A total of 10 underprivileged students at Techiman in the Bono East Region have received financial support to cushion their academic development. The financial support was meant for the purchase of learning materials including books. The scholarship package for the 10 beneficiaries amounted to GH¢5,900 with each beneficiary receiving GH¢590. The beneficiary students were made … The post ASA
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) yesterday conferred an honourary membership on the District Chief Executive of Dormaa East, Emmanuel Kofi Agyeman, at Wamfie in the Bono Region. This is in recognition of Mr Agyeman’s contribution towards the promotion of media freedom and also being a “veritable friend of journalists in the three regions; Bono, Bono East and … The post GJA
The LCB Worldwide Ghana Limited and the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA)last Saturday took the Market Centres Fumigation project to Cape Coast. The exercise covered thousands of shops in an effort to ensure traders in the region went about their business in a conducive and congenial atmosphere. The three main Market Centresin Cape Coast … The post LCB
Petty traders and drivers operating at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in Accra yesterday abandoned their brisk business for hours to take part in the Operation clean Your Frontage’ campaign, as they were busily clearing their environment of filth. Otherwise known as the OCYF, the policy initiated by the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council seeks to, … The post Traders,
Ghana yesterday commemorated this year’s World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Day with an appeal to members of the public to stop stigmatising persons suffering the condition to enable them seek proper medical care. The Programme Manager at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Kofi Asemanyi-Mensah, said NTDs were not ‘spiritual’ as perceived by most people, but … The post Stop
A total of 180 companies exporting under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) have been selected as beneficiaries of the Facilitation Programme Support. The selected companies are currently undergoing an assessment to determine their specific needs and facilitation support. The Facilitation Programme Support is a market expansion programme aimed at boosting Ghana’s intra-African trade. … The post 180
An aspirant forthe Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Presidency, Dave Agbenu, has reiterated calls for journalists and media practitioners in the country to be paid well. He said owners of media organisations should ensure that the journalists they engage are paid decent and appropriate salaries to enable them to deliver professional and ethical work. Interacting with … The post I’ll
A total of 33,180 children from some cocoa communities in the country are at risk of becoming child labourers, according to a Child Labour Monitoring report by Child Rights International (CRI). Out of the number,64.1 percent are males with the remaining 35.9 per cent being females. These came to light during the launch of Child … The post Child labour in cocoa: 33,180
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has been accused of acting in bad faith after it emerged the group was yet to state its position on the labour market survey which determines whether or not market premium is up for renegotiation. According to a government source abreast with details of the negotiation, a copy of the … The post Call off
The much heralded ‘Operation Clean your Frontage, an initiative by the Greater Accra Regional Co-ordinating Council (GARCC) to improve the sanitary conditions in the region commenced yesterday in Accra. Taskforce destroying tables at Nkrumah Circle during the exercise. Photo. Ebo Gorman The initiative makes it compulsory for all individuals and corporate entities to clean and green … The post Operation
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel AbdulaiJinapor, has assured that anyone found culpable in the fatal Appiatse explosion will face the full rigours of the law. He said the government was committed to ensuring that justice was served and that anyone whose actions and inactions could have contributed to the deadly incident would … The post Culprits
A metric app used by the National Service Scheme (NSS) has flagged out 14,027 potential fraudsters who are enrolling into the system, saving Ghana at least GH?112million from being paid to the undeserving persons. This was disclosed by the Executive Director of NSS, Osei Assibey Antwi, in a statement released yesterday in Accra during an … The post NSS
The Executive Secretary of the Tijjaniya Muslims Movement of Ghana (TMMG), Alhaji Mohammed Osman Khuzaimah, says commitment, love, sacrifice and patience are the key factors and ingredients for healthy and long lasting marriages. “Let’s educate our young children, both boys and girls that marriage lasts when there is so much patience, commitment towards one another, … The post Compassion,
Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Deputy Majority Leader, has postulated that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) understands the vehement opposition to the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (e-levy)which currently seeks1.75 per cent charge on all electronic transactions including mobile money. He observed that no citizen in the world would like to pay tax thus understood the stiff opposition … The post Majority
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) have been admonished to identify taxable activities and properties to increase revenue mobilisation. Assembly members have been tasked to support and assist their respective assemblies to identify such activities and properties and help the assemblies collect levies, taxes and rates to increase their Internally Generated Funds (IGF) to transform … The post Identify
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Asiedu Nketia, has intimated that the Speaker of Parliament is not mandated to engage in government business but to serve as an umpire during deliberations on the floor of the House.“The Speaker has done absolutely nothing wrong because there are people who are reneging on their … The post Speaker
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) is troubled about the increase in expulsion cases being orchestrated by some traditional authorities across the Central Region.It said the obnoxious practice had resurfaced in many remote parts of the region which had outlived its relevance under democratic dispensation.“In our constitutional dispensation, it is unheard of … The post ‘Banishment
A Deputy Attorney General, Alfred Tuah Yeboah, has stated that the Right to Information Act is evidence of the government’s commitment and determination to tackling the fight against corruption.He said that was in addition to the Witness Protection Act and the amendment of the Criminal Offences Act, which changed the status of corruption from a … The post Right
President Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana of blessed memory, who was voted as the greatest African of the millennium at the tail end of the 20th century by the British Broadcasting Corporation, had a strong conception and vision for a United State of Africa during his life timeas President of Ghana.To this end, President … The post HAS THE IDEA OF A UNITED STATES
The Council on Foreign Relations Ghana (CFR Ghana), an international affairs think-tank, will tomorrow host a virtual conference on the recent coups d’etat in West Africa.The online event, the first being organised by the Council this year as part of its virtual conference series, is on the theme; “The return of Military rule in Africa?”It … The post CFR to
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