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Business: mPharma of Ghana has raised another $17 million and appointed an ex-CVS boss to its board

Ghanaian startup mPharma, which manages prescription drug inventory for pharmacies and their suppliers, has raised $17 million in its latest funding round and announced the appointment to its board of Helena Foulkes, former president of CVS, the largest pharmacy retail chain in the United States. The Accra-based company, founded by chief executive Greg Rockson seven […]

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Business: Stock Exchanges in Ghana and Nigeria set to deepen West African capital markets

The economy of Nigeria – the most populous country in Africa, with more than 200 million inhabitants – was transformed post-independence with the adoption of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme in 1986, which kick-started economic liberalisation. The repeal of indigenisation decrees and exchange controls, as well as privatisation of public corporations, induced a wave […]

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“My mother wanted me to be a Reverend Father” – John Dumelo reveals

Famous Ghanaian movie personality, John Dumelo has revealed how his mother wanted him to become a Reverend Father. Dumelo who celebrated his marriage anniversary 3 days ago disclosed that he was once a Mass Server, what some refer to as “Altar Boy” in the Catholic Church and thus, his mother expected him to grow into […]

Breaking: President says one person infected 533 with coronavirus at Ghana fish factory

A worker at a fish-processing factory in Ghana’s Atlantic seafront city of Tema infected 533 other workers at the facility with the coronavirus, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo said in a broadcast late on Sunday. Ghana’s health authorities reported the outbreak at the industrial facility late on Friday, but did not provide details. “All 533 persons […]

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Ghana to test 8,000 police deployed to coronavirus hot spots

Over 8,000 police officers are to be tested for COVID-19 after they were deployed in virus hot spots during a three-week lockdown that was lifted last Sunday by President Akufo-Addo. They were part of 30,000 police – military deployment. The figure represents about one-third of officers deployed over the period to enforce the measure meant […]

Ghana: face masks made compulsory in capital Accra

Days after a three-week lockdown was lifted on the capital Accra and two other metropolis, the Greater Accra Regional minister has announced a compulsory use of face masks in public. An April 22 statement signed by minister Ishmael Ashitey said the regional coordinating council had met in an emergency meeting as part of efforts to […]

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Health: COVID-19 patients are still in Ghana – Nkrumah

Nkrumah said one of the cases is a Ghanaian who works in Turkey and have returned to the country over a week ago. In a joint press conference with the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, the Information Minister announced that Ghana has recorded its first cases. “Fellow Ghanaians, the Ministry of Health has confirmed […]

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Bus crash kills 29 people in Ghana.

Two buses caught fire after colliding in central Ghana, trapping passengers inside and killing at least 29 people early Monday, local government officials said. The buses collided in the Bono East area near Kintampo, Kintampo North municipal chief executive Micheal Sakodie-Baffoe said. The vehicles burst into flames after the crash, trapping the passengers inside, local […]

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Business:Maltese company invests pharmaceutical lab

A Maltese company has invested in a pharmaceutical laboratory in Ghana that will be able to produce medicines in line with European standards. Chief Executive Officer of Evolve, Chris Busuttil was part of the latest Maltese trade mission to visit the West African country. The delegation was led by Economy Minister Silvio Schembri. “Ghana was […]

Akufo-Addo visits Kotoka Airport to see how ready Ghana is to deal with Coronavirus

President of Ghana, Akufo-Addo on Wednesday visited the Kotoka International Airport to assess the country’s readiness to deal with the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The President also visited the General Hospital in Telma, and the Greater Accra Regional Hospital. His visit was geared towards assessing the measures put in place by the Ministry of Health and […]

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Ghana: KKMA Donates Gh¢52,000 to Education Directorate

The Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Assembly (KKMA) yesterday handed over a quantity of furniture worth GH¢52,000.00 to the Kpone Educational Directorate for distribution to basic schools in the area. The gesture is the final batch of items made up of 200 dual desks, 20 teachers’ tables and 20 teachers’ chairs donated by the assembly to augment furniture […]

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Coronavirus: Ghana suspends consular services to Italy

Ghana has suspended its consular services to Italy following the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus in that country. A statement from the Embassy of Ghana in Italy indicated the ban is until further notice. “The Embassy of the Republic of Ghana regrets to inform that due to the outbreak of the corona outbreak of the […]

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DJ Switch Gets Massive Endorsement From DJ Khaled

After she was spotted with American actress and author Octavia Spencer in Hollywood, DJ Switch has earned a massive endorsement from DJ Khaled. The renowned American DJ on Wednesday evening posted a picture of the 12-year-old Ghanaian DJ who was clad in an orange t-shirt and an African print skirt with a headset around her […]

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Destruction of Our Environment is Self-Inflicted – Frimpong-Boateng

Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, has said the continuous destruction of the environment is self-inflicted and must be halted. “When we destroy the environment we destroy ourselves. We rely on nature for our critical needs including medicine, food, air and water for free, yet we show signs of ungratefulness […]

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Ghana Welcomes 7th All African Conference on Animal Agriculture

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) is inviting private sector players to partner the government to deliver large-scale projects under the Rearing for Food and Jobs (RFJ) initiative. “I am inviting private partners to partner government in the Rearing for Food and Jobs initiative because we are looking at it to be a private sector-led […]

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Ghana Will Be Prosperous After My Mandate – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday stated that his government had a clear vision on where it was taking the country, saying that by the end of his mandate, Ghana would have emerged a very prosperous nation. So far, his government, he said, had over the last two and half years made significant progress […]

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2 Canadian women kidnapped in Ghana regain freedom

Two Canadian women who were abducted earlier this month in Ghana have been rescued, authorities said. Ghana’s information ministry said the rescue operation was completed early Wednesday in the south-central Ashanti region. No other details were immediately available. The women, aged 19 and 20, were taken at the Kumasi Royal Golf Club on June 4 […]