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Senior Manager in charge of Standards and Compliance at the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA)  Hayford Amankwah has said the NPRA has identified problems with the computation of the pensions for 2020 retirees under Act 766, which is currently being addressed. Speaking in an interview with Alfred Ocansey, host of Sunrise morning show on 3FM Wednesday, October 14, he said the issue has been referred to cabinet despite the ongoing engagements between Socia Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), the NPRA and other stakeholders. “We at NPRA acknowledge the difficulties most retirees are facing currently. We pointed the issues out…

Self-acclaimed evangelist Emmanuel Kwame Addai has rendered an apology to the CEO of Despite Group of Companies, Dr Osei Kwame Despite, for accusing him of using blood donations for rituals and also to the Asantehene, Osei Tutu II, for alleging that he kills some of his sub-chiefs. Kwame Addai during a live session on his Facebook page Wednesday took that opportunity to apologize to all the prominent people he has wrongly accused. “I want to take this opportunity to apologize to Asantehene Osei Tutu II and Osei Kwame Despite, about framing prophecies about them that they are occults who want…

Actress Conchata Ferrell, who starred in the US sitcom Two And A Half Men, has died at the age of 77. Ferrell played housekeeper Berta throughout the show’s 12-year run, appearing alongside the likes of Charlie Sheen and later Ashton Kutcher. She died on Monday in California after complications from a cardiac arrest. Sheen paid tribute, describing the late star as “an absolute sweetheart, a consummate pro, a genuine friend [and] a shocking and painful loss”. He wrote: “Berta, your housekeeping was a tad suspect, your ‘people’ keeping was perfect.” Source: BBC

The new three-tier system of Covid-19 restrictions has begun in England. Most of the country is in the lowest tier – medium – but millions of people in the North and the Midlands face extra curbs on households mixing. The Liverpool region is the only area to be under the toughest rules, with pubs and bars not serving meals closed. Government health officials are due to meet later to discuss the possibility of Greater Manchester, Lancashire and some other areas joining the top tier. Hours before the top tier rules came into force in Liverpool, police were forced to disperse large…

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Yofi Grant, has asked the Ghanaian electorate to vote for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming elections. He asked Ghanaians to vote for the NPP to enable it continue the policies it has introduced in all sectors of the economy, including education. In the area of education, he said, the government has restored teacher training allowances, book and research allowances and Arabic volunteer allowances. Ghanaians go to the polls on December 7, this year, to elect a president and lawmakers. “Making sure resources are available to…

Penplusbytes in collaboration with Media General’s Election Command Centre will later today hold a national forum on political party manifestos and the fight against corruption in Ghana. In the lead up to the 2020 elections in Ghana, delivery of infrastructure promises by the two dominant parties and corruption is dominating the political discourse. Holding duty bearers to account for their manifesto promises is important because such promises influence voter behavior and serve as the yardstick to measure the performance of political parties. A study conducted by Penplusbytes with support from the UK-AID funded Strengthening Action Against Corruption (STAAC) programme, gave…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has on Tuesday, October 13 issued new capital requirements for market operators in the Ghanaian capital market industry. The new directive in accordance with Section 209 of the Securities Industry Act 2016, (Act 929) is in line with the Commission’s mandate of regulating and promoting the growth and development of an efficient, fair and transparent securities market in which investors and the integrity of the market are protected. The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Reverend Daniel Ogbarmey Tetteh, speaking at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Ghana Securities Industry Association (GSIA)…

The Management of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has rejected reports that robbery attacks have occurred on the campus and resulted in the death of some students. Head of Public Affairs at the UCC Major (rtd) Kofi Baah Bentum said the reports are false and should be disregarded. He assured of strict security on the campus. There were claims on twitter that armed robbers stormed lecture halls on Monday night and attacked students. The reports claimed that the students were robbed of their monies, mobile phones, and laptops. But Major (Rtd) Kofi Baah Bentum told TV3 in an interview…

Major oil benchmarks dipped on Monday ahead of two major oil industry reports that are set to be released on Tuesday of this week. The IEA is set to publish it’s World Outlook 2020 on Tuesday, followed by OPEC’s Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR). Both are much-anticipated industry reports that are set not only to shed light on oil production around the world, but on the very thing that has plagued prices since the start of the pandemic—oil demand. And no one is expecting promising results on the oil demand front from either source. Oil prices were already trading down…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Add has said he had a plan of making the murdered Member of Parliament for Mfansteman, Ekow Quansah Hayford a minister in his next government if he wins this year’s elections. President Nana Akufo-Addo described the late lawmaker as a hard working member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) who served his party well. He said this when he visited the family of the late MP in Manksesim on Monday October 12. Mr Akufo-Addo assured the family and the entire nation that the Police will investigate this matter and apprehend the perpetrators. He added “Ekow Quansah…