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The Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso Kennedy Kankam has opined that judging by the enormity of challenges confronting the current government, he would have appointed more ministers if he were the President. He also questioned what Ghana and Ghanaians benefited from the ‘lean government’ under previous governments. “If I were the President I would have appointed more ministers and deputies. What is the result of lean government since Kwame Nkrumah as being argued by some? I want someone to tell me the benefits. If the so-called lean governments were successful, would we have the problems that are facing the country…

An economist, Adu Owusu Sarkodie, has attributed the high level of nonperforming loans to the high cost of production and doing business in the country. Per the latest Bank of Ghana (BoG) Financial Stability report, Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) hit GHC6.1 billion within the last eight months. A breakdown of these NPLs showed that the private sector accounted for a larger chunk of the debts as against the government, which has often been blamed for rising bad debts of most of the commercial banks. The situation has left some banks grappling with loan recovery, and there are fears some of the…

Now that Ghana has two Veterinary Medical Schools to train Veterinary Surgeons, one may perhaps have hopes that this will herald the new era of solving the problem of inadequate veterinary surgeons. The irony is that, this is not the case. Many of budding Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Medical Students do not know their fate after graduating from the Veterinary Medical School. The normal trajectory for them is to be posted by the Veterinary Medical Council to do their housemanship after graduation under the supervision of qualified and experience Veterinary Surgeon. However, for the past seven months the immediate graduate…

Head porters in the central business district of Accra say more women have been attracted into the business following the abolishment of the kayayei levy. It is barely three weeks since the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta in his maiden budget statement to Parliament, announced the government’s resolve to scrap the daily levy imposed on head porters popularly known as “Kayayei”. The move which is in fulfillment of the New Patriotic Party’s campaign promise to abolish what they called nuisance taxes, has attracted more women into the trade after the directive took full effect. The abolished tax, according to…

A Chief Nursing Officer at the Brong-Ahafo Regional Hospital in Sunyani, Madam Cordelia Yeboaa-Yeboah, says it is a serious offence for nurses and midwives to take and share pictures of patients on social media for public view. Describing such practice as unfortunate, she noted that is a total breach of the profession code, and warned those engaged in that would be dismissed and lose their licences should they be found culpable. Madam Yeboaa-Yeboah gave the warning at the matriculation ceremony of the Sunyani Nursing and Midwifery Training College, at which a total of 516 students were admitted. The fresh students,…

Parliament will from Monday begin public vetting of 54 Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers nominated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The ministers are expected to be the last batch of the total 110 ministers and deputy ministers to form the Akufo-Addo government. Below are the list of the ministers and deputy ministers designates and their various ministries they are to head. Monday, 27th March, 2017 Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo –           Minister of State at the Office of the President (Public Procurement) Hon. Brian Acheampong –           Minister of State at the Office of the President Prof. Kwesi Yankah –          …

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1. GIVING Helping others is not only good for them and a good thing to do, it also makes us happier and healthier too. Giving also connects us to others, creating stronger communities and helping to build a happier society for everyone. And it’s not all about money – we can also give our time, ideas and energy. So if you want to feel good, do good! Experts have come up with a list of ten steps you can follow to boost your happiness, including being generous to others. The advice was produced by Vanessa King, author of 10 Keys…

1. GIVING Helping others is not only good for them and a good thing to do, it also makes us happier and healthier too. Giving also connects us to others, creating stronger communities and helping to build a happier society for everyone. And it’s not all about money – we can also give our time, ideas and energy. So if you want to feel good, do good! Experts have come up with a list of ten steps you can follow to boost your happiness, including being generous to others. The advice was produced by Vanessa King, author of 10 Keys…

Seven Great Princess Academy has organized a cultural day at its Dansoman campus in Accra for its students as part of efforts to instill in them Ghanaian Cultural values. The cultural day is a celebration of various tribes, traditions and culture of the diverse students who are from the 10 regions of Ghana, African continent and Europe. Students displayed their respective culture in various cultural activities including dancing, poetry recitals and display of traditional clothes among others. It was a colourful atmosphere at the Dansoman campus of the school as the students took advantage of the maiden event to prove…