The widely implied definition of subsidies in Ghana is the provision of goods and services at no cost or below market cost. Subsidies are direct expenses borne by the government with the central aim of lessening the burden of the cost of living on the poor, who make up 28.5% (2006) of the national population[1]. ...
Nine African countries, including Ghana, have been chosen to receive funding and operational support from the Climate Investment Fund’s (CIF) Scaling-up Renewable Energy in Low Income Countries Programme (SREP). In their final decision, the SREP sub-committee agreed that it will provide up to US$300,000 for each country to undertake development of an SREP investment plan. ...
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has said Africa lacks leaders to push its development agenda and to add value to what they inherit. According to the former President, “Africa has had rulers but not leaders,†adding, “rulers never add to what they inherit but leaders do.†Mr. Kufuor was speaking at a ceremony to outdoor ...
Inflation rate for the month of June 2014 is 15.0 percent, up by 0.2 percent from the 14.8 percent recorded in May. The rate of inflation for June is the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The year-on-year non-food inflation rate for June 2014 was 20.3 percent compared to the 20 percent recorded ...
Zenith Hygiene Systems (Ghana) Limited, a subsidiary of the Zenith Hygiene Group Plc in the UK has launched operations in Ghana. The company, which is the largest privately-owned independent chemical company in the UK, is highly revered in Europe for their tailor-made hygiene solutions and enters Ghana with over 700 top-notch varying chemical products. When ...
Bayern Munich have confirmed that a verbal agreement has been reached between the club, Mario Mandzukic and Atletico Madrid regarding the transfer of the player to the Spanish capital. The German champions confirmed the agreement at a press conference to outdoor their new signings, Robert Lewandowski and Sebastian Rode. The club’s sporting director, Matthias Sammer ...
Major roads in Accra will be closed for the two-day meeting of  Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) heads of state. The Director General of Public Affairs Department of the Ghana Police Service, DCOP David Ampah Banin revealed this in an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show. Mr. Banin said the main roads from Movenpick Hotel to ...
Renowned Nigerian Playwright and Poet, Wole Soyinka has bemoaned what he describes as the lack of proactiveness in decision making among African leaders. Speaking at the launch of  a book titled “Crucible of the Ages” at the State Banquet Hall, Wole Soyinka said the abduction of over 200 chibok girls in Nigeria by Boko Haram ...
Tearful Brazil captain David Luiz apologised to his compatriots after the hosts suffered a humiliating 7-1 World Cup semi-final defeat by Germany. The five-time winners were thrashed by a German side who were 5-0 up in the first 29 minutes. “They were better than us,” said Luiz, who captained Brazil in the absence of Thiago ...
Despite the thriving online trading in more matured markets like Europe and the USA, this form of marketing will grow at an exponential rate than what has been experienced in these markets, a top official of Tonaton.com, the largest marketplace in Ghana has stated. “Internet penetration is growing so much faster here than it did ...
The Winneba District Police has added its voice to calls by residents of Gomoa Buduburam in the Central Region to get the refugee camp in the area completely closed down. The Buduburam  refugee camp was established by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 1990 for Liberian refugees. The camp serves as home to more than 12,000 refugees from Liberia who fled ...
It has been described as a “humiliation for the host nation” and the “biggest shame in history” as Germany inflicted Brazil’s joint heaviest ever defeat to reach the World Cup final. Germany were 5-0 up within 29 minutes in Belo Horizonte and their 7-1 semi-final victory has left the Brazilian nation shell shocked along with ...
Joachim Low felt sympathy for Brazil after watching his Germany team crush the hosts 7-1 in the World Cup semi-finals. Low insists he knows how the Brazil team – and the nation – would be feeling as he experienced a semi-final defeat in 2006 when they lost to Italy at the same stage. Thomas Muller ...
Public Relations Officer of Accra Hearts of Oak Muheeb Saeed has told Citi Sports that the club are likely to name their new head coach by the close of day on Tuesday. This comes on the back of the club’s refusal to award former coach Mohammed Polo a contract extension after his deal run out ...
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Islamist al-Shabab militants have attacked the presidential palace in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, and entered the heavily fortified compound. An al-Shabab spokesman said fighting was ongoing, but a government official told the BBC the attack was over and the militants had all been killed. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was not at the palace at the ...
School may be over for most kids, but for some parents in Oklahoma, it’s only beginning.Oklahoma lawmakers signed a bill this month requiring divorcing couples with children under the age of 18 to complete a mandatory educational program. We guess parents are not going to be thrilled about this forced enlightenment and yet compatibility with ...
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has announced plans to step up screening centres at the various entry points of the country. According to the Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Immigration Service, Francis Palm Deti, arrangements have been put in place at major entry points to screen foreigners visiting the country. He said this is a ...
Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari apologized to fans for failing to lead the host to the World Cup final, saying the ”catastrophic” defeat to Germany on Tuesday marked the ”worst day” of his professional life. ”I have to apologize for the negative result, for not being able to reach the final as we all wanted,” ...
The Yiyamba primary school in Gushiegu district of the Northern Region is still shut down. With a student population of about 175, the only three teachers posted to the community fled the area following renewed clashes between two Konkomba clans about two months ago. The school was still shut down as at Thursday July 3, ...
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