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Government has given a firm assurance that it will not default in its debt obligations despite the rising level of same.   The Deputy Minister of Finance explained that funds are being invested in some productive sectors and projects that will help pay back these loans on time.   Dr …

The Ghana Health Service is expected to begin giving out jabs of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the COVID-19 virus in the Greater Accra Region today, Friday, August 13, 2021. Vaccine shots in other coronavirus hotspots such as the Ashanti Region will begin on Monday, August 16, 2021.   …

Children between 22 months and 11 years are contracting the coronavirus in Ghana’s third wave of infection, health officials have said. Speaking on Asaase Radio’s The Big Bulletin on Tuesday, Dr Frank Owusu-Sekyere, who is in charge of the Ghana Medical Association’s COVID -19 team for the Greater Accra Region, …

The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has called on the Ghana Police Service in the region to enforce the COVID-19 protocols. In a statement to all the stakeholders in the region and sighted by MyGhanaMedia.com , the Greater Accra Regional Minister said anyone that breaches the protocols should be …

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has said that the management of the cedi against other foreign currencies on the exchange front by the President Akufo-Addo led administration, has been one of the best by any government in its first term, since 1992. According to him, the performance of the cedi …

All post-event receptions, particularly those for weddings and funerals, have been banned as in an effort to contain the alarming spread of COVID-19 in Ghana, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced on Sunday 25 July 2021. In his 26th address to the nation on measures against the coronavirus, Akufo-Addo said: …

President of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will later today, sunday, July 25, 2021 address the nation on measures taken against the spread of coronavirus. Tonight address will be update number 26 as part of measures to curb the Coronavirus pandemic in the country.   According to the information …

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has received commendations for employing innovative measures in managing the country’s finances and steering the economy back to its pre-COVID-19 status. John McDermott, the chief Africa correspondent for The Economist commended the minister for playing a critical role in rejuvenating the economy, restoring macroeconomic stability and renewing investor …

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has admonished the public to continue observing the Covid-19 safety protocols following an upsurge in new cases in the last two weeks. Deputy Director in Charge of Public Health, Dr Michael Rockson Adjei, said the blatant disregard for the protocols was accounting for the rise …

Most children living with disability in Ghana are particularly vulnerable to stigma and discrimination, and are often segregated. They may not appear in the national statistics, becoming ‘invisible’ to decision makers, service providers and the public. While data on the estimated 80% children living with disability across the nation remain …