Government, through the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI), is embarking on an industrial transformation agenda that seeks to change the face of the Ghanaian economy. This agenda is set out in a ten-point thematic agenda, one of which is the promotion of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) development. A statement signed by Rejoice … The post Government
The West African Mills Company, (WAMCO) has been revived, as it has received the supply of needed cocoa beans to commence production and ensure that the company, which was a hub of employment to many in the Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA), worked again. The company, with state of the art machinery and equipment to turn … The post WAMCO back into production appeared first
The Sonzele Rural Bank Limited operating in the Upper West Region has exceeded the minimum capital requirement of ¢1,000,000.00 set out by Bank of Ghana (BoG), according to its financial reports for 2017. Shareholders’ fund of the Bank grew marginally from GH¢3,350,127.00 to GH¢3,380839.00 in the year under review and witnessed assets growth from GH¢15,348,096.00 … The post Sonzele
Professor Kwesi Yankah, the Minister of State in-charge of Tertiary Education, has urged striking teachers of Colleges of Education to return to the classrooms as their grievances with market premium and research allowances are being addressed amicably. The Minister, who was addressing a ceremony to mark the 70th Anniversary of the Mount Mary College of … The post Go
Government through the Ghana Education Get Fund has secured a $1.5 billion loan to expand infrastructure facilities in Senior High Schools as part of efforts to improve quality and increase access to free secondary education. The loan facility would be used to rehabilitate existing education facilities and build dormitories, assembly halls, classrooms and computer laboratories … The post Government
Of every cedi government collects as tax, GH¢0.41 pesewas is used to service interest debt, Professor Newman Kwadwo Kusi, Executive Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies said on Monday. “Ghana spends over 41 per cent of tax revenue to service interest rate on debt. From last year up to July this year chuck of our revenue … The post Ghana servicing
The residents living along the Adenta-Madina Highway, Monday, said they have given the Government a 10-day ultimatum to make good its promise to start work this week on the footbridges on the Highway to ensure pedestrian safety. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency at the end of a peace walk, on Monday, Mr Rashid Osei … The post Residents want government
Six contractors engaged to work on the Madina-Pantang Highway on Monday visited the site in readiness to begin work on the uncompleted footbridges after receiving the architectural drawings towards the start of work this week. Officials of the Ghana Highway Authority took the contractors to the site to verify whether the drawings handed over to … The post Six
Stakeholders have called on government to revitalize existing policies and help halt the trend of people using firewood and charcoal as fuel. They said the continued use of firewood and charcoal, and many in the society being unable to have access to clean cooking equipment is affecting the collective effort and violating the principles of … The post Change
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has called on the Ministry of Health to get a single financial clearance for the engagement of newly graduated medical officers for their housemanship and permanent employment. The Association explained that the situation where the first financial clearance cover only the two years housemanship of the new medical officers and another … The post GMA
Professor Kwesi Yankah, the Minister of State in-charge of Tertiary Education, has called for the harmonisation of higher education in Africa to help promote academics and facilitate professional mobility of staff and students. Harmonisation of higher education is essentially a process that recognises the significance of regional education cooperation and the importance of establishing an … The post Prof.
Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, the Minister of Health, on Monday said everyone, including health workers, must get involved in the antibiotic resistance campaign and urged the public to adhere to the simple best practices to prevent further re-occurrence. He said antibiotic resistance had come about due to many complicated factors and needed to be tackled holistically. … The post Antibiotic
Professor Ernest Aryeetey, the Former Vice Chancellor of University of Ghana on Monday called for a targeted approach that would enable parents who are not poor to make substantial financial contributions in non-free Senior High School (SHS). He said the education system should be possible to categorise schools depending on their endowments and conditions and … The post Government
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has arrested four persons for diverting goods worth GH¢139,359.89 from a Free Zone Enclave meant for export to the Paga Duty Free Shop in the Upper East Region. The goods, made up of 2,000 cartons (12xIL) of Don Garcia Wine and a 1,000 cartons of Simon Sangria Wine, attracting a … The post GRA arrests four persons
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Monday left Ghana for a day’s official visit to Qatar. The visit is at the invitation of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who paid an official visit to the country at the invitation of President Akufo-Addo, in December last year. The reciprocal visit is aimed … The post President leaves for Qatar appeared first on
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