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From the Ministry of Information Press Centre in Accra, www.ghanaweb.com brings to you a livestream of today’s Ministers Press Briefing on Coronavirus in Ghana. Issues to be discussed are advisory on housing and rent arrangements; state of health infrastructure projects and an update of Ghana’s case management. The Ministry of Information over the period has been bringing Ghanaians up to ...

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LIVE UPDATES: Press briefing about housing, rent arrangements as Ghana battles Coronavirus

The Ministry of Information holds a press briefing at the Press Centre, Accra to update the populace about Ghana’s situation in the fight against Coronavirus. It is expected that there will be an update on Ghana’s case management; advisory on housing; and rent arrangements and the state of health infrastructure projects in Ghana. The Ministry has been providing regular updates ...

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It is evil and mischievous to say lifting of lockdown was political – NPP

General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has stated persons making claims that the lifting of lockdown was politically motivated are evil. He told Kwabena Agyapong on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm that the decision cannot be politically motivated because only mischievous persons would make such claims. He explained the president would have lifted the ban on forms ...

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Bezuinigen na corona: de opties liggen al klaar

Geen enkele politicus maalt op dit moment om de oplopende staatsschuld. Maar als de coronacrisis eenmaal bezworen is, is dat wel anders. De bezuinigingsopties liggen al klaar. Laurens Kok 22-04-20, 13:25 Laatste update: 14:16 Het kabinet presenteerde vandaag een 16-delig keuzemenu, waar ambtenaren bijna een heel jaar aan hebben gewerkt. Het vuistdikke pakket zit vol met radicale en minder radicale beleidsopties, ...

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Rutte: Kinderen helft van de tijd naar basisschool, geen evenementen tot 1 september

Premier Mark Rutte en RIVM-directeur Jaap van Dissel hebben vanavond nieuwe maatregelen aangekondigd die gaan gelden in de drie weken na 28 april. Uit de persconferentie werd onder meer duidelijk dat leerlingen van basisscholen vanaf 11 mei de helft van de tijd naar school gaan. Ook werd bekend dat alle evenementen, waaronder ook het betaald voetbal, tot 1 september niet ...

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‘Lifting of lockdown the right thing to do’ – TUC Boss

The Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress, Dr. Anthony Yaw Baah, says the decision taken by the President of the Republic,Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to lift the 3-week partial lockdown of Accra, Kumasi, Tema and Kasoa was the right one Thanking President Akufo-Addo for “the excellent leadership you have provided us to save us from the horrible situation we are ...

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Probe ex-TOR boss bribery scandal – GII

The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) is asking President Akufo-Addo, to institute a probe into the alleged bribery allegations against former Managing Director of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Asante Berko. GII made the appeal in an open letter addressed to the President, saying it is incumbent on public officials, paid with public resources to demonstrate the highest standards of integrity in ...

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Qualified foreign nationals can hold Ghana cards – NIA

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has refuted claims that the Authority has unlawfully issued Ghana cards to some foreign nationals, specifically to a Chinese national. This follows a video circulating on social media suggesting that the possession of a Ghana card by a Chinese was unlawful. In a statement issued and signed by Mr Francis Palmdeti, the Head of Corporate ...

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Careful balance of factors informed lifting of partial lockdown – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Monday said a careful balance of factors informed the easing of the three-week restriction on movements of persons in Accra, Kumasi, Tema and Kasoa. He said the medical initiatives adopted by the Government, coupled with the country’s expanded capacity to trace, test, isolate and quarantine victims of the COVID-19, as well as the demographics of ...

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Lockdown lifted: Akufo-Addo ‘disappointed’ us, we expected a total lockdown – Health expert

Many health professionals have expressed their disappointment at President Akufo-Addo’s lifting of the 3-week partial lockdown in Greater Accra, Kumasi and Kasoa on Sunday, April 19. A former Director-General of Ghana Health Service, Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa is one of them. According to the health expert, he, together with his colleagues in the health sector were looking forward to seeing ...

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