BUSINESS

Pension funds share of equities market dips

Although the equities market this year has been on a stellar run cumulatively, pension funds share has declined from the position earlier recorded in the first half of the year of 2021, latest data from the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has shown. The August 2021 report issued by the GSE …

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VIDEO: Stampede at YEA Job Fair leaves job seekers injured

There was a stampede at the Accra International Conference Centre Friday, September 10, as unemployed youths in Ghana thronged the venue for the Youth Employment Agency (YEA). The YEA held the event to help connect job seekers to employers. As part of the event, there was supposed to be live …

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The Future of NABCO trainees after October 2021

Editorial: The Future Of Nabco Trainees After October 2021 The three years contract for the trainees is nearly coming to and end , obviously the trainees have only a month to say good bye to the program what has the government has to payback for the sacrifice of these one …

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Provide us with tags – Okada riders to government

• Okada riders want their profession to be seen as a dignifying one • They are appealing to government to provide them with identification tags  • This was made known by the national P.R.O of Commercial Motor Riders Association  As part of efforts to isolate themselves from other riders who …

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Societe General Ghana declares dividend of GH¢0.114

Societe General Ghana PLC has announced that the company’s directors will be recommending to the shareholders at the upcoming Annual General Meeting, the payment of a final dividend of GH¢0.114 per share for the 2020 financial year. All shareholders registered in the books of the company at the close of …

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COVID-19 death toll rises to 1,083, active cases fall

As of 3 September 2021, Ghana’s COVID-19death toll was 1,083, the latest figures from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) have indicated. Some 420 new cases were also recorded within that period. The active caseload has, however, fallen to 6,539. Out of that number, 44 are critical and 126 severe. Since …

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GES interdicts headmaster of Jachie-Pramso SHS for caning student

The Headmaster of Jachie-Pramso Senior High School in the Ashanti Region, Francis Donkor has been interdicted by the Ghana Education Service (GES) effective September 7, 2021, for mercilessly caning a female student. He has been directed to hand over the Administration and Management of the school to the Ashanti Regional …

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Stiny Leo & Lil Pezzy – Push It (Prod. By IzJoe Beatz)

Off their joint album, ”The Reconcilation” which is yet to be scheduled for its release Stiny Leo and Lil Pezzy shares the very first single off the album entitled ”Push It.” The song is motivated by the hustle and hard time they have been going through in the hood. Nothing …

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Sim re-registration exercise to start in October – Ursula

The Minister of Communications and Digitisation Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has annoyed that the national SIM card re-registration exercise, will commence at the beginning of October this year. She disclosed this during a press briefing on Sunday, September 5, 2021. According to her, Ghanaians across the nation are to re-register their SIM …

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5 common problems of women’s reproductive health

• Women often face a number of issues in their reproductive health • Some of these concerns can be termed as an underlying problem by health professionals • They can also be treated upon early detection Most women struggle a lot when it comes to issues relating to their reproductive …

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Government working to add herbal medicine to NHIS

Government is working to add essential herbal medicines to the list of drugs covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme, Dr. Kofi Bobby Barimah, Acting Executive Director of the Centre for Plant Medicine Research at Mampong, has said. Essential medicines are those that satisfy the priority health care needs of …

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Ladies, do you have these symptoms? Then you might have PCOS

Registered dietician and Chief Executive Officer of Hale and Hearty Nutrition Limited, Fredericka Serwaa Doku, has shared some tips on how to detect PCOS in women. Interviewed on eTV Ghana’s African Women’s Voices show, she explained that Polycystic Ovarian Cyst, simply known as PCOS is a metabolic and endocrine disorder …

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The top 7 Ghanaian earners on the Ghana Stock Exchange

• Some individuals have been earning significantly on the Ghana Stock Exchange • The earnings are based on figures from investment agencies accompanied with recent annual reports from capital market registrars • The list includes Daniel Ofori, Frank Adu Jnr, and Joseph Siaw Agyepong While stock trading may come with …

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Here’s all you need to know about the mortgage market

Shopping for a mortgage can be unnerving without the proper information and guidance from mortgage experts. Fortunately, it gets much simpler when you understand the basic ways of categorizing mortgages. A mortgage, in many ways, is a lot like shopping for a home – there are different options that cater …

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Local oil palm industry fights GUTA over 50% benchmark policy

The Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana (OPDAG) has locked horns with the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) over the 50 percent benchmark policy introduced by the government to reduce duties on imported goods, saying, the latter is influencing the government not to exempt vegetable oils from the policy. …

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Fire guts Agbogbloshie Yam Market

Fire on Thursday night gutted scores of wooden structures at the Konkomba Yam Market at Agbogbloshie, in the Greater Accra Region. The fire, which reportedly started around 12 midnight, razed down a dozen wooden structures, leading to the loss of many property including yams, drums of alcohol and palm oil, …

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Pirates to get 15-year jail term – GMA Director-General

The Attorney–General, and Minister for Justice’s office and the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), are working on a new maritime bill, which, when passed into law by parliament, will see suspected pirates arrested in the country’s waters sentenced to a maximum of 15 years jail term. The move has become imperative …

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The seven richest people on the Ghana Stock Exchange

While a significant majority of Ghana’s wealthiest individuals continue to shun its local bourse ­– preferring to build their fortunes through privately-owned companies – a tiny handful of high net-worth individuals keep a portion of their investment portfolios in listed equities on Ghana’s largely illiquid stock market. Based on figures …

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