Kennedy Agyepong THE NEW Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central in the Central Region, Kennedy Agyepong, has objected to the arrest of Kumasi-based business mogul, Kwabena Kesse, otherwise known as Kessben. He stated that it was unfair and improper for the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) to arrest the hard working […]

Engen Ghana Limited officials making the presentation to Otumfuo Education Fund Engen Ghana Limited has presented an amount of GH¢3,000 and periodic tables for Science and Mathematics to support the Otumfuo Education Fund. The presentation was aimed at helping the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu, to realise his dream of promoting quality education across the country. […]

Dr Kent Brantly THE US has announced plans to send at least 50 public health experts to West Africa to help fight the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola. A senior US health official said the outbreak was out of control but insisted it could be stopped. Ebola has claimed 728 lives in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone this year. The current mortality rate […]

The Ghanaian fans seeking asylum in Brazil after the 2014 World Cup have been granted an initial one-year stay in the country. The over 200 Ghanaian supporters applied for asylum in Brazil under the reported pretext of a religious conflict in the West African state after Ghana’s first round exit from the World Cup. Ghana’s Sports Ministry is yet to […]

Liberia’s government has ordered that all bodies of people killed by the Ebola virus must be cremated. The decision follows the refusal of some communities to allow the burial of Ebola victims on their land. Meanwhile, Nigeria says it has a second Ebola case – that of one of the doctors who treated a man […]

Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei A former Finance Minister under the erstwhile Kufuor administration, Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei is asking Ghanaians to brace themselves for more hardship as the country seeks a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to the ranking Member of Parliament’s Finance committee, Ghanaians should expect job losses and hikes in […]

Till death do us part: Don and Maxine Simpson, of Bakersfield, California, passed away within four hours of each Not many can lay claim to fulfilling their vow of ’till death do us part’. But for one California couple, who had been married an incredible 62 years, that’s precisely what happened. The family of Don […]

Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan, E.C chairman THE ELECTORAL Commission (EC) is expected to begin the limited registration exercise today until August 13, as part of preparations towards the 2016 general elections. The exercise is open to Ghanaians who have attained the age of 18 years since the compilation of the 2012 Voter Register, as well as eligible Ghanaians who were above 18 […]

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu The Minority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has given strong indications that the minority in parliament will use other avenues available to them to summon the Minister of youth and Sports, Mahama Ayariga, to come and account for taxpayers’ monies spent on the national team in Brazil. In a press statement released on Friday, August 1, the minority leader said the minority was still not satisfied with the manner in […]

Aisha Gangarey An Accra High Court on Friday dismissed an application seeking to overturn the extradition of a TV presenter and 5 others by a Magistrate Court for allegedly dealing in narcotics. The accused persons include TV presenter Aisha Gangarey, Martin Okpoti, Benjamin Boamah (alias Kweku), Derrick Boateng, Lawrence Aboagye, Alvin Salim Mustapha and Derrick Maxwell. The accused persons had, through their counsel, filed […]

Kweku Kwarteng Member oF Parliament (MP) for Obuasi-West, Kwaku Kwarteng, has indicated that Ghana is currently facing economic challenges because of government’s mismanagement of the economy, excessive borrowing, unnecessary spending and corruption. According to him, the re-denomination of the currency in 2007 cannot be said to be responsible for the present economic mess and therefore any attempt to reverse the policy could have dire consequences for […]

Dr. Kofi Wampah, Governor BoG The Central Bank says it will close down and prosecute Micro-Finance Institutions (MFI), which are operating without licence from the bank. The Bank is also collaborating with appropriate authorities to investigate MFIs, which defraud unsuspecting customers. Raymond Amanfo, Director of other Financial Institutions Supervision Department, said the Bank constantly dialogues with operators in the industry on strategic and operational issues. Mr. Amanfo [

 Akwasi Osei Adjei Former Foreign Affairs Minister, Akwasi Osei Adjei has condemned the decision of President John Dramani Mahama to communicate to the populace through the social media. President Mahama usually reaches out to the citizenry via Facebook where he solicits their views on national policies and issues. According to Mr. Osei Adjei, “Personally, I think it is not proper for the president of the country to own a personal social […]

Kojo Bonsu Nine Assemblymen of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), said to be part of the 46 assemblymen calling for Kojo Bonsu’s removal from office, have distanced themselves from the plot. According to the aggrieved assemblymen, they were not part of the supposed 46 assemblymen in Kumasi that had been plotting the impeachment of Kojo Bonsu as Kumasi Mayor. They therefore appealed to the leadership of the KMA to invite the […]

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia  The 2012 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has resolved to retain Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as his running mate if reelected to lead the party into the 2016 general elections. “By God’s willing if everything goes well for me, I’m very prepared to keep that team again for the 2016 elections,” he said during […]

Shea nuts being dried Farmers and suppliers of Shea nuts, soya beans and maize in the three northern regions have hailed the decision by a private investor, Nuts for Growth (N4G), to set up a state-of-the-art nuts factory in the north. The project, according to the farmers, would lessen their burden of transporting several tonnes of the produce down south. It would also be […]

Nana Oye Lithur Ministers ON the sector ministries’ interventions on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) have held discussions to develop a cross-disciplinary strategy for the prevention and eventual elimination of SGBV in the country. The high-level ministerial conference brought Ministers of Health, Justice and Attorney General, Interior, Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Education as well as other non government officials together for a frank and open discussion that would

AFRICAN LEADERS attending this week’s US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington D.C. will be screened for Ebola, President Barack Obama has announced. At least 730 people have died from the outbreak in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. Nigeria also, recently, recorded one case. Some 1,300 people have been affected by the viral outbreak since March. The haemorrhagic fever kills 90 percent of patients within days. […]

The first batch of pharmacists from the University of Ghana (UG) Legon, School of Pharmacy, have successfully completed their professional qualifying examinations with one of them emerging as the overall best student. In all, 31 students from UG were among 205 newly registered pharmacists inducted by the Pharmacy Council. The ceremony, which was on the theme: ‘Advancing Pharmaceutical Care In Contemporary Ghana’, saw inductees from the University of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah University

CASTLE MILK Stout (CMS), one of the flagship brands of Accra Brewery Limited, has launched a novel campaign dubbed ‘The New Black’ as part of its efforts to keep in tune with the rising of Africa and celebrate the African Renaissance. Accra Brewery Limited would be taking the ‘The New Black’ campaign across urban Ghana over the coming weeks and months through a celebration of the African Renaissance […]