August 09, 2022
Ghana: Govt Disappointed in S&P's Economic Downgrade - Finance Ministry
The government says it is disappointed by S&P's decision to downgrade Ghana despite the bold policies implemented in 2022 to address macro fiscal challenges and debt… Read more »
Ghana: MPs Reaction to SIM Card Registration Is Manifestation of Segmented Population - Sulemana Braimah Asserts
Sulemana Braimah, Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), has described the reaction of Members of Parliament (MPs) regarding the ongoing SIM card… Read more »
Ghana: Former MP Worried Over Ghana Card As Sole Identification for Voter Registration
The former Member of Parliament (MP) for Akan Constituency in the Oti Region, Joseph Kwadwo Ofori, is worried over relying on Ghana Card as the sole identification material for… Read more »
West Africa: 2022 WADO Proposes Increased Sub-Regional Trade, Structural Transformation
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has officially released the 2022 edition of the West Africa Development Outlook (WADO). Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Reinsurance Will Continue to Gain More Grounds in Industry - Board Chairman
The Board Chairman for Ghana Reinsurance(Ghana Re) PLC, Mr George Otoo, has reiterated the company's commitment to becoming a world leader in the reinsurance industry by providing… Read more »
Ghana: Accra 2023 LOC Applauds C'wealth Games Medal Winners
The 13th African Games' Local Organising Committee (LOC) has congratulated Team Ghana on its performance at the just-ended 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Read more »
Ghana: GOC/CGA Boss Earns C'wealth Games Favour With Medal Presentations
President of the Commonwealth Games Association of Ghana (CGAG), Mr Ben Nunoo Mensah, became a common sight at the podium, presenting hordes of medals to deserving athletes at the… Read more »
Ghana: Tamale City Gain GPL Promotion
Division One campaigners Tamale City have earned promotion to the Ghana Premier League, following a 1-1 drawn game with Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs in the final game of the three-team… Read more »
Ghana: Chiefs, People of Mepe Celebrate 'Afenor' Festival
The chiefs and people of Mepe in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region climaxed the celebration of 'Afenor' festival, at the weekend. Read more »
Ghana: Attach Some Urgency to Negotiations With IMF - Dr Assibey-Yeboah Urges Govt
The immediate-past Chairman of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Dr Mark Assibey-Yeboah, has called for a sense of urgency on the part of the government in its negotiations with… Read more »
Ghana: TVET Teachers Tasked to Use Innovative Methods
Teachers in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions across the country have been advised to use modern methods to train students and adequately… Read more »
Ghana: President Cuts Sod for Construction of 2.5km Yendi Dual Carriageway in NR
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday cut sod for the construction of the Yendi dual carriageway in the Northern Region. Read more »
Ghana: Private Tertiary Institutions Need Bailout - Prof. Oddoye
The President of the Anglican University College of Technology (ANGUTECH), Rev. Canon (Dr) Emmanuel Oddoye, has appealed to the government to assist private tertiary institutions… Read more »
Ghana: PAC Begins Sitting in Tamale
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has commenced sitting in Tamale to consider the 2019 Auditor General's Report on Pre-Universities in the Northern, North East,… Read more »
Ghana: Solve Challenges With Food Production, Availability
Ghana has been selected by the US government to receive $2.5 million to boost availability of fertilisers in the country under a $150-million new and additional humanitarian… Read more »
Ghana: 654 Girls Complete Vocational Training Programmes
About 654 girls have successfully completed a one-year vocational training in various disciplines under the Network for Enterprise Development Learning through Sewing (NEEDLES) for… Read more »
Ghana: Tweneboah Kodua SHS Student Stabbed to Death
The police at Jacobu in the Ashanti Region, have launched investigation into circumstances leading to the stabbing to death of a final year student of Tweneboah Kodua Senior High… Read more »
Ghana: Businessman Gets 15 Years for Stealing Car
The Circuit Court at Ofankor has sentenced Hayford Boateng, 38, a businessman, to 15 years imprisonment for stealing a car, valued at GH¢120,000, at Kasoa in the Central… Read more »
Ghana: 'PURC Soon to Announce New Tariffs'
The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr Ishmael Ackah, says the commission is almost at the end of the 2022-2027 tariff review setting… Read more »
Ghana: Man Arrested for Attempting to Enter GAF Ammunition Depot
A middle-aged man, who attempted entering the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF)Base Ammunition Depot, in Michel Camp, near Tema, has been arrested and handed over to the Criminal… Read more »
Ghana: Faeces in Sachet Water?
Our elders say that "when a serious matter is about to manifest itself, it does not arrive bearing a flag". Read more »
Ghana: Police Probe Alleged Attack On Staff of Angel Broadcasting Network
The police have commenced investigations into the alleged attack by unknown persons on Stephen Kofi Adomah, staff of Angel Broadcasting Network, at Old Ashongman Village, in Accra,… Read more »
Ghana: GTA Welcomes 12 Young Black Americans ... to Learn About Their Origins
As part of efforts to build on the "Beyond the Return" initiative, the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has welcomed 12 young cohorts of American Black origin to Ghana to learn more… Read more »
August 08, 2022
Ghana: Collaborate With Security Agencies to Prevent Terrorist Attacks - President
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on the people of Mamprugu in the North East Region to ensure effective collaboration with security agencies to combat activities of… Read more »
Ghana: S&P Revises Ghana's Rating to CCC+, Outlook Negative
Ratings agency, S&P Global Ratings, has revised Ghana's rating from B-/B to CCC+/C, putting the country's creditworthiness into junk status. Read more »