July 05, 2022
Ghana: 4 Teacher Unions Down Tools Nationwide ... Declare Strike to Press Home Demand for Cola
Four teacher unions have declared an indefinite nationwide strike over government's inability to grant them their 20 per cent Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). Read more »
July 04, 2022
Ghana: Leverage Technology to Meet Changing Needs of Customers - Second Deputy Governor, BoG
The Savings and Loans (S&L) sector should take steps to leverage emerging technologies to modernise their business models to meet the fast-changing needs of their customers,… Read more »
Ghana: North Tongu District Inaugurate New Six-Unit Classroom Block
The District Chief Executive for North Tongu District, Mr Osborn Devine Fenu, has assured the chiefs and people of Vome of the Assembly's commitment to initiate projects that will… Read more »
Africa: Ecobank Named Best Trade Finance Bank in West Africa
Ecobank, the leading Pan-African Banking Group, has been named 'Best Trade Finance Bank in West Africa' at the Global Trade Review's Leaders in Trade awards. Read more »
Ghana: Cedi Loses 16.86 Percent Value to Dollar in First Half-Year of 2022
The Ghana cedi lost 16.86 per cent in value to the dollar in the first half of 2022 on the interbank market but over 20 per cent on the retail forex market. Read more »
Ghana: Chamber of Mines Turns to GSE to Raise Capital for Mining Firms
The Chamber of Mines (GCM) says it is in the medium-term facilitating for member companies to raise capital from the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) to fund exploration activities in… Read more »
Ghana: New Whatsapp Update Will Make Group Chat Admins Even More Powerful
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Ghana: Mixed Reactions to Government Decision to Seek IMF Support
Mixed reaction has greeted the decision by the government to seek an International Monetary Fund (IMF)programme to prop up the economy. Read more »
Ghana: Ghana, Japan Sign 3.359bn Yen Agreement to Complete Phase II of Tema Roundabout Roads
The construction of the Tema Motorway Roundabout Phase Two is expected to commence in September this year following the signing of a 3.359 billion yengrant facility between the… Read more »
Ghana: Mahama - Dismiss Finance Minister for Supervising Collapse of Economy
Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to immediately dismiss the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, from office for supervising… Read more »
Ghana: Negotiate to Reduce IMF Austerity Measures
The government has declared its decision to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout and the IMF's Country Representative, Dr Albert Touna-Mama, has confirmed… Read more »
Ghana: Govt Invests Gh¢ 2.7 Billion Into PFJ in Last 5 Years of Implementation - Agric Minister
The government has invested more than GH¢ 2.7 billion into its flagship "Planting for Food and Jobs" (PFJ) programme in the last five years of implementation. Read more »
July 01, 2022
Ghana: CEM Sources Funds to Build U.S.$390 Million Village At Agortor
The Charismatic Evangelistic Ministry (CEM), on Saturday, organised a fund-raising dinner toward the project to provide social infrastructure for Persons with Disabilities (PWD). Read more »
Ghana: TUC Warns of Imminent Industrial Action If...
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned of an imminent industrial action if the government fails to honour its request for Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) for public sector… Read more »
Ghana: MTN Ghana Ramps Up SIM Registration Efforts ... As 16.5 Million Customers Link SIM, Ghana Cards
The Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Selorm Adadevoh, has said that the company is intensifying its efforts to get customers registered as the SIM registration exercise draws… Read more »
Africa: Mastercard, Ecobank Group to Digitise Agricultural Value Chains in Africa
Mastercard and Ecobank Group have partnered to connect millions of smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa to Mastercard's Farm Pass - a digital platform that makes it safer and… Read more »
Ghana: 2,000 Adankwame Resident Set to Benefit From Community Mining Scheme
More than 2,000 residents of Adankwame and surrounding communities in the Antwima Nwabiagya South District of the Ashanti Region are in line to benefit directly from the launch of… Read more »
Ghana: Asante Gold Corporation Lists On Ghana Stock Exchange
Asante Gold Corporation, an indigenous Ghanaian mining multinational company, has listed and began trading on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) to raise capital to finance its… Read more »
Ghana: SMT Ghana Introduces 4 New Volvo Heavy-Duty Trucks Ranges
SMT Ghana, the official distributor of Volvo Construction Equipment, Volvo Trucks and Volvo Penta in Ghana has held a grand ceremony in Accra to launch four new Volvo heavy-duty… Read more »
June 30, 2022
Ghana: Gomoa Akotsi Community Undertake Hospital Project
The Chiefs and people of Gomoa Akotsi in Gomoa East District of the Central Region are building a hospital to serve their catchment area. Read more »
Ghana: All Set for Appiatse Community Reconstruction to Begin - Land Minister
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, has reaffirmed the commitment of government to reconstruct the model Appiatse community within one year as… Read more »
Ghana: Don't Go to IMF - TUC to Govt
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has advised government not to seek an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout to address the economic challenges facing the country. Read more »
Ghana: Bokpin Downplays Significance of IMF Bailout
A senior lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Godfred Bokpin, has downplayed the significance of any assistance and support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to… Read more »
Ghana: Divisive Iphone 14 Leak Suggests Weird Name Change - but We're Not Convinced
In the classic film 12 Angry Men, Henry Fonda plays one dissenting voice in the crowd, whose intent is to cause the other characters to question their previously-held assumptions.… Read more »
Ghana: 95 Small Scale Miners Get Licenses to Mine in Concession Areas
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has presented 95 signed mining licences to members of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM). Read more »