The senior national team, the Black Stars have maintained its 6th position on the latest Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) ranking. In a ranking released on Thursday, September 17, the Stars, picked 1,439 points to keep the 46th position in the world, and 6th on the African continent. The Senior national team has been … The post Black
A Nigerian who allegedly committed robberies and rape with three other accomplices in Ghana and absconded has been put before an Accra Circuit Court. Asuquo Mbuotidem Edem, a.k.a Faith, a businessman, was arrested from his hideout in Nigeria with the assistance of International Police (INTERPOL) and escorted to Ghana to answer to his robberies and … The post INTERPOL
The Tax Justice Coalition (TJC) Ghana, a Network of tax practitioners and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), has called on the public to join the campaign against injustices in the country’s tax system. It said the campaign would influence policy processes and contribute to public fiscal accountability, equity, poverty reduction and revenue mobilization at all levels … The post Citizens
The coronavirus pandemic and related lockdown measures have pushed 150 million more children into poverty, according to analysis published by UNICEF and Save the Children on Thursday. Since the start of the outbreak, there has been a 15-per-cent increase in the number of children living in deprivation in low and middle-income nations, taking the total … The post 150
Russian computer security firm Kaspersky on Wednesday warned of mass cyberattacks targeting banking apps on Android smartphones with a malware called Cerberus. The full source code for Cerberus recently became available in underground online forums, raising the likelihood of mass attacks, Kaspersky security expert Dmitry Galov said during the IT conference Kaspersky Next 2020. The … The post Security
The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has given Mali a one-week period effective September 15, 2020, to either form a transitioning government or face mixed sanctions. The sanctions include the closure of all land and air borders, freezing of all financial transactions, and freezing … The post ECOWAS
Mrs Ursula Owusu Ekuful, the Minister of Communications, has disclosed that the government would begin the roll out of the free Wi-fi for Senior High Schools (SHSs) in October, this year. She said despite the shutdown of schools due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, it was important that the country prepared for the … The post Free Wi-fi
Israel Kudadze, the Manager of Bodzi Communications Limited, has been convicted for defaulting in the payment of workers Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) contributions amounting to GH¢2,844.00. He pleaded guilty to failure to pay contributions and submit workers report for computation by SSNIT, which is contrary to Sections 63 (7), 83 (1) (d) … The post Court
Mr Ignatius Baffour Awuah, the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations says government’s interventions in the easing of restrictions has restored 2,849 out of 11,657 job losses due to COVID-19, representing 24 per cent. Mr Awuah said the incidence of job losses was highest among micro-sized enterprises, representing 36 per cent and lowest in large … The post Minister
The Four persons picked up by the Police in connection with the murder of the 66-year-old Law Lecturer, Professor Emmanuel Yaw Benneh, have been remanded into Police custody by the Kaneshie District Court. James Nana Womba, 26, and Christian Pobee, 32, both cleaners; Isaac Botchwey, 34, a houseboy and Adams Mensah Mansur, 52, a gardener, … The post Four remanded over
The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Robert Ahomka Lindsey has launched the Nkosuo program, a partnership between the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) and the Mastercard Foundation COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Programme to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Dubbed the Nkosuo program, with an initial commitment of GH¢90 million from … The post NBSSI
Spanish top-flight club, Atletico Madrid is planning to replace key player, Thomas Partey with French-born Ghanaian, Elisha Owusu as EPL side, Arsenal continue the chase for his signature. Owusu, who joined KAA Gent from Lyon and has been in tremendous form is being courted by the Spanish team as a fine replacement for the newly … The post Atletico Madrid
The Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF), has urged government to review aspects of the current law pertaining to fees charged at the ports as a result of delays in the clearance of goods to reduce cost. Mr Edward Tetteh-Owusu Akrong, the President of (GIFF), who made the call, said the Legislative Instrument (LI 1315), … The post Institute
Teachers in the Kumasi and Asante Mampong campuses of the University of Education Winneba (UEW) say they expect the President to appoint the Vice-Chancellor of the newly created University for Skills and Entrepreneurial Development from among qualified professors on the two campuses. According to them, there was no power struggle among the professors and lecturers … The post UTAG
The Ghana Hotels Association (GHA), on Wednesday, appealed to the government to put in place specific industry-support measures to enable the Association to revive collapsing hotels from the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The appeal followed the drastic decline in the operations of hotels, especially occupancy rates since the nation recorded her first cases … The post Ghana
The Minister of Employment and Labour Relations has told the media at a briefing in Accra on Wednesday, that the total unemployment rate in Ghana has reduced from 11.9 per cent, per the Ghana Living Standard Survey Six (GLSS Six) to 8.4 per cent (GLSS Seven). He said the government has established a tripartite technical … The post Ghana unemployment rate down
Government in collaboration with its development partners has renovated and revamped eight Public Employment Centres (PECs) at strategic locations to provide active labour market services, job matching and career guidance to job seekers. Mr Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, said the initiative would improve the capacity of the Labour Department and … The post Government
Professor Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, an Orthopaedic Surgeon and Founder of Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine (FOCOS) has called for adequate investment into telemedicine to drive the delivery of quality healthcare service in the country. He said telemedicine was convenient mostly at areas where there were no resident physicians and said some district hospitals needed those … The post Adequate
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has scheduled Friday, November 13, 2020 for its general elections to elect new national and regional executives. The GJA held its last elections on Friday, September 29, 2017, where the new executives were inaugurated into office on Friday, November 17, 2017. The three-year tenure of the current national and regional … The post Ghana
Mr Dela Gadzanku, the Volta/Eastern Chair of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), has said the interest of the youth in entrepreneurial opportunities remained weak despite government and stakeholder efforts. He said the AGI would drive a new change to help stem unemployment. Mr Gadzanku, who was speaking at an interactive breakfast meeting with youths … The post AGI
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