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GIHOC TO REVIVE ABOSO GLASS FACTORY

By Richard Obeng Bediako January 15, 2021 73 0

The Management of GIHOC Distilleries led by the Managing Director, Mr. Maxwell Kofi Jumah, has paid a working visit to the Aboso Glass Factory located at Tarkwa in the Wassa West District of the Western region of Ghana. This was the first batch of a management team visit to the glass factory. The aim of […]Continue Reading

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PARLIAMENT APPROVES US$162.9 MILLION BARCLAYS BANK LOAN

By Richard Obeng Bediako January 12, 2021 267 0

Parliament has approved a US$162, 931,563.27 Barclays Bank PLC loan to finance the design, construction and furnishing of seven district hospitals and provide an integrated IT systems by NMS Infrastructure Limited. The money is part of the amendment agreements to the ECGD Loan Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ghana, Barclays Bank PLC (as […]Continue Reading

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SSNIT INCREASES 2021 PENSIONS BY 10%

By Delali Kukey January 7, 2021 202 0

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has increased monthly pensions by 10% for the year 2021. In a public notice SSNIT said the increment means all pensioners on the SSNIT Pension Payroll as at December 31, 2020, will have their monthly pension increased by a fixed rate of 9.34% representing the annual average […]Continue Reading

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SONA 2021: WE’VE MANAGE TO STABILISE ECONOMY DURING CO …

By Delali Kukey January 5, 2021 81 0

President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) governmnet has been able to stabilise the Ghanaian Economy despite inheriting it in a poor state from the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He said this while delivering the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on his first term of office […]Continue Reading

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“ATOMS EMPOWERING AFRICA” ONLINE VIDEO COMPETITION LAUNC …

By Richard Obeng Bediako December 23, 2020 109 0

To ignite more interest in science and technology, ROSATOM has launched its 6th Annual Online Video Competition for African youths. The competition which is open to students and young professionals between the ages of 18 and 35 encourages the youth to explore nuclear technologies and how these technologies could be utilized to benefit their region.  […]Continue Reading

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PARLIAMENT APPROVES US$10.24 MILLION TAX WAIVERS ON ASSIN FO …

By Richard Obeng Bediako December 22, 2020 353 0

The duties and tax waivers comprise Import Duty, NHIL/GETfund Levy, Import VAT, EXIM Levy, Special Import Levy, ECOWAS Levy, AU Levy, Withholding Tax and Inspection Fees amounting to US$ 8.12 million and Domestic VAT of US$2.11 million making a grand total of US$10.24 million. The National Trunk Road N8 Phase 2, currently being implemented by […]Continue Reading

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TELCOS PROMISE ‘RESILIENT NETWORK QUALITY’ ON EL …

By Delali Kukey December 5, 2020 200 0

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has indicated that “its members are taking the necessary steps and measures to provide resilient network quality across the country” during the 7 December 2020 general elections. This, the Chamber said, will be extended to the festive season. The Chamber, in a statement issued on Friday, 4 December 2020, made […]Continue Reading

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AIRBUS SCANDAL: GOV’T CONFIRMS MOVE TO GET $30 MILLION …

By Felicia Gyasiwaah Dadzie December 4, 2020 221 0

The government says it has initiated moves to get Ghana’s share of compensation from the controversial Airbus bribery scandal repatriated to the country. The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah who disclosed this said the government has been engaging an international law firm since June 2020 to get the funds, about $30 million sent to […]Continue Reading

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MAHAMA PROMISES TO PAY ORIGINAL INVESTMENT OF MENZGOLD CUSTO …

By Felicia Gyasiwaah Dadzie December 3, 2020 141 0

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress John Dramani Mahama says he will pay the investments of Menzgold customers if he wins the December polls. According to Mr. Mahama, he’s decided to reach a middle-ground with the customers, “because they are Ghanaians, it is the duty of the state to protect them.” He claimed the total investment […]Continue Reading

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SSNIT SAVES GH¢130M IN THREE YEARS AS IT BLOCKS ‘GHOSTS …

By Delali Kukey December 3, 2020 164 0

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has saved an amount of GH¢130 million in the last three years through the cleaning of the pensioner’s payroll, the Director-General, Dr John Ofori-Tenkorang, has said.He said this was done by deleting ‘ghost names’ on the payroll list every year. Dr Ofori Tenkorang said this in an […]Continue Reading