Kenya is grappling with a host of economic challenges including a vast debt mountain, cost of living crisis and tumbling currency. The IMF said in a statement published on Wednesday that its executive board had approved the $941.2 million loan, with an immediate disbursement of $624.5 million. Total payments under various credit facilities amount to […] The post IMF approves new $941m loan for
Ray Michael and Paradisus made history by hosting their inaugural joint writing camp, welcoming representatives from Warner Africa, Warner UK, and Atlantic UK at the esteemed Paradisus in Aburi, Ghana. The event emerged as an overwhelming success, uniting writers, producers, and engineers from diverse creative backgrounds in a week-long celebration of artistic immersion, with a […] The post Warner
The World Bank Group has welcomed the agreement in principle on the key parameters of the proposed debt restructuring for Ghana reached by the Official Creditors’ Committee under the G20 Common Framework. This agreement, which is consistent with the Joint WB-IMF Debt Sustainability Framework, represents a critical milestone toward restoring debt sustainability in this country. […] The post World
Okyeame Kwame and Annica Ghanaian music sensation Okyeame Kwame and his wife, Annica Nsiah-Apau, joyously celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary on January 16, 2024. The Rap Doctor took to Read More... The post Okyeame Kwame & Wife Celebrate 15years
The concept of who a customer is has more to do with life than the common reference within a business context. Simply put a customer is someone with whom we exchange value. Therefore, in a business sense, we will exchange money for a product or service. A retail store will sell products to its customers […] The post Customer
Women-led businesses in the country interested in exporting under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will be given bank loans at a subsidiSed interest rate of 10 percent, Ashanti Regional Director, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Mamuda Osman, has said According to him, this is part of governments effort to support women in business […] The post AfCFTA:
In civil proceedings before the court, there may be the need in some instances to preserve the status quo to allow the court the time and opportunity to determine the respective rights of the parties. Injunction is one of the mechanisms that help the court to achieve this purpose. In recent times, the issue of […] The post Legal
China has summoned the Philippine ambassador after Manila congratulated the winner of Taiwan’s presidential election. China lashed out on Tuesday, a day after Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos sent Taiwanese President-elect Lai Ching-te a note on his victory in the recent vote. The highly undiplomatic comments from Beijing, which warned Manila “not to play with fire,” will […] The post China
Hamas has issued a new video purporting to show the bodies of two Israeli hostages, with the militants claiming that they died in air strikes on Gaza. It comes a day after Hamas released another video of the hostages when they were alive, but warning they could die if Israel continued its bombardment. Israel denied […] The post Hamas video claims to show dead Israeli hostages appeared first
The US has condemned Iran over ballistic missile attacks near Iraq’s northern city of Irbil, calling them “a reckless and imprecise set of strikes”. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they struck what they claimed were Israeli “spy headquarters” in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region. Four people were killed and six wounded in Monday’s attack, according to the […] The post US
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday vowed to remove a massive monument to the possible reunification of the Korean Peninsula that his father constructed in Pyongyang, calling it an “eyesore.” Kim’s call during a speech at a Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) meeting in Pyongyang was the latest in a string of recent bellicose statements […] The post North Korea declares South Korea
Former United States President Donald Trump has decisively won the Iowa caucuses, cementing his Republican frontrunner status as he bids to retake the White House in 2024. Trump handily beat former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in a widely-expected result on Monday, taking him a step closer […] The post Trump wins Iowa caucuses,
Some Ghanaian students who were evacuated from Sudan by the government have petitioned Parliament to support their request for integration into tertiary institutions in the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration evacuated 82 Ghanaian students from Sudan in May 2023 following a deadly conflict in the country that resulted in casualties. Forty-seven […] The post Evacuated
The Judicial Service of Ghana has refuted claims of selling the government’s property previously occupied by Supreme Court judge, Justice Samuel Marful-Sau. There were reports that the Judicial Service of Ghana had allegedly engaged in the sale of the residence occupied by Justice Marful-Sau of blessed memory at Roman Ridge. In a statement issued on […] The post Claims
The General Transport, Petroleum, Chemical, and Workers’ Union of the Trades Union Congress says the interdiction of two of its members by the board of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) is merely a display of power. The two, who are also executives of the union, were suspended for purportedly releasing confidential information on the contentious […] The post Torentco
Namibia has condemned former colonial ruler, Germany, for rejecting a case at the UN’s top court accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. Germany has offered to intervene on Israel’s behalf in the case brought by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. President Hage Geingob urged Germany to “reconsider …
Far-right groups have discussed toppling the German government as they seek to harness the anger of ongoing farmer protests over subsidy cuts. A protest took place in Berlin on Monday amid fears extremists are infiltrating the agricultural movement. Our team Germany has been working with BBC Verify to build up a picture both online and …
Ukraine’s military says it has shot down a Russian military spy plane over the Sea of Azov, in what analysts say would be a blow to Moscow’s air power. Army chief, Gen Valerii Zaluzhnyi, said the air force had “destroyed” an A-50 long range radar detection aircraft, and an Il-22 control centre plane. The A-50 …
Two British brothers have admitted raiding a museum in Switzerland and making off with iconic Chinese Ming dynasty era artefacts worth millions in order to “clear a debt”, a court heard. Prosecutors said the Museum of Far Eastern Art in Geneva was burgled in June 2019 by a gang of three who used tools to …
Management of the Upper West Regional Hospital in WA awarded a total of 37 staff members at their 2023 annual staff awards ceremony last Saturday, January 13, for their commitment and dedication to duty. The awards, divided into two categories, aimed to appreciate and motivate the recipients in the discharge of their duties, encouraging all […] The post Upper West Regional
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