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Gov’t begins French language training for frontline hospitality staff

Gov’t begins French language training for frontline hospitality staff

In an effort to strengthen Ghana's reputation as a friendly travel destination in the sub-region, the government has started training around 2,000 members of the country's hospitality industry in French as part of an extensive

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NO WRONGDOING IN ‘GNPC-LITASCO’ PHASE 6 FINANCING – ENERGY MINISTRY HITS BACK AT JJ AND MINORITY

NO WRONGDOING IN ‘GNPC-LITASCO’ PHASE 6 FINANCING – ENERGY MINISTRY HITS BACK AT JJ AND MINORITY

The Ministry of Energy is debunking claims by the minority in Parliament that the “GNPC-LITASCO’ re-financing arrangement is being done in secrecy without parliamentary approval. In a statement signed by Ranking Member on Parliament’s Mines

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PRIVATE ENTITY PARTNERS LANDS COMMISSION ON 5-YEAR TRANSFORMATIONAL AGENDA – BENITO OWUSU-BIO

PRIVATE ENTITY PARTNERS LANDS COMMISSION ON 5-YEAR TRANSFORMATIONAL AGENDA – BENITO OWUSU-BIO

  A Ghanaian Land Administration Company; PDB Limited, has come on board to partner the Lands Commission on it's total transformational drive directed by the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor

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UNDP secures funding for modern oil palm machinery to maximise productivity

UNDP secures funding for modern oil palm machinery to maximise productivity

  The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has begun the disbursement of funds to help Artisanal Palm Oil Millers and Outgrowers Association of Ghana in oil palm production. United Nations Development Programme financed the construction

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MTN Presents Dividend To SSNIT

MTN Presents Dividend To SSNIT

MTN Ghana, has presented a dividend of GH¢34.58 million to the management of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). The payment consists of a final dividend of GH¢24.64 million for 2022, and interim

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Fuel Price To Go Up –IES

Fuel Price To Go Up –IES

Institute of Energy Security (IES) has projected an increase in diesel price by 1 % and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) by 4% for the next two weeks ending September 2023. “The impending increases are coming

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Women In Ghana Paid 34.2% Less Than Men

Women In Ghana Paid 34.2% Less Than Men

Data from the first quarter of the 2022 Annual Household Income and Expenditure Survey (AHIES) indicates that among paid workers, women earned 34.2 percent less than men. The estimated gender wage gap adjusts for age,

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Macroeconomic Stability Key To Realising Single Currency Dream – VP Bawumia To West Africa Finance Ministers

Macroeconomic Stability Key To Realising Single Currency Dream – VP Bawumia To West Africa Finance Ministers

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said that ensuring macroeconomic stability by West African states is key to realising the long-standing dream of achieving a single currency for the Sub-region. Speaking at the opening

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YEA begins disbursement of funds to garment and textiles beneficiaries in Eastern Region

YEA begins disbursement of funds to garment and textiles beneficiaries in Eastern Region

The Youth Employment Agency has commenced disbursing funds to beneficiary companies under its newly launched Youth in Garment and Textiles Module in the Eastern Region. A total of one million two hundred and sixty thousand

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Let’s deepen local content to support communities in catchment areas – Deputy Lands Minister urges mining companies

Let’s deepen local content to support communities in catchment areas – Deputy Lands Minister urges mining companies

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resource, George Mireku Duker tasked with dealing with issues relative to Ghana’s mining sector has implored mining companies to make deliberate and concerted efforts towards deepening their relationship