Take savings serious in 2022 – Financial expert Checking your expenses is the best way to gaining financial immunity Save at least 6 months of your income against rainy days To be able to achieve financial immunity against financial crisis, this year, financial expert, Richard Frimpong, says one should check …
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Certified Registered Anaesthetists withdraw services over poor conditions of services
Anaesthetists don’t have certificates – CRAs Withdrawal of service begins today Jan. 1, 2022 Until govt responds to their requests, no anaesthesia service will be provided The Certified Registered Anaesthetists (CRAs) have announced their complete withdrawal from anaesthesia services effective today, Saturday, January 1, 2022. A letter co-signed by the …
Read More »The 5 most important digital skills you will need in 2022
Digital transformation is changing the traditional workplace, forcing employees to deepen their technical skills. These skills, in addition to a growth mindset, can help you fill the skills gap and create more job opportunities for yourself. With rapid digitalization, technical skills such as digital skills and data analytics are becoming …
Read More »Where to invest your money in 2022
Proper research needs to be done before investment -Experts Covid-19 disrupted investments, but good research helped investors Digitalization will boost economy next year As the new year, 2022 is upon us, many individuals are drawing budgets and making financial plans to guard their savings and resolutions this year. But Financial …
Read More »From Jan.4, no vaccination, no entry begins – MOH Offices
Effective Tuesday, January 4, 2022, people who are not fully vaccinated will be denied entry into the offices of the Ministry of Health. The move forms part of measures being taken by the Ministry to curb the spread of Covid-19 following a spike in infections across the country. The directive …
Read More »No coronavirus test until January 4 – Noguchi
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research has announced that staff working at the COVID-19 walk-in testing centre would be on break from 1st to 3rd January 2022. In view of that, the research centre said there would be no COVID-19 walk-in testing at the Institute during the period. “COVID-19 testing for the …
Read More »Achimota Mall ‘fire incident’ was planned simulation exercise
A simulation exercise by the Ghana National Fire Service at the Achimota Mall has caused a stir among shoppers Starr News sources say shoppers and revelers panicked as a result of the exercise which was to test the readiness of emergency responders. An earlier version of this report had claimed …
Read More »12 things to dare in 2022
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” ― Andre Gide There comes a time in our lives that we must step out of our comfort zones and prisons and get into new territories. We all have some areas that we need …
Read More »Year in Review: Business personalities that died in 2021
In 2021, Ghana was hit by the death of some major players in the business world, with most of these deaths caused by the novel coronavirus. We take a look at some of them. Ghana’s Ambassador to Italy, Eudora Hilda Quartey Koranteng Eudora Hilda Quartey Koranteng, Ghana’s Ambassador to Italy, …
Read More »All you need to know about the new Covid-19 variant Delmicron
It is a combination of Delta and Omicron variants Latest variant Omicron causing huge surge in COVID cases globally New strain responsible for the COVID tsunami in the United States and Europe Two years have passed since the first outbreak of Covid-19 and in the last 12 months, the disease …
Read More »100K for Ghana constructing Kente Village for Kpetoe
100K for Ghana, a development initiative, is constructing a weaving centre for popular traditional cloth, Kente at Kpetoe in the Agortime-Ziope District of the Volta Region. Mr Enoch Antwi, CEO and President for 100K for Ghana, which had been advocating for the kente weaving at Kpetoe, said the centre when …
Read More »Sanction SSNIT officials responsible for $11m pensions investment loss – Auditor-General
2020 Audit report found $11m loss in pensions investment A-G asks SNNIT management to investigate SSNIT failed to retrieve GH¢146.9m loan from Ghana Road Fund Ghana’s Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, has urged the management of SNNIT to punish the officers responsible for the $11m loss in pensions investment. The Auditor-Generals recommendation …
Read More »For men: 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 »Active Covid-19 cases in Ghana nears 10,000
The latest events in the last 24 hours reveal that Ghana’s covid-19 active cases is hitting the 10,000. The country since early December has seen its Covid-19 situation worsening by the day. This has largely been attributed to the Omicron variant infecting at lightning speed. From the latest update according …
Read More »Legendary actor Forest Whitaker joins NBA Africa as a strategic investor
Academy Award-winning actor and social activist Forest Whitaker was recently announced as a strategic investor in NBA Africa. The 60-year-old joins other NBA Africa strategic investors including former NBA players Luol Deng (South Sudan) and Dikembe Mutombo (the Democratic Republic of the Congo). Former U.S. President Barack Obama was also …
Read More »Menstruation: The untold stories of women in the formal sector
Hey there! Menstruation is a monthly shedding of the lining of a woman’s uterus (more commonly known as the womb). This is an inevitable, uncompromising, non-negotiable natural situation exclusive to females. I write these adjectives with grim facial expressions. Women menstruate because it is an exclusive package embedded in …
Read More »VRA made profit for the first time in 9years – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the Volta River Authority (VRA) made profit for the first time in nine years. He noted that stable electricity power has been provided under his administration. The President disclosed this on his Facebook page as part of the achievements of his government in …
Read More »6 women awarded for their contribution to Ghana’s finance industry
Bank of Africa awarded for contribution to Diversity and Inclusion in the finance sector Support women to take top management positions in Ghana – CGIA CGIA holds 2nd Women in Finance and Investment Summit Chartered Global Investment Analysts (CGIA) Institute has awarded six Ghanaian women for their contribution to finance …
Read More »Emirates Airlines’ indefinite flight cancellation: All you need to know
Aviation giants, Emirates Airlines has extended an initial 48-hours ban for flights from Accra to Dubai indefinitely. “Emirates flight suspension from Accra to Dubai effective December 27, 2021, is now extended until further notice,” the airline said in its urgent broadcast sent to trade partners on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. …
Read More »Ghana records 1,320 new coronavirus cases in a day
Ghana’s COVID-19 cases have shot up with the country recording over 1,320 cases in one day taking active cases to nearly 6,400. Per the latest update, the country has entered its fourth wave. The Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Franklin Asiedu Bekoe, has disclosed that …
Read More »Seven tycoons and multimillionaires in Ghana you’ve probably never heard off
Touted as one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa, Ghana is home to 110 multimillionaires and 2,800 high net-worth individuals. Collectively, they control roughly $56 billion in assets. Despite not having any billionaires in dollar terms, Ghana is leaps and bounds ahead of many African countries in terms of wealth …
Read More »Cedi’s performance in 2021 mixed – Databank Research
Cedi depreciated averagely by 9 percent at the retail market leve At the interbank market cedi currently depreciating by 3 percent on the average Cedi depreciated by 3 percent averagely for both interbank and interbank in 2020 A Senior Currency Analyst at Databank Research, Courage Martey, has indicated that the …
Read More »Here are 8 life hacks for the year 2022
We are at the setting of 2021 and we are super pumped for 2022. This past year has been the first since Covid crises. Some of us had plans for the year; resolutions. While others achieved their life goals, others may have not gotten as far as they wanted. Do …
Read More »How to deal with choking
You need to read and master this topic because some of you will surely get choked during these few eating days (Christmas). Choking can kill within a few minutes, hence, the need for managing it. What is choking? Choking is the blockage of the airway or windpipe by an object. …
Read More »Confusion hits Legon as defeated candidate in SRC election is illegally sworn in as President
A candidate squarely defeated in the last University of Ghana Students Representative Council elections, one Samuel Amos Ofosu has been sworn in via Zoom. Our readers will recall how the University of Ghana Electoral Commission announced Prince Asumadu and Wisdom Ndukwe as President and Veep elect in the 2021 Student …
Read More »Ghana, Nigeria top list of nations with highest public debt stocks in West Africa – Report
West Africa records US$164.1 external public debt, Statista Nigeria, Ghana and Ivory record highest debt levels in the sub-region Governments in West Africa continue to borrow significantly, Report It is important to note that figures captured from the Statista report were published on June 10, 2021. Public debt stocks of …
Read More »Teacher Kwadwo’s SISO to take legal action over demotion
Teacher Kwadwo has been sacked He was found guilty of insubordination according to GES The SISO of his district has also been demoted to teach Edward Yamoah, the demoted School Improvement Support Officer (SISO) formerly known as Circuit Supervisor (CS) for Akrofuom Circuit, has vowed to take legal action against …
Read More »Consumers to pay more for sachet, bottled water starting today
New prices for sachet and bottled water kick in today, December 27, 2021; per an announcement days ago by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers (NASPAWAP). According to the statement from producers, the price of a unit of sachet water will …
Read More »Over 40 basic schools in Bolgatanga Municipality without classroom, furniture — MCE
It has been revealed that over 40 Basic Schools in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region have no classrooms or furniture. This was revealed by the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Mr. Rex Asanga during a press soiree organized by the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) on December …
Read More »Squatters, weeds take over One Million dollar per Constituency project
An ultra-modern water closet public toilet started in 2018 under the “one constituency, one million dollars “project in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region has been abandoned. The facility which was to serve the people and curtail open defaecation in the area has been completely taken over by …
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