The government will in June this year, launch a National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) aimed at bringing financial services to the doorsteps of Ghanaians. The strategy will also address issues of soundness and stability in the financial market to oversee and regulate the deployment of financial infrastructure, strengthen financial protection and improve upon financial literacy and capacity. The Minister of [...] The post National
The management of Angel Group of Companies, manufacturers of Adonko Bitters has stated that their preliminary investigations have revealed that no one passed out as a result of the consumption of the product. “Over 35,000 people attended the event and our preliminary investigations indicate that whilst about 10 people may have been drunk and slept off, no one passed out [...] The post Manufacturers
The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa has pledged to support efforts to identify young sports talents in the region. Pursuant to that, he said that priority would be given to the planned stadium complex to be built in Ho. The dilapidated Ho Sports Stadium would also be rehabilitated to encourage sporting activities in the municipality, Dr. Letsa added. [...] The post V/R
Radford Royals, the basketball team of Radford University College (RUC) are champions of this year’s basketball tournament of the Ghana Union of Professional Students (GUPS) Games. The Radford Royals beat seven other teams to win the trophy in the highly competitive game at the El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra on Sunday. The GUPS Games which had other competitions, such as [...] The post Radford
National javelin record holder, John Ampomah and sprinter Flings Owusu-Agyapong have emerged as the 2016 Kempinski Liquid Sports Ghana male and female athletes of the year at the annual awards, held at the plush Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Accra on Saturday. Ampomah, who won silver at the CAA Championships in Durban, South Africa, added to his legacy by [...] The post Ampomah retains top
A cacophony of joy and a melancholy of defeat lit up the all-rainy skies covering the Accra Sports Stadium yesterday as Accra Hearts of Oak humbled sworn rivals Kumasi Asante Kotoko 3-1 in the first leg tie of the Ghana@60 Anniversary Cup match. The celebration that followed the compelling victory was rapturous and euphoric. For Kotoko, it was revenge that [...] The post Hearts
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has lashed out at workers over certain unsatisfactory attitudes at the workplace. The President, in a rather blunt and thought-provoking address at this year’s May Day ceremony in Accra yesterday, said the country’s progress and productivity level had been retarded over the years due to the attitude of some workers. “We arrive at work late [...] The post Pres
Inesfly Africa Limited has launched a nationwide campaign to rid schools of bedbugs especially in boarding schools. The bedbug menace, continues to be adversely affecting students’ health and school performance, and the company believes the campaign would help to fight bedbugs. As part of the campaign, Inesfly Africa will undertake corporate social responsibility activities, such as spraying of dormitories of [...] The post Inesfly
Three communities in the Asinesi District in the Eastern Region, with a total population of over 1,000 people, have only one basic school. The Asinesi District Assembly Primary School, which is currently in deplorable condition, serves residents of Awuzamlem, Monu, and Nyewer in the municipality. The school has only one untrained teacher who teaches from kindergarten to primary three. Pupils [...] The post The
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused government of superintending over developments that have worsened the plights of the Ghanaian worker, since assuming office. Signed by the NDC General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the statement, said government has supervised the sharp increase in the prices of goods and services and a corresponding increase in the cost of living. In [...] The post NDC:
Government has been urged to set up a monitoring team to check the situation where some assembly members allegedly use the opportunity to endorse their metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs) to extort money. Stephen Ashitey Adjei, a political activist, said in a statement issued in Accra that such practices often lead to unbridled corruption. Hence there was the [...] The post ‘Govt
The Minority in Parliament has accused government of creating fear and panic among the Ghanaian workforce even within a democratic dispensation. It said the situation has permeated to the extent of limiting the free worker environment that existed before the change of government on January 7, this year. “As a democratic society, we continue to witness unfortunately obscene mass worker [...] The post Minority
Members of the Agona East District Assembly have pledged to endorse Denis Armah-Frempong, President Nana Akufo- Addo’s nominee for the position of District Chief Executive (DCE). According to the people, it would be a major setback for members of the assembly to reject the President’s nominee as it could affect policies and programmes of the area. This came to light [...] The post Agona
Final-year accountancy students of the Cape Coast Technical University have paid an industrial visit to the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) in Accra to familiarise themselves with the functions and operations of the Department. Welcoming the students, Mr. Raphael Ayiglo, a Deputy Head, Human Resource Management Directorate of the Department, commended the students for embarking on such an exploratory [...] The post Accountancy
The government is currently developing a national entrepreneurship innovation plan, which focuses on accelerating and improving the quality of entrepreneurship in the country, Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, Minister of Business Development, has disclosed. According to him, the plan would also promote innovation in businesses. The Minister made this known in a speech read on his behalf at the seventh Ghana Entrepreneur [...] The post Dzani
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday raised the minimum workers wage by 18 per cent to cushion low-income earners from high inflation, which hit a fresh 57-month high of 11.5 per cent in April. Kenyatta, who presided over this year’s International Labour Day celebrations in Nairobi, said the raise is aimed at alleviating the plight of the lower strata of [...] The post Kenya raises minimum
South African President Jacob Zuma made a hasty exit from a May Day rally on Monday after the crowd of workers that he was due to address became rowdy, with some booing and chanting slogans against him. The labor federation Cosatu abruptly canceled Zuma’s speech and other addresses at the rally it had organised, as TV footage showed scuffles breaking [...] The post Zuma abandons rally after
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