Parliament has approved a loan of $1.5 billion for the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to support the development of educational infrastructure. This came despite objections raised by the Minority. They insisted that they could not back the loan agreement because they were not aware of the lender of the facility. But this was discounted … The post Parliament approves
Dr Heather Cameron, the Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana, has said women contribute 60 per cent to the growth of agriculture in Ghana and, therefore, deserved equal opportunities as men in the sector. She said men were given much opportunities in the agriculture to the disadvantage of women, who rather contributed immensely towards socio-economic development. … The post Women
Digital payments company, Visa, says it has launched a mobile payment service in Ghana. In a press release copied to ghanabusinessnews.com Friday November 23, 2018, Visa announced the new product in partnership with four Ghanaian banks. According to the release the banks have either enabled Visa on mobile on their mobile banking applications and, or … The post Visa announces
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has reiterated its commitment to protect the identity of the whistleblower in its quest to get the co-operation of the public as part of efforts to eliminate corruption in the country. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) K.K Amoah (rtd), Executive Director of EOCO, said as an investigative body … The post EOCO
The Ministry of Health is in the process of instituting free post-graduate training for all Resident Medical officers pursuing Specialists programmes, Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, Minister of Health has announced. “This is being done for Ghana to produce enough Specialists to enable the country to become a Medical tourism hub in the sub-region as well as … The post Government
Mr Mawuko Tsigbey, South Dayi District Manager of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has noted all health facilities in the District were collecting illegal fees from patients. He said some health service providers were also submitting claims to the Authority for double payments after subscribers had been paid. Mr Tsigbey said this when he … The post Health
Dr Alfred Arthur, a scientist at the Soil Science Division of the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) has said Lithovit Foliar Fertilizer has always been a fine powdery product from Germany. Dr Arthur, a second prosecution witness on Thursday told an Accra High Court that he would be extremely surprised to hear from any … The post Lithovit Foliar
Government will enforce tax compliance measures to enable it to achieve revenue targets for 2019, the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has assured. Speaking at a budget forum organised by Pwc Ghana, an accounting, tax and audit consultancy firm, Mr Ofori-Atta said all efforts would be made to enforce the measures to ensure that … The post Ghana
Government will continue to ensure fiscal discipline even in the election year to ensure that the country’s economic fundamentals did not slip back to uncontrollable levels, Minister for Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has assured. Addressing participants at the maiden Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Budget Forum, Mr Oppong Nkrumah said government was taking the necessary … The post Government
Bashiru Hayford, head coach for the senior national female football team, the Black Queens has said, his team has what it takes to beat any opponent in the ongoing African Women’s Cup (AWCON) 2018, despite losing to Mali in the second Group A game. Coach Hayford noted that, Ghana was ready for Cameroon in the … The post Ghana is capable of beating any team –
Government is determined to fight corruption in the public sector with stringent policies and measures to prevent public officials from receiving or soliciting gifts from service providers. This has become necessary as the current administration, led by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, had promised to protect the country’s public purse and reduce corruption. A policy … The post Public
The Eastern Regional Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkawkaw, Mr Eric Kwakye Daafour, has assured that Parliament would pass the Right to Information (RTI) Bill into law before it rises in December this year. The Regional Minister was responding to a questioner at the regional launching of the Star Ghana Foundation at Koforidua. … The post RTI
The All Nation University (ANUC) is collaborating with the Zoomlion Waste Management Company to establish Eastern Regional waste recycling plant for the treatment of liquid and solid waste. The partnership is expected to lead to the establishment of a school of environmental science and agriculture to train experts for the nation and the West African … The post ANUC
The Fifth National Policy Summit would come off on December 9, 2018 in Takoradi of the Western Region, with focus on improving performance of state-owned enterprises. The two-day event, which is held every quarter in a year, provides a platform to explain government policies, plans and activities to the citizenry as well as collect feedback … The post Fifth National
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has held a validation workshop on a draft report on “Turn-around Time in Criminal Justice Administration in Ghana.” The draft study report was based on a monitoring exercise by CHRI which took place in only 14 police stations in Accra and Kumasi, from January to June this year; to … The post CHRI
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