A total of 10,055 medium and small-scale businesses adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Volta Region have received financial support from the Government to scale up activities. The COVID-19 relief funds were disbursed to the beneficiaries by the National Board for Small Scale Industries, under the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme Business Support Scheme. Dr … The post 10,000
A 28-year-old manager of Joyment Ventures has been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly embezzling GH¢535,963.83 belonging to his employers. Karikari Acheampong is alleged to have used part of the money to set up his own companies. He pleaded not guilty to stealing and has been admitted to bail in the sum of … The post Man before court for embezzling
Every year in Ghana 767,200 pregnancies, that is 53 per cent of all pregnancies were unintended. Stakeholders in the health sector made a call on the government and non-governmental partners to reduce the burden of unsafe abortion by educating the public on the country’s abortion laws. Abortion is permissible in cases of rape, incest, foetal … The post More
Dr Emmanuel Osei-Twum, an Associate Professor in Chemistry, a witness in the trial of Dr Stephen Opuni and two others, says the report submitted to the Economic and Organised Office (EOCO) is credible. He said if an attempt report was not coming from the scientists, who carried analysis on the sample and prepared the report. … The post Our
Ghana is among 50 African countries to benefit from infrastructure support under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a US foreign assistance agency and Africa50, an infrastructure investment platform. Mr Sean Cairncross, the Chief Executive Officer, MCC, speaking on a virtual platform on Tuesday said the Corporation and Africa50 had signed a partnership agreement to develop … The post Ghana
Mr Alan Kyeremanten, the Minister of Trade and Industry, has called for sustained investment support in the pharmaceutical sector in the country. He said Ghana would need investment financing and joint ventures to upgrade existing pharmaceutical plants to comply with international Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Standards. Mr Kyeremanten made the call at the launch … The post Ghana
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has advised Ghanaians to avoid political violence, and express themselves through their votes on Election Day. President Akufo-Addo who was speaking during a Regional Campaign tour of the Odododiodoo Constituency in Accra, said anyone who engaged in violence and intimidation, had nothing to offer Ghanaians in the first place. He said … The post Akufo-Addo
The Ghana Journalists Association [GJA] has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the State Insurance Company (SIC)to provide insurance cover for journalists covering the 2020 General Election. The GH¢20 million insurance package is to support members of the Association on national assignment –Election 2020- with a high risk of bodily injury, and damage or destruction … The post GJA
Mr James Oppong Boanuh, Inspector General of Police (IGP) has assured the people of the Volta Region that the necessary security would be provided during the upcoming general elections. He said hotspots in the Region were being identified, and that more personnel would be deployed ahead of the elections. Mr Boanuh gave the assurance when … The post We will provide security
The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) has appealed to Parliament to proffer stiffer punishments to defaulters in declaring their assets under the new Public Office Bill, 2018, currently before it, to ensure compliance. The coalition explained that the lack of explicit punishments coupled with other factors in the country’s current asset declaration regime as captured in … The post Punish
The Country Director of Makarios Foundation has asked the Ghana Health Service not to lose sight of its fight against the malaria parasite since it still poses a challenge to the health of Ghanaians. Madam Lucy Apeajei observed that even though the fight against COVID-19 was necessary, Ghanaians were gradually losing sight of the many … The post Let’s
MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) Limited, a subsidiary of MTN Ghana, on Tuesday launched an insurance scheme in partnership with Enterprise Life Insurance and GGMB Brokers for Mobile Money (MoMo) vendors. Any of the about 190,000 vendors would be given GHS 500 as support under the scheme to help defray hospital bills. Mr Eli Hini, General … The post MTN MoMo launches insurance
Mr Ralph Mupita, MTN Group President and Chief Executive Officer and Mr Mcebisi Jonas, Board Chairman of the Group, are in Ghana as part of a tour of priority markets. This is the Group CEO’s first visit, since he assumed the role on September 1, 2020. A statement issued in Accra by Mr Samuel Koranteng, … The post MTN Group CEO visits Ghana appeared first on Ghana
The Peoples National Convention has described politicization of state machinery is a bane to national development and stressed that a PNC government will depoliticize state machinery for accelerated growth. Pastor Dr Divine Ayivor, PNC Vice Presidential Candidate told the Ghana News Agency in an interview in Accra that Election 2020 offers Ghanaian opportunity to vote … The post PNC
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