The Deputy Upper East Regional Minister, Frank Adongo Fuseini, has lauded the management of rural and community banks for making greater economic and social impact in the country, especially in rural areas. “The concept of rural and community banks has over the decades bridged the yawning gap that hitherto existed between rural and urban financial transactions,” he stressed. The Deputy [...] The post RCBs
Nsoatreman Rural Bank in the Sunyani West District witnessed significant fiscal growth in 2017, with its total deposits jumping from GH¢13,130,428.41 to GH¢18,422,823.71, an increase of 40 per cent. The achievement, according to management of the bank was a result of the good strategies put in place and the improved working relationship between customers, staff and management. Mr [...] The post Nsoatreman
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 is set out in a 10-point thematic agenda, one of which is the promotion of Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) development. A statement signed by Rejoice Tetteh, Public Relations Officer, NBSSI, [...] The post SMEs
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has cautioned traders in Koforidua against stocking and selling products such as bottled water and carbonated drinks without the tax stamp. According to GRA, failure to comply with the tax stamp law was a punishable offence and therefore called on retailers to ensure that products bought from the warehouses had the stamp or apply [...] The post GRA cautions K’dua
Eight Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the southern part of the Western Region have undergone a thorough performance assessment in line with the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development’s performance assessment and monitoring programme for MMDAs nationwide. They are Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan, Nzema East Municipal, Ahanta West Municipal, Jomoro Municipal, Ellembelle, Mpohor, Shama and Wassa East District Assemblies. [...] The post
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has asked landlords and estate developers to promptly honour their obligations to facilitate development in their areas. It noted that payment of taxes and honouring other obligations will aid the speedy provision of social amenities and other development projects in their communities to enhance their standards of living. Judith Adomako-Ofosua, the Mfantseman Municipal [...] The post Residents
Former President John Mahama has stated that the next administration of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will ensure artisanal small-scale mining, also known as “galamsey”, is regulated to provide sustainable employment for the youth. He said it would ensure artisanal mining is environmentally friendly to the country’s water and other environmental bodies. Addressing separate meetings of mining communities in the [...] The post Mahama:
Apostle Eric Nyamekye, Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, has bemoaned the spate of corruption despite the huge Christian population in the country. According to him, the church appears to be focusing on other things than the core objective of leading souls to Christ. “Taking Ghana for instance, according to the 2010 Population and Housing Census, 71.2 per cent of [...] The post Christianity
The leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has cautioned aspirants within the party to stop campaigning ahead of the opening of nomination for the constituency seats. “The party will disqualify any parliamentary aspirant who fails to abide by the rules of engagement since it is yet to open nominations for potential candidates who want to contest various positions in [...] The post NPP
Former Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has raised concerns over the unavailability of copies of the Constitutional Instrument (C.I) 109 on the referendum for new regions to Members of Parliament (MPs). “The unavailability of the C.I is making it difficult for Members of Parliament to make up their minds as to whether to support the decision [...] The post MP
The Bawku West District Assembly has for the sixth time failed to elect a Presiding Member (PM). After 12 rounds of voting, none of the two contestants, Jacob Kwabena Atinga and Moses Agana Appiah, could secure the mandatory two-thirds majority votes. To be deemed elected, a candidate will need to get the votes of 32 members of the 48-member assembly [...] The post Bawku West Assembly
Thirteen more bodies have been recovered in California, bringing the death toll in the US state’s deadliest wildfire to 42, officials say. The remains were found in and around the largely incinerated town of Paradise, in the north of the state. At least 228 people are missing as the Camp Fire continues to rage. Nearly 7,200 structures have been destroyed, [...] The post California’s
Three students are in custody in southern Uganda on suspicion of starting a school dormitory fire that killed at least nine children and injured 40. The three had recently been suspended for bringing alcohol into St Bernard Secondary School in Rakai, police say. The dormitory’s doors were padlocked at the time of the fire, trapping dozens of students inside. Some [...] The post Three held
Ethiopia’s Attorney General Berhanu Tsegaye said on Monday that 27 senior military figures had been detained over the weekend over allegations of mass corruption. In a press conference given in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, Tsegaye said the corrupt activities, which had a span of six years from 2011 to 2017, involved purchases without tender bids of goods worth 2 [...] The post Ethiopia
AHEAD of the presentation of the 2019 Budget Statement and Fiscal Policy for the year ending December 31, the Minority in Parliament has predicted harsher economic conditions for citizens. With the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, set to present the budget in Parliament tomorrow, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given the indication that the budget, his third since assuming [...] The post Minority
The Agona Nkwanta Police in the Western Region has arrested two persons suspected to be dealing in cocaine and Indian hemp at Aboade in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region. The suspects Edmund Osei, alias Kofi Ogoe and Jemima Quaicoe are currently in police custody while investigations continued. Briefing the Ghanaian Times, the Western Regional Police Public Relations [...] The post Police
The Tema Circuit Court ‘B’ has granted GH¢100,000.00 bail with two sureties to a 68-year-old shop keeper, accused of defiling an 11-year-old Junior High School student in Tema. Counsel for accused, Robert Gaisie, was not in court on November 6, and the case was adjourned to November 20. The court said it would commence the trial on the [...] The post Man
Frank Kofi Frimpong, a businessman, has been granted GH¢4 million bail with three sureties by an Accra circuit court, for allegedly defrauding the Chief Executive of Ameen Scientific Herbal Hospital, Sheikh Dr. Amin Mohammed Bonsu, and members of the Ghana Muslim Mission. The accused, allegedly collected GH¢5,126,000.00 from complainants with the promise that he would pay them 100 per cent [...] The post Businessman
Disaster struck when three people, drowned at Ehyireso, when a canoe capsized on River Manfe, at Ehyireso, in the Prestea Huni Valley municipality of the Western Region. They drowned when they attempted to cross the river by canoe to Ehyireso, a cocoa growing area, about four kilometres away from Bogoso, to convey fermented cocoa beans for drying. The deceased, Nyiraba [...] The post 3 drown after canoe
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