Ghana has been ranked as the African country with the best atmosphere for media personnel in the 2018 World Press Freedom Index. The country moved three places up from 26 last year in a report published by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Wednesday. At 23 out of 180 countries worldwide, she toppled 2017 African best, Namibia which placed 26 [...] The post Ghana best in Africa …places

Ghana’s world title prospect, George ‘Red Tiger’ Ashie is set to ‘roar’ tonight when he takes on South African challenger, Michael Mokoena in a World Boxing Organisation (WBO) International lightweight championship at the Bukom Boxing Arena. Having waited for a long time for this opportunity, Ashie is poised to make good use of the opportunity as he hopes to reshape [...] The post Mokoena

New Edubiase United president, Yakubu Abdul Salam says George Afriyie’s decision to contest the 2019 Ghana FA election remains intact despite being relieved of his post as vice president. The Ghana FA Executive Committee on Tuesday unanimously decided to sack Afriyie as second-in-command. But the Liberty Professionals director and owner of Okyeman Planners is believed to have paid for his [...] The post Abdul

More than 4,000 farmers in the Daffiama-Bussie-Issa District of the Upper West Region are to be enrolled onto the government’s flagship programme of Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture this year. The increase in the number of beneficiaries follows the successful implementation of the first phase of the programme last year which saw [...] The post More

Group profits of Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) amounted to GH¢65.1 million in 2017, representing a 21 per cent increase, Kwamena Bartels, Chairman of the group announced in Accra on Wednesday. “GOIL, as a company, also recorded a profit after tax of GH¢39,335 compared to the GH¢35,256,000 recorded in 2016,” he said. Additionally, Chairman Bartels said GOIL paid GH¢1.128 billion [...] The post GOIL

The Producer Price Inflation (PPI) dipped from 5.5 per cent in February 2018 to 3.7 per cent in March 2018, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has said. The rate, for all industry, represents a 1.8 percentage point decrease in producer inflation relative to the rate recorded in February 2018. Addressing a news conference in Accra on Wednesday, Anthony Amuzu, Deputy [...] The post PPI falls to 3.7% in March

Key stakeholders seeking to protect the interest of consumers have pledged their commitment to collaborate to strengthen alcohol marketing and advertising standards and protect the interest of consumers and public health. They are the Association of Alcohol Manufacturers and Importers (AAMI), Ministry of Health, Ministry of Information, Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), together with the Advertisers Association of Ghana (AAG) and the Ghana [...] The post Stakeholders

Businesses will have to adapt to the changing payment system in order to support the cash-lite drive, Mr. Archie Hesse, the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System (GhIPSS) has said. He said some long held corporate practices would have to be aligned to electronic payments. Ghana since 2007 has been making steady and significant progress towards [...] The post Businesses

In recognition of his contribution to the development of football in Africa, the University of Professional Studies (UPSA) has awarded the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad, with an honorary doctorate degree at its Special Congregation in Accra on Wednesday.   The CAF president was given the accolade at a ceremony witnessed by President Nana Addo [...] The post UPSA

IKCAN-GH, an agricultural consultant’s agency has donated assorted items to students and staff of the Dzorwulu Special School as part of its corporate social responsibility agenda.   The items include mineral water, assorted drinks, toilet rolls, rice, biscuits among other items.   Briefing the media on the sideline of the presentation, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IKCAN-GH, Isaac Agyei-Owusu, [...] The post IKCAN-GH

Linat Osman Kundaribuo has been nominated as one of the Season VI contenders for MTN Heroes of Change Season VI for making positive changes in her hometown.   The 30-year-old teacher and radio talk show host on W FM hails from the Upper West Region.   She runs the Teen Mum Project in Wa with her own money and donations from well-wishers.   Teen [...] The post Linat

The Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has called on countries and the global health community to close the critical gaps in the malaria response, as they mark World Malaria Day which fell on Wednesday. “We call on countries and the global health community to close the critical gaps in the malaria response. Together [...] The post WHO: Close

More than 160 children have been rescued from a “baby factory” and two unregistered orphanages in Nigeria’s main city, Lagos, an official has said. Some of the babies and children had been sexually abused, Agboola Dabiri added. It is not uncommon for Nigerian authorities to raid “baby factories”. In some cases, unmarried pregnant women are promised healthcare, only for their [...] The post Children