Stop charging fees in dollars - Education Ministry warns

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insight to the bone 10 years ago

Unfortunately i am always right , we have a govt that has introduced a system of govt which encourages people not to work rather they all perch on strategic posts or positions like vultures stealing , being bribed and facilit ...
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Unfortunately i am always right , we have a govt that has introduced a system of govt which encourages people not to work rather they all perch on strategic posts or positions like vultures stealing , being bribed and facilitation corruption . our minister of foreign affairs Hannah tetteh ( who by the way isn't a fanti but somehow is an mp for a fanti area) will rather sell the takoradi harbor than do her job of sending condolences to the family of Shirley temple. you step out of your house today and try and do anything its always some non Akan trying to fleece you or shake you down for money and that's the gospel truth . if you are treated fair very likely it was an Akan you dealt with . this is the sorry state of affairs the curse pepeni has brought unto us . the country can never develop as long as such selfish characters are in charge so we wait for the revolution and war instead . long live the republic of Akan
consider 10 years ago

Once they are in Ghana, they have to charge everything in Cedis,they won't comply,revoke their license and ley them go back to their ountries to run their racial schools

Once they are in Ghana, they have to charge everything in Cedis,they won't comply,revoke their license and ley them go back to their ountries to run their racial schools
AKONOBA 10 years ago

Mahama=leaderless. Mahama=visionless. Mahama=leaderless=brainless=policyless. Presidential advisers????????????? OMG and Mahama-led NDC govt is clueless.

Mahama=leaderless. Mahama=visionless. Mahama=leaderless=brainless=policyless. Presidential advisers????????????? OMG and Mahama-led NDC govt is clueless.
AKONOBA 10 years ago

NDC has been in power for 5YEARS and still are clueless. They inherited Kuffour's policies=NHIS=SCHOOL FEEDING PROG=LEAP=METRO MASS TRANSPORT=NYEP=CAPITATION GRANT=FREE MATERNITY=OIL. What new policy has Mahama brought on boa ...
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NDC has been in power for 5YEARS and still are clueless. They inherited Kuffour's policies=NHIS=SCHOOL FEEDING PROG=LEAP=METRO MASS TRANSPORT=NYEP=CAPITATION GRANT=FREE MATERNITY=OIL. What new policy has Mahama brought on board. Mahama=policyless. Edey be keke is not a policy. Mahama=visionless. Mahama=leaderless=brainless=policyless. Presidential advisers????????????? OMG and Mahama-led NDC govt is clueless.
SGT ANANI FIADZOE 10 years ago

Okudzeto Ablakwa have stop stealing from the majority people of this nation for own selfish interest?

Look at the face a so-called politician who is trying to advise someone who cannot even advise himself, Kronfuo like tha ...
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Okudzeto Ablakwa have stop stealing from the majority people of this nation for own selfish interest?

Look at the face a so-called politician who is trying to advise someone who cannot even advise himself, Kronfuo like that, where did you Okudzeto Ablakwa get money to build out so many filling stations across the country?

Fiafeto!!!!!! Tweaaaa!!!!
SGT ANANI FIADZOE 10 years ago

Okudzeto Ablakwa have stop stealing from the majority people of this nation for own selfish interest?

Look at the face a so-called politician
who is trying to advise someone who cannot even advise himself, Kronfuo
like t ...
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Okudzeto Ablakwa have stop stealing from the majority people of this nation for own selfish interest?

Look at the face a so-called politician
who is trying to advise someone who cannot even advise himself, Kronfuo
like that, where did you Okudzeto Ablakwa get money to build out so many
filling stations across the country?

Fiafeto!!!!!! Tweaaaa!!!!
SGT ANANI FIADZOE 10 years ago

Okudzeto Ablakwa have stop stealing from the majority people of this nation for own selfish interest?

Look at the face a so-called politician
who is trying to advise someone who cannot even advise himself, Kronfuo
like t ...
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Okudzeto Ablakwa have stop stealing from the majority people of this nation for own selfish interest?

Look at the face a so-called politician
who is trying to advise someone who cannot even advise himself, Kronfuo
like that, where did you Okudzeto Ablakwa get money to build out so many
filling stations across the country?

Fiafeto!!!!!! Tweaaaa!!!!
SGT ANANI FIADZOE 10 years ago

Okudzeto Ablakwa have stop stealing from the majority people of this nation for own selfish interest?

Look at the face a so-called politician who is trying to advise someone who cannot even advise himself, Kronfuo like tha ...
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Okudzeto Ablakwa have stop stealing from the majority people of this nation for own selfish interest?

Look at the face a so-called politician who is trying to advise someone who cannot even advise himself, Kronfuo like that, where did you Okudzeto Ablakwa get money to build out so many filling stations across the country?

Fiafeto!!!!!! Tweaaaa!!!!
SGT ANANI FIADZOE 10 years ago

Okudzeto Ablakwa have stop stealing from the majority people of this nation for own selfish interest?

Look at the face a so-called politician
who is trying to advise someone who cannot even advise himself, Kronfuo
like t ...
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Okudzeto Ablakwa have stop stealing from the majority people of this nation for own selfish interest?

Look at the face a so-called politician
who is trying to advise someone who cannot even advise himself, Kronfuo
like that, where did you Okudzeto Ablakwa get money to build out so many
filling stations across the country?

Fiafeto!!!!!! Tweaaaa!!!!
SGT ANANI FIADZOE 10 years ago

Okudzeto Ablakwa have stop stealing from the majority people of this nation for own selfish interest?

Look at the face a so-called politician
who is trying to advise someone who cannot even advise himself, Kronfuo
like t ...
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Okudzeto Ablakwa have stop stealing from the majority people of this nation for own selfish interest?

Look at the face a so-called politician
who is trying to advise someone who cannot even advise himself, Kronfuo
like that, where did you Okudzeto Ablakwa get money to build out so many
filling stations across the country?

Fiafeto!!!!!! Tweaaaa!!!!
Fo. Kwaku - Tanyingbe 10 years ago

NA WHO CAUSE AM?

NA WHO CAUSE AM?
Don Blunt 10 years ago

I don't think it is the business of Ablakwa whether a private school charges COWRIES or Kola-nuts, as long as the children are educated well

I don't think it is the business of Ablakwa whether a private school charges COWRIES or Kola-nuts, as long as the children are educated well
Frank Agyena-Karikari 10 years ago

Just funny. If the cedi is stabilized and strengthened, many people will not do business in Dollars. People have just just lost confidence in the Cedi. This tells us that government is not working well.

Just funny. If the cedi is stabilized and strengthened, many people will not do business in Dollars. People have just just lost confidence in the Cedi. This tells us that government is not working well.
ORIGINAL STRAIGHT-TALK 10 years ago

The credit crunch which hit America between 2007 and 2008 is considered by many economists the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s therefore we needn't need to over-stretch the situation as if Ghana ...
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The credit crunch which hit America between 2007 and 2008 is considered by many economists the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s therefore we needn't need to over-stretch the situation as if Ghana is the first to go through this turmoil but rather we must have the faith that all shall be well soon cos no condition is permanent.
Akoraba 10 years ago

The $$ has been the currency the world pegged it's currency against. Who wants cedis. Because we import almost everything our currency is not in demand anywhere. If we stop corruption, do not play with our oil money, we could ...
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The $$ has been the currency the world pegged it's currency against. Who wants cedis. Because we import almost everything our currency is not in demand anywhere. If we stop corruption, do not play with our oil money, we could strengthen our currency. We have to trade within the country with the cedi. Nobody goes to a hotel in U.S. and pays for it in cedis. The government must be serious, it has no plans for the development of the country. That is the problem. The president is clueless about how to solve the problem, if you read what his own minister said at Obuasi, last Monday.
Kwame 10 years ago

So did the Fed and Treasury solve it by going after individuals and threatening them?

So did the Fed and Treasury solve it by going after individuals and threatening them?
GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 10 years ago

HOW DO YOU MAKE GH MORE ECONOMICALLY COMPETITIVE, U ASK?
A/upgrade and improve infrastructure: road systems,airports, ports, the entire infrastructure, and IT infrastructure IN GH IS LAGGING. IMAGINE THE JOBS THIS WILL CREAT ...
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HOW DO YOU MAKE GH MORE ECONOMICALLY COMPETITIVE, U ASK?
A/upgrade and improve infrastructure: road systems,airports, ports, the entire infrastructure, and IT infrastructure IN GH IS LAGGING. IMAGINE THE JOBS THIS WILL CREATE FOR ALL THESE YOUTHS?
B/R&D:research and development being carried out within GH. GOVT MUST PROVIDE R&D tax credit for all companies who OPERATE/HVE operations within GH.
C/CORPORATE TAX BREAKS TO MULTINATIONALS WHO WISH TO USE GH AS THEIR HEADQUARTERS TO DO BUSINESS. THIS WILL HELP GH REMAIN globally engaged through trade and investment ACTIVIITES.
D/OFFER MORE CASH SAVINGS INCENTIVES FOR THE PPL OF GH THRU THE BANKS, MEDIA. DO THIS THRU FINANCIAL LITERACY CAMPAIGNS, CASH SAVINGS STRATEGIES WITH INTEREST E.G TFSA, RRSP, MUTUAL FUNDS, GIC'S, STOCKS/GSX ETC
E/FACTORIES: TURN MORE RAW MATERIALS TO FINISHED GOODS FOR EXPORT. IMPORT LESS.
IF GH WANTS TO RESOLVE ITS BUDGET DEFICIT, CHANGE THE MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES OF CONSUMPTION AND SAVINGS.
STRENGHTEN COMMERCE FACTORS SURROUNDING THE ECONOMY SO THAT THEY INDIRECTLY AFFECT THE POSITIVE STRENGTH OF THE CEDI. RATHER THAN TAKING SPECIFIC CEDI REVAMP MEASURES
F/I THINK ITS TIME THE BOG AND THE MIN OF FINACE MADE THIS ILLEGAL. IF YOU ACEPT FOREIGN CURRENCY AS LEGAL TENDER IN EXCHANGE FOR GOODS OR SERVICES IN GH. YOU THE ACCEPTEE MUST BE ARRESTED AND MUST SPEND AT LEAST 3MTHS IN JAIL,PLUS A FINE OF TRIPLE THE AMOUNT OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE YOU ACCEPTED.
THIS ALONE WILL CAUSE BUSINESSES LIKE HOTELS ETC FROM ACCEPTING OR PRICING IN DOLLARS OR ANY NON GH CURRENCY. THIS INCLUDES CHURCES TOO...LOL
G/WIDEN THE TAX BASE. CANT YOU SEE WAT WESTERN NATIONS ARE DOING?
H/CLAMP DOWN ON PUBLIC SECTOR CORRUPTION. WE NEED CORRUPTION COURTS IN GHANA LIKE MALAYSIA.
IF THE GOVT CAN NOT BE DISCIPLINED IN FOLLOWING THRU WITH THESE INITIATIVES. THEN FORGET IT
Ama London 10 years ago

You know what Mr Straight Talk America did something about it, they didn't just attack anybody who commented about the situation.

You know what Mr Straight Talk America did something about it, they didn't just attack anybody who commented about the situation.
Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 10 years ago

Don, there are laws, rules and regulations in every country and citizens, foreigners who reside, visit and do business there as well as all institutions must operate within such laws, rules and regulations. Ghana is becoming ...
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Don, there are laws, rules and regulations in every country and citizens, foreigners who reside, visit and do business there as well as all institutions must operate within such laws, rules and regulations. Ghana is becoming a lawless state because no one respects the laws of the land.

As deputy minister for education, it is his ministry's responsibility to ensure that government policies and directives are complied with by institutions under the ministry.

Why should educational institutions in Ghana charge Ghanaian pupils and students in dollars instead of the cedi? It is only the foreign owned international schools and foreign students who come to study in Ghana that mus pay school fees in dollars.

For this reason I hope the directives make provision for all educational institutions to charge foreign students fees in dollars (that is, the cedi equivalent), which will be very cheap now.
Nyansasem 10 years ago

Greetings Kofi. You are right about that; it is the responsibility of the Minister to see that laws are obeyed in the educational sector.

However, this is stupid and knee-jerk reaction to the problems of the falling cedi. ...
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Greetings Kofi. You are right about that; it is the responsibility of the Minister to see that laws are obeyed in the educational sector.

However, this is stupid and knee-jerk reaction to the problems of the falling cedi. It would rather compound or aggravate the situation. Already, many have started their hoarding their dollars or refuse to bring in their foreign funds in the country to be used. So you see what will happen to the Cedi.

For example, I know some private schools that employs American or Canadian trained teachers for their schools and pay them in dollars. There are American and Canadian born kids who are sent to these school and pay their tuition in American and Canadian dollars in Ghana. The government is going to stop them and drive their businesses down. And guess what, it would not only be about international schools but many businesses. Do you see the stupidity in this?

If you had been to the Caribbeans, you would understand this simple economics. For over the years, some of the Eastern Caribbean and Central American countries like Belize have pegged their currencies to the American dollar; 1 to 2 US Dollars. You can enter any store or buy a coconut from the street vendor with your US dollar and get a change sometimes in both currencies or US or local dollars. But hardly does that drive their currency down. As a matter of fact, it rather boost their economies. And these countries depend on tourism alone and nothing else.

The problem with the fallen Cedi has got nothing to do with the use of American dollar or Euro or UK pound. It has more to do with empty headed goons leading the country. We need to be unapologetic about that and say it like it is. They are idiots ( exuse my Dagomba) Just recently, the names of over 670 people working at the presidency or so were submitted to the parliament... yes, 670 people and here we are not talking about Ministers and deputies or Regional Ministers; we are just dealing with those who work at the jubilee or/and advising the President. Could you believe that? Just think of their salaries. Think about the free cars and free gas for the SUVs.

How can a Nation that produce nothing continues to be indiscipline financially like that? That is the root cause. And we have to talked about given money to cronies and family members to start phantom corporations.
Ama London 10 years ago

Well spoken Nyansasem

Well spoken Nyansasem
obtt 10 years ago

I DON'T AGREE WITH YOU IN THE AREA OF ONLY FOREIGN STUDENTS TO PAY IN DOLLARS IN GHANA. WHY? WHY SHOULD FOREIGN STUDENTS PAY DOLLARS IN GHANA? JUST AS INSTITUTIONS BOTH LOCAL AND FOREIGN SHOULD NOT CHARGE FEES IN DOLLARS THE ...
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I DON'T AGREE WITH YOU IN THE AREA OF ONLY FOREIGN STUDENTS TO PAY IN DOLLARS IN GHANA. WHY? WHY SHOULD FOREIGN STUDENTS PAY DOLLARS IN GHANA? JUST AS INSTITUTIONS BOTH LOCAL AND FOREIGN SHOULD NOT CHARGE FEES IN DOLLARS THE SAME LIBERTIES SHOULD BE ENJOYED BY FOREIGNERS WHO COME TO STUDY IN GHANA. IT'S HARD TIME TO RESPECT OUR CURRENCY. ALL TRANSACTIONS IN GHANA ARE TO BE CARRIED OUT IN CEDIS. THIS IS MY LAY POINT OF VIEW. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT.
yapo 10 years ago

he's right but not in dollars please?black are too slow we should value our own money thanks if not lip services,

he's right but not in dollars please?black are too slow we should value our own money thanks if not lip services,
Ada Boy 10 years ago

Nonsense,where do you live Don Blunt?

Nonsense,where do you live Don Blunt?
obtt 10 years ago

ANOTHER IDIOT.

ANOTHER IDIOT.
Tibaa 10 years ago

How are they going to enforce this? The other time, the deputy secretary of communication insisted that intelligence officers will be the enforcement agents, that is, they will disguise themselves, then do foreign exchange tr ...
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How are they going to enforce this? The other time, the deputy secretary of communication insisted that intelligence officers will be the enforcement agents, that is, they will disguise themselves, then do foreign exchange transactions, then arrest if the tranaction goes beyond $10,000. What nonsense is that?

Do we have the intelligence officers to police all the endpoints of foreign exchange transactions?

And are the intelligence agents extra-terrestrial beings who cannot be corrupted?

Ghana is in a mess!!!!!
Okai 10 years ago

It is normal for people to hold on to other currencies if they see the cedi as volatile and likely to devalue. What do you expect, if you want people to use the cedi, make it stronger, and advise government officer to stop h ...
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It is normal for people to hold on to other currencies if they see the cedi as volatile and likely to devalue. What do you expect, if you want people to use the cedi, make it stronger, and advise government officer to stop hoarding the dollars.
MARCUS AMPADU 10 years ago

All government department and apparatus must be computerized to keep track of things, and exchange inter-department information.

All government department and apparatus must be computerized to keep track of things, and exchange inter-department information.
Paa Joe 10 years ago

EGYA MARCUS.

PLEASE,LET US KNOW WHERE WE ARE IN THE 21st CENTURY BEFORE COMING UP WITH SUCH AN EXPENSIVE SUGGESTION.

AFTER ALMOST FIFTY SEVEN YEARS OF STATEHOOD, PRIMITIVE BLACKBOADS ARE STILL TO BE SEEN AT ALL SCHOOLS ...
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EGYA MARCUS.

PLEASE,LET US KNOW WHERE WE ARE IN THE 21st CENTURY BEFORE COMING UP WITH SUCH AN EXPENSIVE SUGGESTION.

AFTER ALMOST FIFTY SEVEN YEARS OF STATEHOOD, PRIMITIVE BLACKBOADS ARE STILL TO BE SEEN AT ALL SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY, GIRLS AND BOYS ARE STILL SERVED WITH FOOD UNDER TREES, WITHOUT POTABLE WATER AND ENERGY.

HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO COMPUTERISE A SYSTEM THAT HAS STILL FAILED TO IMPROVE.

YET WE HAVE MANY, MANY NOISY TITLE HOLDERS IN THE MIDST OF BACKWARDNESS, UNDERDEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY IN GHANA.

TITLES OF SHAME.
Ada Boy 10 years ago

This should happen with a simple diective from the finance ministry.We cannot continue to put big and costly organs in place that end costing us more more money than they collect.Hard to believe that our government sat on the ...
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This should happen with a simple diective from the finance ministry.We cannot continue to put big and costly organs in place that end costing us more more money than they collect.Hard to believe that our government sat on their hands and allow entities to run parallel financial systems to theirs.
Nii 10 years ago

Why should these school charge fees in dollars when we don't pay in dollars. Most parents with kids in these schools would buy the dollars from the black market thereby pushing up the price of the cedi against the dollar. Thi ...
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Why should these school charge fees in dollars when we don't pay in dollars. Most parents with kids in these schools would buy the dollars from the black market thereby pushing up the price of the cedi against the dollar. This would also contributes to the slide of the cedi.
Bosoe 10 years ago

Don Blunt had the first question right when he said who cares if schools get paid in cowries. But the proper answer is, good schools in Ghana have to order their books, teaching supplies such as laboratory equipment, computer ...
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Don Blunt had the first question right when he said who cares if schools get paid in cowries. But the proper answer is, good schools in Ghana have to order their books, teaching supplies such as laboratory equipment, computers, etc. from overseas so they need dollars and that is why they charge tuition in dollars. The schools also protect their income from rampant inflation. Myself in particular I don’t care what denominations I pay my nephews and nieces tuition in. It still comes out of my pocket. When my younger brother attended GIMPA some few years ago, the tuition was quoted in dollars and I paid in dollars. He is graduated now and has a good job. That is all I care.
Boateng 10 years ago

Now, you can care less about the guy who is paid in cedis? How does he pay his daughter's tuition?

Two economies? That is one reason the cedi is falling against the dollar. Few dollars being chased by the cedi.

Now, you can care less about the guy who is paid in cedis? How does he pay his daughter's tuition?

Two economies? That is one reason the cedi is falling against the dollar. Few dollars being chased by the cedi.
yapo 10 years ago

poeple like you are selfish co's you can afford it is ok right, look at you this law should be inforce i leave in the u.s but i still care about my country ghana ,and is always in my mindsorry sir?

poeple like you are selfish co's you can afford it is ok right, look at you this law should be inforce i leave in the u.s but i still care about my country ghana ,and is always in my mindsorry sir?
oppong london 10 years ago

this shouldn,t be verbal but a law that ,the dollar should not be a legal tender in the country,all foreign currencies must not be accepted to be paid for anything in hotels,schools or commodities in the market.everyone mus ...
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this shouldn,t be verbal but a law that ,the dollar should not be a legal tender in the country,all foreign currencies must not be accepted to be paid for anything in hotels,schools or commodities in the market.everyone must exchange it into cedis before using them.
Dick 10 years ago

The government should be the starting point to stop using the USD. to stipulate duties on imported goods at all harbours. Ghana has used the value of the dollar to calculate duties on imports over the years, and no one knows ...
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The government should be the starting point to stop using the USD. to stipulate duties on imported goods at all harbours. Ghana has used the value of the dollar to calculate duties on imports over the years, and no one knows it's roots, and it's about time this comes to an end
Kwame Angel 10 years ago

Government should take the first step in the dollarization process by stopping the practice of adjusting import duties to the daily rates of the dollar. That is simply another form of dollarization.

Government should take the first step in the dollarization process by stopping the practice of adjusting import duties to the daily rates of the dollar. That is simply another form of dollarization.
JJ 10 years ago

Abolish all foreign currency charges, transactions and bank accounts and the Cedi WILL drop like the Zim dollar! Fools; they know nothing about economics.

Abolish all foreign currency charges, transactions and bank accounts and the Cedi WILL drop like the Zim dollar! Fools; they know nothing about economics.
Pontius Pilate 10 years ago

can someone establish how many of our ministers hold dollar accounts and how much they have in there?

i think this guys are pushing us too far to the wall. they prescribe all manner of medicines for us by refuse to take a ...
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can someone establish how many of our ministers hold dollar accounts and how much they have in there?

i think this guys are pushing us too far to the wall. they prescribe all manner of medicines for us by refuse to take a bite.

i am in favor of the new measures anyway
Dodonu 10 years ago

The NDC government with its "top" people like Ablakwa continue to shamelessly expose their ignorance regarding the running of the country. That some charge in dollars is why the cedi is falling is a joke. We also use the cefa ...
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The NDC government with its "top" people like Ablakwa continue to shamelessly expose their ignorance regarding the running of the country. That some charge in dollars is why the cedi is falling is a joke. We also use the cefa, the pound, the naira and many other currencies here in Ghana. internally generated funds is nothing compared to expenditure. It comes down to resourcefulness and competence on those in charge of the various sectors. Was the dollar not in use in past governments? Soon, we will be told to spend not more than some figure in a specified period or face prosecution. let us say the truth, this is a totally irresponsible and incompetent government. The problem is not the dollar or the cowries. It is NDC. Like a child who receives a monetary gift from some adult and purchases its whole value in candies is this useless government. But Ghanaians voted for them. Though there arises another issue. Were they really voted into power? Ya br3.
Lord Tennison 10 years ago

Incompetent Mahama/NDC govt.Go and look for new export markets so you can bring in more foreign exchange. Reduce gov't expenditure.

Incompetent Mahama/NDC govt.Go and look for new export markets so you can bring in more foreign exchange. Reduce gov't expenditure.
Paa Joe 10 years ago

PLEASE, WAS YOUR OUFIT NOT AWARE THAT, SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY WERE CHARGING FEES IN DOLLARS.

IF,YOUR MINISTRY FAILED TO KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON AT THE SCHOOLS THEN, YOUR MINISTRY HAS TO BE BLAMED FOR WHAT WENT ON AT THE SCH ...
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PLEASE, WAS YOUR OUFIT NOT AWARE THAT, SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY WERE CHARGING FEES IN DOLLARS.

IF,YOUR MINISTRY FAILED TO KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON AT THE SCHOOLS THEN, YOUR MINISTRY HAS TO BE BLAMED FOR WHAT WENT ON AT THE SCHOOLS.

OH LORD OF GHOST, WHERE ARE AND WHERE ARE GOING AFTER FIFTY SEVEN YEARS OF SELF-RULE
Robin Hood 10 years ago

Warn GIS and Lincoln first. Are you scared of them, Mr so-called deputy minister ?

Warn GIS and Lincoln first. Are you scared of them, Mr so-called deputy minister ?
DESSY,toronto 10 years ago

gov,t should shutdown any school who will refuse to comply with the measures

gov,t should shutdown any school who will refuse to comply with the measures
KOFI AGYAPONG 10 years ago

Is Ghana back to the anti capitalist mood of J.J Rawlings' initial rule in Ghana whereby possession of foreign money was punishable by death? Go back to the period and see what happened to Ghana? AFRC and PNDC have no place i ...
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Is Ghana back to the anti capitalist mood of J.J Rawlings' initial rule in Ghana whereby possession of foreign money was punishable by death? Go back to the period and see what happened to Ghana? AFRC and PNDC have no place in democratic and Capitalist Ghana. Even China is capitalist. It works.
Tijani 10 years ago

build more schools and decides on the kind of currency to charge, liars

build more schools and decides on the kind of currency to charge, liars
Tijani 10 years ago

build more schools and decides on the kind of currency to charge, liars

build more schools and decides on the kind of currency to charge, liars
Tijani 10 years ago

build more schools and decides on the kind of currency to charge, liars

build more schools and decides on the kind of currency to charge, liars
Phantom 10 years ago

It is about time these things stop. Everyone is charging for their goods and services in dollars why? Is Ghana USA? Even the groundnut and waakye sellers are charging in dollars. If one goes on the Ghanaweb and all other webs ...
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It is about time these things stop. Everyone is charging for their goods and services in dollars why? Is Ghana USA? Even the groundnut and waakye sellers are charging in dollars. If one goes on the Ghanaweb and all other websites affiliated to business, the prices comes in dollars. Is this about greed and how people can maximise their profits? On this very website who has given us this platform to give our comments, most of the businesses are charging in dollars. Can’t the government do something about it?
ROGUE LAWYER 10 years ago

Those who failed to comply must face ten years imprisonment penalties it is time those in government take harsh measure to save the Country and the poor mass

Those who failed to comply must face ten years imprisonment penalties it is time those in government take harsh measure to save the Country and the poor mass
Mensah 10 years ago

I peg my fees to the $. Parents pay the Cedi equivalent i.e. the local currency. Imagine in 3months telling 50 parents that the value of the cedi has changed hence the fee has to change. Will this be fair?

I peg my fees to the $. Parents pay the Cedi equivalent i.e. the local currency. Imagine in 3months telling 50 parents that the value of the cedi has changed hence the fee has to change. Will this be fair?
MR GREEN 10 years ago

What about the health Ministry.Where private hospitals are charging dollars,who is addressing that issue?

What about the health Ministry.Where private hospitals are charging dollars,who is addressing that issue?
Mr. Questions 10 years ago

Now you may realize the stupidity of
steal and be damned policy since you came into government.

When you steal the peoples' money all for yourself, the country suffers and it is very likely you may not live to enjoy your ...
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Now you may realize the stupidity of
steal and be damned policy since you came into government.

When you steal the peoples' money all for yourself, the country suffers and it is very likely you may not live to enjoy your loot.

Thievery and mismanagement have consequences.
WARD GDX - WE THE PEOPLE 10 years ago

How in the world could this unemployed toad looking buffoon who had no gainful employment prior to landing a post in politics through propaganda peddling be elevated to a critically significant position of deputy min of edu ...
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How in the world could this unemployed toad looking buffoon who had no gainful employment prior to landing a post in politics through propaganda peddling be elevated to a critically significant position of deputy min of education?

Mahama is very inept and no wonder his govt is a total mess.
BINGA 10 years ago

the mob will lynch u n asiedu nketia one day for also paying in dollars

the mob will lynch u n asiedu nketia one day for also paying in dollars
BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, ESQ. 10 years ago

IT IS A TRITE KNOWLEDGE THAT FOR ANY ECONOMY TO BE SEEN DOING WELL AND ALSO VIBRANT IT DEPENDS ON THE SIMPLE ECONOMIC THEORY OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY AND HOW EFFECTIVE MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICIES PLAY THEMSELVES OUT.
THAT THOUG ...
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IT IS A TRITE KNOWLEDGE THAT FOR ANY ECONOMY TO BE SEEN DOING WELL AND ALSO VIBRANT IT DEPENDS ON THE SIMPLE ECONOMIC THEORY OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY AND HOW EFFECTIVE MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICIES PLAY THEMSELVES OUT.
THAT THOUGH I HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED MY INPUTS ON THE MATTER, I STILL CONSIDER IT VERY PRUDENT TO RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT MY COMMENTS ON THE ABOVE RELATED MATTER, THERETO.
THAT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE ISSUE CONCERNING THE STABILIZATION OF THE VALUE OF THE CEDI IS ONLY BEING PERCEIVED FROM ONLY ONE SIDE TO THE NEGLECT OF THE OTHER SIDE.
THAT AS I CLEARLY MADE THE CASE ON MY EARLIER SUBMISSION THAT THE ISSUE SHOULD BE SEEN ALSO ON "THE CEDI MONETARY ZONE" MEANING THE COUNTRIES THAT THE CEDI IS USED AND ACCEPTED AS "CURRENCY" IN TRANSACTIONS BUSINESS.
THAT THE ANSWER SIMPLY PUT IS ONLY GHANA AND GHANA RATHER USES THE DOLLAR AND OTHER POWERFUL STRONG CURRENCIES TO TRANSACT BUSINESS WITH THE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD.
THAT THE ISSUE NOW IS IN AS MUCH AS GHANA NEEDS THE DOLLAR AND OTHER STRONG CURRENCIES TO TRANSACT BUSINESS AT THE SAME TIME GHANA PURPORTS TO RESTRICT THESE CURRENCIES RATHER.
THAT UNTIL SUCH A TIME THAT THE CEDI MONETARY ZONE HAS BEEN EZPANDED BY GHANA STEPPING OUT A STRONG PRODUCTIVE BASE SO THAT GHANA EXPORTS OUTSRIPT IMPORTS AND GHANA DEVELOPS HER COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE EDGE OVER SOME OF THE POWERFUL MONETARY ZONE COUNTRIES THAT THE DEMAND FOR THE CEDI IN THE WORLD BECOMES VERY POWERFUL AND GHANA ALSO HAS THE DOLLAR AND OTHER POWERFUL CURRENCIES TO TRANSACT BUSINESS TO PURPORT TO RESORT TO RESTRAINTS THE DOLLAR AND OTHER POWERFUL CURRENCIES WOULD ONLY HAVE SERIOUS ECONOMIC IMPLICVATIONS WHICH OF COURSE WOULD BE ADVERSE IF NOT NOW BUT LATER.
IT IS THEREFORE MY RESPECTFUL SUBMISSION THAT THE ECONOMY TO BE OPEN UP TO THE WORLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITUTION AND THE DIRECTIVES OF STATE PRINCIPLES, THERETO TO HELP ATTRACT INVESTMENTS INTO GHANA AND THEREFORE EJECTIONS OF FOREIGN CAPITAL INFLOW INTO GHANA TO HELP BOOST THE ECONOMY.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED.
GOD BLESS GHANA AND LONG LIVE GHANA.
VERY TRULY YOURS,
BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI
INTERNATIONAL LAWYER/LEGAL CONSULTANT/ADMINISTRATOR/SOCIAL SCIENTIST
NASSIR HASSAN YAAYIMA - Jasikan 10 years ago

Arrant nonsense

Arrant nonsense
agosta 10 years ago

@ inside the bone...u are so stupid to ur information Samuel okwadzeto isn't an ayigbe...foolish boy...now let go to my main point.. I would like to understand one thing is this so called deputy minister of education saying f ...
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@ inside the bone...u are so stupid to ur information Samuel okwadzeto isn't an ayigbe...foolish boy...now let go to my main point.. I would like to understand one thing is this so called deputy minister of education saying foreigners should be paying their fees in Gh¢.. why would national pays fees in Gh¢ then international pay in Gh¢. This mahama bouga-bouga appointee are the funniest nd nonsense gov't so far I knew... Ghanaian should kick against such stupid demand.
ANTWI BOASIAKO 10 years ago

GHANAIANS OR LET ME SAY AFRICANS EXCUSE ME TO SAY ARE SO STUPID. WHAT IS ALL THIS DOLLAR NON-SENSE, WE LIVE IN GHANA AND NOT IN U.S.A SO WHY SHOULD WE ALLOW SOME INSTITUTIONS TO CHARGE IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES IN OUR COUNTRY? AN ...
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GHANAIANS OR LET ME SAY AFRICANS EXCUSE ME TO SAY ARE SO STUPID. WHAT IS ALL THIS DOLLAR NON-SENSE, WE LIVE IN GHANA AND NOT IN U.S.A SO WHY SHOULD WE ALLOW SOME INSTITUTIONS TO CHARGE IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES IN OUR COUNTRY? AND WHY CAN'T WE PAY WITH GHANA CEDI IN US?
MAHAMA LOOT ND SHARE 10 years ago

MAHAMA IS BIG FOOOOL,EDUCATION MINISTRY TWEAAAA WHO BORN DOG?????

MAHAMA IS BIG FOOOOL,EDUCATION MINISTRY TWEAAAA WHO BORN DOG?????
Kwame An 10 years ago

What about GIPC and the other gov institution? All the fees are in USD!
Hypocrites

What about GIPC and the other gov institution? All the fees are in USD!
Hypocrites
obtt 10 years ago

GOD SAVE GHANA. INSTITUTIONS CHARGING FEES IN DOLLARS? PLEASE STOP THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I DO NOT THINK WHEN A GHANAIAN ESTABLISHES A SCHOOL IN AMERICA WOULD BE ALLOWED TO CHARGE FEES IN CEDIS. IT IS DISRESPECTFUL TO OUR ...
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GOD SAVE GHANA. INSTITUTIONS CHARGING FEES IN DOLLARS? PLEASE STOP THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I DO NOT THINK WHEN A GHANAIAN ESTABLISHES A SCHOOL IN AMERICA WOULD BE ALLOWED TO CHARGE FEES IN CEDIS. IT IS DISRESPECTFUL TO OUR CURRENCY. STOP THIS IMMEDIATELY. EVEN IF AMERICAN SCHOOLS ARE ESTABLISHED IN BRITAIN, FEE WOULD BE CHARGED IN STERLINGS.
Amos Obi Nipa 10 years ago

This has been long over due. The integrity of the Cedi has been undermined for years. Business in Ghana should be done in Cedis. Only exception should be where it is an international transaction. Schools based in Ghana should ...
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This has been long over due. The integrity of the Cedi has been undermined for years. Business in Ghana should be done in Cedis. Only exception should be where it is an international transaction. Schools based in Ghana should not be allowed to charge fees in foreign currency to residents of the country. PERIOD.
Ama London 10 years ago

Who started this dollar business, is it not Ghana government, this country doesn't produce cars but when you bring your car from abroad they give you the price and in dollors. I remember vividly well buying a car from the con ...
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Who started this dollar business, is it not Ghana government, this country doesn't produce cars but when you bring your car from abroad they give you the price and in dollors. I remember vividly well buying a car from the continent for €5000, when the car got to the port in Tema i was given the price of the car in dollors which was like twice the price of the actual price. Can you justify that Mr Ablakwa, tell me is that right, stop treating people like they are fools, the government should clean their act and show good example.

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