Dr Nana Ato Arthur, Head of Local Government Service (LGS), has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) at its Biennial Conference held in Guyana, Georgetown. The Conference, which was held on the theme: “Transforming the Public Sector for Climate Governance,” gave participants the opportunity to explore the theme and ...

The Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has disclosed that the country’s debt has shot up GHC170.8 billion. Reading the 2019 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of government, Ofori-Atta said “Mr. Speaker, the nominal public debt stock as of the end of September 2018 was GHS170.8 billion, comprising external and domestic debt of GHS86.6 billion and GHS84.1 billion, respectively.” The Finance Minister ...

Tech CEOs, beware: If you piss off Mark Zuckerberg, he might order his employees to stop using your company’s products. The Facebook founder was reportedly so enraged by criticism from Apple CEO Tim Cook that he personally instructed executives to stop using iPhones in favour of Android devices. That’s one revelation from a new bombshell report from the New York ...

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, is hopeful the railway sector will begin to show signs of recovery after several years of setback. According to him, development of railway infrastructure across the country is nearing completion for the sector to be relaunched. “We are confident, 2019 will witness the relaunch of the railway system in Ghana after some 50 years of ...

Government has revealed plans to extend the tax stamp policy to textiles in order to curb smuggling of the product in the country. The move is aimed at protecting textile companies in the country and to increase jobs in the sector. The assurance was contained in the 2019 budget presented to Parliament by the finance minister Thursday. Ghana used to ...

The Editor of The Finder Newspaper, Elvis Darko has been arrested in Parliament for picketing, Joy News has learnt. Darko is part of the Media Coalition pushing for the passage of the Right to Information Bill into law. He had gone to the Parliament House together with his colleagues to once again register the need for the Bill to be ...

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has been allotted GHC180 million by the government to equip the office with the required personnel and material in order to discharge its mandate. “Mr Speaker, in line with government’s promise to protect the public purse, His Excellency the President remains committed to the fight against corruption. “The Special Prosecutor’s Office, which is established ...

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta said government is not happy with the standards of living of Ghanaians. Reading the 2019 budget in Parliament,he said the policy of government “is not to stand and throw its hands in the air but to implement policies that would positively affect the people. He also said they(government) are aware several Ghanaians are still living ...

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta presented the 2019 Budget statement to Parliament amidst boos and skepticism from especially minority members in Parliament. As expected, Mr. Ofori-Atta was clad in his all white apparel as has become custom of the Finance Minister. The budget, themed; “A Stronger Economy, for Jobs and Prosperity” highlighted key achievements of the Akufo-Addo administration in the past ...

This month, AirtelTigo, the country’s second-largest telecommunications operator is marking its historic one-year anniversary with a long-term strategy to pursue growth, innovation and transforming lives in communities. In a message to employees, the Chief Executive Officer for AirtelTigo, Mrs Mitwa Ng’ambi, commended the staff for their professionalism, expertise and determination during the integration period. “I commend you all for your ...