Communication is an essential function of government, as it helps build broad support and legitimacy for programmes, explain government stewardship and provide mechanisms to hold government accountable.
When they attain 60 years, Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) contributors are supposed to go on retirement, and until recently when the new Pension Act was promulgated, SSNIT was solely responsible for the payment of retirement benefits, both lump sum and pensioners’ monthly pay.
Many efforts have gone into finding an amicable settlement to the Dagbon chieftaincy crisis, especially after the death of Yaa Naa Yakubu Andani II in 2012.
Tonnes of used electrical appliances, second-hand clothes, mattresses and other used items from the developed world come to the ports of Ghana each year.
It has been 16 long years since then President John Agyekum Kufuor put together the Committee of Eminent Chiefs, comprising the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II; the Yagbonwura, Tuntumba Boresa Sulemana Jakpa I, and the Nayiri, Naa Bohogu Abdulai Mahami Sheriga, to find a lasting solution to the protracted Dagbon chieftaincy dispute after the murder of the Ya Naa.
In the year 2000, HIV and AIDS, TB and malaria devastated the populations of many countries. HIV was unstoppable, leaving in its wake countless orphans and shattered communities.
Agriculture has a central place in the socio-economic development of the country because it accounts for about 60 per cent of the workforce and 40 per cent of gross domestic product.
Historical facts on the human race have shown and proven that mankind has always depended on resources in his environment for survival and development.
Every year, members of the banking fraternity meet at the Annual Bankers’ Dinner, where they fraternise, dance off the stress of a fading year and aim to chart a new course for the ensuing year.
In 1996, the country took a giant step towards promoting the processing and manufacturing of goods and services for export by establishing the Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA) to administer the country’s free zones concept.
Ghana is clearly experiencing governance challenges and it seems that no sector has been spared the unpleasant and costly effects of poor corporate governance.
In 1996, the country took a giant step towards promoting the processing and manufacturing of goods and services for export by establishing the Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA) to administer the country’s free zones concept.
In spite of losing the top spot in cocoa production to our western neighbour, Cote d’Ivoire, in 1978, Ghana has maintained its enviable record of producing the world’s premium cocoa beans, for which reason produce from the main crop season attracts a higher price from buyers both in and outside the country.
It happened in early 1995 with R5 and Pyram when hundreds of customers lost their investments to these two unlicensed deposit-taking companies, bringing a lot of lives and businesses to their knees.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) mentions over 40 countries in Africa and Central and South America where yellow fever is either endemic or have regions where the disease is endemic.
Each year, medical researchers make significant discoveries to advance technology a little more and offer hope to those suffering from grave illnesses and debilitating conditions.
