Tag: COVID-19
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COVID-19 cases in Ghana hits 152
Ghana’s case count for COVID-19 has increased to 152. The death toll and recovered cases still remains five and two respectively. This follows the confirmation of 11 new cases by the Ghana Health Service on Sunday, March 29, 2020. Ten of the new cases were among persons who were under mandatory quarantine in Tamale under…
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Banks and other financial institutions will remain opened during partial lock-down – BoG
The Bank of Ghana has clarified that all banks and financial institutions will remain opened to the public during the two-week partial lock-down of parts of Accra and Kumasi from Monday, March 30, 2020. This follows the announcement by President Nana Akufo- Addo indicating that some essential service providers such as banks and other financial…
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Stop massing up at LPG stations; we’ll work during lock-down – LPG Marketers assure
The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketing Companies Association of Ghana has called on the general public to desist from rushing to various retail outlets across the country to purchase gas in response to the President’s partial lock-down of Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi on March 30, 2020. This comes after thousands of people in response to…
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COVID-19: 246 markets in Ahafo, Bono and Bono East to be disinfected on Monday
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has announced a disinfection exercise in all markets in the Ahafo, Bono and Bono East Regions on Monday, March 30, 2020. Just like similar exercises embarked on in the Greater Accra and Ashanti Region in the past week, the move is part of directives by President Akufo-Addo…
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Food vendors, fisherfolk, others exempted from COVID-19 lockdown
President Nana Akufo-Addo has imposed a two-week partial lockdown on Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi from Monday, March 30, 2020, 1:00am. These cities, which have been identified as the epicentres of the novel coronavirus in Ghana have been shut down as part of efforts to curb the spread of the disease. Ghana currently has a…
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COVID-19: Akufo-Addo announces GHS1bn stimulus package for businesses
As part of measures to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana to sustain businesses, President Akufo-Addo has announced that all households and small to medium scale enterprises are to benefit from a stimulus package of one billion Ghana cedis. According to him, this is part of the creation of a Coronavirus…
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Ghana Federation of Labour demands swift release of stimulus package to protect workers
The Deputy Secretary General of the Ghana Federation of Labour, Kenneth Koomson, has asked government to expedite plans to provide a stimulus package to support ailing companies due to the COVID-19 spread. The rise in the number of confirmed cases in Ghana over the last fifteen days is 137. This has led to a number…
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Tourism industry players hopeful of stimulus package after GTA’s economic impact assessment
Operators in the country’s tourism and hospitality sector say they are expecting an intervention by government when the regulator, the Ghana Tourism Authority, completes an economic impact assessment of the COVID-19 on their operations. The coronavirus has not only slowed economic activities due to restricted movements, but has also led to some redundancies across sectors…
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Republic Bank defers loan repayment for staff and customers due to COVID-19
In its quest to mitigate the economic impact of the novel Coronavirus pandemic on businesses and staff, The Republic Bank Ghana, has announced an offer of Loan Repayment Deferment for its customers and staff for a period of six months. This comes after the Bank of Ghana in a series of actions urged all financial…
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Anamua Sakyi writes: Low prices induces cut-backs within the oil and gas sector
Brent crude is now trading below the US$30 per barrel mark compared to US$68.60 trading price recorded on January 03, on fears the deadly Covid-19 will push the world into recession with an oversupply of the commodity. Oil prices fell heavily at the open in Asia on Monday 23, 2020 after a trillion-dollar Senate proposal…