The Brekuso Health Centre is in a deplorable state and if efforts are not employed, healthcare delivery in the community, will be hampered, the Midwife Madam Georgina Opare has lamented. In an exclusive interview with Nyankonton Mu Nsem’s Nhyiraba Kwabena Essilefie, she said the facility which used to be a CHIPS compound, provides general healthcare … Read more
It pays to start from the scratch Most graduates in Ghana these days want to secure gainful employment just after their national service. Some of them think that just dispatching their CVs to corporate institutions is enough and expect phone calls the next day for job interviews in the reputable companies of their choice. Research … Read more
Power comes in many forms, but Kamal al-Jebrini’s family looked to where others may fear to tread for a new source of it: cow dung. The family has begun recycling waste from its cows to produce electricity for one of the largest Palestinian dairy plants and even to provide power to some houses. They discovered … Read more
A wood processing factory at Akyem Manso near Oda in the Eastern Region, A. K. Ghana Wood, is accusing the management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) at Oda of contributing to the destruction of five large motors belonging to it. According to the management of the wood company, it had spent GH¢30,000 to … Read more
Voluntary efficiency programmes — including one targeted for elimination by the Trump administration — have led to energy savings of up to 30 percent in commercial buildings in Los Angeles, researchers have reported. Describing their study as the first large-scale analysis of green certification schemes for big buildings, a pair of researchers from the University … Read more
The immediate past Minister of Sports, Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has exclusively revealed to Joysports poor record-keeping at the ministry is responsible for the huge debt the National Sports Authority (NSA) is saddled in. The NSA has gone bankrupt with a debt in excess of GHc2 million in default of electricity bills, as well as owing Meridian … Read more
The Managing Director of Adehyeman Savings and Loans, Mr Joe Emmim, has urged the government to build a strong business environment to propel the growth of private sector and the economy at large. Such a move,he said, would lead to a strong economy which in turn would help reduce the high unemployment situation in the … Read more
Seventeen years after first setting foot in Saudi Arabia, Dominic Steck shipped his two cats and returned to Germany with his wife and school-age children, who hardly know their homeland. As Saudi Arabia steps up efforts to employ more of its own people, and with economic growth slowing, the ranks of well-paid white-collar expatriates like … Read more
The youth at Korlenya locked up the party’s office on Saturday The office of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Nuaso Korlenya in the Lower Manya constituency was in the afternoon of Saturday February 11 locked up by a group which calls itself Concerned NDC Branch Executives and Members. Atsu Culture, the spokesperson of … Read more
A 48-year-old woman at Assin Sibinso in the South District of the Central Region, Vida Brew aka, Adjoa Belt, has been arrested by the Assin Juaben Police Command for biting the nipple of a 37-year-old woman Ama Fosua during a fight. Briefing DAILY GUIDE, the District Police Commander, ASP Okyere Andam, said the incident happened … Read more
The finances of the Ghana water Company are currently suffering as a result of negligence on the part of some of the company’s managers who failed to take measures to prevent the deterioration of strategic equipment. Having superintended over the collapse of some of its stations, these senior figures persuaded the then NDC government to … Read more
Students of Mawuli Senior High School at Ho in the Volta Region, have been complaining about inadequate supply of food, water and electricity, as the school struggles to meet payment demands from their service providers. According to the students, they have been living without adequate potable water for the past four weeks, and survive on contaminated … Read more
Kenneth Kwamina Thompson, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dalex Finance and Leasing Company – a leading non-bank financial institution has called on the minister-designate for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta provide a debt management structure to the country. He said this in response to the finance minister designate’s assurance that the Akufo-Addo-led government will not increase electricity … Read more
Finance minister-designate Ken Ofori Atta has given the assurance that the Akufo-Addo-led government will not increase electricity bills anytime soon. According to him, the move is in fulfillment of the promise the NPP made to Ghanaians during the electioneering. Speaking to the media after his nomination was announced by the President, finance expert said the … Read more
Do you think you’re paying more for electricity than you consume? Are you wondering why your electricity consumption is high yet you use few and energy-efficient electrical gadgets? Customers are sometimes at a loss as to what constitute the high energy consumption on the bills they receive and what appliances might be consuming all the … Read more
Tigo Ghana in partnership with Express Pay, an e-commerce market place and payment gateway provider, has introduced payment of electricity bills using Tigo Cash. A statement from Tigo said the move formed part of a number of efforts by Tigo Cash to create ease and convenience for customers for transactions. It said the service was … Read more
There is no reset button in life. You can’t take anything back, and you can’t undo anything. All of your actions have consequences, and the things you say and do today will have a lasting impact on the rest of your life. You have to understand that, and be aware of it while making your … Read more
President John Mahama says he has directed prepaid meters to be installed at the various public offices to control debts owed the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). He said the decision would ensure that officials of the various ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) monitor their use of the energy and pay for it. The President, … Read more
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is alleging President Mahama tried to bribe its Northern regional chairman, Daniel Bugri Naabu to turn against flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo. The party claimed among other things that, in a meeting with the President and his brother, Ibrahim Mahama, their chairman was promised GH¢3.3 million and a V6 Mitsubishi Pajero vehicle … Read more
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Running Mate to Nana Akufo-Addo, has criticised President John Mahama for being insensitive to the plight of Ghanaians and Northerners who as a result of the hardships imposed on them by the government, are desperately calling for change. Dr. Bawumia made these comments on Monday at the NPP Upper East Regional Rally … Read more