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UBA Announces New Executive Appointments 

    The Board of Directors of the United Bank for Africa Plc, Africa’s Global Bank, today announces the appointment of Mrs. Abiola Bawuah, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UBA Africa. Bawuah will also join the Group Board as an Executive Director, overseeing the Group’s operations across the African …

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WATCH: Ghana’s first cocoa seeds were not swallowed by Tetteh Quarshie – The inside story

Of all the stories many Ghanaians know of the man who first brought cocoa seedlings to Ghana, the narratives that they came from Fernando Po (now Equatorial Guinea) and that Tetteh Quarshie was only able to smuggle the seeds by swallowing them have been the most predominant. Well, while only …

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GPRTU hints of new transport fares

cle WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Email This File photo The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has hinted of a possible increase in transport fares due to hike in fuel and spare parts cost in the country. According to the GPRTU, prices of spare parts and lubricants have not been reduced …

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Sabin-Akrofrom gets ultra-modern market complex

A sod-cutting ceremony has been performed for the construction work to begin on an ultra-modern market complex at Sabin Akrofrom in the Atwima Kwanwoma district in the Ashanti region.   The three-storey market when completed will have facilities such as lockable stores, stalls, restaurants, police station, fire station, banking halls, …

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How presidency spent GH₵191m in nine months; including GH₵15m on car tyres, batteries

The presidency spent over GH₵191 million cedis in a space of nine months (i.e. January to September 2022) according to official documents analyzed by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. The North Tongu Member of Parliament disclosed in a January 31, 2023 social media post that he was poring over the expenditure items, …

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Staff of Empire Builders Appeal To Government

Staff of Empire Builders Limited have appealed to the government to intervene in ongoing instances of brutality being meted out to them on land at Adjiringano belonging to the company which is part of the Trasacco Group.   According to them, languards wearing camouflage uniforms of the Ghana Armed Forces …

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GTS, MASLOC Regional Manager Abdul Aziz To Spearhead Economic Projects In Upper West Region

Hon. Abdul Aziz Moniesson Suleman   One of the topmost Israeli-owned technology firms in the world, Gulf Technology Systems (GTS), and the Upper West Regional Manager for Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Hon. Abdul Aziz Moniesson Suleman, are set to spearhead a number of Economic Growth projects in the …

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Gulf Technology Systems, Ghana To Collaborate On Agricultural and Industrial Projects

Hon. Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah (left) and Samuel Shay (right)   Leading UAE-based Israeli technology company, Gulf Technology Systems (GTS) and the Government of Ghana through the Western Regional Coordinating Council are set to collaborate on agricultural and industrial projects. The Western Regional Coordinating Council on January 18, 2023, agreed to …

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IMF presses Ghana’s government to stop borrowing from its Central Bank

The International Monetary Fund is pushing Ghana’s cash-strapped government to stop borrowing from its central bank, according to people familiar with the matter . The IMF wants the two entities to sign a commitment to zero-financing, said the people who asked not to be identified because they’re not authorized to speak …

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18-year-old girl arrested for wearing tempting miniskirt in public

An 18-year-old girl and her 32-year-old aunt were arrested in Lusaka, Zambia on Monday for the girl’s choice of clothing. The girl, who recently graduated with high marks, was arrested for wearing a miniskirt that allegedly caused several male police officers to become distracted and nearly led to a traffic …

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