The Bank of Africa (BOA)-Ghana, in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has launched an innovative project to train about 1000 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) across Ghana, with a special focus on women-led businesses. The collaboration between BOA, and IFC is the first of its kind […]

Failed Independent Parliamentary candidate, Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, has agreed to return to the New Patriotic Party (NPP). This decision follows his reconciliation with the NPP’s Ashanti Regional Council of Elders on Monday, August 5, 2024. Mr Owusu Aduomi lost his bid to win the Ejisu by-election to private legal practitioner Francis Kwabena Boateng on Tuesday, […]

Residents of Anlo Beach Community in the Shama District of the Western Region are living in fear as their homes and livelihoods are being threatened by strong tidal waves that are gradually eroding the community into the ocean. Over 500 houses have been swept away, leaving many residents displaced and without a place to sleep. […]

The Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council has revealed plans to install 25,000 street lights across the region soon. According to the Regional Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover, the street lights will be solar-powered. This comes after several complaints by motorists and residents in the Greater Accra region about poor visibility on many roads at […]

The financial woes of the state-owned Cocoa Processing Company Limited (CPC) have deepened, with the firm recording a loss of $9,568,898 million in the first half of 2024, up from $9,155,700 million during the same period last year. This marks a 4.5% surge in losses. The increase in losses is primarily attributed to escalating operational […]

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says Ghana requires an experienced leader to address the current economic woes. He contends that a trusted team is needed to spearhead efforts to change the economic fortunes of the country and not an experimental leader. Speaking to the people of Sandema as part […]

The Institute of Social Statistics and Economic Research (ISSER) at the University of Ghana (UG) has criticised the government for the lack of impact that the country’s economic growth in the first half of the year has had on the lives of ordinary Ghanaians. This is sourced from a report by ISSER assessing the recently […]

In a continued effort to recognise outstanding top ten candidates in the 2024 Literacy Challenge, the management of Citi FM/Channel One TV has honoured Felicia Adei Sedinam Neequaye, a student of Christ The King International School in Cantonments, with a prestigious excellence medal. In an interview with Channel One News, Felicia Adei Sedinam Neequaye expressed […]

Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson has expressed optimism about his mandate being renewed by the people of Assin North in the 2024 election. The MP held a dual citizenship of Canada and Ghana which led to a court case challenging his eligibility to hold office as an MP in 2020. However, […]

The Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education (PRINCOF) has appealed to the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) to suspend its ongoing strike action and resume work by Wednesday, August 7, 2024, following the government’s agreement to implement their conditions of service. CETAG members from all 46 Colleges of Education nationwide have […]

Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, the Minister of Finance, has apologised to Ghanaians for the hardships they are experiencing due to the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). His apology comes after Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong advised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) members to admit their mistakes and apologise to Ghanaians. Similarly, Obuasi West MP Kwaku […]

The Ministry of National Security has described as unfortunate the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga’s position on its budget allocation to address the Bawku conflict. According to the Ministry, the statements made by the MP could reignite tensions, and endanger the lives of the personnel of state security and Intelligence agencies in […]

The Ministry of National Security has described as unfortunate the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga’s position on its budget allocation to address the Bawku conflict. According to the Ministry, the statements made by the MP could reignite tensions, and endanger the lives of the personnel of state security and Intelligence agencies in […]

The World Health Organization estimates that Ghana had 1.4 physicians per 1,000 population, well below the African and Global averages of 2.6 and 17.2. Why should we care? First, more doctors mean more people can see a doctor when they need to. Next, with more doctors, patients might wait less time to be seen. Importantly, […]

The Bank of Ghana has sanctioned 47 individuals and 245 business entities for continuous issuance of dud cheques. The Central Bank notes that the affected bank customers issued dud cheques on at least three occasions between January 2022 and January 2024, despite warnings about the consequences of their actions. A statement from the BoG on […]

The Minority in Parliament has accused the government of inflating the cost of the 307 ambulances procured in 2019. The caucus contends that the ambulances were not supposed to exceed 25 million dollars at a unit cost of 80,000 dollars. Addressing journalists, the Chairman of the Government Assurances Committee of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa demanded […]

The 2024 National Festival of Arts and Culture [NAFAC] has been launched in Accra on Tuesday, August 6. The event attracted numerous high-profile attendees, including the Deputy Minister for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Hon. Mark Okraku Mantey, Bono East Regional Minister, Hon. Kwasi Adu Gyan, and the Executive Director of the National Commission on Culture, […]

The Coalition of Students of the Schools of Hygiene is demanding their two-year’ unpaid trainee allowance owed since January 2023, including a full year for the 2021 Ho School of Hygiene certificate batch. The students who raised concerns about a potential long-term unemployment say, engagements with the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources revealed delays […]

Staff working on the faulty ferry on the Oti River have resumed work after successfully fixing the problem despite the death of a staff assigned to fix the problem. They are appealing to the authorities to ensure proper maintenance of the ferry to avert future problems. The staff, Kofi Twee, died on Friday, August 2, […]

Fitch Solutions forecasts that the Bank of Ghana’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will reduce the policy rate by 7% in 2025. According to the agency, this reduction will be influenced by an anticipated average inflation rate of 16.2% in 2025, down from a projected 22.1% in 2024, due to improvements in Ghana’s foreign exchange market. […]