Over three thousand Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) beneficiaries drawn from the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions have participated in a day’s entrepreneurship training and capacity building programme in Sunyani. The programme forms part of the NABCO’s “Skills and Talent Academy” which is meant to empower the beneficiaries to successfully exit from the scheme. Managers […] The post NABCO
ENI in collaboration with the Government of Ghana have inaugurated a business and agricultural training project also known as Okuafo Pa Agri-business Center at Kyeremasu in the Dormaa East District of the Bono Region. The center is a pilot initiative of the Africa Project which aims at supporting economic diversification in the agricultural sector through […] The post Bono
Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo says she will continue to advocate for high standards within the legal profession even after her retirement from the bench. According to Madam Akuffo, who is expected to begin her retirement from the 20th of December, high standards must be kept in order to retain public trust in the legal profession. […] The post Retiring
My experience at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra around 6:30 one evening revealed to me the painful realities of being a woman in this part of the globe. It was not just the many unwanted ‘sweethearts’, ‘darling’, ‘me size’, ‘ahuofe’ shouted at me; this time I was held by the hand and grabbed by […] The post Stella Darley writes:
The Forum of Public Sector Registered Pension is demanding the restructuring of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). According to the group, the management of SSNIT is not prudently managing workers’ contributions. This also follows SSNIT’s claim that its past credit liability will unjustifiably increase to GHS 5.87 billion if it agrees to […] The post Pensioners
The government has assured of continuous investment in Technical and Vocational Education to transform the country. To achieve this, Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo says the Nana Akufo-Addo administration is emulating the examples of countries like China and Japan who through Technical and Vocational Education have witnessed massive development over the years. The Senior Minister […] The post Gov’t
Daimler, the German carmaker that owns Mercedes-Benz, has said it will shed at least 10,000 jobs worldwide as it seeks to fund the switch to electric cars. Daimler personnel chief Wilfried Porth told journalists the number of jobs lost would be “in the five figures”. The move comes days after rival Audi said it would […] The post Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler
A number of people have been stabbed and a man has been shot dead by police in an attack at London Bridge. The Met Police has declared the attack a terrorist incident. The suspect, who died at the scene, was believed to have been wearing a hoax explosive device, police said. A BBC reporter at […] The post London Bridge: Man shot dead by police after several stabbed
Daimler, the German carmaker that owns Mercedes-Benz, has said it will shed at least 10,000 jobs worldwide as it seeks to fund the switch to electric cars. Daimler personnel chief Wilfried Porth told journalists the number of jobs lost would be “in the five figures”. The move comes days after rival Audi said it would […] The post Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler
Basic school leavers top the list of prisoners in the country, according to the Prisons Service’s 2018 Annual Report. The report shows that out of the 9,034 persons who were convicted last year, 5,888 had only completed basic education, while 1,427 had attained secondary or post-basic education. The report also indicates that out of […] The post Over 5,800 basic school
The Premier League returns this weekend with exciting fixtures all around and with today being Black Friday, the odds on some of the games on Betway are tantalizing. All games are live on Citi 97.3 FM, the official radio broadcast partner of the Premier League in Ghana. Here are the best picks for a selected […] The post Black Friday Offer: Betway
Two of the high-scoring schools at the preliminary stage of Citi TV‘s Best Brain will this Saturday battle it out in the last quarter-final contest. Funs of the show should, therefore, expect a tough contest featuring two top-notch schools – Christ the King International School and St. Martin de Porres School. Christ the King is […] The post Best
The Ghana Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the fact that no new taxes were introduced in the 2020 budget. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta presented the 2020 budget to Parliament on November 13, 2019. The house has since moved on to approve the budget after days of debate. The post 2020 budget: Chamber of Commerce hails non-introduction of new taxes appeared
President Nana Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the construction of the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam and Irrigation Project. The project, according to President Akufo-Addo, “will be the single, largest investment ever made by any Government in the Northern sector of the country.” Cutting the sod for the construction on Friday, the President stated that the […] The post Nana
An economist, Dr. Laud Mensah has said that the introduction of the GH¢ 100, GH¢ 200 denomination notes by the Bank of Ghana may cause inflation. He said prices of goods of lower categories such as water will shoot up as result of the development. “For me, I think it has the tendency of causing […] The post Introduction of GH¢100, GH¢200
I will never ever forget the day that scissors fingered my hair. I felt violated. The tender skin around my self-worth was broken. As a young girl growing up in Liberia, I quickly learnt how to manage my own hair. Gloried in the coarseness of it, with the unmanageability and the uniqueness of my hair, […] The post Juliet Asante writes: Why are Ghanaians afraid
The Vice-Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament, Edward Dery, is demanding full disclosure on the cost at which the Bank of Ghana is introducing the 100 and 200 Cedi notes. Speaking to Citi News, the Lambussie-Karni MP insisted that the government had to assure Ghanaians that the introduction is not a loss to […] The post PAC Vice chair demands cost of new Cedi
Inclusivity by Exclusion; Increasing cost of politics; and, destabilization of the development agenda: The case of partisan election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assembly (MMDA) Chief Executives in Ghana’s Local Government System. Ghana’s 2016 general elections was characterised by many promises, particularly, by the then opposition, New Patriotic Party (NPP). One of the major promises […] The post Inclusivity
1. Why has the Bank of Ghana introduced higher denomination? Answer: To address the deadweight burden on the economy from the past inflation and cedi depreciation. Also, the structure of the banknotes denomination has changed resulting in a shift in demand for higher denominations (GH¢50 and GH¢20 account for about 70% of the total demand), […] The post Key
Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey has capped a whirlwind tour of Africa by pledging to move to the continent for several months in 2020. Dorsey said in a message on the social media platform that he didn’t know where he would be living, but he planned to spend up to half of next year in […] The post Twitter boss Jack Dorsey says he’s going to live in Africa
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