State Transport Company (STC) is set to recruit 100 young ladies as cabin crew, Chief Executive of the firm Nana Akomea has said. The move is part of numerous marketing efforts being undertaken by the new management to make the company competitive and attractive to travelers. “The “cabin crew” service which will transform passenger service in Ghana is set to ...
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Paperless port: Akufo-Addo lauded for ‘bold initiative’
President Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration has been commended for facilitating the upcoming paperless port system that has been in the pipeline since 2012. Project Development Manager of the Ghana Community Network Services (GCNet), Carl Sackey, said although the September 1, 2017, dateline for the implementation of the initiative is just hitting public knowledge, ground works started a long time ago. Mr. ...
Read More »Address banking sector challenges – Akufo-Addo to BoG
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged authorities of the Bank of Ghana to employ all creative means to address challenges confronting the nation’s banking sector. “The need to entrench reputation and credibility in the financial system is crucial. A weak banking system undermines growth, and, on this basis, the current weaknesses in our banking sector need to be addressed ...
Read More »Takeover of UT, Capital banks laudable – DI
The Danquah Institute, a research and policy analysis centre, has commended the Bank of Ghana over its decision to revoke the licenses of UT and Capital Banks. The two banks have since been swallowed by GCB Bank due to their impaired financial status. “The intervention of the Bank of Ghana that allows the GCB Bank to take over the UT ...
Read More »BoG to punish banks over govt cash transfer
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has served notice that it will be taking punitive actions against some commercial banks in the country for deliberately delaying the process of transferring government funds into the treasury single account. According to Starr Business checks, most banks are not complying with the directive to transfer about GH₵5 billion of government funds to the single ...
Read More »Capital Bank rot exposed
An internal report of a probe into how Third Party Funds (TPF) were used by the Capital Bank shareholders has revealed massive individual and corporate liabilities running into million of cedis. The report, which also looked at the segregation of liabilities of persons and/or individuals of the company, showed that even in 2014, the entire shareholders’ liabilities were hovering around ...
Read More »University of Ghana Steps for Online Registration – 2017/2018 Freshmen & Continuing Students
Note that you will need your UG Student ID Number and UG 5-digit PIN for Online Registration. If you do not have them, please follow the instructions on the website to access your provisional admission letter which contains the required information. GHANAIAN STUDENTS Step 1: Residential Application Online Follow these steps only if you require residence on campus. If not, proceed to Step ...
Read More »Teledata, 13 others operated with expired license – AG report
The 2015 Auditor General’s report has revealed that several Internet Service Providers (ISPs) operating in the country failed to renew their license and continued to operate in contravention of the laws. The report presented to Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee indicted 14 ISPs including popular internet provider, Teledata ICT Limited. African Communication Ghana Limited, Giant International, Easy Net Company Limited, Engineering ...
Read More »Maritime dispute: Tullow to develop more oil fields after ruling
Tullow Ghana has reiterated it intends to develop additional oil wells progressively and maintain production at the optimum. Speaking at a media briefing in Takoradi, the managing director of Tullow, Charles Darku, revealed that Tullow intends to develop more wells after the International tribunal for the law of sea ruling in the maritime boundary dispute between Ghana and Ivory Coast ...
Read More »MTN customers win more prizes in ‘SPIN the WHEEL promo
Telecommunication giant, MTN, has rewarded its subscribers with cars, monies, smart phones and trips paid for to Dubai through the ‘SPIN the WHEEL promo’. The promotion, which started 1st July 2017 and ends June 2018. Speaking at the awards ceremony, General Manager in charge of Consumer Marketing at MTN, Noel Kojo-Ganson said the “SPIN the WHEEL” promo is one of ...
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