Emirates in coordination with Dubai Health Authority (DHA) will be introducing additional precautions. Passengers on last week flight to Tunisia were all tested for COVID-19 before departing from Dubai. Emirates is the first airline to conduct on-site rapid COVID-19 tests for passengers. The quick blood test was conducted by the Dubai...
The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has appealed to the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to commence immediate probe into the recent bribery allegations involving the former Chief Executive Officer of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) boss, Asante Berko. According to the GII, the incident following which the former TOR boss...
… bank now meets BoG’s stated capital has confirmed it has received GH¢130 million capital funding from the Ghana Amalgamated Trust Limited (GAT), thus completing the final step in meeting the minimum capital requirement introduced by the Central Bank. “The bank would like to remind the general public that earlier this...
The Western North Regional Minister, Kinsley Aboagye Gyedu, has urged the private sector to sustain its support to the government in containing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. He noted, particularly, that continued support from private companies and other benevolent individuals, especially the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE), will...
The Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP) was proposed by government to effectively manage social and economic recovery in Ghana as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic…or so we thought. A clear CAP implementation strategy has not been communicated till date. It is common knowledge that the majority of small businesses have been adversely...
Management of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) has donated 20 boxes and 100 gallons of liquid and gel sanitisers to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital) and Tema General Hospital. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the GSA, Benonita Bismarck, said the donation forms part of the organisation’s contribution to the fight against spread...
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has donated a cheque for GH¢150,000 and items worth GH¢350,000 - including PPE, beverages, provisions, water and oxygen to the National COVID-19 Trust Fund. The move, according to AGI, is in response to President Nana Akufo-Addo's call for support in the fight against spread...
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has employed the services of waste management expert, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, to fumigate and disinfect all Senior High Schools (SHS) nationwide. According to GES, the fumigation exercise is aimed at eradicating pests and insects such as bedbugs which have been tormenting student, especially those in...
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has directed that the country’s borders remain closed for an additional two weeks, effective Monday, April 20. The latest announcement, however, follows the lifting of the partial lockdown imposed on some parts of the country as part of measures taken to curb the spread...
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said domestic production of personal protection equipment (PPE) has been stepped up, upon taken delivery and distributing the first batch to health facilities. According to the President, about 363,830 PPE, since the decision was made to look within the country for these medical...