Accra -TIGO Ghana, the mobile network operator, and Kaymu, one of Ghana's leading online marketplaces, have entered into a partnership to use Tigo Cash as a mode of payment for all online transactions at Kaymu's site.

The Anidaso Mutual Fund emerged as the second-best performing fund in the country, posting a Net Asset Value of GH¢1,620,327 that represents a rise of 82% over the prior year’s corresponding figure of GH¢891,809 the fund managers have revealed. Net Asset Value per share as of December 31, 2013 stood at GH¢0.4481, corresponding with a year-to-date change of 81.86%. New Generation Investment Services Limited, fund manager of the Anidaso Mutual Fund, was able to mobilise GH¢323,927 as proceeds

Kotoko chief Executive Samuel Opoku Nti says he will not engage in a media battle with the club's Accra representative David Serebour Boateng.

Scottish medallists at the Commonwealth Games will earn a share of a £300,000 funding pool made available by Commonwealth Games Scotland as part of its “Medallist Reward Scheme”. First introduced for Scottish athletes at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, the scheme is designed to kick-start longer term savings and investment planning for athletes once they retire from their high [...] The post Big Boost For Scottish Athletes appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Airtel has outdoored the biggest data campaign in Ghana, dubbed ‘Browse Chaw’. The new campaign is aimed at further positioning Airtel as the network with the best data offering. “Browse Chaw is what you can do with Airtel Internet -- browse, stream and download at exciting speeds wherever you go, whenever, at extremely affordable rates,” the Marketing Director of Airtel Ghana Manu Rajan disclosed at the campaign’s launch. According to him, under the ‘Browse Chaw’ campaign, Airtel

Ghana and Japan last Tuesday signed a grant agreement geared towards the training of young government officials in Japanese universities. The grant for Human Resource Development Scholarship 2014, also known as the JDS programme, amounts to US$1.2 million and will provide five young and promising Ghanaian government officials scholarships to obtain master’s degrees in public ...

The Dansoman Divisional Police Command has arrested three individuals believed to have embarked on a robbery spree in Dansoman and its environs. The suspects, Mohamadu Mumuni, alias Osaman, 20, Ali Mohammed, aka Kosei, 20, both porters, and Nasiru Mohammed Tanko, aka Gaza, 28, all foreigners from Niger and Benin respectively, within a period of an ...

THE POLICE in Sunyani, the Brong-Ahafo Regional capital, yesterday shot tear gas and rubber bullets on innocent Ghanaian workers who had hit the streets to register their displeasure about the harsh economic conditions facing the citizenry. When the workers attempted to move en bloc towards the direction of RCC, the Deputy Regional Police Commander, ACP […]

The Ghana Employers’ Association (GEA), with support from the Business Sector Advocacy Challenge (BUSAC) Fund, has begun implementing an action plan to fight counterfeit and illicit trade in the country. The action plan, which will be focusing on especially the textile and pharmaceutical industries, is themed ‘Advocacy to Combat Counterfeit and Illicit Trade.’ Speaking at ...

Between June 2013 and June 2014, the country's year-on-year Producer Price Inflation (PPI) increased by 33.1 per cent, representing an increase in producer price inflation by 0.1 percentage points, relative to the 33.0 per cent rate recorded in May 2014.

UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has expressed extreme concern at the situation in Gaza, describing a ceasefire as “vital”. She said the conflict meant 44% of Gaza was a no-go area for Palestinians, and residents were running out of food. More than 710 Palestinians and 30 Israelis have been killed in the past 16 days of fighting, officials say. Israel’s [...] The post UN Warns Of ‘Dire’ Gaza Situation appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Ministry of Communications, inaugurated three Boards for three of its agencies in Accra.

Two transport planes carry-ing bodies and remains of those killed on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have left Ukraine for the Netherlands. Fifty one bags containing bodies or body parts were loaded on board the planes on Thursday, Ukraine said. The Netherlands received 40 bodies on Wednesday, and has now begun the long process of identifying remains. Pro-Russian rebels have [...] The post More MH17 Bodies To Leave Ukraine For Netherlands appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Many countries across the world are investing in Africa on diverse fronts. China in particular has been investing hugely in Africa over the last decade than any other outsider. This has generated a lot of global debate, one that many Africans find very strange and unwarranted

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A unit of the World Bank has lent Kenya $50 million at zero interest to support the government's efforts in building capacity to manage the emerging oil and gas industry.

The journey to a nationwide demonstration by organised labour was reached yesterday. Thankfully, no bones were broken, especially in the nation’s capital, as law enforcement agents walked alongside their compatriots to the final destination. The police in Accra and the leadership of organised labour must be congratulated on the feat: it showed that after all, […]

Medeama defender Samuel Adade says he will gladly work with new coach Prince Owusu.

The sea of demonstrators on the street of Accra Yesterday witnessed one of the biggest anti-government protest marches in the country’s 57 years of independence when organised workers poured onto the streets in all the 10 regional capitals to protest against the prevailing hard economic conditions in the country. In attendance were thousands of placard-wielding […]