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The Ghana Health Service has expressed concern the COVID-19 pandemic is having a weighty toll on other aspects of healthcare in the country. According to the GHS, health facilities have recorded low Out Patient Attendance as well as a decline in visits for routine pregnancy and child health checkups. The nation has recorded 40 deaths from “Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) with ...

The Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) has challenged claims by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) that Ghana is at its peak of infections with regards to COVID-19. According to the CDD, Ghana’s cases are now spiking with an even more dangerous trend of infections which will not flatten anytime soon. Speaking to Starr News Tuesday, a Democracy and Development fellow ...

A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court presided over by Chief Justice Anin Yeboah will today deliver judgement in the suit against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, on the issuance of a $2.25 billion bond. This was after the apex court had earlier refused an application from the Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice seeking leave to amend ...

The Ministry of Information is holding another edition of its Minister’s Press Briefing to bring Ghanaians up to speed with the government of Ghana’s fight against the outbreak of coronavirus in the country. Issues to be focused on are testing programmes initiated by government, concerns surrounding backlog cases, as well as other health concerns being affected by the COVID-19 response ...

Broadcast Journalist with the Despite Media Group, Afia Pokuaa alias Vim Lady says Journalists are not here in Ghana to ‘lick the balls’ of any government. Most party faithful and grassroots members of the various political parties attack and insult Journalists anytime they criticize their political parties and ask for accountability on monies spent by government or even falsehood peddled ...

Former deputy Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson has urged Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia to desist from comparing data on the performance of the Mahama administration and the current one since the Akufo-Addo government has been abysmal. According to him, the plethora of unfulfilled promises by the Akufo-Addo administration and the ballooning national debt makes them lose credibility before Ghanaians. “Now, ...

The Supreme Court is expected to deliver its verdict on the suit filed by Brogya Gyenfi, the Ashanti Regional Youth Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), challenging government’s decision to sign the United States- Ghana Military Cooperation Agreement. On April 22, 2020 when the matter was initially fixed for judgment, it was deferred, with the Chief Justice, Chief Justice ...

COVID-19 cases in Ghana have seen a staggering jump from 2,169 to 2,719 within two days. This means 550 more cases have been recorded since Saturday when the last update was made. According to the Ghana Health Service, the Greater Accra region still leads with over 2000 cases. Below is the regional breakdown Greater Accra Region – 2,332, Ashanti Region ...

Prof Kwamena Ahwoi has chastised Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for politicizing the novel Coronavirus pandemic and comparing it to the dumsor crisis. According to him, the vice president in his recent comments made a terrible political judgement in comparing the two crises which had befallen the country. Prof Ahwoi said, “We are in the middle of a crisis. We don’t know ...

There appears to be a bloody fight between incumbent Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa-Safo and her contender for the NPP parliamentary ticket, Mike Oquaye Jnr. Adwoa Safo in a media report had purportedly issued a public plea to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) national executive to step into an ongoing fracas that has engulfed the Constituency ahead of ...