The third edition of the G.T. Oddoye Memorial Junior Open tennis championship is underway at the Accra Lawn Tennis Club (ALTC). The competition scheduled for January 1-5, boys and girls in various youth categories including Under 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 age competitions. Day one matches played yesterday recorded outstanding results in the boys U-12 encounters. In the first [...] The post 3rd G.T Oddoye

Players in the startup and Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector say government must prioritise the provision of catalytic investments into the Small and Medium Enterprise ecosystem to spur the growth of the sector in 2019. Mr Nelson Amo, Chief Executive Officer of Innohub, a business accelerator and investment platform, told the GNA in an interview that, it was important [...] The post ‘Prioritise

The Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly has mapped out strategies to improve its revenue generation in 2019. This is because despite the tremendous efforts made by the Finance and Administration sub-committee of the assembly and management, its revenue projections for 2018 were not met. The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Mr. Kofi Ofori stated this in Accra during the Second Ordinary Meeting [...] The post Ablekuma

The fates of three local banks are unknown as the Bank of Ghana’s (BOG) deadline for recapitalisation elapsed three days ago. The three local banks according a source were unable to meet the Gh?400 million threshold at the close of business day, December 31, 2018. Uncertain fate It is uncertain if the central bank would liquidate them or intervene as [...] The post Meeting

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been directed to suspend the implementation of the Uni-Pass port clearing system, which was initially scheduled to start on January 1, 2019.   The suspension has been brought about by legal, operational and other policy issues.   The directive, contained in a Decision Note of the Economic Management Team headed by Vice President, Dr. [...] The post Uni-Pass

The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has asked stakeholders to ensure export data integrity by recording and transmitting accurate export data which is crucial for economic planning. According to Mr Samuel Dentu, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, GEPA, “Date is utilised by the government institutions, donors, investors, banks and businesses for policy planning, designing of economic interventions and business decision-making.” He [...] The post Protect

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched the National Cathedral Fund Raising Campaign with a personal contribution of GH¢100,000. The campaign is aimed at raising funds for the construction of the National Cathedral. Speaking at the launch held on Friday, December 28 last year at the forecourt of the State House in Accra, President Akufo-Addo said the Cathedral would be [...] The post Pres

A total of 35 suspected criminals were arrested for various offences by the Police in various part of the country during the Christmas season as against 50 suspects the previous year. The suspects who were apprehended between December 24 and 31 last year were involved in robbery, stealing, attempted murder and burglary among others. The Director-General of the Police Public [...] The post Police

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has touted government’s achievements over the past 23 months in a Facebook comment to Ghanaians.   The Vice President wrote: “As we come to the end of 2018, we have to thank God for all his mercies. We are thankful for what God has made possible for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the [...] The post Bawumia: Govt delivering on promises

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it is prepared with unity and a common sense of purpose to recapture political power from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in next year’s general election. We will “rescue the nation from the clueless hands of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo come 2020 general election, so as to put the nation back [...] The post NDC prepared

The Abudu royal gate of the Dagbon Kingdom have handed over the keys to the Old Gbewaa Palace to the Northern Regional Security Council (REGSEC) as agreed earlier on. They have, consequently, vacated the place after they successfully completed the final funeral rites of the late Yaa-Naa Mahamudu Abdulai peacefully between December 14 and 28. The Andani gate will take [...] The post Abudu

UNDOUBTEDLY, last years was an eventful year, full of prospects and challenges. As, a nation we have been able to make some progress in various spheres of life and have drawn useful lessons from some of the challenges in our national development. Certainly, this year is also expected to bring lots of opportunities as well as challenges. It would as [...] The post LET’S STRIVE TO MAKE 2019 IMPACTFUL