Gov’t set to absorb GH¢1bn monthly
IPPs owed US$1.5bn
Experts describe move as ‘poorly thought'
Government’s decision to take up 50 percent of electricity bills for residential, commercial and industrial users and free electricity for the poor for the next three months, according to energy and power experts,...
Free power for the poor
Halves electricity bills for commercial and private residents
President Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo has taken steps to further reduce the social and economic impact that the coronavirus pandemic has brought on businesses and households, this time, adjusting downwards the cost of power.
Speaking at the seat...
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved the disbursement of SDR 738 million (about US$1 billion) to be drawn under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF). The disbursement will help address the urgent fiscal and balance of payments needs that Ghana is facing, improve confidence, and...
- calls for concerted efforts towards tackling the virus
The President of the National House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede XIV, has urged traditional and religious leaders to support the national efforts toward stopping and containing the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in the country.
He said while the role of both traditional and...
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) is cautioning the public and media organisations not to fall victim to operations and activities of lotto fraudsters who are using different platforms and communication strategies to dupe unsuspecting Ghanaians.
The Authority said lotto fraudsters and social media miscreants use radio and television stations, Online,...
FanMilk Ghana Limited, a member of Danone, has made another donation to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana.
Last week, FanMilk presented 15,600 bottles of drinking Yoghurt (FanMaxx) to the Ridge Hospital and the Noguchi Medical Research Institute to support their efforts at fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
On...
The ban on public gathering announced as part of measures to contain and stop the spread of the novel coronavirus has now been extended by two weeks, with the signing of a New Executive Instrument (EI), EI 64.
This was also in addition to the signing of a new Executive...
Ambassadorial deals, tours and entertainment shows are either suspended or cancelled after the outbreak of the dreaded coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19 pandemic, which has brought the world on its knees.
The coronavirus pandemic has turned the world's arts calendar upside down, as artistes and organisers around the world are...
The Three Kings
Prior to December 31, 2019, the running theme in preparation for the coming year seemed to be one of fatalism. All over social media, people yapped about how they were not going to make New Year’s resolutions for 2020. Their reasoning had been that these resolutions never...
So, Ama Ata Aidoo is 80 years old. Yay! I have met her just once. Well, I can’t really say I met her. She visited our school (Wesley Girls’ High School) one time when we put on a show of her play, The Dilemma of a Ghost. And I...