It will cost the government of Ghana only a quarter of the total cost needed to extend electricity to rural communities by grid extension to subsidize the power produced by a local company in order to extend electricity to the other 15 per cent of rural communities without electricity in the country. Ms Nicole Poindexter, … The post Our
The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) on Tuesday said it has applied to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to allow it to prepare its accounts in dollars to address the effects of currency depreciations on its profit margins. Mr John Dekyem Attafuah, Managing Director of the GACL, said a large part of its revenue was … The post Currency fluctuations affecting
Mr Alan Kyerematen, the Minister of Trade and Industry, has struck a deal with a Turkish company to establish a One District One Factory project in the Shai Hills area. A statement from the Ghana Embassy in Turkey said Mr Kyeremanten, who led Ghana’s delegation to the Turkey-Africa Economic and Business Forum, also used the … The post Trade
The Trades Union Congress (TUC), is taking steps to unionize all informal economy workers to aid the acquisition of better protective measures needed to run and grow their businesses. Mr. Joshua Ansah, the Deputy Secretary General, said it was essential to bring workers in that sector who constituted about 80 per cent of the country’s … The post TUC takes steps
ARB Apex Bank is going through a restructuring process to remain a dominant force in the rural financing sector, Mr Kojo Mattah, Managing Director of the Bank, has said. He said it was crucial for the Bank to strengthen its commitment to Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) and cushion them against crisis within the banking … The post Apex Bank and RCBs strategising
A Ghanaian Pharmacist, Prof. Kwasi Adomako Ohemeng has led an optimization team to successfully develop Omadacycline, an antibiotic. He was recruited from another global pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) to help the company fast track the process of development. A statement issued and copied to GNA said Omadacycline was discovered under US Patent number … The post Ghanaian
The Western Regional Office of the Food and Drugs Board (FDA) has described food items in stock at the warehouse of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) in the Western Region as wholesome and fit for human consumption. The food items at the warehouse included bags of rice, assorted cooking oils and other canned products … The post Relief items
The Bureau of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) Council, has reaffirmed their suspension on Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), insisting that, until officials of the SLFA are reinstated, the West African country remains banned. FIFA acknowledged the receipt of the processes in resolving the impasse that has commenced between the representatives of the … The post FIFA
Major Albert Don-Chebe (Rtd), Chairman of the Northern Development (NDF) on Tuesday said the poor nature of infrastructure in the Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions negatively affect all human activities. He said this makes production and the movement of goods and services expensive, thereby, causing irregular migration and denying the skilled professional from … The post Poor
The Northern Development Forum (NDF) on Tuesday appeal to government to accelerate all processes towards the construction of the Pwalugu Multi-Purpose Dam (PMD). The NDF said the PMD project which has been on the drawing board since 1964 when constructed into a muti purpose dam would address flooding during the rainy season and the needless … The post Accelerate
Africa Rice Advocacy Platform (ARAP) on Tuesday held a learning event to address ways of enhancing the production of rice on the continent as well as improving trade between member countries to help curb the increased importation of rice. The ARAP, created in 2016, through the Competitive Africa Rice Initiative (CARI), in conjunction with J.A. … The post ARAP
The nominations for the 2018 Ghana Energy Awards (GEA) has opened for players in the country’s Energy sector, particularly, to exceptional entrepreneurs, executives, managers and professionals in both public and private sectors from now till October 26. The nominations is also open to international companies with notable achievements in energy business, experience and innovation, vision, … The post Ghana
Dr Yao Yeboah, Chairman of the Governing Council, Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Tuesday said hypertension is the fourth killer of Ghanaians across the country and the first killer of patients that attended the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. He said the health sector concentrates higher percentage of its national budget to address diabetes and hypertension. He … The post Hypertension
Toyota Ghana Company Limited on Tuesday donated an ultrasound scan machine worth GH¢20, 000.00 to the Kpone Health Centre, to enable it deliver quality health care services to the people in the Kpone and its environs. Mr Takuya Kajiura, Toyota Ghana, Managing Director presenting the machine said it was to fulfil the company’s mission as … The post Toyota Ghana supports
A Nigerian hairdresser, Aisha Kunmyi, who allegedly stole a two-year old girl at Nsamanpon, near Madina, has been granted bail by a Circuit Court in Accra. Charged with child stealing, Aisha has pleaded not guilty. Aisha was granted bail in the sum of GHC20,000.00 with three sureties, two of whom are to be Ghanaians resident … The post Nigerian held for stealing child
Mr Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank Group, says the Bank has provided technical assistance worth $1.5 million to Ghana towards removing barriers to investment in the renewable energy efficiency. He said Ghana was showing the way towards universal access to energy because she currently had about 80 per cent energy … The post AfDB
About 10 years ago, the world was hit with a financial crisis. The crisis started in the United States leading to loss of jobs and homes. This week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the world is at risk of yet another financial crisis. In the IMF’s October 2018 Global Financial Stability Report, … The post IMF warns of another global
Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana on Tuesday asked the public to stop using honourary titles and called on the National Accreditation Board (NAB) to be ruthless in applying the sanctions. He said people pay money and are given honourary titles such as Professor and Doctor, among other degree titles, … The post Stop
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