Another government official, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has tested positive for Covid-19. Dr Lydia Dsane-Selby who has gone into self-isolation said she got to know her status this Sunday. According to her, contact tracing has began immediately she got to know of her status. So far, she said all those tested have tested negative. The NHIA CEO said she immediately contacted doctors at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and others for assistance and she has been put medication. Sources told Joy News the staff of the Authority have been made aware of Dr Dsane-Selby's status and those close to her have gone for a test. The former Medical Officer at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Achimota Hospital and in the UK said she considering where she works and the number of people who stream through her office, it is not surprising she caught the virus. According to her, she has been adhering to all the WHO protocols but believes perhaps working at the...

Majority of doctors and nurses working at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi have been asked to self-quarantine for 14 days following exposure to a COVID-19 case. A memo from the Head of Directorate to the Medical Director of the facility and sighted by  Citi News  said the health workers asked to stay home were found to have had "high-risk exposure" to the case. The directorate said the ICU will therefore not run at full capacity for the next 14 days due to the reduced number of staff. "Most of our Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Doctors and Nurses got exposed to Polytrauma patient on admission in the ICU who tested positive for COVID-19. The risk assess puts most of them at high-risk exposure and have self-quarantined for 14 days," the memo said. KATH in the memo said in view of that, an urgent management meeting was held and the duty has been modified such that: The remaining Doctors will do cover for emergencies and ob...

The Sector Commander of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Customs Division, Majeed Amandi is of the view that the 100.1 grams of suspected cocaine that mysteriously went missing may have been stolen by officials of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) or swept away. The Director-General of NACOC, Francis Torkornoo had earlier indicated Customs officers had refused to allow the transportation of the substance which was concealed in a vehicle impounded by NACOC, to Accra. "When they dropped the fuel tank, there was this false compartment under the vehicle containing various parcels and an amount of $200,000. After the inventory, as expected, NACOC wanted to the bring the vehicle to Accra for investigations to start, but the Customs officers refused, saying that they need to hear from their superiors from Accra," he said. Mr Amandi, however, dismissed this explanation in a statement, intimating that, it was intended to discount the Custom officers' handling of the interc...

Thieves have broken into the Wa Municipal COVID-19 isolation centre in Wa and made away with a mattress and a 32-inch television set. The Upper West Regional Health Promotion Officer, John Makpeh, confirming the incident to Citi News said: "it was reported to me by the Wa Municipal Health Promotion Officer." "Saturday, we were there with another team that came on monitoring with World Health Organisation to monitor the facilities that we are using to house the COVID-19 patients in the region. We took them there and upon getting there, I realised that thieves had broken into the facility." "We went there and realized that the thieves broke the back door of the centre and made away with a TV and a mattress." The Wa Municipal COVID-19 centre was constructed by ActionAid Ghana and handed over to the Ghana Health Service about two months ago as a support in the fight against the pandemic. Mr. John Makpeh, however, could not confirm if the matter has been report...

Contrary to some held perception that the Member of Parliament for Assin Central made his wealth on the back of drugs, Kennedy Akompreko Agyapong says he has never peddled drugs not to talk of making money from it. According to him, the source of his wealth which many people struggle to fathom is as a result of his active work in the 1980s processing amnesty documents for undocumented immigrants in the US. Speaking on  Citi TV's  lifestyle variety show, Upside Down, Kennedy Agyapong said together with his boss at the time, Kwadwo Afram Asiedu, they processed 2,500 applications for $2,500 each. "In 1989, [US President] Ronald Reagan had introduced an amnesty program so I was fortunate to work with a lawyer. He is called Kwadwo Afram Asiedu. He recruited me and I started working with him. That is the cocaine money. That is where I made the money. I made a lot of money. We did about 2,500 applications and everybody paid $2,500. I did all the documentation and my boss, because he ...

Beyond the lockdown, actress Ahuofe Patri is here to remind us she is an amazing style freak on the streets, and she is serving it with ease. The actress shared her new weight through stunning photos of herself in a leopard print swimwear outfit. Coupled with her lovely hair locks, Priscilla is flaunting her amazing physique with a beautiful smile. Check photos below Our darling Priscilla Opoku Agyeman, popularly known as Ahuofe Patri decided to flaunt her new bod with eye pooping pictures on Instagram.

Telecoms analyst, Patrick Boateng says government's decision to create a level playing ground for telecom operators, advertently breaking MTN's dominance is a step in the right direction. According to him, such a move will provide industry players with a fair chance in prospering. His statement follows the regulator, National Communication Authority's saying that it will be putting in place certain measures with the telecoms industry to provide a level-playing field for all network operators and break the dominance of MTN Ghana in the sector. According to the Authority, the growing control of MTN "has impacted negatively on competition and consumer choice, necessitating corrective action" though it acknowledges the investments MTN has made in their operations over the years. A statement issued by the Ministry explained that, "the policy directive is motivated by evidence of a growing market imbalance and creation of a near-monopoly in the telecom sector....

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. Exactly two weeks ago, I came again into your homes to outline a roadmap for easing the restrictions put in place to help contain the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic in our country. I indicated that it would be a phased approach, involving a selected list of public gatherings, based on their risk profile, socio-economic impact, and, most importantly, our capacity to enforce and to respond, in the event of a flair up in our number of infections. Since then, we have had some of our religious institutions opening their doors to worshippers, whilst respecting the limits on numbers, and maintaining the strict protocols announced; others have decided to remain closed until further notice. Private burials are taking place, market places, public transport, including domestic air transport, restaurants, hotels, individual and non-contact sports, and our constitutional and statutory bodies are conducting their activities in accordance with social distancing and...

Legal Practitioner and Professor of Accounting, Stephen Kweku Asare, also known as Kwaku Azar is calling on the government to reconsider its decision to partially reopen schools starting tomorrow. Universities in Ghana will reopen tomorrow, Monday, June 15, 2020, for final year students to prepare and write their final examinations. Senior High Schools and Junior High Schools will subsequently reopen on the June 22 and 29 respectively to only final year students to enable them prepare and write their final examinations. This was  announced by President Addo Dankwah  Akufo Addo in his 10th televised address to the nation on May 31, 2020. According to him, the reopening is with the appropriate enhanced safety protocols. However, in a Facebook post, Professor Azar said the COVID-19 numbers do not support the idea, thus asked the government to reconsider the decision. "The COVID-19 numbers do not support a partial reopening of schools on Monday. The government should look at the n...

Withdraw Public Universities Bill- JM What our universities need is partnership. A partnership that fosters academic freedom, enhances their efficiency and also invests in research and development. The KNUST-INCAS COVID-19 rapid test kit innovation is one such outcome that is begging for support. Our academics and students need support to focus on their core mandates of creating and sharing knowledge, not a Public Universities Bill that seeks to control and undermine the independence of our intellectuals and other researchers in state-owned universities. The Bill as it stands does not only risk undermining academic innovation and ingenuity; it will also jettison decades of scholarly excellence and adversely affect Ghana's position as the preferred destination for international scholarly collaboration. As has been stated already by the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, University Teachers, some former Vice-Chancellors, individual academics in the universities among many other stak...

Knowing how powerful the Whatsapp status can be, with over millions of individuals viewing photos and videos on WhatsApp status daily, a Ghanaian digital marketing company has developed a model for helping users of WhatsApp make money through their status by displaying ads on their status. How Does Whatsad Work? Whatsad works on a pay per view structure where  Publishers  are paid for the views they receive on ads posted on their status every 24 hours. Advertisers (Individuals willing to market their business) contact Whatsad and register for an account on their platform. Then they pay Whatsad from 10 Cedis and above to advertise their products or services on the status of its marketers or publishers. When an individual registers as a Publisher or Marketer with Whatsad, they are given specific images or videos via the platform which they are supposed to share on their status. If by the end of the day, you get 50 views per ad on your status, you get paid 50 pesewas for each of ...

What you need to apply for your Tax Identification Number (TIN) online in Ghana First Name Last Name Working Email Address (not to be shared) Scanned colour copy of identity document (pdf, jpg, jpeg, gif and not more than 1mb in size) for verification. Valid IDs for on-line Registration are your Ghana Driving License, your Voters Card or your National Identity Card (All Ids must be valid, expired IDs will be rejected). It's interesting how a  Ghanaian Passport  is not part of the accepted documents for a TIN. How to get Tax Identification Number (TIN) in Ghana This Process covers Stage 1 of the TIN online application process. Here is how to get TIN Number in Ghana: Part 1 (Create Temporary Credentials) Visit the Ghana Revenue Authority portal by  clicking here. Fill in your basic details and choose a password Click the "add" button to attach your ID (It should be a good quality, colour scanned copy of the above identity card (pdf, gif, jpeg format) After adding, clic...

Ghanaian rap artiste, Yaa Pono who prefers to be called Ponobiom has waded into the ongoing argument on social media concerning the son of Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams. The issue of  Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Willaims' son  who went nude on social media a few days ago is still the topic for discussion on various media outlets. A few days ago, Ghanaians were thrown into a state of shock when a video of  Daniel Duncan Williams  having a good time with 2 girls in a pool went viral. In a statement released by the popular Ghanaian pastor, he noted that his son, Daniel is suffering from bipolar disease and needs serious help. After the brouhaha, Yaa Pono took to social media to respond to his statement by the Archbishop. He wrote: "The pastor said his son dey craze so he dey take am go psychiatric hospital,,, some ppl will take their craze son to the pastor,,,, eii,, me dee my own be say RESPECT FIRST." See screenshot of his post below: