‘Disarray’ Over National Insurance Rises
Labour's shadow chancellor says the government is in disarray after Theresa May said Budget tax rises would not go before MPs until the autumn. John McDonnell called it a "partial U-turn" over...
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Over 2,000 Candidates Cheated
Very Reverend Dr Sam Nii Nmai Ollennu, the Head of West African Examination Council, National Head Office, has said that 2, 293 candidates cheated in last year’s West African Senior Secondary...
MMDCEs To Be Named By End of March
Appointments of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) will be made by the end of March 2017. The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama made...
Prof. Ameyaw-Akumfi Chairs Ghana Infrastructural Fund Board
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed academician-cum-politician, Professor Christorpher Ameyaw -Akumfi has to chair the board of directors of the Ghana Infrastructural Fund. A letter...
NIC Blames GRA For Non Insured Imports
NATIONAL Insurance Commission (NIC) has appealed to the Ministry of Finance to help remove challenges that hinder insurance companies from insuring imported goods. According to the commission, the...
Government Predicts Cedi Stability By Close of March
Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo, is certain the three-month streak of the Cedi's depreciation against the major trading currencies will cease before the end of March. According to him, the current...
NDC MPs Decry GHC1.5bn Allocation To Office of The President
The minority in Parliament has asked government to review the amount of GHC1.56 billion allocated to the Office of the President, describing it as “gigantic and elephantic.” The National...
‘Planting For Food and Jobs’ Campaign Gets To Volta Region’
The Volta regional technical committee for the implementation of the ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ campaign has been inaugurated in the Volta Region with a call on the youth and the public to go...
Akufo-Addo To Spend GHC1.5bn On Government Machinery
The Minority in Parliament has revealed that the Akufo-Addo led government has budgeted over 1.5 billion Ghana cedis for 2017 on Government Machinery. According to the Minority, the 1.5 billion Ghana...
USAID Honours Fisherfolk For Actions Toward Improved Food Security
The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, and USAID/Ghana Private Sector Team Lead Richard Chen attended and delivered remarks. A total of 18 fishing communities,...
Investigative Report Ready
The investigative report on the gas explosion at Damasu Gas Limited, opposite Trade Fair Centre at La in Accra is ready the acting Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Alhassan...
Sri Lanka To Scale Back Port Deal With China
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is to scale back a profitable but controversial deal to sell a deep-sea port to a Chinese company after widespread protests, the ports minister said Thursday. Arjuna Ranatunga...
Government To Pay All Allowances, Arrears of Teachers
The government will this year pay all the outstanding allowances and salary arrears of teachers, including the 74, 885 staff of Ghana Education Service (GES). Additionally, the payment of promotion...
Volta Regional Minister Wants Me Dead
The Founder of the Separatist group called Homeland study group foundation Charles Kormi Kudjordji has accused the Volta Regional Minister Dr Archibald Letsa of a perceived attempt to kill him. He...
We Haven’t Found Formalin In Any Koobi – FDA Allays Fears
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says results from its samples of koobi (salted dried tilapia) tested for formalin so far have not shown any presence of formalin. Lovers of koobi or salted dried...
Akufo-Addo Is Not Prepared For Presidency – NDC Scribe
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has not prepared himself enough to lead and govern the country although he has been in active politics for more than 40 years, the main opposition National...
We Haven’t Found Formalin In Any ‘koobi’ – FDA Allays Fears
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says results from its samples of koobi (salted dried tilapia) tested for formalin so far have not shown any presence of formalin. Lovers of koobi or salted dried...
We’re Dealing With Concerns of Women
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has affirmed the commitment of the government to empower women and build their capacities for them to play more strategic and enhanced roles in national...
Marwako Pepper Victim Had Been Pencilled For Award – PRO
Evelyn Boakye, the Ghanaian kitchen staffer whose face was allegedly dipped in pepper by a Lebanese supervisor of the Abelenkpe branch of Marwako Fast Food, was in line to receive a prize at the...
Textile Workers Call of ‘demo’ Against Pirated Textiles
Local Textile workers have put on hold, their planned protest over pirated goods which was slated for today. According to the textile workers, the move has been prompted by the Ministry’s readiness...