The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has commenced a virtual inaugural meeting of the preparation of the medium-term national development policy framework (MTNDPF) for 2022-2025. A statement issued by Dr Kodjo Esseim – Mensah Abrampa, the Director-General, NDPC, copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the MTNDPF for 2022 -2025, which would be a successor … The post NDPC
Dr. Anthony Adofo Ofosu, the Deputy Director-General (DG) of the Ghana Health Services (GHS) says the Governing Council of the Service will be establishing a top-up health insurance scheme to cover health expenses of staff. Dr. Ofosu explained that the new scheme would be a supplement to the existing National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) for … The post GHS
Dr Bernard Okoe Boye, the Deputy Minister of Health, has announced that the government has concluded a financial clearance process for about 3,400 Allied Health professionals across the country. He said the financial clearance would give the opportunity to the health professionals to apply for postings, which would be open soon in the coming weeks … The post Government
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) will, from 0800 hours Thursday, September 24, begin full work pending the outcome of further negotiations. Mrs Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, the National President of the GRNMA, announced the suspension of the strike action at a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, following the Interlocutory Injunction by the National … The post GRNMA
Seven persons who robbed a Supreme Court Judge and a banker of their vehicles, a laptop and other personal effects at gun point, have been sentenced to a total jail term of 175 years by an Accra Circuit Court. Nene Kwadwo Tetteh, aka Chairman Obed, who was not present while judgement was being pronounced, has … The post Seven armed robbers jailed 175 years appeared first
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors two days ago, September 22, 2020 approved an amount of $125 million for Ghana from the International Development Association. In a press release copied to ghanabusinessnews.com, the Bank says it is additional financing support for the Ghana government to provide improved water and sanitation services to about 550,000 … The post World
The Police arrested three members of the Coalition of Aggrieved Gold Coast Fund Management (GCFM) now Black Shield Capital Management including its Secretary, when they attempted to present a petition to the Official Liquidator. The Police blocked the road in front of the Registrar General’s Department, where the aggrieved customers gathered to present the petition … The post Police
Mr Justin Kodua Frimpong, the Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), has said head count and electronic validation conducted in 2017 revealed that 17,607 non-existing beneficiaries under the Agency were receiving monthly stipends during the previous administration. The appraisal exercise, he said, aided the Agency to save GH¢82.5 million annually, which would … The post YEA
Aggrieved customers of Black Shield Capital, formerly Gold Coast Fund Management (GCFM), on Wednesday took to the streets in protest of delays in payment of their deposits and to insist on their inclusion in the first phase of the bailout payment. They pitched camp near the Head Office of the Registrar-General’s Department in Accra amid … The post Aggrieved
A joint research conducted on Ghana’s implementation of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) three-Pillar Module, of the “Test, Treat and Track” (Three-Ts) Policy for malaria, has shown great progress in the first two pillars. However, the tracking aspect by healthcare providers – to ensure adherence to prescriptions given to clients, monitoring their response to the … The post Ghana
The Ministry of Tourism Arts and Culture has honoured the memory of Mr Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, a former minister of tourism and his special assistant Mr Ferdinand Ayim posthumously, for their visionary leadership that engendered the institution of the Kwahu paragliding festival. A bust of the two was erected and unveiled at the Odweanoma Paragliding field. … The post Tourism
Mr Osman Ali, the Upper West Regional Director of the Electoral Commission (EC), says the low turnout in the ongoing exhibition of the 2020 provisional voters register in the region is normal though not the best. “Usually, people are eager to register for the voters’ card in their numbers, but when you ask them to … The post Low turnout for voters
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