…Country likely to return to IMF Ghana’s gross public debt has reached GH¢173,068.7 billion compared to GH¢142,616.6 billion in 2017, with an interest rate of GH¢19 billion to be paid on the debts. These figures were presented at a public lecture by the Think Tank, IMANI in Accra on Thursday June 20, 2019, on the … The post Ghana’s gross
Up to 50 billion metric tons of sand and gravel are extracted every year worldwide.The inexhaustible need for sand from this rapidly-developing country is the breeding ground for illegal activities by what has come to be known as the ?“sand mafias.” ? It takes nearly four hours by car from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar … The post How sand mafias silence
The “Green Blood” series pursued the investigations of several reporters who faced threats when covering possible environmental damage and other abuses by mining companies. Reporting on environmental issues can cost journalists their jobs, the land they live on and even their lives. The more journalists cover these issues aggressively, the more they are provoking powerful … The post Dirty
Madam Patricia Adusei-Poku, the Commissioner, Data Protection Commission, has urged all “Data Controllers” in the country to show compliance and accountability with the Data Protection Act. Speaking at a media launch of the first Africa Data Protection and Privacy conference in collaboration with Ecobank Ghana, Madam Adusei-Poku said the Act sets out the rules and … The post Ghana
Billions of people around the world did not have access to water, sanitation and hygiene services by 2017, according to a report released by the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization on Tuesday. Some 2.2 billion people around the world did not have safely managed drinking water services, 4.2 billion did not … The post 2.2
Justice Constant Kwaku Hometowu, Justice of the High Court has expressed concern about the reports alleging proliferation and possession of arms and ammunition by individuals in nation. “If Rwandan genocide perpetrators relied mainly on machetes to massacre an estimated 800,000.00 people in just one hundred days, the potential of the huge stock pile of arms … The post Proliferation
Zimbabwean businesses have been forced to adjust working hours due to sustained power outages lasting hours a day. With a rationing from the Power utility Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), others in the chicken business are also running losses as eggs fail to hatch because of erratic power supplies. Eddie Matemayi, a printer … The post Zimbabwean
Parliament has approved the Annual Public Debt Report for the 2018 Financial Year after a heated debate between the Majority and Minority members on the floor of the House on the figures presented. The Minority caucus criticized the government for bloating the nation’s debt stock from GH¢122 billion to GH¢173 billion, whilst the Majority side … The post Ghana
The Ghana Cocoa Board has announced the opening of the 2019 light crop cocoa season with purchases, beginning on Friday June 21, 2019. A statement signed and copied to the Ghana News Agency by Dr Emmanuel A. Opoku, the Deputy Chief Executive of Cocoa Board said the producer price to be paid at all buying … The post Ghana light crop cocoa season opens on June 21
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an application by Gregory Afoko challenging the discontinuation of his murder trial at the High Court, by the Attorney General, (AG). Afoko was standing trial before an Accra High Court, for the alleged murder of Alhaji Adams Mahama, Former Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party. The … The post Supreme Court dismisses
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has approved some subjects for study leave without pay for the 2019/2020 academic year. In a press statement issued to the Ghana News Agency and signed by Ms Cassandra Twum Ampofo, Head of Public Relations of the Service, the approved subjects applied to both teaching and non-teaching staff. The subjects … The post GES approves subjects for
Tullow Ghana Limited (TGL), the Operator of the Jubilee field, on Wednesday said it was aware of an incident offshore involving a contractor who jumped overboard the FPSO Kwame Nkrumah at 14:25 hours on Tuesday. A statement from the Company said full Emergency Response procedures were activated, and the contractor was rescued at 14:33 hours. … The post Tullow
Fiaseman Rural Bank Limited made a pre-tax profit of GH¢6,007, 260 in 2018 representing 29 per cent as against GH¢4,659,640 in 2017. Osagyefo Amanfo Edu VI, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank, made this known at the 31st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of shareholders of the bank held at Bogoso in the … The post Fiaseman Rural Bank makes profit appeared first on
Ghana’s economy grew 6.7 per cent year-on-year in the first three months of 2019 compared to 5.4 per cent in the same period last year, the Ghana Statistical Service said on Wednesday. The quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted growth rate was 1.6 percent compared to 1.7 per cent for the last three months of 2018, Professor Samuel … The post Ghana’s economy
The management and union of Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company Limited have signed a Collective Bargaining Agreement after 12 years of unsuccessful attempts. The Board of BOST and the Union reached an agreement which has been codified into legal binding document which would be reviewed every two years to capture development in the … The post BOST signs
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday inaugurated a five-member Committee to determine the emoluments, facilities and privileges of ‘Article 71’ office holders. Chaired by Professor Yaa Ntiamoah Baidoo, a scientist and marine conservatist, the Committee includes Abraham Osei Aidoo, a former Member of Parliament and Dr. Edward Kwarpong, Chief Executive of the Fair Wages … The post President
African countries must work towards a more favourable regulatory frameworks and also improve processes to promote trade among the respective countries. Mr Alain Raes, Chief Executive, EMEA & APAC, SWIFT, who made the call in an interview, said the elimination of various barriers to trade would ensure effective regional integration and a boost to intra-African … The post African
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