Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has re-affirmed the Government’s commitment to safeguard the macro-economic gains it had made over the past 21 months is not eroded. To that end, he said the Fiscal Responsibility Law was expected to be passed by the end of the year to cap the budget deficit in order not to … The post Fiscal Responsibility Law to be passed

The prosecution in the case involving Gregory Afoko, accused of murdering the former Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, has told the Court that it has ended its case. The prosecution led by Chief State Attorney Mr Mathew Amponsah said this on Tuesday morning after the defence counsel ended its cross examination … The post Afoko trial – prosecution ends

Data gathered by the ‘Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) Project to understand the breastfeeding scale up environment and to assess progress using breastfeeding gears model, showed that in 2018, Ghana still has a moderate scaling up environment. However, the data said the average total score across the eight gears declined from 2.0 in 2017 to 1.6 … The post Ghana’s

Ghana is pursuing an “aggressive private sector-led investment drive” to fulfil a commitment by the government to reduce dependency on aid, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, has said The move “Ghana beyond aid” is being driven by President Nana Akufo-Addo, who wants the country to use its vast natural resources to fund its development. “We are … The post Ghana

Cross network mobile money transactions represents 12 percent of products and services offered by Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), just four months after its introduction. This performance shows its growing patronage and the general uptake in electronic payments in the country. GhIPSS is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank of Ghana, mandated … The post Mobile

The Electoral Commission (EC) on Wednesday said the Exhibition of the Voters Register will start from Thursday, October 25th to Thursday, October 31 at all 47 Districts in the four proposed Regions to be created. The centres would open from 0700 hours to 1800 hours throughout the period including weekends. It said over two million … The post Exhibition of Voters

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) on Wednesday said the stringent measures it instituted to curb smuggling of products has drastically reduced diversion from 30 million litres last year to two million litres as at August, this year. It said the reduction represented about 93 per cent decline and saved the nation millions of Ghana Cedis, … The post Petroleum

The Western Nzema Traditional Council (WNTC), has placed a ban on the celebration of this year’s celebration of the Kundum festival by the Chiefs and people in the Jomoro District. The ban follows a resolution by the Traditional Council at the second quarterly General Meeting of all the 46 Chiefs of Western Nzema Traditional Council, … The post Western

Mrs Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, says tilapia in Ghana is wholesome for public consumption and so there was no need to abandon the fish, which is a delicacy for most Ghanaians. She said the recent Fujian Farm tilapia death that occurred in Asutuare in the Shai OsuDoku District of the Greater … The post Ghana’s tilapia is safe – Ministry

The Ministry of Education (MoE) is to present an official report, relating to the recent disturbances at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), to the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Ghana’s premier science and technology university was on Monday October 22, 2018, closed down, by the Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) in Kumasi, … The post President

Mr Kwesi Amoako Atta, Minister for Roads and Highways has stated the resolve of government to treat shoddy works by contractors and engineers as crime and cautioned against such jobs. “Government won’t tolerate shoddy work in the road sector. If tolerated yesterday, not today. Contractors and engineers in the Ministry must watch out. We are … The post We

Two siblings who engaged in bouts of sexual escapades for years, producing two children out of the relationship, were on Tuesday sentenced to three years imprisonment by a Circuit Court in Cape Coast. The Court also ordered that the children be sent to the Social Walfare Department. The convicts, John Arthur, alias Ekow Ayiku, 23 … The post Siblings jailed three years for