Ghana is a classic case of a country – has a great history, ancestry and an undisputed place among the comity of nations. Ghana was at a point the shining star of Africa and all struggling peoples waking up to demand freedom from colonialism. But Ghana has always been a country steeped in conundrums, contradictions … The post Ghana, a Bible thumping Finance

Two new modernised communities have been commissioned in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region as part of resettlement package to pave way for large scale gold mining activities. The two communities, Digaare (Accra Site) and Biung were on land that had been leased out to the Cardinal Namdini Mining Limited, a subsidiary of … The post Two communities

Parliament has passed the Income Tax (Amended) Bill, 2022 to amend the Income Tax Act, 2015 (Act 896) to extend the exemption from tax of gains on the realisation of shares listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange for five years. Mr Kwaku Kwarteng, the Chairman of the Finance Committee of Parliament moved for the adoption … The post Ghana Parliament passes Income Tax

A state-of-the-art palm oil and palm kernel oil processing factory is to be established at Nkwantanum in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region. The vision is a springboard to actualise the government’s implementation of the ‘Planting for Export and Rural Development (PERD)’ programme and industrialisation, Mr Richmond  Koduah, the District Chief Executive … The post Upper

The Ghana government has resolved to lend the required support to the private sector in the business landscape to shape the economy, Western Regional Minister, Dr. Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah has reaffirmed. The Western Regional Coordinating Council therefore continues to encourage entrepreneurs to be more enterprising in a bid to create employment for the youth in … The post Ghana

The government is mobilising resources to fix roads leading to the newly constructed Ashanti Regional Hospital at Sewua to pave way for the commissioning of the facility, Mr Kwaku Agyemang Manu, the Minister of Health, has announced. He said the Ministry was also engaging the Energy Ministry to connect the facility to the national grid … The post Electricity,

Professor Seth Debrah, Director, Nuclear Power Institute, says the country’s first nuclear power plant will be highly regulated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). This has become necessary to address safety and environmental concerns of the public and some organisations. The IAEA is the world’s centre for cooperation in the nuclear field and seeks … The post Ghana’s

Ghana’s first President, Kwame Nkrumah had a vision to industrialise Ghana’s economy and identified the Integrated Aluminium Industry (IAI) as a good starting point. With an operating bauxite mine in Awaso and the establishment of the VALCO smelter by Kaiser Aluminium of the United States of America, the IAI dream was on its way to … The post GIADEC

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, United States (US) Representative to the United Nations has said that the US Government’s $2.5 million scheduled development assistance in Ghana is to support farmers to increase food production. She said the US Government was concerned about challenges facing farmers in the country and would be working with them and supporting them … The post US

As at the end of June 2022, Ghana’s public debt has increased to GH¢393.4 billion, and that is 78.3 per cent of GDP. According to the Bank of Ghana, that is compared with 76.6 per cent of GDP (GH¢351.8 billion) at the end of December 2021. The breakdown is as follows: Domestic debt was GH¢190.1 … The post Ghana’s public debt increases to

Credit ratings agency, S&P Global Ratings has downgraded Ghana’s debt further into speculative territory, lowering the country’s foreign and local currency sovereign ratings to junk from B-/B to CCC+/C with negative outlook. In February Moody’s downgraded Ghana to Caa1 with a stable outlook. According to S&P Ghana’s outlook is negative, “reflecting Ghana’s limited commercial financing … The post S&P

Emmy Duro, 29, a Nigerian businessman has appeared before an Adentan Circuit Court for allegedly stabbing his co- tenant with a broken bottle at Nanakrom, near Ashalley Botwe in Accra. Duro is alleged to have demanded answers from his co-tenant as to why he wanted to sleep with his wife, one Ruth Obeng Asantewaa. Charged … The post Nigerian in court

Landed property is a very essential asset to nations, businesses, and individuals. It is a cherished asset top-notch investor in the world feel safe to keep their funds. Nonetheless, owning a land has always come with its challenges. From time immemorial, conflicts from land litigation have seen people murdered, families torn apart, land guards’ brutalities, … The post Real

The Accra Circuit Court Four has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Prophet Daniel Nkansah for failing to attend court. Mr Nkansah, who is charged for GH¢390,000.00 fraud under the pretext of supplying 60,000 pieces of jute bags to a businessman, was absent when the case was called. He has denied the charge … The post Court issues bench warrant for Prophet

More than 500 learners from the Agricultural Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ATVET)’s Competency-Based Training (CBT) have received capacity building in the Oil Palm Value Chain. The six-month training was run at five different agricultural training institutions throughout Ghana, focusing on specific training modules for occupations along the oil palm value chain. The modules are Nursery Establishment, Land Preparation and … The post More

Mr Harona Esseku, a former National Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), is dead. A statement from his family noted that he died on Wednesday, August 3 at age 88. According to the statement, “burial and funeral arrangements will be announced later.” In 1992 the late Esseku was a founding member of the … The post NPP former national chairman

Reverend Dr Stephen Yenusom Wengam, Lead Pastor of Cedar Mountain International Church in Accra, has been elected the General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana. This was at the 30th biennial General Council Meeting of the Church last night attended by more than three thousand delegates at the University of Cape Coast. Rev Dr Wengam, … The post Rev

Ms Freda Henka, a resident of Tamale has complained about the celebration of Founders’ Day without the mention of Yaa Asantewaa, a Warrior who resisted the colonialists. Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Tamale on Thursday on the observation of Founders’ Day, Ms Henka said Yaa Asantewaa was a woman, who … The post Tamale

Convenor for the Ghana Fisheries Alliance and Programmes Manager of Friends of the Nation (FoN), Mr Kwadwo Kyei Yamoah has indicated that “implementing the Closed Season without strict compliance of the Fisheries Laws, is a waste’. According to him, a successful Closed Season must not be marred with the practice of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated … The post Closed

Police Ladies’ Association (POLAS) has launched its 70th-anniversary celebration on the theme: “70 years of women policing in Ghana, her evolution and future,” with lots of milestones in the Ghana Police Service (GPS). Commissioner of Police (COP) Mrs Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo Danquah, President of the Association, said the discrimination against policewomen, including forced resignation … The post Police