The Union of Industry, Commerce and Finance Workers Union (UNICOF) is calling for de-politicization of national issues to allow Ghanaians with great minds to spell out pragmatic ideas that will help turn around the economy for accelerated development. “We need to come out with a blue print after a broad dialogue which will help us ...
President John Dramani Mahama has nominated a group of prominent Ghanaians to the Board of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority, (SADA). The list of Board members submitted to the Council of State for approval includes corporate lawyer and former Deputy Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mrs. Angelina Mornah Domakyaareh, ...
President John Dramani Mahama has, in accordance with Article 79(1) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, nominated Mr. Ato Sarpong as a Deputy Minister for Communications. This was announced in a statement signed by the Head of Communications at the Presidency, Ben Dotsei Malor. The statement from the Presidency described Mr. Sarpong as an “accountant ...
She stopped visiting hair salons to fix weave-ons for two years in order to save money to settle studio fees for her debut album in 2011 and three years on, contemporary gospel music singer, Faffa says she is happy to have made that sacrifice. She has since risen from the level of a fledgling artiste ...
Friday the 2nd of May, kick starts the May Day weekend with a special edition of the monthly old school jam, Soul to Soul. This month’s edition will join in the week long celebration of International Jazz at Plus 233 Jazz Bar and Grill in a special jazz fusion edition of your favorite old school ...
MTN Ghana in partnership with TECNO Mobile, has unveiled the new S3M phone, the latest addition to their smart phone collections. The new S3M phone offers excellent features of Back Camera and Front Camera, Dual Camera and speakers, and has a 4GB memory and 512MB Random access Memory among other exciting features. Equipped with 4.2 ...
The Greater-Accra Regional Health Director, Dr Linda A. Vanetoo, on Wednesday said the Region recorded the highest number of maternal deaths last year, with 201 cases nationwide. She said Ashanti Region followed closely with 200 reported maternal deaths, lamenting that young health professionals needed to do their work well to help save lives, declaring that ...
Resistance to antibiotics poses a “major global threat” to public health, says a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO). It analysed data from 114 countries and said resistance was happening now “in every region of the world”. It described a “post-antibiotic era”, where people die from simple infections that have been treatable for ...
A top Senegalese rebel leader has declared a unilateral ceasefire, raising hopes of ending one of West Africa’s longest-running conflicts. Salif Sadio said he wanted to give the peace process initiated by President Macky Sall a chance. Mr Sadio leads a rebel MFDC faction fighting for the southern Casamance region’s independence since 1982. A number ...
Businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome has threatened to name and shame certain politicians manipulating the judgement debt case involving him and the state. This was after an Accra High Court presided over by His Lordship Justice John Ajet-Nassam on Monday April 30, 2014 struck out his application of no case. Mr. Woyome in his application sought ...
An Anti-textile piracy taskforce set up by Ministry of Trade and Industry is visiting the various regions across the country to update textile dealers and importers on the Ministry’s intention to seize and destroy pirated textiles. On Tuesday, they met with textile dealers in Kintampo and Takyiman where they sensitize textile dealers and importers on ...
Demonstrators are to march through the Nigerian capital Abuja to press for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by militants two weeks ago. They say they will march to the National Assembly and demand more action from the government, which has been criticised for not doing enough. The Islamist group Boko Haram has ...
The Right Reverend Professor Emmanuel Martey, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, has been elected as the Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG). A statement signed by Rev Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, General Secretary of the Council said Rev. Martey was elected at this year’s Annual General Meeting of the Council. The Rt ...
The Right Reverend Professor Emmanuel Martey, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, has been elected as the Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG). A statement signed by Rev Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, General Secretary of the Council said Rev. Martey was elected at this year’s Annual General Meeting of the Council. The Rt ...
The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Akwasi Opong-Fosu, has given indications that the backlog of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) would be cleared as soon as possible. He said the DACF had been paid up to the third quarter of 2013 and Cabinet had directed the Ministry and the Ministry of Finance ...
The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Akwasi Opong-Fosu, has given indications that the backlog of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) would be cleared as soon as possible. He said the DACF had been paid up to the third quarter of 2013 and Cabinet had directed the Ministry and the Ministry of Finance ...
The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) says it has lost about $280, 000 as a result of the explosion of one of its pipelines on Tuesday. The explosion set fire to nearby structures in and around the Tema Industrial Area claiming one life and injuring three others. Other properties around Tema Cocoa Processing Factory were also ravaged ...
The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) says it has lost about $280, 000 as a result of the explosion of one of its pipelines on Tuesday. The explosion set fire to nearby structures in and around the Tema Industrial Area claiming one life and injuring three others. Other properties around Tema Cocoa Processing Factory were also ravaged ...
Banks in the country have begun experiencing declines in their profits following the continuous decline in the performance of the major macroeconomic indicators in the country. According to the Bank of Ghana the Cedi’s continuous depreciation against the major trading currencies –the US dollar, British Pound and Euro as well as the continuous hikes in ...
Banks in the country have begun experiencing declines in their profits following the continuous decline in the performance of the major macroeconomic indicators in the country. According to the Bank of Ghana the Cedi’s continuous depreciation against the major trading currencies –the US dollar, British Pound and Euro as well as the continuous hikes in ...
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