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The Association of Teachers of Ghanaian Languages, has in a resolution passed at a conference expressed unhappiness with the current languages policy on education. “We acknowledge the inadequacy of the period for the study of Ghanaian…

The lack of access to viable financial services is depriving some communities of the opportunities to build cash assets through savings to eradicate poverty. The situation also hinders the ability of people to raise financial capital to…

Ghana’s “prayer camps” and the human rights abuses that occur in them have been cited by world human rights body Human Rights Watch in its 2016 report. Although the 2016 report says little about Ghana as compared to other countries where…

The National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers (NASPAWAP) has increased the price of sachet water from 20 pesewas to 30 pesewas effective February 1, 2016. The retail price of the pure water sachet bag at the retail…

The Government and Organised Labour at their ongoing talks on the reduction of utility tariffs, on Wednesday resolved to provide relief for lifeline consumers and other vulnerable groups beginning February 1, this year. The relief…

The year-on-year inflation from the Producer Price Index (PPI) for all industry rose to 10.5 per cent in December 2015, up by 7.5 percentage points. It rose from the 3.0 per cent recorded in November on the back of high utility…

A Financial Court, hearing the case involving Abuga Pele, a former Co-ordinator of the National Youth Employment Programme and Philip Assibit, a representative of Goodwill International Ghana, has adjourned the matter to February 15, 2016.…

An Accra Circuit Court on Wednesday turned down a bail application put in by three Koala Shopping Centre suspected robbers. The Court contended it was premature to grant bail to the accused persons. Gilbert Osabutey aka Obolo, a…

A study of the sorghum sub-sector has revealed a number of challenges affecting sorghum production and incomes of farmers engaged in the sector. The study found that even though government was implementing programmes such as mechanized…

Ideal Finance, a non-banking financial institution, has earmarked on a GH₵ 50,000.000 credit facility to support the operations of Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) in the country this year. Dr Nii Kotei Dzani,  Chief Executive Officer,…