A fact-finding mission, led by the Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in charge of Management Services, Stephen Kwaku Owusu, yesterday visited the Ghana Senior High School (GHANASCO) in Tamale, following reports of a toilet facility being converted into a dormitory to house some students of the school. The visit was to assess […]
A legal counsel to the President says the public should disregard the claims by a gold trader exposed in Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia investigative documentary that Nana Akufo-Addo is his friend and lawyer. Mr Kow Essuman insisted that the President does not know the gold dealer and his cohorts. In a tweet on Sunday, April […]
Social media users from Ghana are full of admiration for a boxer, Seth Gyimah, who plies trade in the United Kingdom. On Saturday, April 15, Freezy MacBones, as he is affectionately called, squared off with veteran, Darryl Sharp, at the Copper Box Arena in London. The bout was MacBones’ second professional fight since the 33-year-old […]
Triplets Ghetto Kids, Uganda’s dance group are all smiles and raising the Uganda Flag high after securing Golden Buzzer mid-performance at Britain’s Got Talent 2023 on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Ghetto Kids who have performed on several big stages across the world including 2022 FIFA World Cup were performing at Britain’s Got Talent for the […]
The Assin-Fosu District Court has sentenced a 24-year-old commercial driver to nine months jail term for biting the fingers of a Police officer while resisting arrest The convict, Ebenezer Nkoom, pleaded guilty to 13 different charges, including causing harm, unlawful harm, resisting arrest, and other road traffic offences. He begged for leniency at the Court, […]
A diabetes treatment expert, Dr Yacoba Atiase, has said diabetes has reached epidemic levels in the country and so it should be managed as such. Dr Atiase, who is the Head of the Diabetes Centre at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, explained that from being a rare disease 50 years ago, diabetes was now everywhere […]
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised Ghana’s growth downwards in line with concerns that debt pressures and funding constraints would make it difficult for African economies to expand at full potential this year. The fund cut the country’s growth forecast to 1.6 per cent for 2023 this month, down from 2.8 per cent in […]
The legal team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has petitioned the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to arrest and prosecute the Member of Parliament for Abetifi and Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong. The NDC accuses Acheampong of making comments that undermine the constitution and threaten Ghana’s security during […]
The red listing of Ghana by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Kingdom (UK) will not halt the ongoing brain drain of health workers, says David Tenkorang, the General Secretary of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA). Mr Tenkorang believes that the UK and other developed countries will continue to recruit […]
The Paris Club, a group of bilateral creditors that helps with workable solutions to payment problems faced by debtor nations, will form an Official Creditor Committee this week to look into Ghana’s request for financial assurances. The assurances, which come with debt restructuring and further strategic lending, will enable the country to present its programme […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has doubled down on its plea to wealthier nations to support Ghana and other weaker economies to help such countries extricate themselves from the shackles of debt. The call also comes at a time when the fund has seen a $1. 6 billion shortfall in its funding in the face […]
Strong gains in some share prices saw the GSE Composite Index (GSE CI) increase by 14.01 per cent in March compared to last month, bringing the year-to-date gain to 12.33 per cent. The continued rally of the GSE-CI was underpinned by dividend announcements from some listed companies and investors seeking to diversify their holdings. Volumes […]
