A Deposit Insurance Corporation is to be established by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to protect small savers. The Governor of the BoG, Dr Abdul Nashiru Issahaku who disclosed this at the 16th working luncheon and 33rd Annual General Meeting of the Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB) in Accra said the establishment of the Deposit Insurance Corporation had become necessary [...] The post BoG to establish Deposit Protection Corporation appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
This year’s 71st United Nations General Assembly in New York City comes during a period of profound social and economic crises throughout the world. At present the largest population displacement since the conclusion of World War II stems directly from the imperialist militarism of the United States, NATO and their allies. Many Africans from across […]
The Director of External Affairs of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Nana Yaa Jantuah, has said that the malfunctioning of the Bia water treatment plant in the Dormaa West District of the Brong Ahafo Region has not been communicated to the PURC. She said the PURC would take the matter up with the authorities to have the issue addressed, [...] The post PURC to quiz GWCL on Bia water appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The fund, anchored on the country’s agenda of empowering women to alleviate poverty in the households and catalyze the nation’s socioeconomic growth, is tailored to provide credit services to women organized in groups. Star of the Lake Enterprises, constituting of women from Western Kenyan county of Homabay who have invested in agribusiness, is among the […]
Accra -The Ghana Country Director of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Girmay Haile, has lauded the Xinhua News Agency for its role in supporting the work of the UN agency.
The Electoral Commission (EC) will not reduce the filing fee for this year’s presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for December 7. This means the 16 political parties and nine independent aspirants, who have so far picked nomination forms to contest the election, have only 48 hours to pay the fees. Each of the presidential candidates is supposed to pay a [...] The post EC says no! appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Moody's Investors Service, a UK based rating agency has rated the Ghanaian Economy B3—signalling stability from negative outlook...
The Rotary Club of Accra, Labone has presented 50 wheelchairs worth GH¢20,000 to three health institutions in Accra, to assist patients. The Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) received 30 wheelchairs while Korle-Bu Polyclinic and Ghana Society of the Physically Disabled received 10 wheelchairs each. Presenting the items, the president of the club, Mr. Lamtiig Apanga, said the presentations form part of [...] The post Rotary Club presents wheelchairs to hospitals appeared first on The Ghanaian Ti
MOGADISHU, Somalia (Reuters) - Somalia will hold its postponed parliamentary elections between Oct 23 and Nov 10, the chairman of the electoral commission said, after the vote was delayed for a second time due to disputes over the selection process.
Ghana's cocoa purchases in the on-coming 2016/2017 crop season has received a boost as the regulator, Ghana Cocoa Board. secured on Wednesday a syndicated loan of 1.8 billion U.S. dollars from international banks. Sep 27, 2016.
An Islamic cleric, numerologist and philosopher, Sheikh Ustaz Sham-Una Jibril says President John Dramani Mahama will pull 44.
The decision by Chinese investors, who are grouped under the Longtai Association for promotion of industrial economy of northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, is aimed at contributing to achievement of projects under the Emerging Senegal Plan. A member of the Chinese association said the group’s aim is to respond to a recent call by Senegal President […]
Ghana have named ten foreign-based players in their 34-man provisional squad for the African Women's Championship to be held in Cameroon later this year. Coach Yussif Bassigi's squad is dominated by players of Police Ladies who have six players in the squad having excelled in local competitions. The Black Queens will start campingat the Ghanaman Soccer Center of Excellence- Prampram Tuesday 27th September 2016. Ghana are starting their preparations early as they have drawn to face
Finance minister Seth Terkper said this during an engagement with the media on the new Public Financial Management Act (PFMA) passed by the country’s legislative body last month. “The passage of the Act is a significant milestone in our effort at addressing the persistent weakness in fiscal formulation, especially relating to commitment control and contracts […]
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More children are likely to survive tuberculosis, the leading infectious disease killer, after Kenya introduces child-friendly medicines on Oct. 1 - the first country in the world to do so.
Multi-award winning American music star Trey Songz has described Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, as the "king" of dancehall music in Ghana.
The two US presidential candidates have clashed over jobs, terrorism and race in a bitter television debate. The attacks turned personal as Republican Donald Trump accused his rival Hillary Clinton of not having the right temperament to be president...
Former Miss Universe Ghana 2015 contender, AISHA MED recently sealed a juicy 5-year modeling deal with MRA Models Agency in Bucharest, Romania.
An Economist with the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, (ISSER), Professor Robert Darko Osei, is cautioning of a further increase in interest and inflation rates over a further delay in the release of the IMF bailout cash.
A New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary aspirant for the Kwesimintim constituency in the Western Region, Joseph Mensah, has accused the incumbent Member of Parliament for the constituency, Joe Baidoo Ansah of deliberately delaying the party’s primary.
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