Head of Business Development and Origination and Acting Head of Agribusiness at Stanbic Bank Benedict Kwasi Obeng has encouraged players within Ghana’s agriculture sector to be consistent in the quantity and quality of agricultural products if the country has to benefit fully from the sector. Mr. Obeng said this at the Seventh Agricultural Industrialization Conference, organized by the Torchbearer International ...
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NDC hits road to dissect ‘Awudie’ budget
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced the first of a series of town hall meetings to discuss the 2022 budget statement presented by Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta. According to a press release by the National Communications Bureau of the party, the first edition will be held on Tuesday, November 30 at the Great Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah ...
Read More »Parliament decides on 2022 budget today as Minority threatens rejection
The fate of the 2022 Budget and Economic Policy of the government will be determined through voting by secret ballot today Friday 26th November 20221 in Parliament. Speaking in the House on Thursday, the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu served notice his side will reject the budget as a result of the 1.75% Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy). He disclosed he will ...
Read More »How Surfline’s Big Mood Bundles are changing the telecom narrative
Surfline announces the introduction of its Digital Lifestyle Bundles. With the Big Mood bundles, Surfline no longer communicates “Gb for a price” to the customer, it is fully focused on what using Surfline’s internet data means for customers in their digital life. Surfline therefore has introduced four new Digital Lifestyle bundles called the Big Mood Bundles: Binge Xtra enable the ...
Read More »Suma Trad. C’cil honours Bagbin, 7 MPs for LGBTQ+ fight
The Suma traditional council in the Bono Region has honoured the Speaker of Ghana’s parliament, Kingsford Alban Sumana Bagbin and seven members of parliament for their outstanding fight against LGBTQ+. Odeneho Dr Afram Brempong III presented eight golden swords and citations to the seven MPs and the Speaker. The ruler of Suma traditional area, however, admonished them not to relent ...
Read More »Controller & Accountant-General clarifies ‘deductions’ in teachers’ November salaries
The Acting Controller and Accountant-General, Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem, has allayed fears of teachers over a publication about reported deductions in their November salaries. Mr Kwaning-Bosompem indicated that the deductions are as a result of an agreement reached between the Ghana Education Service (GES) and various teacher unions. “The Ghana Education Service officially wrote to request for the deduction of 30% of ...
Read More »Martha Bissah has betrayed us by apologising to GAA – Kwaku Nimako
Ghana’s Sprinter, Martha Bissah’s guardian, Kwaku Nimako has shot fire at his athlete, Martha Bissah as a traitor by signing an apology letter to the Ghana Athletics Association. In 2016, the 28-year-old Olympic youth medalist accused the boss of the Ghana Athletics Association during that period, Francis Dodoo, of exhortion over a supposed scholarship to enable her study in the ...
Read More »Yellow fever: Death toll now 32
Three more persons have succumbed to the Yellow fever virus, bringing the total number of deaths in the Savannah Region to 32. This was disclosed by the Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Chrysantus Kubio on Thursday, 25 November 2021 at a press conference held in Damango. According to the Regional Director, the region has so far ...
Read More »Antonio Conte disappointed with Spurs defeat in Europe
Tottenham manager Antonio Conte said the “situation is not simple” at the club after his much-changed side were embarrassed by NS Mura to leave their Europa Conference League last-16 hopes hanging by a thread. The Italian opted not to talk to his players after the defeat in Slovenia, where Amadej Marosa’s injury-time goal sealed the unlikely victory after Harry Kane ...
Read More »2022 budget’ll take Ghana on the path of dev’t, job creation – Jinapor
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor has called on Members of Parliament and Ghanaians particularly the youth to support the 2022 budget. The Minister described the budget as one that is “laying the building blocks of hope” for economic recovery. The Minister, who is also the Member of Parliament for Damongo constituency, said the “Agenkwa” ...
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