BUSINESS

Failed banks: I can’t accept blame – Terkper

Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has said he cannot accept blame for the circumstances that led to the collapse of some local banks in the country. According to him, several laws and regulations were put in place in order to regulate the financial sector when the National Democratic Congress (NDC) …

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GNAT declares strike in 6 regions

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has joined sister teacher group, National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) in its industrial action against what they describe as unfavourable working conditions. NAGRAT declared a nationwide strike over the newly introduced Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS) acquired by the Public Services …

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Kindergarten, P1 entrants to undergo mandatory medical screening

All pupils entering kindergarten and primary one in the 2019/2020 academic year will undergo a mandatory medical screening during admission. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is conducting the exercise in collaboration with the Education Service and other partners. The screening which will begin Tuesday, is aimed at “the early detection of …

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Six nursing students sacked, dozens repeated

The management of Koforidua Nursing and Midwifery Training College has dismissed at least six students and about 20 others repeated over poor academic performances. The affected students are mostly students pursuing Registered Midwifery Course. The dismissed students are said to have performed below the borderline of 1.5 Cumulative GPA whilst …

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Petroleum workers appeal to gov’t

The General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union (GTPCWU), has called for a reduction in the price of fuel to help ease the cost of living of Ghanaian workers. According to the national secretariat of the union in a statement issued recently, the frequent unannounced fuel price hikes were dealing …

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Government exposed over GH¢800m GAT cash

Contrary to earlier claims by the government that is not providing some GH¢800 million to the Ghana Amalgamated Trust (GAT) to support NIB and ADB, it is emerging that such a move has actually been initiated. The minority in parliament through its spokesperson on Finance Isaac Adongo last Tuesday accused …

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Chairman of Afro Arab Group Grabs Another International Award

The astute and affable business mogul Alhaji Salamu Amadu has been honored by the Pan African Leadership and Entrepreneurship and Development Centre (PELEDEC) at the 3rd edition of the child summit held at the British Council in Accra. This award is in recognition of his philanthropic work in supporting the …

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2019 Farmers Day to focus on agribusiness – Gov’t

The government says it intends to gradually shift the focus of agriculture in Ghana from a subsistence farming approach to an agri-business approach using the 2019 national Farmers Day as a starting point. Agriculture has for centuries been operated in Ghana as a subsistence activity with few practitioners focusing on …

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Cholera looms as contractors abandon toilet projects over nonpayment

There is a looming cholera outbreak in parts of the Country as contractors have, en bloc, abandoned ongoing construction of automated modern toilet facility projects under a Public Private Partnership between Ghana First Company and the Government of Ghana. Over 200 existing public toilet facilities in communities across the country …

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51-year-old trader takes advantage of Free SHS

Comfort Nutsugah, a 51-year old trader, has taken advantage of government’s Free Senior High School Policy to further her education. Ms. Nutsugah, a mother of six, who sells used clothing after school hours, is a first-year General Arts Student of the Keta Senior High Technical School in the Volta Region. She is …

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Ghana secures US$20m Saudi funds

The Government of Ghana has secured a US$20m concessional funding for the construction of additional facilities, supply and installation of medical equipment to the adjunct clinical block at the Bolgatanga Regional hospital in the Upper East Region. At a signing ceremony between the Government of Ghana and the Saudi Fund …

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SSNIT pays GHC1.7 billion to pensioners as at July 2019

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has paid over GH¢1.7 billion to more than 200,000 pensioners on the pension payroll as at July 2019. It has also reduced its average benefits processing time from 21 days in 2018 to 17 days and registered 106 per cent of its …

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Katanga Hall conversion: Government eats humble pie

Government has succumbed to pressure from various bodies in protest against the conversion of the University Hall otherwise known as Katanga Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) into a mixed hall. The decision by the Governing Council of the University last year was met with …

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Keep Katanga as all-male hall – Govt to KNUST Council

The government has urged the authorities of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to maintain University (Katanga) Hall as an all-male hall of residence. Education Minister Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh said while the running of the university is the sole preserve of the university’s council, it is …

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Court puts on hold plans by BoG to collapse GN Savings

The Bank of Ghana has been ordered by an Accra High Court to hold on with any plans to hand over GN Savings and Loans Company Limited to a receiver. Justice George Koomson has directed that until the outcome of an application for interlocutory injunction is established the regulator and …

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Another Headmaster sacked for ‘sabotaging’ Free SHS

The Headmaster of Donkokrom Senior High School, John Mensah Dzokoto, has been sacked by the Ministry of Education through the Ghana Education Service. The Headmaster was transferred from Klo Agogo Senior High School in the Yilo Krobo Municipality to Donkokrom in the Afram Plains North District of the Eastern Region …

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Outrage as government snubs ‘Conti’ in Katanga reversal letter

There’s anger from former residents of Unity Hall (Conti) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) after a government letter “prevailing” on the authorities of the University to reverse University Hall back to an exclusive male residence conspicuously left them out. Former residents of the hall took …

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Cocoa price: Rainy days ahead – Cocobod CEO to farmers

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has given hints that the country’s cocoa farmers would soon have something to smile about in the coming days as far as the pricing of cocoa beans for the 2020/2021 season is concerned. According to Cocobod CEO Joseph Boahen Aidoo, cocoa farmers would have nothing …

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CEDEP Holds Town Hall Meeting At Asante Akim Municipality

Officials of Centre for the Development of People (CEDEP) have organized a town hall meeting for the people of Asante Akim South Municipality of Ashanti region.  The holding of the event formed part of the execution of a year project dubbed; “PROMOTING CITIZENS’S PARTICIPATION, INCLUSION AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE AT THE …

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