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Rising cost of living: Gov’t must admit failings of flagship programmes – Economist
An Economist, Patrick Asuming, has questioned the purported effectiveness of the Akufo-Addo administration’s flagship programmes like the Planting for Food and Jobs amid the current increase in the cost of living in Ghana. Speaking on The Big Issue on Citi FM/Citi TV, Dr. Asuming said the government needed to confront the flaws in these programmes. […]
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24,000 persons benefit from NEIP’s youth in innovative agriculture training programme
The National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) has commenced training of some 24,000 youth under the “Youth in Innovative Agriculture Programme” under the government’s new Ghana Cares Obaatan Pa programme. The training started on 9th May 2022, and will end on 9th June 2022. All 24,000 applicants have so far been posted to private business […]
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GIA’S CMAB awareness campaign launched
A public awareness campaign on insurance complaints and advice has been launched in Accra. In a bid to raise public awareness about insurance recourse mechanisms, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH implemented Financial Systems Development (FSD) project with funding from the German government, has partnered with the Ghana Insurers Association (GIA) to roll […]
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Lands Commission educates Queen Mothers Platform Association on Land Act
The Lands Commission has sensitized the Queen Mothers Platform Association on the Land Act. At an event held at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration in Accra on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, the Lands Commission engaged the queen mothers on what the Act entails and how it will shape land administration in the […]
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‘Open Cocoa Negotiations With Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire’
Joseph Boahen Aidoo EIGHT MEMBERS of the European Parliament (MEPs) have called on the European Commission (EC) to open negotiations with Cote D’Ivoire and Ghana to reach an Economic
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Foreign trained doctors who fail mandatory exam 5 times can’t practice in Ghana – Council
The Medical and Dental Council says doctors who studied outside Ghana who fail the mandatory registration examination after five attempts will be rendered ineligible to practice in Ghana. According to the Council, the policy was agreed upon in 2018 after a consultative engagement with respect to stakeholders and is to take effect in 2022. The […]
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Adopt ‘No Go’ policy to protect biodiversity – SYND to banks
The Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND) in partnership with Friends of the Earth (FoE-US) and Gower Street engaged Ghanaian financial institutions on protecting biodiversity. The inception meeting, held at Miklin Hotel in Accra, urged the institutions to adopt and implement principles of the Banks and Biodiversity ‘No Go’ policy. The ‘No Go’ policy, a […]
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Banda Islamic School shines best at Bono Girls in ICT event
A student from the Banda Islamic School in the Banda District of the Bono Region emerged as the best in the Girls in ICT competition held in the region for young females. 14-year-old Hawao Omoro beat 99 other students to emerge the overall best in the regional competition, which was keenly contested among the participating […]
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Central Region: 5 arrested for engaging in illegal sand winning at Gonsie
Five persons have been arrested for allegedly engaging in illegal sand-winning activities at Gonsie, a community within the Weija Gbawe Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The arrest was made by a task force led by the Municipal Chief Executive of the area. The activities of the sand winners according to the Chief Executive have […]
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Greater Accra: 5 arrested for engaging in illegal sand winning at Gonsie
Five persons have been arrested for allegedly engaging in illegal sand-winning activities at Gonsie, a community within the Weija Gbawe Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The arrest was made by a task force led by the Municipal Chief Executive of the area. The activities of the sand winners according to the Chief Executive have […]
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Cedi pressure likely as Mahama warns of default risk The Cedi strengthened marginally against the dollar this week, appreciating to 7.513 from 7.537 at last week’s close amid thinner trading due to the Labour Day and Eid holidays. Ghana’s main opposition leader and former president John Mahama warned that the country is at risk of defaulting on its debt unless drastic measures are taken, urging President Nana Akufo-Addo to sack his finance minister. Total public debt had risen to almost 77%
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Stakeholders engage on ‘galamsey’ fight through landscape restoration
The government has begun a stakeholder engagement to find a long-term and sustainable solution to illegal mining also known as ‘galamsey’ through the Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small Scale Mining Project. The project seeks to enhance the capacities of agencies mandated to regulate mining activities in the country to find workable solutions to the menace. […]
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Henry Chinedu Onwuzurigbo appointed new MD of Zenith Bank Ghana
Zenith Bank (Ghana) Limited has announced the appointment of Henry Chinedu Onwuzurigbo as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Onwuzurigbo takes over from Anthony Akindele Ogunranti who has been elevated to the position of Executive Director in Zenith Bank Plc. Mr. Onwuzurigbo, until his appointment, was the Executive Director of Zenith Bank Ghana. […]
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Akufo-Addo appoints Afi Yakubu as new Executive Secretary of Small Arms Commission
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Mrs Afi Azaratu Yabuku as the new Executive Secretary of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons. She started work on April 28th, a statement by the Commission said. “The Board of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons is pleased to announce the […]
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COPEC predicts marginal increase in fuel prices from May 1
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers-Ghana (COPEC), says its projection for the next pricing window shows that prices of petroleum products will see a marginal increase from Sunday May 1, 2022. In a statement, the energy think tank said it expects petrol and diesel to be sold at GH¢ 9.538 and GH¢ 10.829 per litre respectively, […]
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Adhere to weather warnings – Fisheries Ministry tells Fishermen
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and the Fisheries Commission have cautioned fishers to adhere to weather warnings issued by the Ghana Meteorological Agency. This warning has become necessary due to the extent to which tidal waves and the rising sea levels continue to destroy properties of fishers at sea and at the shore, […]
Opinion
It is time to act together to build a positive safety and health culture in Ghana [Article]
As the world of work returns to a blended new normal post-COVID-19, we observe a generally heightened sensitivity to the occupational safety and health (OSH) of workers. The conversation around OSH remains a relevant aspect of our social dialogue which needs further stimulation. This year, the ILO’S focus for World Day for Safety and Health […]
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Persons involved in land guard activities risk prosecution – Lands Commission
The Executive Secretary of the Lands Commission, James E.K Dadson, says the law will ruthlessly deal with persons acting as land guards or engaging the services of same. Speaking on the Point-blank segment on Eyewitness News, Mr. Dadson said persons involved in land guard activities risk prosecution. “Land guard activities are now an illegality and […]
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Banking and Finance
Prof. Ebo Turkson appointed to BoG’s Monetary Policy Committee
The Bank of Ghana has announced the appointment of Prof. Festus Ebo Turkson to its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The appointment was announced in a statement on April 20, 2022. The statement said the decision on Prof. Festus Ebo Turkson’s appointment was taken by the Board of the Directors of the Bank of Ghana. “Bank […]
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PFJ: Gov’t failed to consolidate gains – Poultry Farmer
The National Chairman of the Poultry Farmers Association, Victor Oppong Adjei has disclosed that the introduction of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) saw an increase in the production of maize but the lack of measures to prevent the produce from being taken out of the country marred the gains. He claimed that hither […]
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