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Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Employers Association of Ghana Alex Frimpong is optimistic businesses will revitalize to boost employment in the country when the coronavirus stays under control. He said the challenge facing the business sector is the coronavirus and when it is put in check there will be a positive employment prospect for the country. “The prospects look very bright on conditions that we are able to hold back the pandemic. You look at policies and plans that have been put in place, it looks very good. “The only thing is how we can control the pandemic. The…

The government is going to roll out the Universal Quick Response (QR) Code payment system and that will make Ghana a functional digital economy beginning 2021, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said. He explained that early next year, integration will take place between Ghana Card and Social Security card, Passport, Tax Identification Number (TIN), Bank Account, SIM card, DVLA and together with the mobile payments. In a tweet, Dr Bawumia said, “Early in 2021, integration will take place between Ghana Card and SSNIT Card, Passport, Tax Identification Number, Bank Account, SIM card, DVLA and together with the mobile payments…

The government has begun exploring new avenues in a fresh bid to release the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to a private concessionaire for management. This is after a similar move in the past failed amidst controversies and allegations of fraud. A Deputy Minister of Energy in charge of petroleum, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, said although the government had been silent on the matter since the termination of the ECG concessionaire contract with Power Distribution Services (PDS) a year ago, processes were underway to secure a new deal. He said the move was aimed at making the power distributor more…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has asked beneficiaries of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) to vote for him in the upcoming December 7 elections. He said if he is voted for, he will ensure that they are given permanent jobs to do and not NABCo-like job. In a meeting with private businessmen in Accra as part of his campaign ahead of the elections, Mr Mahama said “job creation will not only be the burden of entrepreneurs and the private sector. This explains why we have conducted a thorough Human Resource Gap (HR Gap) study into the public sector”. “The analysis…

Actress Rosemond Alade Brown aka Akuapem Poloo, who allegedly displayed her naked picture together with her son on social media, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Rosemond, a social media entertainer, charged with publication of obscene material, two counts of engaging in domestic violence, has pleaded not guilty. The Court presided over by Mrs. Christiana Cann, has admitted Rosemond to bail in the sum of GHS 100,000 with four sureties two to be justified with landed property worth GHS100,000. The title deed of the property, the Court said, should be deposited at the court’s Registry pending the outcome of…

The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has if he is voted for to become the next president of Ghana, he will create an environment that will support all Ghanaians irrespective of their political affiliations and ethnic backgrounds. He said he will do his part to provide opportunities for all as he will be aiming to provide one million jobs for Ghanaians. “Let me end by thanking you once again for joining me tonight for this engagement on jobs and entrepreneurship. We are poised to address unemployment and to help entrepreneurs to overcome the challenges…

The Eastern Region Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfour, has revealed that due to prudent security measures introduced by the government through the Regional Security Council (REGSEC), rape and murder cases in the region have reduced drastically. This, he said, has enhanced the prospects of doing business in the Region. Mr Kwakye Darfour was speaking during the Nation Building updates at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in Accra on Tuesday, November 10. “We have been able to control them significantly, crime rate has reduced significantly, particularly if you talk about rape, defilement and murder,” he said. He added: “This has…

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bullhaus Entertainment and the manager of dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale, claims the Samini was given an undisclosed amount of money to endorse the New Patriotic Party(NPP) in his new song “’Kpoyaka’”. According to Bulldog, “Samini cannot sit anywhere and say he has not taken money”.  He disclosed this while contributing to a discussion on celebrity endorsements of political parties in a Television talk show. The artiste manager said Samini had made a U-turn on what he preached against during the 2016 election – celebrities endorsing political parties. A viral video on social media has Samini…

Event organiser and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Innorvation Events, Whitney Boakye-Mensah, has said some celebrities endorse political parties during election year solely because of financial gains and not because they really support the ideology of the political parties. Speaking in a media interview, Whitney explained that the endorsement of political parties by some celebrities is usually short-lived; and usually does not see them support the parties after the elections. “It is when you are opposition that you get to know who your true supporters are”, she stated. Entertainment pundit, Halifax Ansah-Addo, agrees that celebrities tend to endorse parties…