The ‘seeming stability’ in the macro economic environment, the improvement in power supply and relative stability of the cedi are “commendable”, the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has said, asking government to nonetheless do something about the high cost of utilities and multiplicity of taxes. For the first time in eight quarters, the AGI business […]
President John Dramani Mahama Wednesday left Accra for London to join other world leaders at a landmark international anti-corruption summit being hosted by UK Prime Minister David Cameron. A statement issued by the Flagstaff House said the Summit, “which is taking place at a time President Mahama has been traveling across the country in furtherance
Former President John Rawlings has stated that the various anti-corruption institutions in developing countries have lost their integrity.According to him, the situation has been occasioned by the global economic impact. Mr. Rawlings is therefore urging politicians on the continent to exhibit some sense of integrity since that is the only way to save their economies
The Ashanti Region recorded probably the highest number of challenge cases in the just ended Limited Registration Exercise with a provisional figure of 2,551, Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Mr Serebour Quaicoo has disclosed. According to him, he expects the figure to increase in the coming days as collation of figure continues. “I
World football superpowers could bring in penalty goals to stop a repeat of Luis Suarez’s infamous on-the-line handball against Ghana. England’s warm-up matches ahead of the Euros will be the first big-time games to take place under new laws. Other alterations brought in by the International FA Board include red cards before kick-off, no automatic
A local Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Patriots for Development has petitioned President John Dramani Mahama to scrap the payment of the MPs’ share of the National Health Insurance Fund The group accuses legislators of not using the fund for the intended purpose for which reason; it must be scrapped and channeled into other beneficial developmental projects.
Women leaders, advocates and representatives of various groups that focus on women empowerment, converged last Saturday in Kumasi to support the launch of Access Bank’s industry first Maternal Health Support Scheme (MHSS). The newly introduced MHSS offers women a financial lifeline in accessing various fertility treatments at specialist hospitals in Ghana and around the world.
The United Kingdom (UK) Government has criticised the John Mahama government for overseeing the importation of rice, tomato, poultry and vegetable among others, instead of building a vibrant and dynamic agriculture for the production of the products locally. The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr. Jon Benjamin, who tasked the government to reduce its wage
The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin, has joined the numerous voices that keep calling on government to initiate deliberate policies to grow SMEs, saying they are the future of the country. “While being the potential engine for growth and creation of jobs in Ghana, the SME sector faces numerous problems,” Mr. Benjamin said
About four percent of the Ghanaian population have now taken to small-scale mining as it offers greater job prospects than mainstream mining, policymakers have said. The regulator of the mining sector, the Minerals Commission, says that more than one million people are now engaged in artisanal and small-scale mining, placing the sub-sector as an important
