Tag: COVID-19
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Ghana’s COVID-19 cases hit 5,127
Ghana’s COVID-19 cases have increased to 5,127. This comes after 427 new cases were recorded out of which 272 were from the Obuasi township. However, the number of recoveries and deaths still stand at 494 and 22. This was revealed by the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, at a press briefing on…
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Long-term plan required to protect farmers from shocks after COVID-19 – Peasant Farmers Assoc.
The Ghana Peasant Farmers Association, has advised government to have a long-term plan to cushion farmers against unforeseen circumstances and pandemics like COVID-19. The Association says the outbreak of COVID-19 should serve as a guide to protect farmers against natural occurrences that may affect food production and threaten food security. Following the outbreak of the…
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GUTA demands modalities for disbursement of GHS600m loan to SMEs
The Ghana Union of Traders’ Association (GUTA), has asked government to come out with its modalities for the disbursement of the GHS 600 million loan support scheme for small and medium scale enterprises, (SMEs). The Association says the nature of the operations of its members, their huge numbers and capital needs, require that they have…
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Making Group Life Insurance compulsory in Ghana will cushion employees – NIC
The National Insurance Commission, NIC, says it is looking forward to the passage of the Compulsory Group Life Insurance Law as it would be useful to employees who may suffer damages or lose their lives to unpredictable situations such as the coronavirus pandemic. Group Life Insurance assures employees that in the unlikely event of death,…
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Over 270,000 stickers issued electronically through Motor Insurance Database – NIC
The National Insurance Commission, NIC, says since the introduction of the Motor Insurance Database in January this year, over 270,000 stickers have been issued electronically in five months. According to the NIC, the electronic database has ensured business continuity particularly during the partial lock-down amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The Motor Insurance Database was introduced to…
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GREDA urges Gov’t to review Home Mortgage Finance Act to fix housing deficit
The Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA), says the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19 should encourage government to review the Home Mortgage Finance Act, 2008, Act 770, to expand the country’s housing units. The Act regulates home mortgage financing and related matters, but GREDA wants a review to remove bottlenecks in the mortgage…
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COVID-19: Ghana hits 4,700 cases with 494 recoveries; 22 deaths
Ghana’s coronavirus case count has increased to 4,700. The recoveries and death toll have also increased to 494 and 22 respectively. This was announced by President Akufo-Addo on Sunday, May 10, 2020. Delivering his ninth national address on the government’s fight against COVID-19, he said, “These relatively lower daily numbers of infections are welcome, and…
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COVID-19 threatens rice production in Builsa South – MoFA District Director
The Builsa South District Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) in the Upper East Region, Mr. Sylvan Dauda Danaa, has said that the COVID-19 situation may affect rice production in the area. He says there is the need for intensive education if production is to increase. According to him, even though there…
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We did not present different macroeconomic data to IMF – Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has described as ‘false and misleading’ the publication by fact-checkghana.com of the Media Foundation for West Africa, which suggests that government shared different macroeconomic data with Ghanaians and with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to the Ministry, publishing such wrong claims about the economy is not helpful as there may…
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Ghana’s coronavirus cases now 4,263 with 378 recoveries; 22 deaths
Ghana’s case count of the novel Coronavirus has increased to 4,263. The death toll and recoveries have also increased to 22 and 378 respectively. A statement on the Ghana Health Service website said “The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases recorded in Ghana since the 12th of March 2020 is 4,263. There have been 378 recoveries…