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The termination of the concessionaire agreement between the government of Ghana and Power Distribution Service Ghana Limited (PDS) was attributed to challenges with the financial guarantee provided for the deal. The decision according to the government of Ghana followed the detection of fundamental and material breaches of PDS’s obligation in the provision of payment securities (demand guarantees) for the transaction ...

With barely two days to the 8th edition of the Central Music Awards, Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan, has given the organisers of the event, Heritage Promotions, his support. The Regional Minister was delighted to see young men and women who have come together for the collective good of the people of the Central Region by nurturing and encouraging talents ...

The Ghana AIDS Commission has announced a surge in the number of persons who are contracting HIV infections in Ghana. In a statement released to the Community through the churches, mosques and the media, ahead of World AIDS Day slated for December 1, 2019,  the commission said 19,931 new HIV infections occurred in Ghana in the year 2018. “Of this number, 16,614 ...

The reigning GJA journalist of the year Doreen Hammond has urged Ghanaian journalists to stop accepting ‘soli’ because it is not a good practice. The Junior Graphic editor believes ‘soli’ can easily influence the storyline of a journalist. ‘Soli’ in Ghanaian journalism practice is an amount of money paid to a journalist after he or she covers an event for ...

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) on Thursday announced that it will disconnect power to the Volta Aluminum Company Limited (VALCO) on December 30 because of a 30 million dollar debt owed to it. The management of the power transmission company said VALCO’s debt and that of Electricity Company of Ghana, and Northern Electricity Distribution Company was hampering the operations ...

The Deputy Minister of Information Pius Enam Hadzide has stated that the Afrobarometer on Citizens’ perceptions of the country’s economic conditions is positive feedback to the Government and shall inform Government’s plans and programs going forward. The Deputy Minister who was reacting to the report indicated that more than half of the population (54%) are optimistic that things will be ...

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In its first official comment following recent staff agitations over unpaid debts, GRIDCo says it is committed to a reliable power supply to Ghanaians. Board Chairman Ambassador Kabral Blay-Amihere, speaking during the company’s 10th AGM in Accra, said the leadership has taken every step to ensure that the company’s mandate as the backbone of power delivery in Ghana remains consistent. ...

Close to 7,000 caterers who cocked under the Ghana School Feeding Programme for the third term of the 2018/19 academic year have been paid, Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Mrs. Cynthia Morrison has confirmed. “So everyone is expected to receive payment today, [Thursday, November 28] as has been confirmed by the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement systems limited (GHIPSS),” ...

A festival of fun and blistering hot discounts, bargains and deals await shoppers and customers of Achimota Retail Centre (ARC), as stores continue to mark down prices to clear their stocks on Black Friday, management has announced. A special edition of the Centre’s popular sidewalk sales which opened on Monday to usher in tomorrow’s shoppers’ carnival has now hit top ...