GBC News gets results; Divine gets help!
By Clara Mlanlo It was a cry from the heart of a disabled father, Dominic, for public assistance for him and his disabled son – Divine. With luck, some assistance has been received. The Chief Executive of the Ghana Gas Company, Dr. Ben Asante, has made a cash donation of GHC20,000 for the upkeep and […]
Kennedy Agyapong lauds GTV Breakfast Show for fantastic set design
By Nana Kofi Hammah Until 1994, the Nation’s Broadcaster, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation(GBC) had enjoyed a monopoly with Public Service Broadcasting. The airwaves were subsequently freed to allow private radio stations to operate after some agitations. GBC currently operates seven (7) television Channels and thirty-three (33) radio frequencies which broadcast in twenty-five (25) local languages on […]
“If it is money that destroyed Ghana in Brazil how do you blame the media?”- Jerome Otchere
By Rachel Kakraba Renowned Sports Journalist, Jerome Otchere, has taken a swipe at individuals and groups who blame the Ghanaian media for contributing to the abysmal performance of the Senior National football team the Black Stars. For him, such arguments do not hold especially as a former President of the Ghana Football Association, GFA is […]
Ghana records 52 % increase in patronage of National Health Insurance Scheme
By Nathaniel Nartey The Minister of Finance Ken Ofori Attah says government intends to improve expenditure to the health sector to achieve Universal Health Coverage. He announced that government has spent close to 22 billion Ghana cedis on improvements in the health sector between 2017 and 2021. This led to a 52 % increase in […]
President Akufo-Addo commissions naval patrol vessels
By Marie Aziz Tunde The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned four Naval Patrol Vessels to provide security and other support to Oil and Gas activities in Ghana’s maritime domain. The event was held at the Sekondi Naval Base from where Marie Aziz Tunde reports that the Gulf of Guinea, according to the International […]
Will Ghana seek another IMF bailout?
By Ebenezer Out Okleya The Ghanaian economy is debt trapped with a public debt stock of 344.5 billion Ghana Cedis. The Cedi keeps depreciating, with no fiscal space for capital investment, and a budget deficit of 15.7 percent. This macro-economic distress has forced government to introduce the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) which has taken […]
Ghana ranked best performing country in priority spending on Health Care
By Nathaniel Nartey Ghana is ranked the best performing West African Country in terms of priority spending on healthcare to achieve Universal Health Coverage. Cape Verde and Burkina Faso makes up the top 3 in the sub-region. This was made known by Ghana’s Health Minister and Chairperson of the Assembly of Health Ministers in West […]
Ghana scraps VAT on selected raw materials for medicines
By Nathaniel Nartey Government has taken steps to ensure fair pricing and reduction of in the cost of medicines in a bid to improve access to medications and achieve Universal Health Coverage. These include the scrapping of Value Added Tax, VAT on selected raw materials and equipment used in the production of medicines. This was […]
Aflao-Accra Highway: Only 4 Police Barriers are allowed, Interior Ministry
By Edzorna Francis Mensah The Minister of Interior has disclosed that his Ministry has knowledge of only four (4) sanctioned Police barriers on the Aflao-Accra Highway. According to Mr. Ambrose Derry, these known Police barriers are mounted at Sogakope, Hikpo, Anlo-Afiadenygba Junction and Tokor under the supervision of respective District Commands. In responding to a […]
University Lectures to commence Feb 28
By Nathaniel Nartey Management of the various Public Universities affected by UTAG’s strike have commenced preparations to return to academic work, following the temporal suspension of the strike. This includes a review of the academic calendar. President of University of Cape Coast Graduate School, GRASAG-UCC Emmanuel Gyamfi told Nathaniel Nartey that academic work is set […]
