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Harlequin Oil and Gas, a leading, fully Ghanaian-owned Fabrication, Hydraulics and General Engineering Services Company has been adjudged Local Content Achievement Company of the Year 2020 by The Oil and Gas Year (TOGY), the most prestigious oil and gas journal with global footprints.  The award recognized the importance of the recent acquisition of the Harlequin Group by a group of local entrepreneurs in 2018. The acquisition made the Harlequin Group, an already prominent player in the upstream service sector, eligible for certification by the Petroleum Commission (PC) as a fully indigenous Ghanaian company in 2019. Mr. Kofi Oduro Mensah, Co-CEO…

Ghana’s coronavirus cases have risen from 313 to 378, the president has disclosed. In a nationwide broadcast on Thursday night, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said despite the rising records, Ghana has been modestly successful in containing the virus. The first two cases of Covid-19 were recorded on Thursday, March 12. As of the time the president addressed the nation, the number of confirmed cases stood at 313. But he said government’s 3Ts approach of testing, tracing and treatment is yielding good results. So far, 37,405 contacts of the index patients have been traced. Out of that number, 31,933 were…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the “poorest of the poor” Ghanaians will have their electricity bills for the next three months absorbed by government. This comes after he announced the absorption of water bills for April, May and June for all Ghanaians in his last address on Sunday, April 5 as part of efforts to mitigate the effect of the lockdown on citizens. “Government will fully absorb electricity bills for the poorest of the poor. ie for all lifeline consumers,” President Akufo-Addo announced on Thursday in his sixth nationwide broadcast.. “It is free electricity for persons who consume 0…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended by one more week the lockdown imposed on Greater Accra and Greater Kumasi. This was by an Executive Instrument (EI) on Thursday and it takes effect from 1:00am Monday, April 13 “subject to review”. President Akufo-Addo made this known in his sixth nationwide broadcast on coronavirus as he periodically keeps Ghanaians up to speed on government’s measures in these “abnormal” times. He had announced a lockdown of Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi on Friday, March 27 in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus disease. He said government’s measures and,…

The Union of Professional Nurses and Midwives, Ghana (UPNMG) has expressed disagreement with the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) over the latter’s proposals to the president as regards who frontline health workers are. At a meeting at the Presidency on Wednesday, leadership of the Association had defined frontline nurses involved in the fight against Covid-19 to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and subsequently proposed that those who are not working at treatment centres will receive 35 per cent of their basic salaries as allowance. In a statement issued on Thursday, UPNMG said GRNM’s proposal is “unacceptable and contradicts…

Botswana’s 57 MPs will be put in mandatory quarantine for 14 days after a parliamentary nurse tested positive for Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by coronavirus. The order to quarantine the lawmakers was made by Director of Health Services Malaki Tshipayagae, according to a tweet from the government. https://twitter.com/BWGovernment/status/1248180995834163200?s=20 The country on Thursday confirmed seven new coronavirus cases, including a health worker who was on duty during parliament’s session on Wednesday. President Mokgweetsi Masisi also attended the session in which lawmakers debated on extending the state of emergency to to six months. The president recently concluded his 14 days in…

Europe’s Christians are facing an extraordinary Easter under lockdown, with traditionally large congregations replaced by livestreamed services. On Friday the Vatican will livestream Pope Francis’s celebration of the Passion in St Peter’s Basilica and prayer of the Stations of the Cross. Portugal has not been hit as badly as Spain and Italy by coronavirus, but has now ordered people to stay at home, with police roadblocks to cut travel. Poland has also imposed strict curbs. The Pope’s Palm Sunday mass took place behind closed doors at St. Peter’s on 5 April, with just a few people attending. Poland, where Easter…

The Acting Controller and Accountant-General, Kwasi Kwanning-Bosompem, has assured government employees and pensioners that adequate measures have been put in place to pay April entitlements as scheduled. He indicated that the April payments will see revisions for some as a result of the pledges made by the President and Vice President as well as some government appointees over the Covid-19 National Trust Fund. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had pledged three months of his salaries as seed money for the Fund. His vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, also pledged same. The Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei Opare, and all ministers…

Multiple award-winning dancehall musician Shatta Wale has donated assorted items including food, drinks and water to inmates of various police stations across the nation’s capital. The musician also donated an undisclosed amount of money to help with the upkeep of the inmates. According representatives of Shatta Wale, the donation is to help the inmates in this difficult time when the government has declared a partial lockdown in some cities across the country. They added that it is unlikely the inmates will have their friends and family visiting them with some essential items they will need to go through this period.…

Multipac Ghana Limited has donated some PPEs and food items to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). The donation is to support and thank the Ghana Armed Forces for their fight against the Covid- 19 and to ensure their safety. The donation took place at the GAF headquarters in Burma Camp in Accra. The items include: hand soap, sanitizers, gloves, nose masks, water and energy drinks valued at GH¢40,000. The Marketing Director of Multipac Ghana Limited, Rabea Bourj, handed over the items to officers of GAF. “We as a company will continue to support government deal with the pandemic by contributing…