Cities and Habitats, developers of the Planned Cities Extension Project, and Ecobank Ghana Plc have partnered to launch a new home ownership package as part of the 2022 World Habitat Day Celebration. The new home ownership scheme is called “The Rent-to Own Boafo? Home Ownership Package.’ Under the theme “Mind the Gap. Leave No One … The post Cities

Ghana’s current account deficit is set to widen to 5.8 per cent this year, before narrowing slightly to 5.2 per cent in 2024. This is higher than all forecasts by international research institutions. According to the October 2022 World Bank Africa Pulse Report, the deterioration in the current account balance is consistent with the combination … The post Ghana’s current

Over 6.9 million children under five years are expected to be vaccinated in the second round of the National Polio Vaccination Campaign (PVC) from yesterday, October 6 to October 9, 2022. The round is a follow-up to an earlier exercise that administered the novel oral poliovirus type 2 (nOPV2) vaccine to the targeted children, nationwide. … The post 6.9m

The British High Commissioner in Accra, Harriet Thompson, has urged Ghanaians interested in sending their children to schools abroad to make the United Kingdom (UK) their preferred destination. She said apart from the world class education and opportunities British boarding schools offered their students, the visa approval rate for students was about 90 per cent so parents did … The post UK

The Director-General, Ghana Health Service (GHS),Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, has said the health sector was taking steps to make Universal Health Care (UHC) accessible throughout the country by 2030. This, he said, would improve access to high-quality health care irrespective of ability to pay as the UHC was to ensure all persons get access to quality … The post GHS to ensure

The Medical Laboratory Professional Worker’s Union (MELPWU) has asked the government to suspend, any plan of placing the profession under Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) category, for further and appropriate stakeholder engagements. According to the Union they have not been “involved in any deliberations in this regard”. General Secretary of the Union, Cephas Kofi Akotor, said “it would be … The post MELPWU

The Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) is developing two manuals to promote professionalism among practitioners in the country. The manuals which comprised the valuation standards and professional standards, the institution believes would bring about the needed change in terms of surveying in the country due to globalisation. The Chairperson of the Valuation and Estate Division … The post GhIS

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has over 1.7 million active membership with very small percentage from the informal sector. In September 2022, the Trust paid a total of GH¢ 281.07million to some 230,831 pensioners with the highest pension earner receiving GH¢ 142, 564.97 monthly while the lowest had GH¢ 300.00. The participants … The post SSNIT has over 1.7m

This year’s International Day of Older Persons was on Saturday held in Accra. The event organised by the Centre for Ageing Studies of the University of Ghana was on the theme “Resilience of Older Persons in a Changing World.” The over 1000 older persons from all walks of life were offered free medical screening, free … The post ‘Pass Ageing Bill to address health care needs’

The Mays Foundation, a non- profit governmental organisaton (NGO) in collaboration with Rotary Club on Wednesday organised a free health screening for the people of Tanyigbe in the Ho Municipality. The screening was done mostly for breast and prostate cancer aimed at creating awareness of World Breast Cancer Day which falls in October this year. … The post Mays

The Managing Director of the New Times Corporation (NTC), Mr. Martin Adu-Owusu has advised the public to be tenacious and relentless in the fight against breast cancer disease.  “It is our collective and decisive resolve to fight breast cancer in all its tendencies that would have positive impact on both present and future generation,” he … The post Let’s

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has made a passionate appeal to the National House of Chiefs (NHC) to join hands with him to win the fight against illegal mining to save the environment and water bodies in the country. He has reiterated his commitment to working hand-in-hand with chiefs, traditional rulers and all stakeholders … The post Together

President Nana Addo Dankwa has described criticisms against the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) as an elitist organisation as baseless and unsubstantiated. The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, at a recent meeting with the leadership of the Law Society of Ghana (LSG), a new association of lawyers, is quoted as saying that the Ghana Bar Association has … The post GBA is not elitist

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says it cannot undertake a wholesale compensation payment to all customers of the company as directed by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) for the recent power crisis. Rather, the company noted, it was prepared to abide by the laid down procedure to pay compensation to affected customers on … The post Paying

Former President John Dramani Mahama has asked the government to fast-track negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to create a more predictable socioeconomic outlook. “I fear further delay on the part of the government to secure a deal with the International Monetary Fund will further worsen the country’s economic situation since the nation returned … The post Mahama:

A three-day training dubbed “Skills4Success” aimed at equipping lecturers from colleges of education and universities as well as student tutors with advanced knowledge and skills in digital literacy and factual writing has ended in Accra. The project which is a collaborative effort between the British Council, Wikimedia Foundation and the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) … The post  ‘Skills4Success’

The Arts Centre, Accra in collaboration with the Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Assembly has held the 2022 edition of the Regional Festival of Arts and Culture (REFAC) at Kpone near Tema. The event which was organised under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism Arts and Culture over the weekend was on the theme“Promoting national development through … The post REFAC 2022  held at Kpone appeared

The Volta River Authority (VRA) recorded a net profit of GH?112.76 million last year, the Board Chairman of the Authority, Mr Kofi Tutu Agyare, has disclosed. At the VRA Stakeholder interface in Accra last Thursday, he said, the second successive year of posting profit was despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and other … The post VRA records GH¢112.76m profit in

Ghana will mark this year’s United Nations Day on October 25, with a Flag-raising ceremony at the forecourt of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration in Accra. The Director II of the Multilateral Relations Bureau of the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Joyce Asamoah-Koranteng, confirmed this yesterday at preparatory meeting … The post Ghana

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has stated that the government is not committed to combating illegal mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey’, which has plagued the country.In the view of the opposition party, the current arrangement to end the menace which has left water bodies polluted, farm lands degraded and forests depleted, is a ploy allegedly … The post Govt