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Unemployment rate in Ghana drops
Add a CommentMr Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, has said the rate of unemployment in the country has reduced from 11.9 per cent in 2015 to 7.1 per cent in 2019. The decline, he said, was partly as … Read more →
Date for GFA Extra-Ordinary Congress finally set, FIFA rep to storm Ghana
Add a CommentThe Normalisation Committee (NC) of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has set Wednesday, August 19 to Thursday, September 5, 2019 for GFA’s Extra Ordinary Congress. According to the Committee, the rescheduling clears any ambiguity over interpretation of relevant provisions of … Read more →
Saudi King to support Ghana with Medical University, 42 SHS blocks – Veep
Add a CommentVice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha celebration, announced that the Saudi King, Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, had promised to finance the construction of a medical university in the northern part of Ghana. Additionally, the Saudi … Read more →
Ghana and Angola waive visa entry requirements
Add a CommentGhana and Angola have waived entry visa requirements for their nationals who are holders of valid diplomatic and service passports. Holders of these passports may transit through and stay in the territory of either Ghana and Angola for a period … Read more →
Ghana, Thailand meet over economic cooperation
Add a CommentSenior officials of the governments of Thailand and Ghana have met in the Ghanaian capital, Accra. The Thursday, August 8, 2019, meeting held at Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration provided the platform for both countries to touch … Read more →
UK supporting Ghana with £39.2m to protect the most vulnerable
Add a CommentThe United Kingdom is partnering with the Government of Ghana to protect the most vulnerable and marginalised through the ‘Leave No One Behind’ social protection programme. Mr Thomas Hartley, the Deputy British High Commissioner to Ghana, said the programme would … Read more →
US Speaker Pelosi and delegation in Ghana
Add a CommentThe Speaker of the House of Representatives in the United States, Ms Nancy Pelosi and a Congressional delegation arrived in Accra Sunday afternoon to hold high-level discussions with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Speaker of Parliament, Prof Mike Oquaye and other … Read more →
Ghana spent $4.5m on AFCON 2019 – Sports Minister
Add a CommentThe Sports Minister has put the expenditure on AFCON 2019 at $4.5million, the same amount paid as prize money for the winner, Algeria. Isaac Asiamah briefing Parliament Wednesday, said the country budgeted $6.3million. But with the Black Stars exit at the … Read more →
Ghana progresses in utilizing $2bn Chinese loan
Add a CommentTHE MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has told the Government of China that Ghana is making good progress with the utilization of the $3 billion China Development Bank (CDB) loan. Ms Botchwey briefed the Chinese … Read more →
Ghana loses $200m yearly from petroleum smuggling
Add a CommentGHANA loses about $200 million of tax revenue due to the smuggling of petroleum products and other nefarious activities in the petroleum sector every year. Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Mr Alhassan Tampuli said those activities also … Read more →
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