AngloGold Ashanti Limited says its restructuring project will enable the company to unlock further values in the business. Speaking to a section of the media in Accra yesterday to officially announce the commencement of the process David Noko, Executive Vice President in charge of Sustainability, AngloGold Ashanti, said the restructuring was driven by drop in gold price on the international [...] The post Anglogold Restructuring Will Unlock Further Values—Executive Vice President appeared first

Aspirants for various executive positions within the National Democratic Congress (NDC ) in the Odododiodoo Constituency are meeting delegates for the Saturday, September 13 congress in Accra to solicit their votes. Speaking at one of the campaign meetings at Kinka at James Town, the Constituency Chairman, Mr Daniel Nii Okai, noted that he assumed the role in 2001 when the [...] The post Odododiodoo NDC Candidates To Meet Delegates appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The People’s National Convention (PNC) has no hand in a court case being championed by its General Secretary, Bernard Mornah, the party’s National Chairman of the party Alhaji Ahmed Ramadan has said. The General Secretary of PNC  is heading to court to challenge the provisions of Constitutional Instrument (C.I) 75, which makes biometric verification a prerequisite for voting. “I have [...] The post PNC Disowns Bernard Mornah appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Alan Kwadwo Kyeremanten, has made clear his main reason why he still aspires to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) into the 2016 presidential election saying, “I really want to change the culture of the party in feeling satisfied sitting in opposition. “I will reinvigorate its winning spirit to get the party into government in 2016,” he said in a statement [...] The post Kyerematen Makes A Case appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Leading Rights groups have called on Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh not to approve tough new anti-gay legislation. Homosexual acts are already illegal in The Gambia, but MPs passed a bill on 25 August imposing life sentences for “aggravated homosexuality”. The bill promoted “state-sponsored homophobia”, the Rights groups said. Mr Jammeh is known for his strong opposition to gay rights. He [...] The post Row Over Gambia’s New Anti-Gay Law appeared first on The Ghanaian

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has asked his supporters to stop using an adapted version of the BringBackOurGirls hashtag to campaign for his re-election. In one sense you can understand what the president’s supporters were thinking. The BringBackOurGirls hashtag, calling for 200 school girls abducted by Boko Haram militants in April, became one of the world’s biggest ever social media campaigns. [...] The post Nigeria Leader Stops Hashtag Campaign appeared first on The Ghanaian

Four hundred inshore local fishing vessels cannot fish in the country’s waters because they do not have license. The Deputy Director of Fisheries Commission, Mr. Godfred Baidoo-Tsibu, who disclosed this on Tuesday during a meeting with owners of trawling vessels, said the Commission would arrest crew members and confiscate fish on board any such vessel found fishing without licence. Inshore [...] The post 400 Local Vessels Stopped From Fishing appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Ghana’s contingents that took part and won medals in the 2012 ECOWAS games have not yet received their bonuses. The athletes insist all efforts to get the Ministry of Sports to fulfil their promise have failed leaving them frustrated after all their good showing in the games. After two years of pushing for their bonuses the athletes who spoke to sportscrusader.com [...] The post 2012 ECOWAS Games Athletes Want Bonuses appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) says the recently launched Ghana Conformity Assessment Programme (GCAP) is designed to ensure that specific products meet the requirements of the Technical Regulations and Standards set in the importing country but not to impose new fees on importers and create problems for them. Clearing the air on some misconceptions about the GCAP, in a statement [...] The post Standards Authority Air On Conformity Assessment Programme appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The innovations by United Bank for Africa (UBA), in providing convenient banking platforms for individuals and businesses have received global endorsement and recognition.  The bank has been named the “Best Transaction Bank” from Africa in 2014 by UK based magazine “The Banker”. This is hinged on the bank’s e-banking platforms that have positively changed the way businesses manage their cash [...] The post UBA Wins Best Transaction Bank appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.