Dr Francis Ibrahim-Betonsi, a General practitioner who was wrongfully dismissed for 6 years from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) for exposing corruption and reinstated recently, is winning the hearts of patients and staff at the Upper East Regional Hospital. The forthright talented doctor had openly criticised some alleged wrongdoing at a public hospital in the Western region and was accused ...

The Director of Internal Audit at the Ghana Health Service (GHS) Kwabena Hemeng-Ntiamoah has blamed what he described as high financial infractions in public health facilities to lack of Internal Auditors. According to him, out of the over 500 public health facilities in Ghana, only 183 have Internal Auditors making it difficult to ensure strict compliance with due processes. Ghana’s ...

FinTechs in both the credit and pensions space have bemoaned the challenge of existing regulations governing some aspects of financial services transactions in the country. This, they believe is stifling growth within the sector and negatively impacting efforts being made to achieve financial inclusion. This was brought to the fore at a stakeholder forum co-hosted by the Ghana Technology Chamber ...

President of the Groupe Nduom conglomerate, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom has debunked rumours suggesting that investment monies of clients at Gold Coast Fund Management are being used by the company beyond the shores of Ghana, resulting in challenges with the retrieval of their monies. “Some people in their frustration and anxiety have accused Gold Coast Fund Management of sending their ...

Controversial lawmaker for Assin Central has lashed out at flagbearer aspirants within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) who are working behind the scenes to poison the mind of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. He said these persons are feeding the president with falsified information indicating that it is one of the reasons he is taking a back stage and will ...

The dreaded return of a power crisis has been confirmed by policy think-tank African Center for Energy Policy which has said, government is facing financial challenges. Executive Director Benjamin Boakye has said government is struggling to find money to buy fuel. “This is how Mahama’s ‘dumsor’ started in 2011, and 2012”, he noted the situation is déjà vu. Expect more…. ...

The CEO of IT Consortium Limited, Mr. Romeo Bugyei, has called for closer collaboration between government, regulatory bodies and FinTechs in Ghana to push informal pensions to citizens. He indicated that in order to achieve successful financial inclusion in the county, FinTechs must be supported to enable them efficiently deliver Digital Financial Services (DFS) to Ghanaians. He made this call ...

Roger Federer jumped up one spot to fourth in the ATP rankings released on Monday after capturing his 101st career title with his victory over John Isner in Miami. The Swiss great switched places with Austria’s Dominic Thiem, who had briefly climbed to fourth after defeating Federer in the final at Indian Wells two weeks ago. Rising Greek star Stefanos ...

First degree will soon be the minimum requirement for teaching at any of the country’s education system, Prof Kwesi Yankah, Minister of Tertiary Education, has been reported as saying. According to a state-owned Ghana News Agency, the move is part of the Government’s strategic reforms in the teacher education space. “Prof Yankah said the upgrading of all colleges of Education ...

The World Bank has pledged to support Ghana in four thematic areas including; capacity building, regulatory framework, digital platforms and infrastructure enhancements as part of a Digital Infrastructure Moonshot for Africa. The pledge came after Ghana’s Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful asked for assistance from the Bretton Woods Institution towards the expansion of the e-Transform Project and other government of Ghana ...