A Fintech Expert , Koku Mawutor Abraham, has asked Ghana Government to embrace financial technology (Fintech) to help accelerate the growth of the country’s economy and to ensure financial financial consideration. “Fintech is the only way for Ghana and Africa to excel on the globe . Fintech changed China, Malaysia,Singapore thus numerous nations that we want to embrace to develop to the levels that we have seen the West develop,” he said. He expressed that even the greater G-10 nations, for example, Italy, Spain, France, UK utilized fintech to develop and in this manner Ghana as a nation can’t bear…
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By Alex Ababio Aspart of Corporate social responsibility program for the year, the Sharp Foundation headed by the Chief Executive of Sharp Herbal Medicine Dr Stephen Nyarko a.k.a Dr Sharp, has donated an unspecified amount of money to the Pediatric Oncology and Neurology Unit of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Kumasi to support the unit to save lives . The foundation also visited the Burns and Intensive Care Unit of the Emergency Block to pay the medical bills of a 23-year old student of Tamale Technical University ,who got burnt while working on a Galamsey site to raise money…
By Alex Ababio The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South Hon. Mathew Opoku Prempeh has provided support for vocational training of selected youth in Manhyia South. In partnership with the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Mathew Opoku Prempeh, the College of Beauty, Arts and Entrepreneurship (CBAE) graduated 47 trainees in fashion technology and design. These individuals were chosen from over 140 youth selected from all six electoral areas in the Manhyia South Constituency of the Ashanti Region, and were given skills training through the Member Parliament initiative program. They received training in fashion design, hair technology, and make-up…
The founder and Executive Director of Obiri Foundation, Mr Stephen Obiri Yeboah has recommended the need for Government to restructure Ghana’s National Health Insurance coverage Plan (NHIS) to pave way for integration of free health screening and other clinical examination to further improve the health of the citizenry. He nited that the incorporation of free health screening into the plan would assist with further improving the access to medical care ,in this way reassuring the populace to know their health status to prevent untimely death . Mr Stephen Obiri Yeboah made this remark when he exclusively spoke to Ghanaian Watch…
Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the immediate past General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress Congress, NDC, has been elected National Chairman of the party . At the National Congress organised on Saturday , December 17 ,2022 Asiedu Nketiah polled 5,569 of the valid vote cast representing 65.17 percent of the total vote cast to win the election. His nearest rival , Samuel Ofosu Ampofo polled only 33.81 of the total vote cast.
Obiri Foundation, a charitable organisation (NGO) working in the area of health education, and social services has organised a free health screening for the people in the Nhyieso Constituency in the Greater Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The health screening which was organised for three consecutive weekends in communities including South Suntreso,Patasi, Fankyenebra,Santasi, Ahodwo ,Atasomanso and Daban saw a number of people close to thousand(1000) screened for Hipatitis Diabetes, Malaria, Hypertension among other ailments. People whose medical conditions required further clinical diagnoses and treatment were referred to specialized health facilities. The Executive Director of Obiri Foundation, Mr Stephen Obiri Yeboah…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has affirmed a $3 billion arrangement with the Government of Ghana to span the next three years. This follows six months of negotiations after the government decided to apply for an extended credit facility with the fund . The IMF affirmed the arrangements in a statement on Tuesday, December 13.
Bloomberg has revealed that the Ghana Cedi last week posted the world’s greatest gain against the US Dollar as Ghana begins reengineering local debt . It said the Ghana cedi took the leader of the world’s best stronger currency against the dollar last week in the midst of idealism the nation was drawing nearer to opening a International Monetary Fund bailout. “The cedi has mobilized 10% in the beyond five days, the greatest achievement among around 150 monetary standards monitored by Bloomberg. That is a circle back for a conversion scale that had lost portion of its worth this year…
The Supreme has taken decision to consent to hear a bid by President Joe Biden’s administration to resuscitate a government regulation that makes it a criminal offense to empower unlawful migration after it was struck somewhere near a lower court as an infringement of free speech right The judges took up the administration’s appeal of a February ruling by the San Francisco-based ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal refuting the law for encroaching on freedoms ensured under the U.S. Constitution’s first amendment. The ninth Circuit’s decision tossed out piece of the conviction of a California man, Helaman Hansen, who had…
The Ghana Public Educators’ Affiliation (GNAT) says it will oppose any attempt by the government to touch teachers ‘ funds . “We wish to make it clear to the government of Ghana, that it ought to address the financial difficulties confronting the country not to the detriment of the Ghanaian laborers and everybody,” it said. An official statement issued in Accra and endorsed by Mr Tanko Musah, the General Secretary, expressed judiciousness in government expenditure, frugality, decrease in size of government, among others, could all go to address the country’s economic hardships. It said its attention was drawn to the…