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A three-storey shopping mall in downtown Ho with 48 shops and offices would soon be opened to the general public by the middle of the year. Located at what used to be the night market near the State Transport Company (STC) terminal, the…

Mr Bernard Bediako Badu, District Pharmacist at the Kuntanase Government Hospital, has urged the Ghana Midwifery Council to consider admitting male qualified persons  into the midwifery training institutions in the country. He explained…

The new Central Regional Minister, Mr. Enoch Kweku Teye Addo, said on Monday that his vision was to work assiduously curb poverty which had become a “vicious canker” among the people of the Central Region. He expressed dismay that despite…

Participants at a forum organized by the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) in Koforidua at the weekend expressed worry about poor performances by utility companies particularly electricity and water. They noted that in spite of…

Malaria cases have declined in the Atiwa District and for the first time it is not the top disease as it used to be Mr. Tei Djangmah, District Director of Health Services, has said. He was speaking at the 2012 Annual Performance Review…

Investigators in the alleged assault case involving deputy Black Stars Captain, John Painstil are awaiting witnesses in order to move the issue another notch. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Freeman Tettey, Greater Accra Regional…

…total assets hit GH¢27.2b end of 2012 All banks in Ghana were able to beat the December 31, 2012 deadline of the GH¢60 million minimum capital requirement set by the central bank. This has pushed total banking industry assets to GH¢27.2…

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), with the assistance of the security agencies has arrested Rita Fordjour, a 52- year- old woman, for allegedly importing fake medicine from China- Trex Orix Forte, multivitamin syrup. The drug was…

The Ghana Revenue Authority GRA) has held a seminar for large taxpayers in Accra to enhance education on the requirements for transfer pricing regulation and Commissioner-General’s Practice Notes. The aim of the seminar was to ensure that…

Finance Minister Seth Tekper has said that government would cut on its borrowing from the domestic market so as to enable the private sector to have access to credit. “We are going to ensure a balance of taxation, a balance of expenditure…