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GJA appeals to President to resource GNA

Mr Ransford Tetteh, President of the Ghana Journalist s Association on Friday appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to adequately resource the Ghana News Agency for them to recapture their primary role as the main news distributor.…

PSWU urges government to broaden tax net

Mr Richard Amparbeng, General Secretary of the Public Service Workers Union (PSWU) of the Ghana Trades Union Congress, has asked the government to broaden the tax net to generate more revenue for national development. “If the government is…

Court confiscates businessman’s belongings

A Cape Coast high court has confiscated personal belongings of Mr Prah a businessman who paraded himself as the Odikro of Tweikrom in Ajumako Traditional Area under the stool name Nana Tweiku Ababio and was convicted in June, 2012 as result…

Mahama names new DG for Ghana Prisons Service

The President of Ghana, upon the recommendation of the Prisons Service Council, has appointed Ms Matilda Baffuor-Awuah, Deputy Director General of Prisons, as Acting Director General. A statement issued to the Ghana News Agency on…

UniBank launches SME account for customers

UniBank, a local commerical bank on Thursday launched an SME Plus account for customers to grow the Bank’s market share of small and medium-scale enterprises and also establish a strong presence in the market. The product is a hybrid…

UN opens Arms Trade Treaty conference

Mr Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations Secretary-General, has asked state parties to reach an agreement at the on-going final Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) conference because it would establish adequate systems for controlling the trade in arms and…

Chinua Achebe is dead

News from around the world is buzzing about the death of Prof. Chinua Achebe, one of Africa's all time great writers. According to the news which has been confirmed by a correspondent in Lagos, Nigeria, Prof. Achebe, 82, died last night…