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Former Minister of Trades and Industry Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government under John Dramani Mahama built more factories than known. He cites how most of the factories secured funding and support from government agencies like the National Board for Small-Scale Industries, Export Development Bank as well as Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC). He said ...

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The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has been tasked to investigate circumstances under which some 400 tricycles were allegedly stolen from the Northern Development Authority’s (NDA) yard. The CID in a statement signed by its Regional Crime Officer, K Otuo Acheampong requested that some persons be released to assist in the investigations of the missing tricycles. This investigation follows a letter ...

The Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has declared an indefinite strike effective January 6, 2020, in protest of the non-payment of allowances due to its members following the conversion of polytechnics to technical universities. According to the association, the government has “refused to fully comply” with the ruling by the National Labour Commission (NLC) to ensure that members ...

The National Ambulance Service has halted the proposed distribution of the 307 ambulances procured by the government of Ghana. In a letter to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo , the Ambulance Service listed reasons why the vehicles cannot be distributed yet. Explaining the rationale behind the letter calling for the commissioning to be postponed, Director of the National Ambulance Service ...

There appears to be confusion over disbursement of funds by Menzgold Ghana to its customers. While management of the embattled gold collectibles firm says nearly 200 customers of the company have been paid their funds which were locked up for months, some customers have vehemently denied receiving such monies. The Communications Director of Menzgold Ghana, Nii Armah Amarteifio, had in ...

Executive Director of health policy think tank, the Africa Center for Health Policy, Research and Analysis, Dr Thomas Anaba says President Akufo-Addo may have been misled into giving a date for the commissioning of the newly procured ambulances. Anaba’s comments follow a request made by the National Ambulance Service (NAS) on the commissioning of the ambulance which was scheduled for ...

Former Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah says he was not fired from his position insisting his contract with the Black Stars expired last Tuesday before the Ghana FA announced coaching sackings. Appiah look to has moved to correct the impression lest it could negatively affect his future chances of coaching any side in the world with the ‘sacking’ tag on him. ...

The unflagging hardworking member of Parliament for Asunafo North Constituency who doubles as the first ever Ahafo Regional Minister, Hon. Evans Opoku Bobie, who doesn’t joke with customs and traditions because of his high level of respect for Traditional leaders and our cherished rich culture. The minister and some relevant personalities within the Ahafo Region visited Ayomso Traditional Area to ...

The Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, is urging Ghanaians who are qualified to vote to take part in the planned compilation of new voters register by the Electoral Commission. According to the Senior Minister, any qualified voter who fails to take part in the registration exercise will lose his or her right to vote in the 2020 polls. “It is this ...