African Legends Night has unveiled its first-ever Music Legends Hall of Fame list to celebrate African music legends as part of celebrations to mark 10 years of African Legends Night. The Legends Hall of Fame is an annual induction list of all legendary musicians who have performed at African Legends Night. Over the ten-year period, […] The post African Legends Night

The Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF) has held its 25th Annual General Meeting in the Eastern Regional Capital town of Koforidua to deliberate on how freight forwarders can maintain their relevance in a turbulent global supply chain. Speaking at the event, the Omanhene of New Juaben, Daasebre Nana Kwaku Boateng III, appealed to freight […] The post Freight

The 7th International Trade Show & Conference on Agriculture, Food & Beverage Technology on West Africa agrofood and plastprintpack has opened in Accra, Ghana with a call on West African countries to seize opportunities at the fair to increase self-sufficiency in the agriculture value chain. The three-day conference (from Tuesday, November 29 – Thursday, December […] The post Over

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Professor Samuel Ato Duncan, the Executive President of the Centre of Awareness Global Distribution, producers of COA Mixture, formerly known as COA-FS, an immune booster medication, is to cough up GH¢2 million in damages for defaming the Chief Executive Officer of the Food and Drugs Authority, Mrs. Delese Mimi Darko. Professor Duncan in 2020 accused […] The post COA

The Minority in Parliament has served notice that it will kick against the removal of the threshold for the electronic transfer levy (E-Levy). The government in its 2023 Budget announced a reduction of the E-levy from 1.5 percent to 1 percent with the removal of the GH¢100 threshold. Debating the 2023 Budget, the Ranking Member […] The post We won’t support removal

The National Service Scheme has initiated investigations into the conduct of its Ashanti Regional Director, Alex Opoku-Mensah after he verbally abused a nurse at the Manhyia Hospital in Kumasi. Mr. Opoku-Mensah was caught on tape insulting a nurse who is reported to have had a misunderstanding with his daughter, a doctor at the Manhyia hospital. […] The post NSS

Kalidou Koulibaly’s nerveless volley sent Senegal into the World Cup’s knockout stages for only the second time in their history as they eliminated Ecuador at a rowdy Khalifa International Stadium. All three goals came from players based in England as Ecuador’s Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo cancelled out a penalty by Watford’s Ismaila Sarr before Chelsea […] The post Qatar

A Deputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei Asare, has warned that any delay in the approval of the 2023 budget would further worsen the current economic crisis. Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, she blamed the current economic challenges on external factors, adding that it is important the 2023 budget is passed expeditiously to […] The post Economic

A whopping ninety-eight Percent (98%) of all medical devices, disposables and equipment products used in Ghana are imported. These include Medical Consumables, Diagnostic Imaging Equipment, Dental Devices, Orthopaedic products, prosthetics, and many more. This is according to data from the Federation of Africa Medical Equipment, Disposables, and Devices, Manufacturers and Suppliers (FOAMEDDMS). Speaking at a […] The post 98%

Of all the motley crew of ideas the government of Ghana has churned out in recent days and weeks to deal with the country’s deteriorating public finances, none has caught fire like the decision to start buying oil with gold rather than dollars. Everyone from crypto anarchists to goldbugs is doing cartwheels trying to chip in their two […] The post Bright Simons writes:

The 2022 Access to Medicine Index has ranked the top 20 pharmaceutical companies globally. GSK, Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca took the top three positions on the list. AstraZeneca’s top three position in the 2022 Access to Medicine Index (AtMI) reflects the company’s leading work to strengthen global health systems, as well as increase equitable and affordable […] The post 2022

As farmers in Ghana get ready to mark the 38th Farmers’ Day on Friday, December 2, 2022, Ghana National Gas Company has donated GHS180,000 to nine Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies within its operational area of the Western Region to support their celebration of farmers. The Community Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility Affairs Manager of […] The post Ghana

M.anifest, has launched this year’s edition of his annual M.anifestivities concert in Accra. The 2022 edition will take place on December 18 at the Bukom Boxing Arena. [email protected] launches 2023 edition of Manifestivities Concert in Accra. @KWESIARTHUR_ and @Gyakie_ will perform! pic.twitter.com/DsziFbKoCZ — Ghana Weekend (@GhanaWeekend) November 29, 2022 Speaking to ghanaweekend.com, the rapper, urged […] The post M.anifest

The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, says he will win by a massive margin in the upcoming national chairmanship race to retain his position. Mr. Ofosu Ampofo said the experience he has gained over the years is unmatched, and assured that he will lead the NDC to power […] The post I’ll win NDC chairmanship

Managing Director of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), Nana Akwesi Awuah, says the government will deal decisively with gold smuggling activities as it looks to implement the gold for oil barter trade. He said that the government will move to tighten its borders in order to help raise more gold to be used to […] The post Gov’t to crackdown

The Northern Region continues to record the highest numbers of the National Health Insurance Scheme’s (NHIS) active membership. The Northern Regional Minister, Mr. Shani Alhassan Shaibu, has attributed the achievement to the effective collaboration between the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) and the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) regional secretariat. “NHIS is part of the RCC […] The post NHIS

Organised Labour has rejected claims it is being unreasonable with its insistence on a 60 percent increase in base pay for public sector workers. The government’s negotiation with Organised Labour over a new base pay has been suspended indefinitely after both parties failed to reach a consensus. While Organised Labour is demanding 60 percent, government […] The post Our

The Colleges of Education Non-Teaching Staff Association of Ghana (CENTSAG) has called off its strike, which began on Friday, November 11. CENTSAG had embarked on the strike after several warnings over the government’s alleged failure to implement an agreed 2022 conditions of service for its members. The Association had accused the government of years of […] The post Non-teaching

The Colleges of Education Non-Teaching Staff Association of Ghana (CENTSAG) has called off its strike, which began on Friday, November 14. CENTSAG had embarked on the strike after several warnings over the government’s alleged failure to implement an agreed 2022 conditions of service for its members. The Association had accused the government of years of […] The post Non-teaching