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More than 32 deaths have been recorded in Ghana from COVID-19related diseases between January 1 and 24, this year, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, announced on Monday. He said the third phase of COVID-19 surge in the country was very severe and deadly than the surges in July and September last year. Currently, 372 persons ...

The Ghana Revenue Authority says it is working in collaboration with the National Identification Authority (NIA) towards merging the unique ID number of the ‘Ghana Card’ to be replaced with the Tax Identification Number (TIN). According to the Commissioner of the Authority, Rev. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, the measure which will take effect from April 1, 2021, is intended to allow taxpayers ...

British Airways’ plan to move the London-Accra-London flights from Heathrow to Gatwick at the end of March 2021 has taken another twist, with Ghana promising to take reciprocal action in the coming days if the decision is not reversed. This follows the receipt of a letter dated January 14, 2021, which was signed by BA’s Senior Vice President for Africa ...

President Akufo-Addo’s lawyers in the ongoing Election Petitionhearing at the Supreme Court have asked the court to dismiss the stay of proceedings application filed by lawyers of the petitioner, MrJohn Dramani Mahama asking the court to discontinue the hearing. Lawyers of Mr Akufo-Addo described the application as baseless, for which it should be dismissed. Mr Mahama asked the court to ...

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has asked the government to place restrictions on social activities such as parties, church service and funerals following the increasing number of the coronavirus cases. Last year, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo placed restrictions on movement of persons in some parts of the country to contain the virus. But the President lifted the restrictions after ...

Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director General of Ghana Health Servicehas disclosed the three countries contributing most of Ghana’s positive cases via the airports. Currently, the airports remain Ghana’s sole entry and exit points. All land and sea borders remain closed. “Positivity rate for the airport continues to rise, that is if you look at the airports alone. “But it is the ...

The Ghana School of Railways and Infrastructure Development has finally started operations. The School of Railways and Infrastructure Development is part of the University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa. All programmes being offered by the School are engineering courses. On January 15, 2021, the first batch of students reported to the School and are currently undergoing orientation. In 2021, the ...

IATA is urging governments to press ahead with adopting systematic testing as a means to reopen borders to air travel even with the recent positive news regarding potential coronavirus vaccines. More positive news emerged today around the potential efficiency of vaccines being worked on – this time from the AstraZeneca-Oxford University trials. IATA has since September been promoting the use ...

John Dramani Mahama has filed an application to the court praying for a stay of proceedings in the ongoing election petition trial. The Petitioner in the 2020 Election Petition, John Dramani Mahama, is expected to file witness statements and the accompanying affidavits on his petition at the Supreme Court registry today, Thursday, January 21, 2021. Based on this order, the ...

After weeks of speculations and projections, the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has concluded on persons who will make up his government in the 2nd term. Many of the Ministers who served in the first term, according to a release from the presidency Thursday, have been retained and in their various capacities. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, Trade and Industry Minister, ...