Renowned banker Mr Jude Arthur has been appointed Board Chairman of GCB. His appointment takes effect from the 6th of April, 2017. He takes over from Mr Daniel Owiredu who resigned as board Chairman of the bank on the 3rd of April, 2017. Mr Jude Arthur graduated from the University of Ghana Business School with ...

Automobile dealers have hinted of establishing an automobile hub within the next five years in Ghana due to the reduction in taxes on imports. According to them, the tax cuts will facilitate the importation of products at cheaper costs with no or minimal losses. “For the moment, we are looking for a reliable partner here ...

Players in the agric sector have made fresh appeals to develop other export yielding ventures to increase Ghana’s export revenue. The renewed calls also come at a time that export revenue from cocoa is expected to drop due to declining global market prices. They contend that the increased options will shield the country from impacts ...

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has urged the youth to be innovative and prepare for leadership roles for the future. He said the youth play a critical part in national discourse, therefore, their capacities should be enhanced to enable them deliver when given the opportunity to serve in leadership roles. Vice President Bawumia made the ...

The Teachers of Technical Universities and Polytechnics, have expressed concern over what they say is a deliberate attempt by the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE), to frustrate the process of conversion of Polytechnics into Technical Universities. According to the Association, the NCTE is usurping the powers of University Councils, and acting arbitrarily to run the ...

The United Nations (UN) has condemned last Thursday’s [April 6] attack by pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) vigilante group, Delta Force, on the Kumasi Circuit Court. Some members of Delta Force, stormed the Kumasi Circuit Court and freed about 13 members of their group who were facing charges for causing disturbances at the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council last ...

Google has challenged China’s top Go player to a series of games against its artificial intelligence technology. It said the software would play a best-of-three match against Ke Jie, among other games against humans in the eastern Chinese city of Wuzhen from 23-27 April. Last year, the Google program recorded a 4-1 victory against one ...

The absence of a certified Chinese interpreter has forced the Sekondi High Court to adjourn the hearing of the case involving five Chinese and their five Ghanaian counterparts, who were arrested for illegally mining in River Ankobra, to April 24th 2017. Hearing of the case was supposed to be opened formally today [Monday] April 10, but ...

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the Keta Constituency, Richard Quarshigah, believes the Akufo-Addo government has performed abysmally in the first 90 days since assuming office. According to him, he will score the government 20 percent for delivery out of a 100 percent score. Speaking on the Point Blank segment on Eyewitness News on Monday [April ...

As President Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration nears the 100-day mark, some of Ghana’s major political parties have cited violent attacks by some pro-government vigilante groups as its major failing. The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for one, noted that levels of lawlessness in the country escalated in the few months of President Akufo-Addo’s governance. A deputy ...

12-year old Kimbly suffered a kidney failure in June 2016, just two days after his sister, Vanessa, wrote her final exam paper to bow out of Junior High school. Her desire to continue her education currently hangs in the balance. Several weeks after being admitted at the Korle Bu Teaching hospital (KATH), Kimbly was eventually diagnosed ...

South African President Jacob Zuma has branded protesters calling for his resignation “racists”, saying they held placards that were derogatory about black people. Thousands of people took to the streets after he sacked the finance minister. The latest protests protests organised by several opposition parties and civil society groups. “The marches that took place last ...

British Vogue has confirmed Edward Enninful as its first male editor. Enninful, who has previously worked for Italian and American Vogue, will take over from Alexandra Shulman, who announced her departure in January. Condé Nast International’s Jonathan Newhouse said Enninful was “an influential figure in the communities of fashion, Hollywood and music”. He is currently ...