The Social Security and National Insurance Scheme (SSNIT) has merged the identity of a total of more than 1.9 million beneficiaries to the National Identification Card (Ghana Card), Mr. Joseph Poku, the Chief Actuary at SSNIT, has disclosed. Mr. Poku said the merger was done between June 28, 2021, to …
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Mining, finance, tech dominate local stock market
Stocks from three sectors – Mining, Finance and Technology – accounted for 94.5 percent of the market capitalisation of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) at the close of the first half of the year, analysis by the B&FT has shown. Market capitalisation measures the total cedi market value of outstanding …
Read More »Fuel prices shoot up 287% in 5 years – IES
Pump prices of fuel have shot up 288 percent since January 2017 to date, according to data from the energy think-tank Institute of Energy Security (IES). In January 2017, a litre of petrol and diesel sold at GH¢3.65 and GH¢3.63 respectively, but now sells at GH¢11.32 and GH¢14.05 respectively, with …
Read More »Ghana Export Promotion Authority to step up campaign for Ghanaian chocolates
Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) is to step up the promotion of Ghanaian Chocolates in a move to harness the untapped potential of the industry. GEPA has identified chocolates and the entire processed cocoa value chain as one of the priority products in the National Export Development Strategy (NEDS). Dr …
Read More »GHS confirms 2 cases of Marburg virus disease identified in Ashanti Region
The Ghana Health Service has confirmed the presence of two cases of Marburg virus disease in Ghana. The cases were first identified in the Ashanti Region on July 7, 2022. A statement signed by the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye said the cases were confirmed after …
Read More »7 Major Causes Of Hair Loss At A Young Age
As i walk my readers on why we often loose hairs even at younger age there is an assumption that hair loss occurs among older people only, but hair thinning and falling out among younger generations is more common. It is estimated that 20% of men experience noticeable hair loss …
Read More »Ghanaian men are at the mercy seat of goddess of love: Aphrodisiac
Any meal or substance that arouses the sexual impulse, promotes veneral desire and boosts pleasure and performance is considered an aphrodisiac. However, these medications have a long-term negative impact on one’s health. Aphrodisiacs are categorized into three groups based on their mode of action: those that improve desire, potency, or …
Read More »5 ways to naturally increase the size of your woman’s breasts
Not all women are blessed with naturally full breasts but with these beauty hacks, you can give your boobs a much-needed boost. Keep reading to learn how to increase your breasts size. If you’re unsatisfied with the size of your breasts, this is for you. Lots of women are turning …
Read More »Full academic work resumes July 18 – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has stated that academic work in various pre-tertiary institutions will resume fully on Monday, July 18, 2022. It will be recalled that four pre-tertiary teacher unions declared an indefinite strike action on July 4 following the failure of the government to pay the 20% Cost …
Read More »Ghana’s bullet train coming: Engineer Mensah
Acclaimed Ghanaian technologist and chemistry engineer, Dr Charles Owusu Mensah, has assured Ghanaians that the much-talked bullet trains are coming on board to boost the country’s economy. According to him, it will be a seamlessly integrated system that will help movement around the country. In his view, it is the …
Read More »‘Blood Contractor’ expose’ leads to discovery of blood sale syndicate at Ridge Hospital
Dr Emmanuel Srofenyo, the Medical Director of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, popularly know as Ridge Hospital, has disclosed that he received additional information about other illegal blood dealings in the hospital following the airing of the ‘Blood Contractor’ story. According to him, a day after the airing of the …
Read More »“Free SHS is innovative; it needs to be protected” — IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said its support for Ghana will not scrap Free SHS. It noted that its program aims to protect the vulnerable. The Fund noted that the Free SHS policy needs to be protected describing it as innovative. In its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), cited by ModernGhana …
Read More »No transport fare increases for now – GPRTU, GRTCC
An attempt by some driver unions to maliciously increase public transport fares without the consent of the main union, GPRTU, and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC), who per the administrative arrangement, have the mandate to negotiate public transport fares on behalf of all driver unions, has hit a …
Read More »COVID-19, Russia-Ukraine war affecting Ghana’s economy – IMF delegation head
Carlo Sdralevich, leader of the IMF negotiation team in Ghana, has reaffirmed the government’s narrative that Ghana’s economic hardship is partly a result of the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. Sdralevich, after meeting the various stakeholders in the country concluded that Ghana’s fiscal and debt situation has severely …
Read More »Doctor who delivered Agormanya quintuplets shares ‘exciting’ experience
After the successful delivery of the quintuplets at Agormanya in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality, the clinical coordinator of the St. Martin De Porres Hospital, Dr Bansah Miriam Theodora, has expressed joy over her involvement in the delivery process. According to her, she was home when she received a phone …
Read More »Average length of penis is 6 inches – Senior Midwifery Officer
A Senior Midwifery Officer at the Tema Health Centre, Ruby Ansah-Tagoe, has revealed that the average length of an erected penis is 6 inches or 15cm and can equally satisfy a woman. She made this revelation on GTV’s breakfast show on Tuesday, July 12. When it comes to satisfying a …
Read More »5 places you shouldn’t touch a woman during sex
While the heat is on, you may think there is no boundary as to what to say or touch, but be careful, you may kill the fun while touching these places. Sex is always a moment of pleasure that intimate partners often take informally. Lovers usually have no boundaries to …
Read More »Euro and US Dollar reach parity for the first time in 20 years
The exchange rate between the Euro and United States Dollar has reached parity – meaning the two major currencies now have the same worth. The development would make it the first in 20 years for such an occurrence. On Tuesday, July 12, the euro hit $1, which represented a decline …
Read More »Strike: Walewale SHTS students compelled to cook their own meals
As the teacher’s strike drags on, students at the Walewale Senior High Technical School in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region are being forced to assume the duties of the school caterers by making their own meals in the dining hall. The students were spotted eating rice …
Read More »KOFA SET TO LAUNCH ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES IN GHANA
Indigenous Ghanaian energy technology company, Kofa, has announced the introduction of its high-end battery-powered motorcycles into the Ghanaian market. This follows a successful pilot program that tested the robustness and efficiency of the innovative motorcycles and batteries in Ghana. A series of courier and logistics companies, including Graphic Courier …
Read More »SHS student stabbed to death at Koforidua
A first year General Arts student of Oyoko Methodist Senior High School in Koforidua has been stabbed death. Roland Asare ,18, was stabbed during a fight between his Uncle and a co- tenant, Kwaku Kyere alias old Soldier in a house at Ogua area near Koforidua Jackson park on Monday …
Read More »Looming strike by Customs Division of GRA over promotional issues
Grapevine reports received indicate that both Senior and Junior Officers of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) are threatening to embark on a nationwide sit-down strike. The impending industrial action is over promotional issues and other matters of grave concern which have not been given the needed …
Read More »‘None of Ghana’s previous 17 IMF bailouts restored anything, they all failed’ – US economist
Professor of Economics at Johns Hopkins University in the USA, Steve Hanke, has again questioned government’s decision to enter an economic support programme with the International Monetary Fund. Last week, President Akufo-Addo defended the decision by stating that a possible bailout from the Bretton Woods institution will in the short-run repair …
Read More »A/R: Midwives forced to use torch lights for deliveries at CHIP compounds
Over 5000 residents living in Pokuase, Amoako and Esienkyem communities in the Ahafo Ano East District in the Ashanti Region are without electricity or standby generator forcing nurses and midwives to deliver to deliver pregnant women using torch lights and lights from their mobile phones at various CHIP compounds. Residents from the three communities …
Read More »Director at ‘non-existent’ Keta Port keeps taking millions as salary
The Keta Port is non existing but the government has kept paying the director for ten months, the MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has revealed. The director, Dr Alexander Adusei who was appointed by Nana Addo has been receiving salaries worth millions of cedis for the fanthom port, …
Read More »Council of PTAs to help resolve food shortage in SHSs
The National Council of Parent Teacher Associations (NCPTA), in Eastern Region says it is planning to meet heads of secondary schools to see how best the association could help ameliorate the intermittent food shortages in the schools. Delays in delivery of nonperishable food items to most schools intermittently result in shortage of …
Read More »Cedi sinks to record low after IMF loan request – Report
Relief initiatives taking shape to ease food and debt As the supply-chain disruption caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, international relief packages for Africa are starting to take shape. USAID this week pledged a $30m package to support Zambian food exports to East African countries to help ease the …
Read More »Suspected Marburg virus cases: WHO deploys experts to Ghana
The World Health Organization (WHO) has deployed a team of experts to support Ghanaian health workers after Ghana confirmed two suspected cases of Marburg virus disease. The two cases were found in the Ashanti Region after preliminary tests done in the country on two patients came back positive.The two affected …
Read More »Food Shortage: Gov’t to distribute foodstuffs to affected SHSs by July 12 – Education Ministry
Senior High Schools hit by food shortages will receive supplies by Tuesday (July 12), authorities have announced. That’s according to the Education Ministry as it races against time to avert an imminent closure of second-cycle schools whose students have been affected by an ongoing strike by members of four teacher …
Read More »Angel Carbonu slams gov’t over food shortage in SHSs
The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbornu has blamed the government for the shortage of food in some Senior High Schools. Mr, Carbonu said the current centralized system that authorises only the National Buffer Stock to distribute food to Senior High Schools has largely contributed …
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