BUSINESS

Government releases funds for SHS Feeding

The Ministry of Education (MOE) has released an amount of Gh¢125,998,145.00 to the Buffer Stock Company and Headmasters of Senior High Schools for the payment of perishable food items for the school feeding programme across the country. Out of the total amount paid on May 14, 2021, Gh¢83, 184,673.00 was …

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Kejetia market to close at 7pm from June 2021

Kumasi City Markets Limited, Managers of the Kejetia Market, one of the landmark trading centres in the West-African sub-region, has announced that the facility will close at 7pm from June 1, this year. Managing Director, Kofi Dufour Addai, said the decision was to reduce the cost of operation, and also …

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9 Ghanaian celebrities who married unknown partners

  • The listed celebrities chose to settle down with unknown women • Their respective marriages have been serene at least without any public controversies • Members of the public expressed surprise at how the celebrities managed to marry such previously non-famous wives One might expect that with all the …

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IMF disputes govt’s economic performance data again

  A new dispute over Ghana’s macroeconomic performance foe 2020 and its standing into this year may be brewing as the International Monetary Fund, in its latest staff mission report on the country has computed the government’s fiscal deficit for last year at 15.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product, which …

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United Airlines resumes flights to Accra

United Airlines has restored its services to the country after nine years of absence. A Boeing 787 Dreamliner from the airline made its first non-stop trip from Dulles International Airport in Washington DC to the Kotoka International Airport recently. The restoration was propelled by the government’s resolve to make Ghana …

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Ghana misses out on US$558.1 million G20 debt relief

Government has missed out on the opportunity to save nearly US$560m in debt servicing costs after it elected not to take part in a debt relief initiative for lower income countries badly hit by the pandemic. The Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), championed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and …

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This 5 Drugs Can Damage Your Kidney- Medical Doctor Warns

 Kidney In as much as we feed you with news, we also concern about feeding you with content on health as this will help you keep your health on check. Today, we convened from a medical doctor who made a shocking revelations about some drugs excessive intake. While going through …

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Naval team searches for pirates

The Ghana Navy and Air Force have started a search operation for the arrest of eight pirates, who have kidnapped five expatriate crew members of a Ghanaian Tuna-Fishing Vessel; Atlantic Princess. The pirates, suspected to be Nigerians, abducted the Captain, a Korean, three Chinese – the Chief Officer, Second Chief …

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VRA pushes to make Ghana sub-regional power supply chain hub

The Volta River Authority (VRA) is advocating for the creation of a sub-regional power sector supply chain hub in Ghana, to serve as a reservoir for critical machinery and equipment needed for power production and distribution. “When the borders were closed, we had to struggle to get some people in …

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List of prices of commodities as of May 20

On the commodities market today May 20, 2021, the price of Crude Oil is sixty-two dollars, seventy-eight cents ($62.78) as compared to yesterday’s trading of sixty-four dollars, thirty-nine cents ($64.39). Gold is trading at one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven dollars, thirty-six cents ($1,877.36) as compared to yesterday’s trading of …

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Hospitals now depend on cylinders for oxygen – Dr Abdullah

• Dr Abdullah says hospitals in Ghana now depend on cylinders for oxygen • He indicated that this situation will make Kwame Nkrumah turn in his grave Dr Hadi Mohammed Abdullah, a renowned Neurosurgeon at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has said hospitals in the country now depend on cylinders …

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Kate Gyamfua is not the owner of Xtra Gold – Interior Minister

  •Minister Nitiwul says the NPP National Women’s Organizer is not the owner of embattled Xtra Gold Mining Company •Madam Kate Gyamfua is rather an employee of the company. •His revelation comes in response to allegations of government and ruling party officials being neck-deep in illegal mining activities. Over the …

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Akufo-Addo secures €170m to setup new Bank

The Ministry of Finance and the European Investment Bank have signed an agreement for the provision of a one hundred- and seventy-million-euro (€170 million) facility for the establishment of a new national bank, the Development Bank Ghana (DBG). DBG is an integral feature of the GH¢100 billion Ghana Cares ‘Obaatampa’ …

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Lab Scientists at KATH declare one-week strike

Members of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Chapter of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS-KATH), have declared a one-week sit-down strike starting Thursday 20th May. The strike, according to the leadership of the association, is to protest the decision of the hospital’s management to keep two medical specialists …

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SIM re-registration to last 7 months – Communications Minister

Communications and Digitalisation Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has announced that the nation’s quest to re-register all SIM cards will last for seven months. The exercise is set to begin next month and scheduled to end in December. During the period, all SIM cards owners need to re-register or lose their cards for …

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