Новости за 13.11.2019

Construction work on the National Cathedral at Ridge in Accra is set to begin in March 2020. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, announced this while presenting the 2020 Budget and Economic Policy in Parliament on Wednesday, November 13, 2019. He noted that procurement processes to select a contractor are expected to conclude by the end of 2019. ldquo;The Board of Trustees and the Secretariat have been established, and preparatory works for the construction of the Cathedral ...

The Finance Minister has said Government plans to develop the country rsquo;s technological capability by investing in a national technological centre. The new technology initiative, which was announced at the presentation of the 2020 budget by Ken Ofori Atta in Parliament Wednesday, will be called the Ghana Design and Manufacturing Centre (GDMC). The centre will be the prime exhibition for ldquo;excellence in design, manufacturing and technology commercialisation, rdquo; the ...

The Management of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) is assuring its members that it is committed and ready to pay all benefits when the right time comes. According to the management of the pension scheme, the reassurance has become necessary due to a publication in the Daily Graphic on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, accusing them of foot-dragging. In a statement to set the record straight, SSNIT has stressed; ldquo;The Trust wishes to assure all SSNIT Members ...

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The Upper West Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih has inaugurated a five-member committee set up by the Regional Coordinating Council to investigate circumstances leading to the death of a two-year-old boy at the Wa Regional Hospital on November 9, 2019. The death of the boy which sparked outrage in the Wa Municipality is said to have occurred when the boy was denied treatment after a snake bite because he had no folder at the time he was rushed to the hospital. The Members ...

The cost of legacy debts and banking sector clean up amounted to GH?33billion, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has said. Presenting the budget statement and financial policy of the government of Ghana for the year ending 31st December 2020 in Parliament he maintained that gains so far made have been significant. According to him, the government has stabilized macroeconomic turbulence with economic growth doubling. This is the first election year budget places a cap of 5percent o ...

The Student Representative Council (SRC) of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) is overwhelmingly ecstatic to congratulate the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) president elect, Isaac Jay Hyde on his convincing victory at the recently ended polls. Isaac Jay Hyde is the NUGS president elect happens to be a student of the institution; a fact which has indeed, made this victory an endearing one for the SRC. Over the years, GIMPA has held continues ...

The Ghana Civil Service has honoured the Chief of Ejura, Barima Osei Hwedie II in recognition of his dedicated service and demonstrable interest in the development of the country. The Civil Service organized the 2018 Excellence Awards on Friday November 8, 2019 at the Accra International Conference Centre and honored the dedicated Civil Servants across the country including Barima Osei Hwedie. In citation on the plaque award presented to Barima Osei Hwedie from Ghana rsquo;s S ...

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has said the Ghanaian economy has witnessed massive improvement under the Akufo-Addo administration after taking over a declining economy from the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama rsquo;s administration. According to Finance Minister, the favourable macroeconomic situation prevailing in the country is a firm indication of his government rsquo;s commitment to the creation of a conducive business atmosphere needed for the private sector to flourish. ...

The Abiola Bawuah Foundation (ABF), a non-profit organization poised to positively impact young girl has pledged its continuous support to promote girl-child education in Ghana as part of its 39;100 Girls Support Project 39; which seeks to improve the lives of brilliant but deprived girls. The Foundation after a year of existence has among other things, provided underprivileged girls access to quality education who hitherto have no hope of making it to the classroom. ABF with sup ...

The Director General of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Hon. Eric Nana Agyemang-Prempeh, inaugurated the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Disaster Management Committees in some part of the Greater Accra Region. According to him, NADMO was established by an Act of Parliament, Act 517 in the year 1996. Twenty years after its establishment, a new law was passed, 2016(Act 927) to give the Organization more responsibilities and resources to carry out its mandates ...

The Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors has asked university authorities and students to apply innovation to teaching and learning to help Ghana achieve its transformational agenda. He expressed concern about Ghana rsquo;s apparent unpreparedness to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the new technologies of the fourth industrial revolution such as artificial intelligence, robotics, augmented reality and nanotechnology. He said nations th ...

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has indicated that the Akufo-Addo led administration has procured a total of 307 ambulances. He says the vehicles will be distributed to all constituencies in the country. According to him, Nana Akufo-Addo lsquo;s government is committed to improving the quality of health care in Ghana. The Minister presenting the 2020 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Akufo-Addo rsquo;s Government on the floor of Parliament said the government is bent ...