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Review procurement law – Council of State member
A member of the Council of State, Naa Seidu Braimah, has called for a review of the procurement law to allow Municipal and District Assemblies to award contracts beyond the stipulated GH¢5000 ceiling.
He said the current law was in effect…
Pastor in court for operating university without accreditation
The long arm of the law has caught up with a Reverend Minister who for two years operated a university college at Mankessim in the Mfantseman West District without authorization from the National Accreditation Board.
The Reverend Dr.…
Seven million Ghanaians are desperately poor – Economist
Professor Kodwo Ewusi, Economist and Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) has called on the government to work at achieving a single digit poverty level instead of striving to half poverty as prescribed by the Millennium…
Dr. Toni Aubynn is new CEO for Ghana Chamber of Mines
Dr. Toni Aubynn has been appointed the Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Mines following the retirement of Ms. Joyce Aryee, who served in the position for 10 years.
The Chamber in a press release issued today October 6, 2011 and…
Ghana gets first mention in Financial Secrecy Index, ranks 45th: tax dodging, banking secrecy cited
Ghana has been named for the first time in the 2011 Financial Secrecy Index (FSI) and the country ranks at 44, since the index started in 2009.
The Financial Secrecy Index is a tool for understanding global financial secrecy, corruption…
Herbal medicine is key component of effective health delivery – Director
Mr Emmanuel Appiah Dankyira, Director of Human Resources at the Ministry of Health, has stated Government’s determination to support traditional herbal medicine practitioners to take the production of herbal medicine to a higher level.
He…
Politicians must cede partisan interest – Rt Rev Yaw Frimpong-Manso
The Right Reverend Dr Paul Yaw Frimpong-Manso, General Superintendent of the General Council of Assemblies of God, Ghana has advised Ghanaians, especially politicians, to put the nation’s welfare above their parochial interests.
He…
Slum growth rate stands at 4.7% in Ghana
Slum growth rate in the cities and towns stands at 4.7 percent, according to statistics from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD).
Mr Kojo Yeboah, a senior officer at the MLGRD, said social challenges associated…
Government approves scholarships for students
Vice President John Dramani Mahama, on Wednesday announced that government had approved a total of GH¢2 million as scholarship for post graduate students in mathematics, science and technology.
The move, he said, was tailored to encourage…
Afigya-Kwabre Assembly raises over GH¢200,000 through internally generated funds
As at August this year, the Afigya-Kwabre District Assembly has mobilised GH¢122,186.51 through internally generated funds (IGF), representing 57 per cent of the GH¢390.000.00 it targeted at the end of the year.
Mr Kwaku Oppong-Kyekyeku,…