Oil prices rebounded on Wednesday as a drop in U.S. oil inventories and concerns over tighter supplies from Russia and Libya drove a recovery from the previous session’s sharp losses. Brent crude futures rose $1.46, or 1.4 per cent, to $108.71 a barrel by 1139 GMT. The front-month WTI crude futures contract, which expires on … The post Oil rebounds as supply concerns dominate
The Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly in the Upper East Region, has put in place pragmatic measures to widen the tax net and address leakages to increase revenue mobilisation for development. The Assembly, determined to rake in at least GH?3 million Internally Generated Funds (IGF) at the end of 2022, has put in place decongestion taskforce and … The post Bolgatanga
The Producer Price Inflation (PPI) rate for March provisionally rose to 29.3 per cent from 21.4 per cent in March, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has announced. This represents a 7.9 per cent increase in producer inflation relative to the rate recorded in February 2022 and the month-on-month change in the producer price index between … The post Producer Price Inflation for
Patricia Obo-Nai, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vodafone Ghana, has been named among the Top 100 Women CEOs inAfrica for her accomplishments as a female administrative officer in charge of the organisation. The Top 100 Women CEOs in Africa is compiled by Reset Global People in partnership with the SDGS Office at the Office of the … The post Patricia Obo-Nai
Ghana’s economy in 2021 grew by 5.4 per cent in spite of the effect of the COVID-19 on the country, driven by the services sector. Last year’s growth rate is ten times higher the 0.4 per cent growth recorded in 2020. Without oil the economy recorded a Gross Domestic Growth (GDP) growth rate of 6.9 … The post Ghana records 5.4% economic growth in 2021…
The President of the Oti Regional House of Chiefs (ORHC) and Overlord of Krachi, Nana Mprah Besemuna III, has stressed the need for citizens to disallow partisan politics to divide their ranks. He urged political parties, especially the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to use their influence to bring about … The post Don’t allow politics
“A Heart Relief Organisation (AHRO), a non-governmental organisation, has cut sod for the construction of a Leukemia Research and Treatment Institute at Atebie in the Shai Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region. The institute, which is the first of its kind in Ghana and the West African sub-region, would help relieve needy patients of … The post Atebie to get
The Mobilising Old Students for Educational Support (MOSES) Foundation Ghana yesterday inaugurated its board in Accra. It is chaired by Mr Kodjo Essiem Mensah-Abrampa, Director General, National Development Planning Commission (NDPC). Prof. Agyeman Badu Akosa, Former Director General, Ghana Health Service and the Vice Chairman, Executive Board of the African Population Health Research Centre, Nairobi, … The post MOSES
Heads of private and public businesses and institutions have been advised to equip their employees with the needed first aid skills to help mitigate the casualties recorded during disasters. According to the chairman of the St John Ambulance Service, Prof. Agyeman Badu Akosa, disasters were inevitable and that there was the urgency for businesses to … The post ‘Equip
Three African countries namely; The Gambia, Sierra Leone and Mozambique, have called on the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) for collaboration and support for the development of cyber-security. The call is also to improve bilateral relations between their respective countries and Ghana. These came to light when leading officials of the cyber-security institutions of these countries … The post 3
The Deputy Minister of Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, on Wednesday paid an unannounced visit to St John’s Grammar Senior High School (SHS), to check on ongoing enrolment of fresh students. He also inspected the newly completed Girls Dormitory school, the quantity of food at the school’s stores and assessed measures being put in place … The post Deputy Education
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has urged the government to pay the needed attention to Ghana’s Case Tracking System (CTS) project, to help strengthen the justice delivery system in the country.CTS was launched by the Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in 2018, with support from USAID, to ensure the country’s criminal justice sector provides information … The post CHRI
The African Development Bank Group intends to double its climate finance amount to $25 billion, over the next five years, to support countries to build their resilience against climate change. According to the Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate, and Green growth of the Group, Dr Kevin Karuiki, the fund could be accessed for both … The post ADB Group to double $25bn… appeared
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) plans to upscale the administration of the RTS, malaria vaccines for children up to two years in the coming months. It follows approval by theWorld Health Organisation (WHO)last year, for the widespread use of the vaccines, otherwise known as Mosquirix, to protect children in malaria endemic countries. Ghana and two … The post GHS
More than 1.3 million registered firearms owned by civilians in the country are to be assigned unique codes for easy identification, traceability and accountability. It is part of an ongoing exercise by the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCSALW) to ensure that all guns in the country belonging to both security agencies … The post Efforts
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday visited the founder and General Overseer of the United Denominations Originating from the Lighthouse Group of Churches (UD-OLGC), Bishop Dag Heward-Mills, at his residence in Accra to mourn with him on the loss of his son. Dr David Heward-Mills, the eldest son of Bishop Heward-Mills, was reported dead … The post President
The government has released an amount of GH?67, 942, 652 to the 38 Colleges of Education (CoE) to cater for the arrears of their feeding grant. The release followed threats by the National Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education Ghana (PRINCOF) to suspend feeding of students from May 8 due to the arrears. A … The post Govt
Assembly Members of the New Juaben Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region has for the third time failed to elect a Presiding Member to oversee activities of the assembly on Monday. The incumbent, RapcharBotchway and his contender, Derrick Debrah, failed to acquire the constitutional two thirds votes needed to enable one of them to preside … The post New Juaben
Students have been advised to take advantage of their holidays and make meaningful use of it by continuing their studies. They have been urged not to focus on just their classroom works but read wide and take up extra classes and read other essential materials of necessity in today’s world. Ms Deborah Arthur, a teacher … The post Students advised to use their vacation meaningfully
The Mohammed VI Foundation of African Oulema annual Ramadan Qur’an Memorisation Competition to promote and increase the knowledge and the retention of the Holy Qur’an in young people was held in Accra on Thursday. It was organsied by the Islamic Council for Development and Humanitarian Services (ICODEH) for 23 contestants from the Greater Accra, Northern … The post Mohammed
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