William Ato Essien, former Chief Executive Officer of defunct Capital Bank, shed tears as he recounted how the government took over the bank just as “it was growing to become a household name in the country.” He said, “There was absolutely no doubt that all that was required was just a matter of time and Capital … The post Ato
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Thursday left Ghana at the head of the Ghanaian delegation to attend the 75th anniversary ceremony of the founding of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, France. He has been invited to the occasion, which is being held at the UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris, by … The post President
An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced three persons to 20 years imprisonment each for robbing a taxi driver of his vehicle at Airport Residential Area, Accra. The Convicts were said to have held Eric Appiah’s (the complainant) neck and assaulted him mercilessly until he fell unconscious, tied him up with a robe and they bolted … The post Three jailed 60 years for car robbery
The Black Stars of Ghana have made their road to Qatar 2022 World Cup a more difficult one after being held one all by the Wallias of Ethiopia at the Orlando Sports Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa on Thursday. The Stars who needed the three maximum points to ease their chances in the final game … The post Ghana’s World Cup dreams in danger
Former President John Dramani Mahama, has urged Ghanaians to pursue national unity with a common purpose in building a nation that benefits all citizens. He said this unity and common purpose were needed if Ghanaians wanted to build a sustainable national economy underpinned by social justice. Mr Mahama, who was the Presidential Candidate of the … The post John Mahama calls
The Attorney General did no wrong to warrant the passage of a vote of censure on him by Parliament, Dr Kojo Pumpuni Asante, the Director of Advocacy and Policy Engagement at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD Ghana), has said. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, Dr Asante said the Attorney General, in … The post Attorney-General did no
The year-on-year inflation rate for October rose to 11.0 per cent, up 0.4 percentage points from 10. 6 per cent recorded in September 2021. Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, the Government Statistician, at a press conference on Wednesday, said the October inflation rate was the highest in the last 15 months. He said housing, water, electricity, … The post Ghana
Professor Kwame Adom-Frimpong, the Chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), has urged the Ministry of Finance to minimise its short-term reliance on the Ghana Stabilitisation Fund to finance government expenditure. Allowing the GSF to grow, he said, placed the government in a better position to withstand economic shocks that may arise as … The post PIAC
Currently, all the gold produced by mining companies in Ghana are refined outside the country, therefore, the government gains nothing from gold refined abroad. The Ghana government has therefore entered into a public-private partnership with an Indian company, Rosy Royal Limited, to refine gold in the country. The agreement states that the government of Ghana … The post Ghana
Ghana is determined to reduce its emission, especially from the transport sector, to keep global temperature at 1.5 degrees Celsius. It would do this by implementing measures in its updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), seeking to generate absolute greenhouse gas emission reductions of 64 million tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent (MtCO) and adapt to the impacts … The post Ghana
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