufo-Addo extends restrictions on public gatherings

The Ministry of Information in Ghana has announced that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the restrictions imposed on public gatherings for a further period of two (2) weeks, with effect from 13th April, 2020. In addition to this, the restrictions imposed on movement of persons in Accra, Tema, Kumasi and Kasoa have also been extended for a further ...

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Government to absorb electricity bills for the Poor

Ghana President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in his Update No.6 on measures taken against the spread of Coronavirus, on Thursday, April 9, 2020, announced that government will fully absorb electricity bills for the poorest in the country. These applies to persons who consume 0 to 50 kilowatts hours a month for the period of April to July. In addition all ...

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COVID-19: Big Boost for Health Workers and Ghanaians

Frontline health workers in Ghana in are to receive an improved package from the state as a way of motivating them to confront the fast spreading coronavirus. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his 5th update to the nation on COVID-19 Sunday April 5, 2020 announced free transport for health workers, tax free emoluments for 3 months, 50% basic salary ...

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Covid-19: Ghana President inagurates Board of Trustees for National Trust Fund

In an attempt to help the needy and the vulnerable in society during and after the COVID-19 global pandemic, Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on 29th March, 2020 inaugurated a Board of Trustees for COVID-19 National Trust Fund, in a short ceremony at the Jubilee House, with former chief Justice, Sofia Akuffo selected as the chair. The rest of ...

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COVID-19: Ho Municipal Assembly temporarily bans 5 day market day cycle

The Ho Municipal Assembly has given a directive that, no market day will be observed in the Ho municipality henceforth until further notice in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. This according to a release dated 27th March, 2020 by the MCE, Hon. Prosper Pi-Bansah after a consultation with all stakeholders is to minimize mass gathering. Ho ...

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Ghana reviews protocol for inbound traffic from coronavirus hit countries

President Nana Akufo-Addo Ghana-Togo borderGhana has firmed up the protocol for inbound traffic from countries affected by the fast-spreading coronavirus (COVID-19) in a bid to prevent the disease from entering the country. President Nana Akufo-Addo revealed this on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in a televised national address on measures government has put in place in the wake of the coronavirus ...

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Ghana’s National Ambulance Service, operations, resources and the future

In January 2020, the government of Ghana commissioned 307 ambulances under “One Constituency, One Ambulance” initiative to all 275 constituencies and other important state institutions. The Volta Regional office of the ambulance service had no functional ambulance at the time. According to Henry Xorlali Mawugbe, the Deputy Regional Commander, the distribution was timely to transfer a patient from the Ho ...

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Akufo-Addo attends 33rd AU Summit in Ethiopia

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Saturday, 8 February 2020, to lead the Ghanaian delegation to the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, which is being held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting of the Heads of State will take place on 9 and 10 February 2020 on the theme: “Silencing the Guns: Creating ...

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