Vice-president Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has observed that an enhancement of the mobile money transfer system to ensure transfers across networks will help in stepping up efforts at bringing banking services to the majority of Ghanaians who remain unbanked.
The 2016 National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Anyensuano in the Eastern Region, Teddy Addy Kwakye, is in the grip of the Manet Police for allegedly forging documents and signatures and stealing an amount of GH¢300,000 meant for a contractor.
MK Casting, organisers of two actors’ workshops which came off in October 2016 and February this year, is expected to put participants to the test. The event which is dubbed Marathon Performance, will take place at the Kanda Community Library on Saturday, March 25 at 6pm under the theme Role of the Youth In Nation Building.
The Youth Inclusive Entrepreneurial Development Initiative for Employment (YIEDIE) project has trained 800 young men and women in vocational skills to enhance their chances of getting employment. The trainees received certificates after their training in interior decoration, painting, plumbing, carpentry, land surveying and tiling, machine operation, electrical installation, welding and fabrication.
The USAID –Financing Agriculture Project (USAID-FinGAP), aimed at addressing the key constraint of lack of access to finance in the agriculture sector, has in the last three and half years facilitated over US$115 million in the maize, rice and soy (MRS) value chains. The amount indicates that the project has exceeded its five-year (July 2013-July 2018) target of US$75 million before the end of the project.
Nana Yaw Sarfo, host of Ghana Beye Yie on Vision 1 FM loves and cares for his wife so much that he will not trade her for anything. Not even Ghana Beye Yie, the mid-morning show he handles at 9 am to 12 noon on Monday to Friday which means so much to him and currently one of the most listened to programmes on the air waves.
The government has begun negotiating with businesses in the country to reduce their prices to reflect the various tax incentives introduced in the 2017 Budget Statement and Government Economic Policy. That, it said, was in line with its initiative to ensure both businesses and consumers benefit from the numerous economic incentives announced in the budget.
Parliament yesterday observed International World Water Day, with a call on Ghanaians to devise ways to treat and re-use waste water. The Members of Parliament (MPs) said the re-use of waste water would avoid the wasting of treated water and facilitate the extension of same to all Ghanaians.
Parliament last Tuesday approved GH¢321.83 million as the 2017 annual budget of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. The estimates of the ministry were contained in the budget statement and economic policy of the government for the 2017 financial year, which was presented to Parliament by the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, on March 2, 2017.
For most men, there seems to be only two types of women: Ms. Right and Ms. Right Now. If you want to Ms. Right, then he has to feel like you are a woman worth pursuing.
The Upper West Regional Minister, Mr Sulemana Alhassan, is becoming accustomed to a new job that requires people management skills, a steel but accommodating character and a shrewd mind.
National Disability Network of Ghana has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to appoint a special advisor on disability affairs at the Presidency.
The endless search for lasting love can be exhausting, frustrating, and depressing. In a world dominated by social media, serial dating, and cheating on partners, we may question why we search.
A $100,000 water facility has been inaugurated for the people of Sekasua in the Upper Manya District in the Eastern Region. The provision of the facility, which was implemented by Safe Water Network, a non-governmental organisation, with financial support from the Dutch Embassy in Accra and other partners, brings to an end the perennial water crisis that faced Sekasua and adjoining communities.
Actor, David Dontoh, says theatre in Ghana can stand on its feet again if corporate bodies come on board to support it. According to Dontoh, who is also known as Ghana Man, sponsorship is the main reason theatre is almost dead in Ghana.
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) to work together as strategic partners. The MoU will help create an enabling environment for attracting investments and promoting industrial and inclusive growth for employment creation.
The Accra High Court has placed an injunction on the construction of a premix concrete factory near the St John’s Grammar Senior High School in Accra because of its presumed harm on the health of residents of the area.
The acting President of the Yilo Krobo Traditional Council, Nene Tetteh Odonkor Tumeh, has commended the Judicial Service for the establishment of the Somanya High Court which, he said, would not serve only the Krobo area but nearby districts in the Eastern Region, including the Volta and Greater Accra regions. Nene Tumeh said the geographical location of Somanya, one of the most vibrant towns in the southern part of the Eastern Region, made it
The Minister of Health (MOH), Mr Kwaku Agyemang Manu, has stated that health service providers under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) will be paid their claims this year as part of efforts to sustain the scheme. He said the scheme remained one of the country’s major interventions at improving access to health care, for which reason efforts would be made to put it back on track.
The Ghana Airports Company Limited has expressed its determination to remove all encroachers on its lands to pave the way for the smooth implementation of its expansion projects. According to the company, the quest to make the airport a hub in the sub-region would not be compromised, adding that “moves to remove the encroachers will involve the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and court action where necessary.”
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