BUSINESS

NabCo trainees settle on Friday to hit the streets

Beneficiaries of government’s Nation Builders Corps program have decided on Friday October 10 to ‘go red’ on government over the seeming nonchalance about their prolonged grievances over unpaid salaries. This was contained in a communiqué issued by the coalition on Monday May 6, 2019. The decision comes after several failed …

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Deputy GCB-Bank MD caught in age-cheating

As President Akufo-Addo sacks over 60-year Olds from government, the Deputy Managing Director (MD) of GCB-Bank in-charge of operations, Samuel Amankwah, has been caught in an age-cheating scandal, affording him extra years to remain at post, at a time he is supposed to have retired. Documents available to The Herald, …

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Akufo-Addo launches first drone to supply drugs

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will later Wednesday, April 24, witness the first medical supply via drone at the New Tafo Government Hospital in the Eastern Region. This will follow the first official launch of a drug-carrying drone from a launch site at Omenako, near Suhum, in the Eastern Region. …

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WASSCE begins nation wide

The 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) fully commenced yesterday, as more than 340,000 candidates sat for their first core subject, oral English. The candidates comprising 170,867 males and 175,231 females began with their practical and theory papers on April 15. As part of efforts to curb examination …

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Fulfil your tax obligations – GRA urges traders

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has called on businessmen and women to regularly file their tax returns. Speaking at a roundtable discussion with the Ghana Electrical Dealers Association in Accra, the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority Mr. Emmanuel Kofi Nti said: “It is time we improved on our tax …

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No room for hypocrisy on Free SHS – Bawumia

The Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says there should be no room for hypocrisy on the implementation and beneficiaries of the Free Senior High School Education policy. In jab aimed at former President John Dramani Mahama, the Vice President said the government had no plans to stop the policy. …

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Free SHS taking many students – Mahama weeps

Former President John Mahama appears to be unhappy with the opportunity given to tens of thousands of Ghanaian students, especially those from poor homes to access education under the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme. He expressed frustration with the large intake of students under the programme once again, even …

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Medical council inducts 106 newly qualified practitioners

The Medical and Dental Council (MDC) of Ghana, on Friday, inducted 106 newly qualified doctors, who were trained both locally and abroad. They included professionals trained by the University of Ghana, and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, as well as those who …

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Mahama cries over Free SHS again

It seems former President John Mahama is not doing away with sharp bitterness towards the introduction of the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme by the Nana Addo led government. The former President whose opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party claims to be a socialist party and as such expected …

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GNAT hails basic education reforms

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has hailed the introduction of a new basic curriculum as part of ongoing reforms within the education sector, which will take effect from the 2019/2020 academic year. GNAT is particularly enthused with the introduction of History as a subject, saying it will help …

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GRA tax filing system digitised with ITaps

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced a digital tax filing platform that will now allow Ghanaians to file their tax returns online with the Authority’s new app, Integrated Tax Application Preparation System (iTaPS). Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen programme, Wednesday, the Principal Revenue Officer at GRA, Mr Alex Oppong-Poku explained that the …

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GES introduces new school uniform for JHS students

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the introduction of a new school uniform for Junior High School (JHS) students. Students are expected to start wearing the new school uniform from next academic year, 2019 – 2020. The Director-General of the GES, Prof Kwasi Opoku Amankwa announced this at a …

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Ghana records highest rabies cases in 2017

Cases of rabies had increased to 78 in 2017 from 44 recorded the previous year, making it the second highest number since 2014 which had 82 cases. Similarly, 63,283 dogs were vaccinated against rabies out of an estimated 1,302,834 dogs recorded in the country at the end of 2017. Speaking …

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MASLOC board inaugurated

Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Maafo has inaugurated the newly-constituted 10-member board of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC). It is chaired by Mr Seth Adjei Baah. The members include Mr Stephen Amoah, Chief Executive Officer of the Centre; Philomena Okyere, Susana Delali Akosua Kudjoe, and Dr Michael Asante. The …

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CONFIRMED: 3 dismissed senior UEW lecturers OFFICIALLY reinstated

Three Senior Lecturers of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) who were dismissed based on recommendations by a disciplinary committee had officially had their dismissal reversed according to checks by MyNewsGh.com. Dr. Emmanuel Osei Sarpong, the immediate past Head of Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Sports (HPERS), Professor Ephraim …

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1,000 Fire Service recruits under training ‘sacked’

About 1,000 Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) trainees have been asked to go home until further notice. The trainees, made up of recruits and cadet, were due to go through the final phase of their training at the Fire Academy and Training School in Accra when the directive was issued …

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GES receives new basic school curriculum

Pupils in kindergarten (KG) to primary six will from the next academic year, which starts in September, have a new education curriculum that will put a premium on reading, writing, arithmetic and creativity. Dubbed the 4Rs, the new 12-subject curriculum will provide pupils with the needed foundation skills required for …

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BoG to issue upgraded cedi notes on May 6

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is expected to issue upgraded banknotes into circulation on May 6, 2019. The upgraded banknotes will have enhanced security features in line with evolving changes in technological landscape, according to the BoG. The bank additionally said in a statement that the upgraded banknotes also come …

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Historic: Ghana performs first brain surgery without cutting skull

A seven-member team of Ghanaian doctors has performed the first-ever brain surgery in the country, without cutting the skull. The minimally invasive brain surgery is the technique by which health workers safely remove brain and skull-base tumours through smaller and more precise openings that minimise collateral damage; that is, injury …

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University of Education, Winneba reopens today

Students of the University of Education, Winneba return to school today after it was temporarily closed due to a series of protests by students. The students have been calling for the dismissal of the school’s Vice Chancellor for firing some lecturers and workers. Three out of the eight dismissed lecturers …

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