{"id":114430,"date":"2015-05-07T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=114430"},"modified":"2015-05-07T12:05:20","modified_gmt":"2015-05-07T12:05:20","slug":"dumsor-shuts-down-british-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=114430","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Dumsor\u2019 shuts down British Council"},"content":{"rendered":"

The British Council has closed\u00a0its offices\u00a0near the National Theatre in Accra due to the current power crisis facing the country.<\/p>\n

According to the Council in a statement, \u201cwe are closed to all general enquiries due to power loss. However, if you have a pre-arranged examination please come to the British Council. Any inconvenience is deeply regretted.”<\/p>\n

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The British Council is a British organization specializing in international educational and cultural opportunities.<\/p>\n

It connects beneficiaries countries to the UK to promote global citizenship, build international trust and enrich education.<\/p>\n

Ghana has been facing a power crisis caused by a deficit in power generation for the past three years has forced the country\u2019s power distributor, Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to run a load-shedding program.<\/p>\n

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Several businesses have complained about the debilitating effect of the power crisis on their businesses.<\/p>\n

According to the Ghana Employers Association, there have been about 13, 000-job cuts over the past four months because of the crisis.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Some economist have predicted that about 50,000 more may lose their jobs if a permanent solution is not found.<\/p>\n

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By:\u00a0 Godwin Akweiteh Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n

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