Dr Philomena Nyarko The year-on-year inflation as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) was 15.3 percent in July 2014 slightly up from the 15.0 percent recorded in June 2014. The rate for July 2014 entails the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the 12-month period from July 2013 to July 2014. […]

Kwesi Livingstone, CEO of McOttley Holdings Mcottley Holdings Limited, a multi-sectoral financial and managerial services provider, recently celebrated its one year of operations in Ghana at a plush ceremony at Dzorwulu, Accra. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of McOttley Holdings, Kwesi Livingstone, in a welcome address, said his outfit had achieved Chartered Institute of Management Accountants […]

TIGO GHANA has indicated that its mobile broadband currently covers over 160 districts across the country, which will improve network quality and boost customer experience among Tigo subscribers. “The expansion work will not only increase our coverage footprints but also enhance network quality which is core to Tigo’s operations and essential to customer satisfaction. The decision to invest heavily in […]

Dr. Afari Gyan The Electoral Commission (EC) has come under intense pressure to implement key reforms suggested by political parties in Ghana to make elections more credible in future. This became apparent during a forum organized by the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) on Tuesday when representatives of all the political parties in the country met […]

The Kumasi Gender-based court, presided over by Mrs. Rita Agyeman-Budu, has sentenced a 66-year-old security man to 15 years’ imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a 12-year-old girl at Asonomaso, near Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. Antwi Gyeabour pleaded guilty to the charge of defilement contrary to section 101 0f Act 29/60 as amended by […]

Bernard Amankwah Bernard Amankwah, one of Ghana’s most sensational gospel music icons, is gearing up for an upcoming event dubbed: ‘The Celebration of His Grace’ at the National Theatre in Accra on September 14, 2014. The ‘Celebration of His Grace’ concert has been designed to serve as a gospel musical platform for local gospel artistes […]

Some children playing at a refuse dump One person has been confirmed dead and three others hospitalised as cholera breaks out at Kokotenten in the Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region. The latest incident happened less than a month after 15 people were reportedly killed and 855 affected in a similar outbreak in Greater Accra […]

Dr Joseph Teye Nuertey Despite high levels of fear and panic among residents in the Volta Region due to their proximity to Ghana’s eastern borders, the Volta Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Joseph Teye Nuetey, has assured that the region is in safe hands as far as the dreaded Ebola is concerned. According to […]

Nana Oye Lithur, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection The President of the Concerned Citizens Association of Tamale (CCAT), Basharu Alhassan dabali has called on the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to, as matter of urgency, come to the aid of girls captured in the videos of infamous Tamale scandal. The intervention of the ministry, he observed, was critical given the ordeal the said […]

Black Stars Ghana will play Guinea at a neutral venue after CAF told them to relocate their home Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers because of the Ebola virus outbreaks in their country. According to a report on the BBC, three countries including Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia have been asked to play their home matches […]

Princeton Owusu-Ansah Former Black Stars player Princeton Owusu-Ansah is the latest ex-Ghana international to join the league of immediate-past soccer generation pursuing coaching as a career. Currently domiciled in Tottenham, London, the ex-Goldfields/Ashgold player already has certificates and licences in Levels 1 and 2, and has shifted the gear higher to taking up the UEFA Licence B course. […]

Opoku nti KUMASI ASANTE Kotoko target Jackson Owusu has swerved the Porcupine Warriors at the eleventh hour. The intelligent player had been Kotoko’s target for some time now, but as they closed in on signing him, word spread like wild fire that the player had traveled outside the country. Unconfirmed reports making the rounds indicate […]

Franck Ribery  Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery has announced that he is no longer available for selection for France international duty. Ribery has won 82 senior caps for France since making his debut in 2006 but missed out on this summer’s World Cup after failing to recover from a chronic back problem. The 31-year-old has now stated he feels the […]

Trade and Industries Minister-designate, Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has apologised for a comment which irked many appointees of the late President John Atta Mills and made him a virtual pariah in the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC). While maintaining his comment about the appointment of Team B ministers in the government was distorted for propaganda purposes, the […]

Bernard Mornah The General Secretary of the Peoples’ National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah says the proposal for Parliament to approve the President’s nominee for the chairmanship of the Electoral Commission (EC) will be a waste of resources. He is convinced that the partisan nature of Parliament will not allow it to do a thorough job. […]

A 29-year-old man, Ekene Ucheagwu, who killed his 65-year-old mother, Agnes in her home at Ogbunka in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria was yesterday paraded by men of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS, Awkuzu. Ekene, a cobbler, said he had to kill his mother because she was using witchcraft to […]

Car computer hacking hit the gas on the first morning of Defcon 21, as hackers revealed how they took over two of the most popular cars in America. LAS VEGAS — You may hate parallel parking, but you’re going to hate it even more when somebody commandeers control of your car with you in it. […]

Kwamena Essilfie Adjaye Ghana Growth and Development Platform (GGDP), a group of economic analysts, have appealed to the Central Bank to reverse distortions caused by its recent directives. The platform, in a statement issued in Accra and signed by Kwamena Essilfie Adjaye, its interim chairman, lauded the Central Bank for making certain revisions recently in […]

From Left: Osei-Kyei Mensah, Akoto Osei and Isaac Osei Ghana is likely to attract economic sanctions from the United States and the European Union (EU), as it pushes for a $300million ‘dodgy’ loan from Russia, according to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament. It emerged that government has decided to contract a $300 […]

Dr. Henry Kofi Wampah Professional integrity is under threat. Many professionals who have had to deal directly with politicians at the helm have wittingly and otherwise compromised their positions, buckling under the weight of myriad influences – monetary and others. Turning themselves into charlatans and remaining at the beck and call of irresponsible politicians in-charge […]