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Ho Teaching Hospital, other health facilities owe ECG 8.9million in Volta and Oti Regions

Ho Teaching Hospital, other health facilities owe ECG 8.9million in Volta and Oti Regions

The Electricity Company of Ghana is owed about 8.9 Million Ghana Cedis by some health facilities in Volta and Oti Regions. The debt which spans from 2021 till date has been accrued over the years

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Gold For Oil Policy Already Bearing Fruit –Paul Amaning

Gold For Oil Policy Already Bearing Fruit –Paul Amaning

A communicator of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Amaning is pleased with how the Gold for Oil Policy has developed thus far. The approach, he claimed, "is already bearing fruit" in terms of boosting

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Fitch Upgrades Ghana’s Long-Term Local-Currency IDR to ‘CCC’

Fitch Upgrades Ghana’s Long-Term Local-Currency IDR to ‘CCC’

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Ghana's Long-Term (LT) Local-Currency (LC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'CCC' from 'RD'. The issue ratings on local-currency bonds issued domestically that have not matured yet have also been upgraded to 'CCC'

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Fair Wages Commission to embark on public sector payroll clean up exercise

Fair Wages Commission to embark on public sector payroll clean up exercise

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) hinted at carrying out a nationwide public sector payroll clean-up exercise effective April 1. In a press statement, the Commission indicated that the exercise is going to be

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Akufo-Addo Has Borrowed Beyond Ghana’s Capacity – Prof. Adei On Mistakes Of Government

Akufo-Addo Has Borrowed Beyond Ghana’s Capacity – Prof. Adei On Mistakes Of Government

Former Chairperson of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Professor Stephen Adei has blamed the President-Akufo-Addo-led government for borrowing beyond the country's capacity. According to the former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and

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Fiifi Kwetey Describes IMF’s Reasons For Ghana’s Economic Difficulties As Palpable Falsehood

Fiifi Kwetey Describes IMF’s Reasons For Ghana’s Economic Difficulties As Palpable Falsehood

General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fiifi Kwetey Fiavi has refuted the claims by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that Ghana's current economic crisis was caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the

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Road tolls re-introduction: Extend road tax obligation to other parts – GhCCI to Gov’t

Road tolls re-introduction: Extend road tax obligation to other parts – GhCCI to Gov’t

The Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry has urged the government to consider extending the road tax obligation to other parts of the country in order to rake in more revenue and benefit the Fund and

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ECG Debt Recovery: GRA, KFC & Ho Airport Disconnected From The National Grid For Unpaid Bills

ECG Debt Recovery: GRA, KFC & Ho Airport Disconnected From The National Grid For Unpaid Bills

As the Electricity Company of Ghana embarks on a massive debt recovery from customers nationwide, the Volta Regional Branch has disconnected some consumers for unpaid accumulated bills. The nationwide revenue mobilization exercise began on Monday,

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SPEED UP WORK ON ALL PROJECTS” – LANDS MINISTER CHARGES NATIONAL LANDS COMMISSION

SPEED UP WORK ON ALL PROJECTS” – LANDS MINISTER CHARGES NATIONAL LANDS COMMISSION

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor has charged Senior Management members of the National Lands Commission to as a matter of urgency speed up work on all projects and programmes

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Kejetia Market Fire: GUTA Demands Effective Surveillance & Policing Of Markets Across The Country

Kejetia Market Fire: GUTA Demands Effective Surveillance & Policing Of Markets Across The Country

In the wake of the recent fire outbreak that gutted parts of Kejetia Market, the Ghana Union of Traders’ Association (GUTA) is calling on authorities to institute higher standards of surveillance at the various markets