A £3.9 million initiative to enhance Ghana’s fight against il­legal mining has been launched in Accra. The initiative which is a joint collaboration between the gov­ernments of Ghana and United Kingdom is dubbed ‘UK-Ghana Gold Mining Programme.’ To be implemented in the Ashanti, Savannah and Western Regions, the initiative seeks to eliminate illegalities associat­ed with … The post £3.9m

The Minority in Parliament has dismissed the assertion by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta that Gha­na’s economy is recovering. According to the caucus’ leader and MP for Ajumako/Enyan/ Esiam, Dr Casiel Ato Baah Forson, the economic hardship imposed on Ghanaians as a result of bad government policies has rather worsened the condition of Ghana­ians. … The post Minority

In accordance with Sec­tion 28 of the Public Fi­nancial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921), the Mid- Year Fiscal Policy Review of the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government of Ghana was presented to Parliament yesterday by the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta. As expected, the presenta­tion provided an update on the … The post Mid-year budget review good but …

Former Ghana internation­al, Sebastian Ebo Barnes, has returned to the nation’s elite football league following his appointment as Head of Scouting for his former club, Accra Hearts of Oak. The former 1991 U-17 FIFA World Cup winner had his profes­sional career with the 21-time Ghana Premier League (GPL) champions from 1991 to 1995 before leaving … The post Barnes

Ejisu put up a spirit­ed performance to be crowned champions of the 2023 MTN Ashantifest Soccer festival which ended at the Otumfuo Park, Dichemso, in Kumasi yesterday. They beat Santasi 4-3 on penalties after an electrifying grand finale that ended 1-1 after regulation time. They were presented with a giant trophy, a cash prize of … The post Ejisu wins 2023 MTN Ashantifest

The Kingdom of Morocco is counting on Ghana’s sup­port for its bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup jointly with Spain and Portugal. “This joint bid, which is unprece­dented in football history, will bring together Africa and Europe, and we hope to get the needed support of Ghana for it,” The Morocco Ambassador to … The post Morocco wants Ghana support for joint

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) and Medeama SC have announced the opening of media accreditation process for the 2023-24 CAF Champions League. The deadline for submission of official media accreditation request is 5pm on Thursday, August 10. An FA statement urged media organisations interested in covering the preliminary round of matches to officially apply to … The post Medeama

Ghana’s female amateur middle­weight fighter, Dr Ornella Sathoud, won gold at the 2023 USA National Women’s Boxing Championship. The New York based PhD holder in Analytical Chemistry, eliminated San Francisco’s based 2019 Australia National Champion, Caitlin Torrington, in the semi-fi­nals of the middleweight (75 kg) before defeating Pennsylvania’s Paris 2024 bound, Trinity Burke, for the … The post Dr

The Minister of Commu­nication and Digitilisation (MoCD), Mrs Ursula Owu­su Ekuful, at the weekend inaugu­rated the Ghana Rural Telephony and Digital Inclusion Project at Tolon and Kumbungu districts in the Northern Region. The project designed to benefit three communities in the districts included Tibung, Jagriguyili and Nagbligu. It is expected to give hope to the … The post Communications

Ghana has been elected to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Executive Council after she polled 17 votes out of the 20 valid votes cast at the UNWTO Commission for Africa meeting in Mauritius on Thursday. Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal (second from right) with other participants after the programme Five other countries also got … The post Ghana elected to UNWTO executive

The Ghanaian economy is on the right path to recovery after serious economic diffi­culties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the unprecedented global turbulence, Mr Ken Ofori-At­ta, Minister of Finance, has said. He said the economy was con­fronted by major external shocks coupled with domestic vulnerabilities triggered by credit rating down­grades, tightened domestic … The post Economy

The government has announced a new growth strategy to support critical sec­tors of the economy which have high propensity for growth, and to drive the industrialisation agenda of the country. The “Ghana Mutual Prosperity Dialogue Framework”, forms part of new measures to sustain the turn­around of the economy, after Ghana opted for the International Monetary … The post At