Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has responded to President John Mahama’s recent admission that the Covid-19 pandemic negatively affected Ghana’s economy. The impact of the pandemic, which struck globally between 2020 and 2022, was a key issue in Ghana’s 2024 election campaign. At the time, the then-ruling New PatrioticContinue Reading
President John Dramani Mahama has acknowledged that the Covid-19 pandemic, which struck the world five years ago, severely disrupted Ghana’s poverty reduction efforts. The pandemic dealt a heavy blow to global economies, causing widespread job losses and a steep rise in the cost of living. During his time in opposition,Continue Reading
The COVID-19 variant that may be driving a recent rise in cases in some parts of the world has earned a new nickname: “razor blade throat” COVID. That’s because the variant — NB.1.8.1. or “Nimbus” — may cause painful sore throats. The symptom has been identified by doctors in the UnitedContinue Reading
The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Mr Samuel Nartey George, has conducted an extensive familiarisation visit to the headquarters of ShaQ Express in Accra. The Ghanaian-founded logistics company, launched during the COVID-19 pandemic, showcased its operations, including electric delivery motorcycles and proprietary logistics software supporting Ghana’s digital economyContinue Reading
The CIA on Saturday offered a new assessment on the origin of the Covid outbreak, saying the coronavirus is “more likely” to have leaked from a Chinese lab than to have come from animals. But the intelligence agency cautioned it had “low confidence” in this determination. A spokesperson said thatContinue Reading