The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced the release of the Ghanaman Soccer Centre Of Excellence, at Prampram, for use by the government as an isolation treatment center for possible coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. The GFA President, Kurt Okraku, said the facility, which is strategically placed, can host about 250 people and...
Ghanaweb came out with a news report on Sunday 12th April 2020 regarding some revealers seen enjoying themselves at a beach near chorkor. This was really troubling news in this period of lockdown and social distancing. When Ghanaweb’s lenses caught up with these persons, most of them could be...
Going to school as a kid was on certain days exciting, and other days aggravating. We got out of bed (sometimes forced), ate breakfast, put on uniforms, and headed to school. We all had that one thing we liked about school; we looked forward to lessons with our favourite...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) are jointly calling on governments to take urgent measures to facilitate crew change flights for seafarers. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, seafarers are having to extend their service onboard ships after many months at sea, unable...
Minister for Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has told the B&FT that government has suspended the process to switch from analog to digital terrestrial television (DTT) system due to measures the state has put in place to fight COVID-19. The process which was near completion this year had to be suspended due...
The essence of keeping Ghana's sea port open is to ensure the nation’s economic survival in terms of revenue mobilization, hence the relevance of continues cargo clearing at the port amidst ongoing temporary restrictions on movements of persons in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic . Port users are being encouraged...
The World Bank has advised African governments to keep their trade borders open for business despite the coronavirus outbreak, in order to ensure the free flow of medical supplies, food and other essentials which will aid the fight against the pandemic. According to the Bretton Woods institution, as of the...
AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited has rolled out a series of interventions and campaigns in the Obuasi township as part of measures to combat the spread of the Coronavirus (CoVID-19). Among them are the deployment of the services of its malaria control subsidiary, AngloGold Ashanti Malaria Control (AGAMal) and its...
The general price levels of goods and services for March 2020 has, for the first time in memorable history, stood still for three consecutive months, maintaining the 7.8 percent it recorded for the past two months, Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) data has shown. This means that inflation has remained unchanged...
Consumers can expect fuel prices to drop to as low as GH¢3.5 per litre if international oil prices remain in the US$20-US$25/bbl range, and GH¢4 per litre if prices rise to the US$30 - US$35 range, a former Chief Executive Officer of the country’s petroleum downstream regulator has projected. Alex...