Sergeant Owusu Asante Baafi who died together with his wife and their four-month-old baby in a fire outbreak at Apromasi in the Ashanti Region has been buried. The 35-year-old man and his wife Abena Akyaa, 32, were buried on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Adomfe in the Asante Akyem South Municipality of Read more…
Novak Djokovic won a record-extending 10th Australian Open and a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam men’s title by using all of his talent and nous to see off Stefanos Tsitsipas. Serbia’s Djokovic started strongly and dug deep in the second set on his way to a 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5) Read more…
Celebrated Ghanaian media personality, Oheneyere Gifty Anti, spent her birthday feasting with children at the Tema General Hospital. The broadcaster turned 53 on Monday, January 23, 2023, and to commemorate it, she extended a benevolent gesture to the Paediatric Department. The donation was done through the Gifty Anti Foundation which was Read more…
The Ghana Police Service has interdicted one of its officers after he left his rifle in a commercial vehicle. In a press statement dated January 28, the Service indicated that the rifle was returned by the driver of the vehicle. They stated that the driver also “alleged that the Inspector Read more…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has released its latest economic report, which shows that Ghana’s GDP growth for 2022 was 3.6%, 1.8 percentage points below what was secured in 2021 (5.4%). While this is still positive growth, it is lower than the average for other African countries. According to the Read more…
Political Risk Analyst, Dr. Theo Acheampong, has asked the government to strengthen the checks and balance system in various state institutions. This, he believes will help government render a proper account of expenditure in all its institutions. “At the core, the checks and balances that we have within our governance Read more…
Ghana’s balance of payments further deteriorated to a deficit of $3.64 billion in December from a $3.4 billion deficit the previous quarter, central bank data showed on Saturday. The West African nation is facing an economic crisis that saw consumer inflation rise to 54.1% last month. The cedi currency has depreciated around Read more…
The Dodoo family invites you to the burial and final funeral rites of the late: MR. SAMUEL NII DODOO FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: There will be no wake SATURDAY, 4TH FEBRUARY, 2023: LOCATION: His residence – Adenta, GD-000-5392. LYING-IN-STATE: 5:00am to 8:30am BURIAL SERVICE: 9:00am to 11:00am INTERMENT: Private Read more…
The Lay Faithful of the Catholic Diocese of Jasikan, the Oti Regional Minister and the Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Corporation (GIISDEC), following a joint meeting in December 2022, have agreed to promote sustainable iron ore exploration in the Oti Region. The church indicated that while they are not Read more…
Convener of the Individual Bond Holders Association of Ghana (IBHAG), Martin Kpebu, says the Finance Minister has assured that individual bondholders are exempted from the domestic debt exchange programme. According to him, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has promised to “pay Individual Bondholders their coupons and principals as they fall Read more…
The Ghana Police Service has arrested four persons who robbed a filling station and murdered a security guard on duty on Saturday, January 28, at Wassa Agona in the Western Region. The suspects are Francis Ebuka, Wisdom Justway, Samuel Chibuzor and Kinglsy Okechuku alias Kofi Kingsly. According to the police Read more…
Fire has gutted 3 houses in the Kwadaso-Siloam community in the Ashanti region. Residents say the fire started around 7am on Saturday morning. When personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service arrived at the scene, the fire had already assumed a dangerous dimension which left residents running for cover. All Read more…
Economist and political risk analyst, Dr Theo Acheampong says the decision taken by the executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to change the leadership of the Minority Caucus came as a shock. According to Dr Acheampong, the ousted leaders have performed remarkably well in terms of holding the Akufo-Addo-led Read more…
As Lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata quoted in the famous Mahama Vrs Electoral Commission supreme court case of 2021, Hosea 8:7 “They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The stalk has no head; it will produce no flour. Were it to yield grain, foreigners would swallow it up.” After Hon. Abdulai Read more…
A convener of the Ghana Individual Bondholders Forum, Senyo Hosi, says the government’s inclusion of individual bondholders in the domestic debt restructuring programme has the potential to land the country in an even worse economic crisis. According to him, the debt exchange programme has the potential to crash the faith Read more…
Founder of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien says he should not be jailed if he fails to pay GH₵20million to the state by 28th April 2023. He wants to rather be given the opportunity to explain why he has defaulted. This plea is contained in documents filed by Mr. Read more…
In the Muslim world, money is often transferred using the “hawala” method. Billions flow around the globe without record. According to WELT information, a new network has been discovered. The head of the shadow banking system, Ahmed A., could support attacks on Western citizens. A woman enters a small grocery Read more…
The Chief of Staff of the Algerian People’s National Army (ANP) made an official visit to Paris on January 23, 2023. On this occasion, Said Chengriha met the French President, Emmanuel Macron, and Sébastien Lecornu, Minister of the French Armed Forces. According to several observers, the main objective of the Read more…
An economist, Dr Theo Acheampong, says government does not necessarily need the participation of individual bondholders to complete the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme. Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, he explained that the recent agreement based on a revised term between the government and some three institutions is enough to Read more…
After Guinea was stripped of its rights to host the AFCON in 2025, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) had to restart procedures to select a host. Many countries declared official interest in hosting the event, amongst them Morocco. Land of football, Morocco has the ambition to host one of Read more…