Public Relations Officer at the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Yaro Kasambata is assuring the general public and motorists in Grater Accra that it has enough stock of fuel in the country. There has been reports of fuel shortage in some parts of Accra, which has led to long queues forming at some fuel stations. But ...
Hundreds of Ghanaians who entered Brazil as tourists to watch World Cup games have asked for asylum, police in southern Brazil said Thursday. Noerci da Silva Melo who heads the Federal Police office in the city of Caxias do Sul said that over the past week 200 Ghanaians asked for asylum. The Justice Ministry will ...
A senior member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is predicting that four out of the seven aspirants in the race for the party’s flagbearer position will perform poorly. The Adansi Asokwa lawmaker, Kobina Tahir Hammond said the likes of Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku, Stephen Asamoah Boateng, Francis Addai Nimoh and Kofi Osei Ameyaw have ...
CAL Bank Limited today signed a US$ 28,543,200 Tier 2 Capital Credit Agreement with Societe De Promotion Et De Participation Pour La Cooperation Economique S. A.(PROPARCO), the French government development finance institution. PROPARCO, a long-standing debt financier of CAL Bank, acquired a 6.86% stake in CAL in June 2012. The agreement was signed by of ...
Banking consultant, Nana Otuo Acheampong says the Bank of Ghana (BoG) shot itself in the foot by allowing government to airlift $3 million cash to Brazil to pay the appearance fee of the Black Stars. The Governor of the central bank, Dr. Kofi Wampah has defended the government’s decision to fly the money, insisting that ...
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The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has described as unfortunate, recent disparaging remarks about government’s decision to distribute free sanitary pads to some deprived female students. Government secured a loan of 156million dollars from the World Bank to improve secondary school education in the country of which part of the money would be used ...
One person, believed to be a “galamsey†miner, has been confirmed dead at Banda-Nkwanta in the Bole District of the Northern Region after a pit, in which he was mining for gold collapsed. According to reports, the deceased was one of seven miners in the pit before the collapse. The District Chief Executive of Bole, ...
The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has revealed it is yet to send relief items to flood victims in the Jomoro District in the Western Region because they have run out of relief items. Some homes and schools have been submerged by flood waters following continuous heavy downpour in the district. According to NADMO, the ...
Northern Regional Chairman of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has warned detractors of the party to tread with caution ahead of the upcoming internal elections. Chief Sofo Azorka sent an early warning signal to the aggrieved party supporters who recently threatened to burn party properties in Tamale to rescind their intention or incur his ...
Ghana’s poor run in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil has received more damning descriptions from the international public. According to a study conducted by the Cambridge University Press, the top words used by various media reports worldwide in relation to Ghana’s World Cup campaign were “moneyâ€Â, “strikeâ€Â, “powerfulâ€Â. These words stem from the Black ...
The acting Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Aheto Tsegah has downplayed assertions that the preference for most of Ghana’s public schools have dwindled. He said the notion that parents are sending their wards to the private schools because of a vote of no confidence in the public ones does not hold. A ...
President John Dramani Mahama, in his capacity as Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS) is hosting leaders of the sub-region at a two-day summit in Accra, on Thursday 10th and Friday 11th July. The summit will among others discuss the introduction of ...
Actress Kafui Danku says her marriage is doing well despite concerns raised by some fans because of the roles she plays in movies. The talented actress told the Graphic Showbiz that even though she performs bad girl roles it has not affected her marriage in any way. “I am aware that lots of people are ...
The Bank of Ghana has clarified the 3 million dollars that was air lifted to the Black stars team in Brazil was not in breach of its foreign exchange laws. According to the Governor of the bank of Ghana, Dr Henry Kofi Wampah ‘‘if you look at the foreign exchange act, the Bank of Ghana ...
Galatasaray have admitted that they would be powerless to prevent Wesley Sneijder leaving if they receive an offer of 20million euros (£16million). The Holland international has been strongly linked with a move to Manchester United this summer following the appointment of Louis van Gaal as the Premier League club’s manager. Van Gaal saw his Netherlands ...
Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal says two of his players refused to take the first penalty in their World Cup semi-final shootout defeat by Argentina. Defender Ron Vlaar stepped up but Sergio Romero – a player who was “taught how to stop penalties” by Van Gaal at AZ Alkmaar – saved his kick. Argentina won ...
The Bank of Ghana has revealed that the country’s public debt including both domestic and external debt hit 58.4billion cedis at end of March this year. This is a leap from the GH¢52.1 billion recorded at the end of December last year. The new figure represents 55.4 percent of GDP. Of the total, the domestic ...
Sergio Romero inspired Argentina to a 4-2 victory over the Netherlands on penalties and FIFA World Cup™ Final place for the first time in 24 years. After 120 goalless minutes in Sao Paulo, the 27-year-old repelled Ron Vlaar’s spot-kick before making a stunning save from Wesley Sneijder to send La Albiceleste into a showdown with ...
President John Dramani Mahama has said the nation’s economy will grow in spite of current challenges. Government has been criticized for the rising inflation rate, high budget deficit, tax evasion, corruption in public institutions and other challenges facing the country. But speaking at the Global Leadership Training forum, President Mahama was optimistic Ghana’s economy will ...
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