By:Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh Email:ankiilu@yahoo.com Africa’s overseas workers including Ghanaians, who sent close to US$60 billion in remittances in 2012, pay more to send money home than any other migrant group in the world, according to the World Bank’s Send Money Africa database. It added: “Sub-Saharan Africa is the most expensive region to send money to, [...]
By:Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh Email:ankiilu@yahoo.com Philips Africa has announced the official appointment of Mr. Abdallah Khamis to the newly created role of General Manager & Head for Philips West Africa. Mr. Khamis will be based in Accra and will head the new Philips West African regional office (in Accra) which will be fully operational by [...]
By:Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh Email:ankiilu@yahoo.com The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has reviewed upwards provider tariffs for medical services provided under the Scheme. The announcement by the Chief Executive of the NHIA, Sylvester A. Mensah comes as a relief to many health service providers – hospitals and other health centres – after concerns that [...]
By Alex Asabre, Chairman – Ghana Democratic Movement-UK GHANA’S SIXTH attempt to go to the polls to elect a new President to concretize its democratic credentials since returning to multi-party democracy in 1992 has come under legal tussle. While the constitutionally mandated body, the Electoral Commission of Ghana, chaired by Dr. Kwadwo Afari Djan has [...]
Ebo Quansah in Accra A senior official of The Chronicle reported for work yesterday, with a pressing iron and his office wear tucked under his armpit. Power had gone off the previous night at his residence at the SSNIT Flats at Adenta, and had to carry his clothes to be ironed on his office [...]
MAJORITY of the residents of Accra metropolis, the nation’s capital, are currently under massive assault from two major fronts. The men and women they pay to supply them with power and water – two essential necessities that make the world go round – have turned on them and holding tight unto their jugular veins. Last [...]
Ghana players have been paid US$ 35,000 each for advancing to the last eight of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. The Black Stars booked their berth as Group B leaders after a comprehensive 3-0 win over Niger on Thursday night in Port Elizabeth. “The bonuses were paid at 10:30 pm last night and you [...]
By Fatima Adam Members of Parliament (MPs) yesterday extolled the Black Stars for their sterling performance in the ongoing African Cup of Nations 2013 (AFCON) tournament in South Africa. The Black Stars have qualified to the quarter finals of the continental showpiece after thrashing Niger 3-0, Mali 1-0, and drawing with the Democratic Republic of [...]
By Emmanuel Akli After receiving a whopping a GH¢ 262,256,525 from the central government for the conduct of the 2012 parliamentary and presidential elections, information reaching The Chronicle indicates that the Electoral Commission (EC) has still not paid the over 130,000 casual workers it recruited to supervise the conduct of the elections. The [...]
