Business News of Saturday, 22 June 2024 Source: GNA Some of the beneficiaries of the month-long training   More than 500 headporters (Kayayei) under the Youth Employment Agency programme have received smart grants and start-up packs to commence their entrepreneurial journey.  The start-up pack and smart grant will pave the way for the beneficiaries to venture into a variety of trade ...

Politics of Saturday, 22 June 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Richard Ahiagbah with the young man who was beaten, Nana Boakye Following the outrage at how Nana Boakye, a student at Christian Service University College, was brutally assaulted by individuals identified as thugs affiliated with the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has condemned the incident. ...

Politics of Sunday, 23 June 2024 Source: peacefmonline.com « play videoNDC flagbearer, former President John Dramani Mahama Rev. Charles Owusu has advised the presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama, to be circumspect in his utterances, particularly regarding his comments about his political competitor, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President and flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party. ...

General News of Friday, 21 June 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com RIchard Jakpa, Justice Yony Kulendi and A-G Godfred Dame   Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the ambulance trial currently ongoing in an Accra High Court, took the witness box for the second time on June 20, 2024. The explosive first cross-examination took place two days prior when Jakpa faced questions fielded ...

Business News of Friday, 14 June 2024 Source: classfmonline.com Bank of Ghana explains cash supply chain   play videoMr. Dominic Owusu, Head of the Currency Management Department at the Bank   By law, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) is the sole authority mandated to issue and redeem currency, according to Section 35 of the Bank of Ghana Act (2002), Act 612. ...

General News of Saturday, 15 June 2024 Source: classfmonline.com Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, General Secretary, NDC   The main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has announced its opposition to any attempts by the Majority in Parliament to pass a law that would protect the legacy of President Nana Akufo-Addo. NDC General Secretary, Fifi Kwetey, described the proposed law to support ...

Business News of Thursday, 13 June 2024 Source: thebftonline.com Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam,   The government has secured debt service relief that will free up resources for crucial infrastructure investments. Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, during a press briefing following the formalisation of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with bilateral creditors, announced that the agreement reschedules ...

General News of Thursday, 13 June 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Ghana’s parliament A draft report from the Constitutional Review Consultative Committee has been presented to the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs. The report includes a significant recommendation to cap the size of parliament at 277 members. The proposed amendment to Article 93 of the Constitution reads: “There shall be a Parliament of Ghana which shall ...

General News of Tuesday, 11 June 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Ernest Owusu-Bempah and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has been dragged to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), by the Deputy Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ernest Owusu-Bempah Bonsu. The petition is for CHRAJ to probe the MP over his ...

The Akufo-Addo government saved the Ghanaian taxpayer more than $1 billion in the award of a contract for the purpose of creating the mobile money interoperability, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said. According to Dr Bawumia, before the NPP came into power, the erstwhile Mahama administration had awarded the contract for $1.2 billion. The contract was, however, cancelled by the ...