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05 Jan

Quick Credit Commits To Support Economic Growth

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A microcredit firm, Quick Credit & Investment Micro-Credit Limited, has expressed strong commitment to support efforts by the government to drive the economy out of its current challenges. Consequently, the company has announced plans to boost productivity with a special focus on motivation of staff as a pivot in building its operations and the country in general. The Founder and Board Chairman of Quick Credit, Richard Nii Armah Quaye, who made this known at the company’s annual dinner in Accra, observed that employees play pivotal roles in nation building. The annual dinner ceremony created a platform for management and staff…

05 Jan

2023 Is The Year Of Austerity, Economic Recovery To Start From April – Gabby

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Leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has labelled 2023 a year of austerity with a projection that proper economic recovery will kick in from April. In his view, even though austerity is expected, 2023 should also be a year of macro stability and predictability for the economy. Gabby's views were contained in a January 3, 2023 tweet which read: "2023 is the Year of Austerity. But it should also be the year of macro stability and predictability for the Ghanaian economy. "It will not be easy, but businesses thrive on stability and with that I can see…

05 Jan

Maiden Edition Of McDan New Year Business Forum Slated For January 5

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2022 was a turbulent year for businesses globally. With escalating oil prices, excessive inflation, volatile exchange rates, a weakened dollar, and the effects of Covid-19 and the Russian-Ukraine war, it was a very challenging year for businesses globally, especially in Africa, and Ghana in particular. For us to thrive as individuals, businesses and a country as a whole, it is imperative that we take stock of the happenings of the year 2022, understand the unique challenges that we were faced with, the havoc it wreaked on our business, the makeshift solutions that enabled us to keep our heads afloat, and…

05 Jan

Reduce Interest On Construction Loans – Real Estate Company Appeals

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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MCL Ghana, a construction and real estate development company, Richard M. Donkor, has urged banks to support private firms in the real estate sector by providing low interest rates on loans and prolonged repayment periods to help the private sector to flourish. He said in the world over, private sector was the engine of growth for many economies, hence providing flexible lending support to the private firms in the sector would ultimately help to drive the country’s development. At the launch of a four-unit townhouse at East Legon in Accra, Mr Donkor, who commended…

05 Jan

Amakye Dede Fumes At Selfish People Embezzling Funds At GHAMRO, Wants Them Investigated

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Highlife musician, Amakye Dede has said some people at the helm of the Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO) of embezzlement of funds. “There are some people at GHAMRO that the little money that they will give it to some musicians for their creativity, they won’t do it because of selfishness,” he raged on Kessben TV monitored by Wontumionline.com. “But that’s not how we are supposed to live life because someone has written their songs and you don’t even know how they came up with the creative piece,” he fumed. “You are sitting at the office at GHAMRO to just collect and…

05 Jan

Black Sherif Awarded For Scoring Over 100 Million Streams

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Ghanaian singer, performing artist and superstar Black Sherif was recently presented with a plaque by artist-first music streaming platform Audiomack for surpassing 100 million streams on the platform. Since emerging onto the scene in 2019 with the release of his song "Cry For Me on YouTube, Black Sherif has since then taken the music industry by a storm with his hit singles, "First Sermon”, "Kwaku The Traveller" which ranked number 1 several music charts in the world. His first upload on the Audiomack platform was in August 2020, where he earned online traction with his singles “Money”, “Cry For Me”,…

05 Jan

Meek Mill’s Phone Theft: Suspect Makes First Court Appearance

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Nuhu Sule, the man accused of stealing US rapper, Meek Mill's iPhone 14 Pro Max has made his first court appearance. The 33-year-old scrap dealer appeared before an Accra Circuit Court on January 4, 2022, and was charged with stealing. He pleaded not guilty and is expected to reappear on January 17, 2023. Sule was arrested on Friday, December 30, 2022, at his hideout in Accra. He was accused of stealing Meek Mill's phone during the Afro Nation Festival at Independence Square. Background On December 29, 2022, Meek Mill took to social media to announce that his phone had been…

05 Jan

2 Ways To Use Garlic To Cleanse Your Urinary Tract And Prevent Infection

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The kidneys, ureters, urethra, and bladder make up the human urinary system. The kidneys and bladder are responsible for excreting urine, which contains waste items that have been filtered out of the blood. A urinary tract infection happens when bacteria or viruses infiltrate any part of the urinary system (UTI). Early symptoms of a urinary tract infection include cloudy urine, soreness or discomfort when peeing, and an urgent desire to urinate frequently. You should consult a doctor right away if you have any of these symptoms. Although antibiotics are the standard treatment for this issue, studies have shown that natural…

05 Jan

(VIDEO) Ashanti Regional TESCON Conference 2022 Diaries With Chairman Wontumi

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Ashanti Regional TESCON Conference 2022 has been held on the theme, “Holding Together, Working Together , Building Capacity To Break The Eight”. Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bernard Antwi Boasiako aka Chairman Wontumi spoke about elections as a process and not event. Video....

05 Jan

U.S Approves Sale Of Abortion Pills At Pharmacies

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The United States has approved the sale of mifepristone, an abortion pill, at pharmacies. Mifepristone is taken in combination with a second drug called misoprostol to end an intrauterine pregnancy at ten weeks gestation (70 days or less since the first day of a patient’s last menstrual period). The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first approved the drug in 2000 but patients could only obtain it in person from a health provider. On Tuesday, the FDA updated its website with the new requirements for the drug, saying it “can be dispensed by certified pharmacies or by or under the…