August 21
Ghana: We're Open to Business ...President Mahama Woos Investors At TICAD-9
President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed to Japanese investors that his government is reviewing the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) Act, 2013 (Act 865) to remove what… Read more »
Ghana: BoG Directs Banks to Halt Foreign Currency Cash Payments to Large Corporates
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has ordered banks to stop giving out foreign currency cash to large corporates unless the withdrawals are backed by equivalent deposits. Read more »
Ghana: Ghana's Population Hits 33.7m... Policy Makers Urged to Turn It Into Opportunities
Ghana's population is now projected at 33.7million, representing a 9.4 percentage increase from the 2021 census figure of 30.8million, a professor at the Regional Institute for… Read more »
Ghana: 6 Banks Face Capital Compliance Challenges - Fitch Solutions
Fitch Ratings has projected that six banks operating in Ghana are unlikely to achieve capital compliance through internal capital generation alone. Read more »
August 20
Ghana: Ghana Is No Longer in a Junk Status - Okudjeto Ablakwa
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa, has stated that Ghana is no longer classified as a "junk status" economy by international rating agencies. Read more »
Ghana: President Mahama Calls On Japanese Companies to Invest in Ghana
President John Dramani Mahama has urged Japanese companies to invest in Ghana, saying the country is open for business and offers a strategic gateway to West Africa and the African… Read more »
Ghana: Telecel Ghana Foundation's Healthfest Boosts Healthcare Access in Obrachere
The newly built Obrachere CHPS Compound located in the Central Region, which has long struggled with low patient attendance, recorded an unprecedented turnout on Wednesday, when… Read more »
Ghana: Journalists Deepen Understanding of Auditor General's Reports
About 43 journalists are attending capacity building workshop to deepen their understanding of Auditor-General's Report to be able to communicate accurately to their audience. Read more »
Ghana: Govt Allocates Gh¢403m ...to Complete Stalled Colleges of Education Hostels - Education Minister
The government has allocated GH¢403 million from the Get Fund for the completion of all 45 stalled hostels across Colleges of Education to ease accommodation challenges faced… Read more »
Ghana: Veep Advocates Stronger Public Education On Prisons Service's Role in National Devt
The Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called for a stronger public education on the role of the Prisons Service in national development. Read more »
Ghana: NPA Steering Committee Develops Road Map to Implement 24-HR Economy
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA)'s Steering Committee to spearhead the implementation of the 24-Hour Economy initiative within Ghana's downstream petroleum industry has held… Read more »
August 19
Ghana: Sacrifices of Eight Departed Officials Will Not Be Forgotten - President Mahama
Ghana on Friday came together in solemn unity at the Black Star Square in Accra to honour the eight individuals who lost their lives in the tragic August 6 military helicopter… Read more »
Ghana: Helicopter Crash Victims Honoured At State Funeral
A state funeral was organised on Friday at the black star Square in memory of the eight comrades who lost their lives in the recent helicopter crash. Read more »
Ghana: Presidency Accrues Ghs 2,315,000.00 for Children of Crash Victims
The Presidency has announced that the Children's Support Fund set up for the welfare of the children of victims of the August 6 helicopter crash has so far accrued GHS… Read more »
Ghana: Children of Helicopter Crash Victims Will Be Cared for - Pres Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama on Friday assured that the children of the eight persons who perished in the helicopter crash on August 6 will not be left alone. Read more »
Ghana: Support Inclusive Community Growth Programmes - Mfantseman Municipal Coordinator
The youth of the country have been urged to support inclusive community growth programmes to accelerate the development of the country. Read more »
Ghana: Actionaid Ghana Marks 35 Years of Promoting Gender Equality, Social Justice, Youth Empowerment
ActionAid Ghana has marked its 35th anniversary with a ceremony in Tamale that also coincided with International Youth Day, celebrating more than three decades of advancing gender… Read more »
Ghana: Countdown to World Cup - Ivlp Alumni Shares US Experiences
A World Cup Programming series event has been held at the American Centre in Accra to showcase the experiences of Ghanaian participants in the U.S. State Department's International… Read more »
Ghana: Publish Quarterly Timetable for Timely Disbursement of DACF - GDCA Urges Govt
The Ghana Developing Communities Association(GDCA), a non - governmental organisation based in Tamale, has called on the Ministry of Finance and all relevant agencies to publish a… Read more »
Ghana: Urgent Attention Needed to Complete Ofankor-Nsawam Road
The Ghanaian Times has decided to focus today's editorial on the Ofankor-Nsawam road again, given its strategic importance to the socio-economic development of the country. Read more »
Ghana: Support Govt With Watertight Evidence for Effective Prosecution - Mr Oduro
Support government with watertight evidence to ensure successful prosecution of cyber fraud cases by government, the Executive Director of the Chartered Institute of Tax Law and… Read more »
Ghana: Prof. Affram Advocates Alternative to Sand-Winning
The fast extraction and depletion of the sand resource, both from marine beds and arable lands, and its associated environmental degradation, demands the urgent need for… Read more »
Africa: Borderless Africa, Visa-Free Movement Campaign Picks Up Steam
The government of Ghana has thrown its support behind the Trans-Africa Tourism and Unity Campaign, an initiative to promote a borderless Africa and visa-free movement across the… Read more »
Ghana: Apps Concludes With Landmark Declaration
More than 100 political party representatives across Africa have signed onto the "Accra Declaration", a landmark commitment to deepen democratic governance and foster inclusive… Read more »
Ghana: Travelling Ofankor-Nsawam Road 'Hellish' - .Contractor Assures Relief Soon .Govt Releases $77m for Project
Travelling on the Accra-Kumasi highway has become a 'hellish' ordeal for road users as the stalling of reconstruction works has led to further deterioration of the Ofankor-Nsawam… Read more »