Mr Robert Ahomka-Lindsay, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, says private sector participation is key to the country’s quest to benefit from the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. He said the government recognised the role of local entrepreneurs and was committed to supporting businesses succeed under the AfCFTA. The Minister, who was addressing … The post Our
The Australia High Commissioner to Ghana and other seven West African countries, Gregory Andrews is urging Ghanaians to step out in their numbers to exercise their civic rights on Monday, December 7. According to him, the alternative to democracy is dictatorship and totalitarianism, which he described as bad for human rights and healthy democracy to … The post Every
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) has begun disbursement of stimulus packages to traders whose shops were destroyed by fire at the Odawna Market. This followed the completion of the registration of the victims of the Odawna fire outbreak on Wednesday, November 25, 2020. As at the close of work on Tuesday, December … The post NBSSI
Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, the Speaker of Parliament, has held deliberations with 21 international partners, including; ambassadors and development partners as part of the Debt Cancellation Campaign Initiative (DCCI). DCCI is an initiative by the Conference of Speakers and Heads of African Parliament (COSAP) to advocate Africa’s debt to be forgiven due to the huge … The post Speaker
The Birim South District recorded a total of 10,883 malaria cases representing 49 percent of all Out Patient Department (OPD) cases from the period of January to October this year. Upper respiratory cases recorded was 5,668 representing 25 percent of OPD cases, diarrhoea cases 2,160 representing 10 percent of OPD cases, Rheumatism and joint pains … The post Malaria
The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) on Monday reaffirmed the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital’s (CCTH) accreditation to legally operate as a Teaching Hospital in providing quality healthcare delivery. It said the accreditation formed part of the Agency’s mission to transform the regulation of healthcare facilities through quality standard-setting, enforcement and client-focused partnerships. In an interview … The post HeFRA
Mr Marricke Kofi Gane has reacted to an Accra High Court’s ruling that the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana is right in disqualifying his candidacy as an Independent Presidential Candidate for the 2020 Presidential Elections. In a press release to the Ghana News Agency, Mr Gane said, though, he respected the court’s decision, he did … The post Gane4Ghana
Ms Diana Acconcia, the European Union Ambassador to Ghana has said the fight against corruption can only be won with strong independent institutions, together with strong political will from the very top to pursue it. Ms Acconcia was speaking at the closure of a four-year Accountability, Rule of Law and Anti-corruption Programme (ARAP) in Accra. … The post Strong
Workers of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) on Wednesday afternoon locked up the main entrance of the Refinery to back their demands of some allowances. Information gathered by the Ghana News Agency indicated that the workers locked the entrance after lunch for about one and half hours to prevent access.. Their concern was that the … The post TOR workers lock
Leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced a nationwide declaration of prayer, fasting and thanksgiving from Thursday, December 3 to Saturday, December 5. The three-day programme is to thank God Almighty for His Goodness and Mercies towards the December 7 General Elections and the last month to the end of an engaging year … The post NDC
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday instructed the Ministry of National Security to interdict, with immediate effect, Gerard Osei-Tutu, an officer with the Bureau of National Communications, National Security Secretariat. Mr Osei-Tutu is said to have assaulted WO1 Mashud Salia of the Ghana Armed Forces on Wednesday, November 25,2020 on the Tema-Akosombo highway. A statement … The post President
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched the Cocoa Farmers Pension Scheme in a bid to make life more comfortable for the farmers. The Scheme, which is to be managed by the National Pension Regulatory Authority, is open to all Ghanaian cocoa farmers to enable them to contribute towards their retirement to enjoy a decent … The post Ghana
Professor Boniface B. Kayang, Project Coordinator of the Ghana Grasscutter Project, has stated that the future of grasscutter farming in the country looks very bright based on the high interest and demand for grasscutter. Prof. Kayang who is also the Head of Department of the Animal Science, School of Agriculture, University of Ghana, said grasscutter … The post The
The United Kingdom authorities and Ghana’s National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) formerly Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) have busted a trader for allegedly forging judicial and official documents to secure his ailing brother’s properties abroad. Isaac Frimpong had earlier on secured an official document covering his brother’s land at Abossey Okai and sold same to one … The post UK,
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has given the assurance that the government would ensure equitable distribution of resources accruing from bauxite mining in the country. “We have resolved that no community or group of people would be discriminated against in the sharing of the national cake,” he noted. Touching on the Nyinahin bauxite deposit, … The post Resources
The National Election Security Task Force has deployed 62,794 personnel nationwide to ensure law and order ahead of the December polls. The taskforce is drawn from the Police Service, Military, Fire Service, Prison Service, Immigration Service, Customs Service, and the National Intelligence Bureau. Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, the Inspector-General of Police said the Taskforce was ready … The post National
Mr Aduko Atampuri, a 26-year-old farm help was allegedly shot dead by suspected armed robbers on the Bandei-Vamboi road in the Sissala East Municipality of the Upper West Region. The deceased who was among six other farmers was killed while on the way to the farm to harvest maize of their employers in Bandei, a … The post Armed robbers kill farmer
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has by Executive Instrument declared Monday, December 7, 2020, a public holiday. As such Friday, 3 December will not be a holiday. This move, according to a statement issued by the Presidency on Wednesday, is to “facilitate the conduct of the election in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, help … The post President declares
Canada plans to add further tax requirements for companies providing online products and services under a new “fair tax system for the digital economy,” Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Monday. The changes will include charging large foreign-based companies Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST), which they currently do not have to pay. The … The post Canada
The ministries of National Security and Defence have rendered an unqualified apology to Warrant Officer (WO1) Mashud Salia, who was assaulted by some plain-clothed personnel of the National Signal Bureau. The ministers expressed same sentiment to the Ghana Armed Forces. The incident occurred on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 around Tulaku Junction on the Ashaiman- Akosombo … The post Ministries
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