Tag Archives: JOBS

City authorities in Kumasi have announced an ambitious project to deal with filth and also to create jobs. Authorities say the Holistic Reinforcement for Sustainable Development (HORESD) programme also aims at restoring the Ashanti regional capital to its former glory as “The Garden City”. A staggering 70% of revenue generated by city authorities in …

Former Finance Minister, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor has stated that a National Democratic Congress (NDC) government in 2025 will not have issues managing the Ghanaian economy. According to him, Ghanaians hardly complain of jobs during the tenure of an NDC government. “You see, when you talk about growth, job creation is …

Ghana’s current economic problems have put Ghanaians in a situation where their incomes must match up with the current inflation rate. Inflation for the month of June inched up to 42.5% from an earlier 42.2% in May. This means that the prices of goods have increased by 42.5% in June …

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has upscaled its pilot ‘PFJ Market’ to the Ashanti Region, with Day One of the Kumasi event fraught with some challenges. Correspondent Nicholas Osei-Wusu reports that the main farm produce to serve patrons, plantains, were brought to Kumasi after 6 p.m. instead of the …

First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu has absolved government of the responsibility of creating jobs for the youth. According to the Member of Parliament for Bekwai, government’s job is to create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive to employ the teeming youth of the country. Speaking in …

A young man based in Ashaiman, Wisdom, has stated that the government of Ghana must provide jobs for the youths of Ashaiman, otherwise, the government must legalise the sale of weeds. According to Wisdom, he has been jobless for a long while and depended on weed to cater for himself …

Obuasi residents are up in arms against managers of AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi mine over the company’s refusal to cede part of its mining concessions to community members. Some held placards which read: “We are tired of the joblessness”, Enough is Enough, AngloGold keeps failing us”, We are tired”, as they …

The government’s flagship programme, 1 District 1 Factory (1D1F), has created 156,782 direct and indirect jobs. This, according to Alan Kyerematen, Trade and Industry Minister, has gone a long way to address Ghana’s unemployment situation. Speaking at the Presbyterian Church of Ghana’s 3rd National Public Lecture on the theme “Harnessing Job …

Award-winning Ghanaian journalist, Kofi Adomah Nwanwani has disclosed that he ever turned down some job opportunities on a matter of principle. According to the Angel FM morning show host, he values independence in his work for which he decided to turn down the offers. He noted that he decided to …

Subsidy on inputs under government’s flagship ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ (PFJ) programme has been cut further for the upcoming 2022 crop season, a document available to the B&FT from the Agriculture Ministry has indicated. The decline in subsidies by government will expectedly impose an extra financial burden on smallholder …