Rating agency, Fitch, expects Ghana and Zambia to emerge from default on their foreign-currency debt in 2024. In its Regional Sub-Saharan African Sovereigns Outlook 2024, it stated that the two countries will come good in terms of restructuring their debts. “We forecast gradual fiscal consolidation due to financing constraints and fiscal reform efforts, which, in […]
Afua Asantewaa Owusu Aduonum, the Ghanaian women’s rights advocate, journalist and event organiser who captivated the nation with her singing marathon Guinness World Record attempt has ended her quest after 126 hours and 52 minutes. While verification from Guinness World Record judges is pending, Asantewaa’s effort is believed to have significantly surpassed the existing record […]
The National Media Commission (NMC) has issued a final warning to twelve television stations for repeatedly broadcasting offensive content in the form of fake lottery, occultism, money doubling, money rituals and inappropriate sexual content (pornography). The 12 stations are Asomafo TV, Adwenpa TV, Diamond TV, X TV, Funny TV, Big TV, Passion TV, Elephant TV, […]
Veteran Ghanaian Highlife artiste, Bessa Simons, is calling for an improvement in the quality of sound in music production, urging sound engineers and producers to move away from substandard methods. Expressing concern about the current state of sound production in Ghana, Bessa Simons, who is also the President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), […]
Two former banking executives, Alhassan Andani and Frank Adu Jnr, have labelled the country as a nation in crisis due to what they described as systematic leadership failures and structural deficiencies over the years. For Mr Adu Jnr, a former Managing Director of CAL Bank, the country had always had a leadership problem, which, he […]
Ghana’s aspirations of enlisting Eddie Nketiah, the Arsenal forward, to represent the national team, the Black Stars, have been extinguished as he has received his inaugural call-up from England. Gareth Southgate, England’s manager, summoned the talented striker following an impressive start to the season, marked by two goals in three matches for Arsenal. Nketiah’s inclusion […]
The Ghanaian Ministry of Finance has underscored the government’s unwavering dedication to meeting its forthcoming financial obligations within the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). This declaration follows the successful settlement of the initial coupon payment under the DDEP, which amounted to approximately GH¢2.4 billion (Ghanaian Cedis). Implemented in 2022 as a strategic initiative to alleviate […]
Ghana is now a member of the Executive Council of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), an agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. The organisation also promotes tourism as driver of economic growth, inclusive development and sustainable environment. It also offers leadership and support to the sector to […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that Ghana will deepen collaboration with Qatar for the mutual benefit of the two countries. The President said bilateral cooperation would centre on two-pronged sectors — economic and politics. He recalled the warm reception he always received as President of Ghana on his visit to the Kingdom and […]
Parliament has passed the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill 2022 into law, abolishing the death penalty from the statute books. When assented to by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the new law will amend the Criminal Offences Act,1960 (Act 29) to change the punishment of death penalty to life imprisonment and to provide for related matteIt […]
The United Nations (UN) has ranked Ghana seventh out of the 122 contributing countries in peacekeeping as of March this year. The total number of peacekeepers deployed globally by the UN as of March this year was 76,712, comprising 70,257 males and 6,455 females. Out of the total number of 6,455 women deployed, Ghana had […]
The Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Accra on Monday afternoon for a day’s visit to Ghana. He will hold bilateral talks with President Akufo-Addo on Monday evening. In a pre-departure statement, the Japanese PM said it was a great pleasure to be able to visit Ghana, which plays a pivotal role in West […]
