The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says it will add a minimum of $800 million to the country’s reserves this month to stabilise the cedi against major international currencies, especially the dollar. The Head of Financial Markets at the central bank, Steven Opata, told the Daily Graphic that the accumulation of more dollars would help increase the net international reserve (NIR) ...
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“This is not a church room. I heard some singing going on. This is the Police Headquarters with rules and regulations. Please respect yourselves. I need the Chairman and three of his counsel; the rest please go down… my name is ACP George Tweneboah, Deputy Director-General of CID.” These were the words of the Deputy Director-General of the Criminal Investigations ...
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The case brought against Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) during previous Mahama administration is gradually taking shape, as the State has filed all the documents it intends to rely on for the trial. The trial court, presided over by Justice Afia Serwaa Asare-Botwe, has ordered the Office of ...
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PROVINCIALE STATENVERKIEZINGENProvincies zitten in je portemonnee, kunnen zomaar een windmolen in je achtertuin plannen of besluiten om de aanleg van die langverwachte rondweg nog maar eens tien jaar uit te stellen. Kortom, redenen genoeg om vooral even de Kieswijzer te raadplegen voor je op 20 maart gaat stemmen. Hoe werkt de Kieswijzer? 01-03-2019, 17:12 48 seconden context Wie in het stemhokje straks ...
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Pensioenfonds ABP heeft per ongeluk vier jaar lang onterecht een partnertoeslag uitbetaald aan 700 gepensioneerden. Door de fout is circa 3 miljoen euro ten onrechte uitgekeerd. Volgens het ABP moeten de ontvangers al het geld nu terugbetalen. ,,De schrik sloeg ons om het hart”, zeggen gedupeerden Henk Blokhuis en zijn vrouw Annelies De gepensioneerden wisten niet dat ze de toeslag ...
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Als je als vrouw gelijke voet wil staan met de mannen, dan kun je het best wonen en werken in België, Denemarken, Frankrijk, Letland, Luxemburg of Zweden. Alleen die zes landen hebben gendergelijkheid verankerd in wetten die van invloed zijn op werk, blijkt uit onderzoek van de Wereldbank. Nederland staat op een gedeeld twintigste plek. De Wereldbank onderzocht genderongelijkheid in 187 landen. ...
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Ghanaians have not forgotten the hardship that the John Mahama administration plunged them into and will, therefore, not give him and the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) another chance to mess up the country in the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections, Mr Benjmain Ayeh, a former MP for Denkyira West, has said. He explained that under Mr Mahama’s administration, ...
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Government says it will have the tapes of investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas’s latest exposé on illegal mining properly investigated using the raw unedited footage. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Information Minister said if any public officers are found to have solicited monies or taken bribes to bend rules the necessary action will be taken. He told journalists at a presser ...
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President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced nine changes in his government, the second reshuffle since he was sworn into office in 2017. The biggest change is the removal of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister Catherine Afeku, who now moves to the Office of the President as a Minister of State. She will now work specifically at the Office of the ...
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The Government of the United Kingdom has pledged funds to undertake three major infrastructure projects in Ghana this year. The Tamale Airport, the Bekwai hospital project and the Kumasi Central Market are all set to receive funding to either undergo major expansion, construction or facilitate the installation of essential equipment as part of the UK government’s partnership agreements with the ...
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