Ms Sarah Adwoa Safo, the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, said the Ministry has sent proposal for a tax waiver on sanitary products to Parliament for consideration. She said the proposal, when approved, would enable women and girls to have access to sanitary materials during their menstrual cycles, thereby saving them some cost. … The post Ghana to waive
The Ellembelle District Assembly has taken bold steps to prosecute men who impregnate teenagers in the area. According to the Assembly, it was a crime for adults to put teenagers in the family way to jeopardize their future. District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ellembelle, Mr Kwasi Bonzo, gave the warning when the District Assembly, in collaboration … The post Ellembelle
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, says the outcome of the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) would aid the nation to review her 2020 per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from GH¢13,000.79 to a much higher figure. Per capita income is a measure of the amount of money earned per person in a … The post Outcome of Census will
Major (retired) Albert Don Chebe, Chairman of the Northern Development Forum (NDF) has criticized the current pricing policy for cement in the country, saying it was unfair and requires critical attention at this time. He indicated that Ghana’s impoverished areas will not get the desired development if the pricing of such vital physical development materials … The post We
China has provided a $130-million facility to upgrade five technical universities and 10 technical institutions in the country. The facility, under the Ghana-China project, a joint initiative, between the government and China aimed at enhancing vocational training by growing talent for industries through the establishment of advanced training. Under the project, the beneficiary institutions would … The post China
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Chair of the Authority of Heads of State and Government, will on Sunday, May 30, in Accra, hold an extraordinary meeting of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government on Mali’s political upheaval. The meeting is intended to take consequential decision on the recent happenings in Mali to … The post Ghana
A Financial Economist, Professor Joshua Yindenaba Abor, has called on African Governments to implement early and ambitious financial policy responses and reforms to minimise the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. “COVID-19 is here to stay and its impact will be with us and the pressure is on to address the ongoing issues in addition to … The post Post
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