The government has missed out on its single digit inflation target for the year 2021 as country’s year-on-year inflation rate for December 2021 marginally increased to 12.6 per cent from 12. 2 per cent in November. The December inflation is above the Bank of Ghana’s inflation target of 8+/-2 per cent for 2021. The Government … The post Ghana
The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) which is aimed at facilitating trade and payments in the sub-region has been launched in Accra yesterday. It is expected to save the African continent $5 billion anually in payment charges. An initiative of the Afreximbank, Africa Union and AfCFTA, PAPSS, is meant to connect payment and accelerate … The post Pan-African
The Rotary Club of Wa in partnership with the Wheelchair Foundation based in the United States of America has donated 15 wheelchairs to school children with physical disabilities in six districts of the Upper West Region. The districts namely; Wa West, Sissala West and Nadowli-Kaleo, Jirapa, Lawra and Wa municipalities. The gesture aimed at boosting … The post Rotary
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Kintampo North Constituency, Mr Joseph Kwame Kumah, has appealed to the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Arts and the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), to fully harness the various tourism potentials in the area. He had earlier solicited support from the private sector, both local and abroad, developers and investors … The post Kintampo North
A 64 year old woman, Mrs Monica Beecham has stated that the public needs to understand the peculiar situations of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) rather than pity them. She said it was unfortunate that when PWDs are seen struggling with some tasks, people prefer to looked on with pity, instead of understanding their situations and rather … The post ‘Persons with
The President–General of the West Africa Nobles Forum, Nana Dr AppiagyeiDankawoso I, has entreated Ghanaian youth to show respect to the elderly and authority. According to the Omanhene Kyeame of Asante Juaben Traditional Area in the Ashanti Region, he had taken notice of the disrespectful attitude by some youth at various institutions of the country, … The post Ghanaian
The University of Ghana (UG), Legon, is considering partnering private hostel owners to augment the current accommodation challenges. The head of Halls at UG, Dr Wiafe Akenteng, revealed that management has contacted private individuals within a 12 kilometres (Km) radius of the school to provide hostel facilities to house students. “We have done what we … The post UG
A Solar-powered domestic overhead bio-digester plant to effectively manage waste and produce renewable energy at the Umar Bun Hatab (UBH) Islamic School in Madina, Accrawas yesterday inaugurated. A bio-digester is a plant which uses micro-organisms to convert organic waste into renewable energy called biogas and other materials for cooking, lighting and as fertiliser. Works on … The post Uma
The Western and Western North Regional National Ambulance Service has asked for a postmortem on the 31-year-old, Augustina Awortwe, who lost her life while in transit after delivery at the Holy Child Catholic Hospital (HCCH) at Fijai, a suburb of Takoradi. Dr Tawiah Siameh, Western Regional Coordinator of the National Ambulance Service, in an interview … The post Ambulance
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Akatsi South, Mr Kofitsey Martin Nyahe, has urged the people of the area to focus on community development and avoid unnecessary partisan politics. He said every individual has a political party of preference “but the need to collectively focus on our community’s growth and progress must not be compromised … The post Let’s
A community- based radio station at Ada in the Greater Accra Region, Radio Ada 93.3 FM, was allegedly attacked by unknown men leading to the injury of a staff and destruction of properties on Wednesday morning. The station was temporarily closed down due to the level of destruction and the fear and panic the incident … The post Unknown gunmen vandalise Radio Ada appeared first on
Mrs Helena Awurusa, the 2021 overall national best female farmer, has appealed to the Inspector General of Police to facilitate swift and expeditious investigations into a fire outbreak that swept her 20-acre plantation. Fire destroyed Mrs Awuruna’s 20-acre farm, running into millions of Ghana cedis at Lamfiako in the Banda District of the Bono Region … The post National
The Western Regional Minister, Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah has chastised contractors who abandoned work on projects awarded to them because their interim certificates have not been paid.“We have to look at that provision of our contract and procurement where we give a whole contract to a contractor and when the contractor raises just a small … The post Contractors
The management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has officially announced Tuesday, January 18 as the date for the reopening of all basic schools in the country. This follows the recommendations of the ministerial committee on schools’ calendar set up by the Minister of Education to realign the dates of school reopening dates to conform … The post Basic schools reopen on January 18
The COA Research and Manufacturing Company Limited(COA RMCL), producers of COA mixture yesterday donated 20 motorcycles to the Ghana Police Service to support the police visibility and patrols in the communities. The donation also forms part of the company’s corporate social responsibility. In making the presentation, the Board Chairman of the company, DaasebreKwebuEwusie VII said … The post COA
Five hundred and twenty medical lenses and spectacles were given free-of- charge to persons who had sight problems at a screening which took place between December 23-24, 2021 in the Dormaa West Constituency. In addition, 70 of the beneficiaries diagnosed with different medical conditions would undergo surgery to be paid by Mr Vincent Oppong, the … The post 520
Ghana and Hungary have agreed to expand their relations across different sectors of their economies to the benefit of citizens of the two countries. The two nations are looking to expand relations in trade, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, ICT, financial services, water management, and environmental protection. They reached this agreement when the President of Hungary, János Áder, … The post Ghana,
The National Labour Commission (NLC) yesterday directed the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) and the government to engage further on the concerns of the association that has led to the ongoing strike. It was, however, unclear if the commission asked the UTAG to call off the strike as the UTAG representatives and the government … The post NLC directs
Works on the expansion of the Circle Neoplan Station at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in Accra is scheduled to commence on Monday, January 17. The expansion, according to Kassim Hassan, Welfare Secretary of the Circle Neoplan Station, was to help decongest the currently choked station. In an interview with the Ghanaian Times yesterday, he said … The post Expansion works
The Concerned Mobile Network Subscribers, (CMNS) is calling on Ghanaians not to make calls on Tuesday, February 8 this year to show their displeasure about the nationwide Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card re-registration exercise. The day of the boycott to be known as “No Calls Day”would be the first in a series of national boycotts … The post Ghanaians
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