“The Minister ought to give us a true reflection of the state of the economy," says John Jinapor.

Police are looking for the woman, described as a soothsayer, whose action is believed to have led to the lynching of a 90-year-old woman at Kafaba, according to the Savannah Regional Minister, Salifu Adam Braimah. The chief at Kafaba is also set to be questioned by police, he added in an interview on Eyewitness News. […] The post ‘Soothsayer’

The ongoing voter registration exercise by the Electoral Commission of Ghana has recorded pockets of violence in the last few days.

It was a moment of wailing and crying in the studios of Kingdom FM when the widow of the tenant, Kwaku Abu who was butchered by his landlord at Mahean a suburd of Amasaman received an amount of GHC 3,600 from Kingdom listeners who through donations donated to help support the family with a seed money on one thousand.

The volatile nation of Mali on Friday was scrambling to maintain political stability after high-stakes mediation efforts by a group of West African presidents failed to resolve the rifts between rivals. Senegalese President Macky Sall, President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast, Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana led … The post Mali

Police at Akyem Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region have brutalised a mechanic, leaving him injured.

Students and Teachers of the Presbyterian Senior High School in Akuapem Mampong in the Eastern Region fled from the school Friday when a gas tanker truck filled with Liquefied Petroleum gas (LPG) caught fire in front of the school.

Mr Ken Ofori Atta, Minister of Finance has said the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) was cut by 100 base points in 2019 as inflation declined and inflation expectations eased in a mid-year budget review presented to parliament on Thursday. In line with this, the interbank weighted average rate (IWAR) decreased to 15.2 percent in December … The post Policy rate

The United Nations Human Rights Commission (OHCHR) said on Friday it is concerned that authorities in Zimbabwe are using the coronavirus pandemic to clamp down on people’s freedoms. The statement was issued a few days after opposition leader Jacob Ngarivhume and investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono were charged with “inciting public violence” over planned anti-government demonstrations … The post UN concerned

Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, on Thursday, said the Government will not be daunted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but would continue to protect lives and support livelihoods of Ghanaians until a vaccine is achieved. This, he said, would be done through compassionate, competent and courageous leadership, citing the President’s swift movement to announce … The post Government

A settlement to compensate victims of the 1998 attacks in Kenya and Tanzania would award more money to American embassy employees than the Africans.

Parliament on Thursday considered a proposed law to establish an Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, which would investigate all aviation incidents and accidents in the country, in line with international best practices. When assented to by the President and becomes operational, the intended specialised agency will avoid a situation of conflict of interest, where the aviation … The post Ghana

The Electoral Commission (EC), has paid all 44,000 temporal officials it engaged in the 2019 district level electioneering processes, despite having challenges with some bank account details, Chairperson of the EC Mrs Jean Mensa, has disclosed. Responding to the issue of unpaid allowances for the recruits for the exercise at Wednesday’s edition of the EC’s … The post EC has paid 44,000

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has presented GH¢2 million to 1,000 disabled male entrepreneurs under the Presidential Empowerment for Male Entrepreneurs with Disability (PEMED). The initiative, which was launched at the Jubilee House in Accra

Political parties have been urged to educate their members to be tolerant and desist from attacking those who do not share their views.The Right Reverend Hayford Aduse-Poku, Bishop of the Obuasi Diocese of the Methodist Church, who made the call said party fanaticism with its attendant violence had become a great source of worry to … The post Party members urged to desist

Seventy-five Senior High School (SHS) students in the Western Region have tested positive to COVID-19,  which has affected 14 educational institutions in the region. The  students, who tested positive for the disease, form part of 324 students, whose samples have

A book titled, ‘The GNAT Standpoint on Education’, was on Thursday, launched by the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in Accra, yesterday. The 55-page book outlines GNAT’s plans on school environment and infrastructure, provision of teaching learning resources, pedagogical issues, learner support, teacher support, mentoring and many others.  Launching the book, the National President … The post “The

AH Hotel and Conferencing, a leading indigenous hotel is poised to increase its market share with its world class state of the art facilities and services. The hotel, which, among others boasts of a 700 square meters conference space, lounge bar, complimentary airport shuttle said its convenient location which is just thirty minutes from downtown … The post AH Hotel

The Chairman of Interplast Ghana Limited, Mr Assad Saied-Fakhry has emerged winner of the Ghana’s Greatest Entrepreneur of All Time Award 2020. The award is in recognition of Mr Saied-Fakhry’s contributions to job creation and the development of the country. This was during the Entrepreneurs and Corporate Executive Awards programme organised by the Entrepreneurs Foundation … The post Interplast

Insurance companies must diversify their businesses to still remain in business despite the bite of COVID-19 on the Ghanaian and global economy, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GLICO Group, Mr Edward Forkuo Kyei, has said. Speaking at the fourth Webinar series on the effect of COVID-19 on Corporate Ghana and the Insurance Industry, Mr Kyei … The post Insurance