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Monthly Archives: December, 2021

Opuni Trial: Charles Dodoo says procurement unit writes quotations letters

Mr Charles Tetteh Dodoo, a former Director of Finance at COCOBOD, says request letters are sent to companies to solicit quotations for the purchase of fertilizers to help the Procurement Unit prepare notification of contract awards to suppliers. He said...

Transport operators suspends strike

Commercial transport operators have suspended their sit down strike started in the morning of Monday December 6, 2021. The decision to suspend the strike according to Ghana Private Road Transport Union of TUC Ghana (GPRTU) is as a result of...

Gambia Election: Opposition rejects provisional results putting President Barrow in a comfortable lead

Three opposition candidates have rejected the partial results of Gambia's election that show President Adama Barrow heading for a resounding victory, citing an unusual delay in tallying the votes. Barrow had won about 54% of votes from 50 of 53...

“We are not stranded, we only need ticket to Ghana to present trophy to Ghanaians” – Amputee football team captain

Richard Opentil, Captain of Ghana’s Amputee football national team, has refuted reports in the media that, the team is stranded in Tanzania after winning the sixth edition of the Cup of African Nations for Amputee Football (CANAF). The 'Black Challenge'...

GIPC initiates incentives for SDG-focused investors

The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) is initiating legal reforms to guarantee incentives for investors with interests in helping Ghana achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The incentives, tariff and non-tariff, will speed up the process of achieving the SDGs,...

Sekondi-Takoradi residents call Finance Minister’s “90% complete” comment on Essipon Sports Stadium a lie

Residents in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis have bemoaned the slow pace of work at the renovation of the Essipon Sports Stadium. According to them, there had not been much improvement in the state of the stadium since the announcement that the...

All sectors must address issues of early childhood care – Child development consultant

Mrs Ruth Addison, a Child development consultant, says early childhood care and development issues cut across sectors. She said it was, therefore, important that such issues were not left to only one Ministry. “Early childhood care and development issues is not...

Commercial transport operators embark on strike on Monday

The Coalition of Commercial Transport Operators has directed all commercial transport operators to embark on a sit-down strike from Monday, December 6th to back home their demand for government to remove five taxes contained in the 2022 budget. The five...

Prioritise Covid-19 vaccination for persons with disabilities – NGO

VOICE GHANA, a disability-focused Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has called on the government to prioritise the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination for People With Disabilities (PWDs) including people with mental health conditions. It said the Ministry of Health and Ghana Health Service must...

Post Farmers’ Day activities: Agric Minister to visit 5 northern regions

Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister for Food and Agriculture, is set to resume official regional working tour with visits to the five Northern regions. The 13-day tour, which commences on Sunday, December 5, 2021 comes shortly after a successful Farmers'...
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LGBTQ+ community is not funding National Cathedral project – Rev. Kusi Boateng

The secretary to the board of trustees of the National Cathedral Secretariat Rev. Kusi Boateng, has denied rumours that...