Indigenous Ghanaian companies in 2020 received service contracts valued at US$ 238 million out of the total of US$1.3 billion of service contracts awarded. Also, US$ 1.1 billion worth of service contracts went to joint ventures, which included Indigenous Ghanaian Companies (IGCs). Additionally, as at the end of the third quarter of 2021, IGCsand Joint … The post Ghanaian
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Yison Tech Hub, a non-governmental organisation in Information Technology, Mr Issahaque Serikpera Naa has called on local businesses to adopt social media platforms to enhance their brand and attract more customers. He said social media strengthened decision making hence the need for businesses to embrace the use of the … The post Adopt
The New Crystal Hospital has commissioned a100-bed specialised health facility in the Ashaiman Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. Called The New Crystal Health Mall, the facility began some 20 months ago and would provide 24-hour health delivery services including health shop services. About US$1.5 million was used to put up the facility. The New … The post Ashaiman gets new health
Road users in some parts of Accra have lamented over the increasing number of open telecommunication and water hydrant chambers on pedestrian walkways and main streets and the danger it posed, especially at night. The road users have therefore called on relevant stakeholders to address the issue. In separate interviews with the Ghanaian Times following … The post Open
About 600 girls from three communities within the Obuasi Municipality, Obuasi East and Akrofuomdistricts, have taken delivery of quantities of free sanitary pads which can last for, at least, six months. The gesture was under the auspices of the Rotary Club of Obuasi in collaboration with Girls Shall Grow, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) based in Obuasi, … The post 600
The Assistant Leader of the Ghana Evangelical Society (GES), Reverend Fredrick Dadson has appealed to churches and other religious bodies to pray for the country. According to him, there was no doubt that the nation was facing serious economic challenges but the Lord was ready to bring healing to the land if church leaders arose … The post Churches, religious bodies urged to
A total of 40 personnel of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) under the Ghana Police Service and drawn from the Accra and Tema Region have been trained on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Brown Card Insurance Scheme. The three-day training exercise which endedyesterday inAccra and formed part of a nationwide … The post 40 MTTD
Health Service Workers Union (HSWU) in the Western Region is set to construct a GH¢4 million office complex near Twin City Radio at Effia Nkwanta in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis. The project, including a conference centre, will be executed by BINMIC Construction Ltd within two years. At the sod cutting ceremony on Wednesday, the Administrator, Effia … The post HSWU to
The Benkumhene of Asamang Tamfoe, Nana Darkwa, has been destooled by the Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, for indulging in illegal mining activities. This was after he had admitted his involvement in illegal mining at Asamang Tamfoe when he was summoned before the Akyem Abuakwa Judicial Council in Kyebi. The development followed a petition by … The post Illegal
The School of Medical Sciences (SMS) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has organised its 12th white coat ceremony for 130 level 400 medical students to commence their clinicals in line with their training to become medical professionals. The ceremony involves a formal robing of the students in a doctor’s traditional wear, the white … The post UCC holds 12th
The Media Coalition Against Galamsey (MCAG) has called on the Ghana Police Service to, as a matter of urgency, conclude investigations and prosecute officials of Akonta Mining Limited for mining in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve without a mining lease or a licence. According to the group, delays in the prosecution of the officials could … The post MCAG calls for prosecution
The Arkoa Anona family of Asebu Amantsido in the central region has cautioned against the illegal sale of family lands to unsuspecting buyers. According the family, the illegal sale of lands by certain individuals, companies and organisations were not sanctioned by the family. The caution was given by the family head, Kojo Badu at a … The post Stop illegal sale of our lands – KojoBadu
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has clamped downon 1,859 illegal power meters being used by urban residential customers within the Accra East region from January to August this year. They are mostly meters which were deployed for the Self-Help Electrification Programme (SHEP), a community-driven electrification mechanism introduced in 1989 to drive electricity access in … The post ECG
A Ghanaian Preacher in the United States of America (USA), Reverend Charles Andrews has donated various food items and detergents to St. Anna’s Family Home, an orphanage at Winneba in the Central Region. The items include 35 bags of rice, 10 cartons of milk, 10 boxes of cooking oil, 10 boxes of bathing soap, four … The post St. Anna’s Family Home receives food items donation
A gospel musical concert aimed at expressing gratitude to God for his care and blessings throughout the year has been slated for November 27. The event, dubbed “Attitude of Gratitude,” will be held at the Agnes Boahemaa Memorial Temple of the Church of Pentecost at Nungua in Accra. The concert is being organised by Onemind … The post Attitude of Gratitude concert
The government has placed a freeze on the hiring of civil and public servants for the 2023 fiscal year as part of measures to reduce expenditure and growing public debt. The Cabinet Directive which takes effect from January 2023 formed part of the expenditure rationlisation of the government. The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, … The post 2023 Budget,
The government projects to spend a total of GH¢205, 431 million to finance the 2023 budget and its development programmes. The amount representing 25.6 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would be spent on compensation for employees projected to cost GH¢44.990 million constituting 5.6 per cent of GDP. The Minister of Finance, … The post 2023
The government has set an ambitious agenda to restore macroeconomic stability and accelerate economic transformation under the Post-COVID-19 Programme for Economic Growth (PC-PEG). The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, who disclosed this in Accra yesterday, when he presented the 2023 Budget and Economic Policy to Parliament, said the seven-point agenda for economic transformation was hinged … The post We’ve
The SNV Netherlands Development Organisation under its European Union fundedGrEEn Project yesterday held the 2022green regional job fair in Takoradi in the Western Region. Themed, ‘Green and circular economy: A sure way to creating decent and sustainable employment and jobs’, the event brought together over 500 job seekers, employers, and exhibitors from the green and circular economy. Working in … The post SNV
The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, MrsMavis HawaKoomson says the construction of three automated premix fuel outlets at Elmina in the Central Region for the pilot phase is almost complete. The construction of the outlets forms part of the government’s efforts to automate premix fuel outlets across the country to help address the incidence … The post Fisheries
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