President Akufo-Addo Unveils Free SHS Logo
Ahead of the commencement of the Free Senior High School policy from September 13, 2017, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has unveiled the Free SHS logo, at a short ceremony...
View ArticleGFZB to grow local billionaires
Executive Secretary of Ghana Free Zones Board (GFZB), Michael Okyere Baafi, has observed that for Ghana to be able to build a stronger economy, it needs to build the financial capabilities of local...
View ArticleReferee Nuhu Liman banned
For his dubious award of a penalty in the MTN semi-finals match at the Baba Yara Stadium, Referee Yakubu Nuhu Liman has been banned from officiating in the Ghana Premier League for the rest of the...
View ArticlePresident Akufo-Addo Inaugurates Foreign Ministry’s Economic, Trade &...
The President of Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Thursday, 31st August, 2017, launched the Economic, Trade and Investment Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, an initiative aimed at...
View ArticleMTN partners Brussels Airlines for Mobile Money payment option for tickets
Mobile telecommunication network, MTN, together with Brussels Airlines, have introduced another innovation aimed at making it easier for customers to purchase Brussels Airline tickets for travel to...
View ArticleReconsider sale of VRA Assets
Government’s announcement of the sale of some thermal plants owned by the Volta River Authority (VRA) comes as a surprise to the Institute for Energy Security (IES). This comes after the President...
View ArticleAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain: Liverpool sign Arsenal midfielder for £35m
Liverpool have completed the £35m signing of England midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Arsenal. The 24-year-old, who rejected a move to Chelsea on Tuesday after a fee had been agreed, joins on a...
View ArticleSerge Aurier: Tottenham sign Paris St-Germain full-back for £23m
Tottenham have completed the signing of Paris St-Germain defender Serge Aurier for a fee in the region of £23m. The Ivory Coast right-back, 24, has signed a five-year contract until 2022. The deal was...
View ArticleUganda top of World Cup group after upsetting Egypt
Emmanuel Okwi scored early in the second half to hand Uganda a surprise 1-0 World Cup win over Egypt in Kampala on Thursday and put themselves top of their group standings at the halfway stage of the...
View ArticleWe didn’t inflate waste bin contract – Jospong Group
Jospong Group, owners of waste management firm, Zoomlion and other subsidiaries, has described as malicious recent claims that it inflated the cost of a contract it had with the previous National...
View ArticleStanbic partners Lionesses for SME growth
Stanbic Bank has partnered Lionesses of Africa, a US-based women empowerment organisation, to accelerate the growth of local businesses and Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana. Under...
View ArticleGov’t to empower locals to build multi-purpose terminal in Takoradi
Transport Minister, Mr Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has announced that government will oversee the building of the Takoradi Multi-purpose terminal. The $370-million project is expected to be funded by...
View ArticleWaste should be an asset not a curse — Minister
Deputy Minister of Sanitation, Mr Michael Yaw Gyato, has called on the Ga South Municipal Assembly to stop the indiscriminate creation of refuse dumping sites in the Municipality. He said such illegal...
View ArticleA High Court Without Prosecuting Powers: A Case Of PAC
Today, I decided to write again about the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament because the committee finished its second public hearing under the 7th Parliament of the Fourth Republic a...
View ArticleNLA To Waive Taxes on lotto wins
Director-General of National Lottery Authority (NLA), Mr Kofi Osei-Ameyaw, has assured Lotto Marketing Companies (LMCs) that taxes on lotto wins would soon be waived. He also assured them that...
View ArticleMarket returns set to climb higher
On the Ghana Stock Exchange The broader market return (i.e. benchmark composite index] climbed up hitting the 40% YTD mark at the close of trade yesterday. The impressive streak on the bourse is...
View ArticleFestivals Ahoy! Let’s Celebrate!
Lante Djang-We often celebrates the Homowo first. That is in August. Two weeks later, Ga Mashie people observe the joyous hunger-hooting festival. Osu, La, Teshie, and Nugua follow in that order and...
View ArticleCracking down on illegal gaming centre: Long overdue
ONE phenomenon that is gaining currency in our communities is the mushrooming of gaming centres. Almost every corner of the country one passes there is a gaming centre which patronage by the youth...
View ArticleInternational Literacy Day Launched
Interational Literacy Day was yesterday launched in Accra with a call on all key stakeholders to emphasise the need for literacy programmes to be adapted in a digital world. The launch, which was...
View ArticleWe’ll give Paapa Yankson state burial – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo Addo has assured the family of deceased highlife legend Paapa Yankson of government’s support to give him a beffiting state burial. The final funeral rites for Paapa Yankson will be...
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