Ghana’s longest-serving Finance Minister, Professor Kwesi Botchwey, who passed away last month, will be laid to rest in a private burial on Thursday, December 22. The burial will be preceded by a burial service at the Forecourt of the State House in Accra on the same day. The state event, which begins at 9 a.m., […]
Renewed violent clashes in Bawku have claimed seven lives over the weekend. Graphic Online sources suggested that the latest incident was triggered by the alleged killing of an old man at Seenateng, a suburb of Bawku, after some unknown assailants shot him, last Saturday. His son, who also suffered severe gunshot wounds in the attack, is […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appealed to manufacturers, traders and transport operators who increased the prices of goods and services at the height of the cedis’ depreciation to reduce them now that the cedi is regaining its strength. He urged Ghanaians to join the clarion call for price reduction, which he said was not […]
Two labour groups have joined the calls against the decision of the government to include Pension Funds in a proposed domestic debt exchange programme. The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), and the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) Ghana, both said that it was against the law for the government to touch […]
Ghana’s capital, Accra experiences moderate earth tremor of magnitude 4.0 on Monday morning. A moderate earth tremor was felt in most parts of Accra Monday morning (December 12, 2022). The epicenter was located in the western part of Accra, 10 km from Gbawe. The phenomenon which took place at 11:53 am local time (December 12, 2022), occurred […]
The government has settled on a softer payment plan with institutions and individuals who have lent money to the country as part of efforts to reduce the burden the public debt stock puts on the economy. The plan, which is in line with the government’s commitment to restore macroeconomic stability in the shortest possible time, […]
The 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results are Ghana’s best in the last eight years, the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has observed. “Indeed, the free senior high school (SHS) era has seen systematic improvement over the pre-free SHS era,” he said. President Akufo-Addo shared his observation at the 70th anniversary of […]
A 22-year-old carpentry apprentice who claims he drank ‘sobolo’ laced with suspected ‘wee’ [indian hemp], offered to him by his friends which induced him to subsequently murder his stepfather and grandmother has been picked up by the police at Nsawam in the Eastern Region. The suspect, Alex Tenge, according to his Uncle, Mr. Kumadoe, allegedly […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is rallying Ghanaians to support the 2023 Budget and Economic Policy of the government to help bring the economy back on track and spur growth. He said the measures outlined in the budget were an indication that the government was looking to cut down expenditure and mobilise the needed revenue […]
Security personnel deployed to the Hamile Border Post in the Upper West Region for an anti-terrorist threat operation has arrested a man for possessing 981 parcels of compressed substances suspected of be marijuana. The suspect is said to be dealer of illicit drugs. He was busted at Liero last Friday. Liero is a border town […]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of candidates who sat for the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2022 – Ghana Only Version). The Council has hosted the results online and candidates who so desire may access their results at the Council’s website www.waecgh.org, a statement issued by WAEC on Thursday morning stated. “Following a […]
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has inaugurated a national Broadcasting Monitoring Centre (BMC) to help measure transmission parameters of frequency modulation (FM) and television (TV) in the country. Already in operation at the NCA Tower in Accra, the centre will also enable the NCA to secure proof of deviations for enforcement of authorisation conditions and […]
