The Ministry of Finance says government flagship programmes like the free SHS policy, Agenda 111 among others, will not be scrapped following government’s decision to seek an IMF bailout. The Ministry says government will ensure that pro-poor policies are not affected by the IMF conditionalities. Government last Friday announced plans …
Read More »IMF programme: Corruption not the main cause of Ghana’s problems – Kwesi Pratt
Seasoned Journalist, Kwesi Pratt says corruption is not the cause of Ghana’s problems. As the nation returns to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) despite calls on the President not to consider such move, especially when he promised Ghanaians he wouldn’t take that route, government officials and members of the governing …
Read More »IMF programmes only affect ordinary Ghanaians not govt appointees – Economist
An economist has called on Ghanaians to vehemently reject any attempt by the government to seek the assistance of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the wake of Ghana’s collapsing economy. According to Mr Yaw Modey, another IMF policy will not serve the interest of the ordinary Ghanaian. He argued …
Read More »Ghana School Feeding Programme not on hold – Gov’t
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has dismissed reports suggesting that the Ghana School Feeding Programme has been put on hold to clear arrears. A statement issued by the Ministry on Thursday said it’s taken aback by the false reportage by some media houses indicating that the Ghana …
Read More »NLA gives gov’t ¢10m for Youstart programme
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has presented a cheque of GH¢10,000,000.00 to the Ministry of Finance as their contribution to the YouStart programme to tackle the high youth unemployment in the country. The cheque was presented by His Eminence, Torgbui Francis Nyonyo, a member of the Counsel of State representing …
Read More »Revealed: Why Adwoa Safo fired School Feeding programme boss
• Sara Adwoa Safo fired Gertrude Quashiga only to reinstate her later • A document sighted by GhanaWeb shows that the dismissal might be due to Gertrude Quashiga’s lack of cooperation in an auditing exercise • Meanwhile, a member of the NPP is unhappy with the reinstatement of Gertrude …
Read More »Parliament announces ‘strictly by invitation’ programme to inaugurate Akufo-Addo
The Parliament of Ghana has announced a programme outlining activities to dissolve the 7th Parliament and inaugurate the 8th, as well as inaugurate President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The activities are strictly by invitation, according to a press release issued by Director of Public Affairs, Kate Addo. According to the …
Read More »US, Ghana launch Ghana Learning radio programme
The United States and Ghana have launched a new programme to support and improve reading among Ghana’s primary school students. The Ghana Learning Radio: Reading Program, developed by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Education will provide distance learning instruction in English and the …
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