The restoration of teachers and nurses trainee allowances is expected to cost some GH¢252.2 million. The reinstitution of the allowances is expected to start in September 2017. According to the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the allowances will cover 49, 032 teacher trainees across 43 public colleges of education as well as 69,707 trainee nurses. He made this…
An estimated 750,000 jobs are expected to be created when government rolls out its “Planting for Food and Jobs” campaign this year. The campaign, which is structured along the lines of the erstwhile “Operation Feed Yourself” (OFY) programme in the 1970s, is aimed at achieving food security and profitability for farmers. Presenting the maiden budget statement to Parliament Thursday,…
The perennial complaints by governments of public sector wage bills being inundated with corrupt practices such as false claims and ghost names will now be dealt with by the database of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta Thursday announced that from April 2017, “all workers who have not been biometrically registered with SSNIT will…
The planned free senior high school (SHS) programme scheduled to take off from September 2017 will be financed from the Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA), the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has said. Presenting the 2017 Budget Statement and Economic Policy on Thursday, Mr Ofori-Atta said it will cost government GH¢400 million to implement the free SHS programme for the…
Barcelona Coach Luis Enrique confirmed Wednesday that he would leave the reigning Spanish champions when his contract expired at the end of the season. Enrique informed Barcelona’s players of his decision after a 6-1 win over Sporting Gijón, saying he needs “a rest” after almost three years in the role, one of the most high-profile — and high-pressure —…
MANCHESTER, England — Eleven years ago, Martin O’Neill said something he probably regrets. O’Neill was working as part of the BBC’s team covering the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Bright and articulate, naturally inclined to playing the polemicist, his presence was quite a coup for the network. O’Neill did not go in for platitudes, which made him good television….
CAIRO — The gunman stalked through a Tunisian beach resort in Sousse, firing at will. He killed people on the sand, then moved into the grounds of a five-star hotel, picking off tourists by the pool, near the lobby and in the parking area. The Tunisian security forces were conspicuous by their absence. A marine guard who tried to…
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — A wheelbarrow saved his life. Sprawled across it, Babagana felt every bump, moaning in pain from four bullet wounds. Covered in his blood, his pregnant wife helped roll him across the Nigerian countryside to a hospital. Somehow, Babagana survived the makeshift ambulance ride. More than 80 men from his village had been shot to death, he…
