The Ghana Education Service (GES) said head teachers who teamed up with teachers to receive their salaries even though they were not at post would be dealt with. “Circuit supervisors who sit in their offices and generate reports which do not reflect situations on the ground are a disgrace to the professionâ€. Ms [...]
Read the rest of this story »The Brong-Ahafo Blacksmiths Association on Thursday expressed worry about the proliferation of small arms and guns in the country. It has therefore called on the Ministry of Interior to, as a matter of urgency, withdraw licenses given to blacksmiths to repair guns. At a press conference in Sunyani, Mr John Addy, Chairman of [...]
Read the rest of this story »The Brong Ahafo regional branch of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DoVVSU) is searching for a 25 year old teacher Michael Gyamfi of Solomon Bennett Memorial School in Sunyani, for allegedly defiling a 10 year old class five pupil of the school on two occasions. According to the Regional Head of DoVVSU, [...]
Read the rest of this story »Barbados’ Minister of International Business and International Transport, George Hutson, says his ministry’s plan for the business sector aims to tackle the perceived impact the economic downturn would have on the sector while mitigating potential loss and creating avenues to exploit any possible market opportunities over the next two years. (Photo: Khalil Goodman compliments [...]
Read the rest of this story »By Garth Theunissen Massmart Holdings Ltd., South Africa’s largest food and goods wholesaler, plans to open new units in Angola, Senegal, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo after the company’s sub-Saharan Africa sales soared. The Johannesburg-based retail group also plans to open new stores in Nigeria and Ghana, Chief Executive Officer Grant Pattison said [...]
Read the rest of this story »By Francis Kwaku Egu Introduction The growth of businesses in corporate Ghana will depend much more on the ability of these businesses to expand and have greater market share not only in Ghana but also beyond the boundaries of Ghana. This means businesses will have to raise additional capital either from retained earnings, share [...]
Read the rest of this story »Every Ghanaian is familiar with human character, but only few of us challenge the notion that we are powerless over this basic ethical makeup of human beings. Character comes from a Greek verb meaning “to engrave†and its related noun means “mark or distinctive qualityâ€. Character is who we essentially are as Ghanaians. It [...]
Read the rest of this story »By: Obi Iwuagwu Last week, Ghana’s President, John Atta Mills declared in his State-of-the-Nation address to the country’s Parliament that he had decided to "impose austerity measures throughout the government machinery, to ensure that we realise significant savings". This, he said, was given the precarious state of the country’s economy as well as the [...]
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