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The Angola Ambassador to Ghana, Joao Baptista Domingos, has called on African countries to trade more among themselves in order to create wealth and reduce the threatening youth unemployment on the continent. Mr. Baptista Domingos noted that the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) and the One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative by the Ghanaian government are a lifeline ...

One of the beneficiaries of the Nation Builders Corp (NABCo) has expressed frustration as to the way forward after the expiration of the programme on Sunday, October 31. The programme was introduced in May, 2018 by the government as a stop-gap measure to solve the graduate unemployment conundrum in the country. Contracts for the beneficiaries were to take three years ...

They say power emanates from the people, the citizens of a democratic dispensation as our beloved country Ghana. Thus the choice to elect a leader of the country, either good or bad, resides in the bosom of the people but it is obvious that the choice of electing the leadership of our beloved country resides in the thumbs and stomachs ...

President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), Dr. Joseph Obeng has described as laughable, assertions being made that the establishment of the Ghana Traders Bank is not feasible. According to the trading group, explanations that the Bank will not be able to reduce interest rates to as low as 20 per cent has no scientific basis hence those ...

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, says Ghana’s legislature will do what is best for the country in relation to the anti-gay bill which is currently before the House. He told TV3’s Dzifa Bampoh in interview that the lawmakers will do what is appropriate regarding this bill. Asked about his reaction to concerns that Ghana is likely to face ...

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) says it will from today November 1,2020 begin to arrest unlicensed lotto operators in the country. It comes after the NLA completed the licensing regime for private operatrors for the year 2021/22. In a statement, the NLA said it “wishes to announce the completion of the licensing regime of all operators of private lotto (OPL) ...

Ghanaian entrepreneur Afadi Tetteh has joined calls by entrepreneurs in the country for government to create an enabling environment for small businesses to thrive. According to him, entrepreneurship does not require just money but emotional strength, mentorship, and education. Speaking on the Morning Starr with Francis Abban, the woodworker said “All we need is the enabling environments for our businesses ...

Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Mrs Elsie Addo Awadzi has said Ghana’s banking sector remains one of the most attractive on the continent for investors. She said the presence of pan-African banks like First Bank Nigeria and international banks here is testimony to that. She noted the sector sector is stable, profitable, and resilient, supported by ...

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has directed the Road Safety Authority and the Police Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) to discharge their duties devoid of fear or favour. Otumfuo who is displeased with the increasing road fatalities and indiscipline among private and commercial vehicle drivers, directed the security agencies to arrest any Chief or person who flouts the ...

The Ghanaian economy is currently a complete shambles-ravaged by insurmountable debt, catastrophically high budget deficits, a fast depreciating currency, extreme economic hardships, a tall list of taxes,unbearable cost of living and unprecedented levels of youth unemployment which has become a clear and present threat to national security. Reeling under the natural heavy criticism from the Ghanaian public for his mismanagement ...