Ningo Prampram Lawmaker Samuel Nartey George has said the security must invite Madam Juliana Kinang-Wassan, one of the parliamentary aspirants for the Ejura Sekyedumase Constituency, who was seen spraying money at a crowd during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday, May 13 at Ejura Sekyedumase, in the Ashanti Region. Sam George described her action as ...
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NDC to meet with ‘money-spraying MP’ hopeful
The leadership of the National Democratic Congress in the Ashanti Region is expected to meet a failed Parliamentary aspirant for Ejura-Sekyedumase who was seen in a viral video spraying cash in the just-ended parliamentary and presidential primaries of the party. Even before the invitation from the party, the former aspirant, Juliana Kinang -Wassan had been summoned to appear before the ...
Read More »Support local banks but don’t lower the standards – Joe Jackson
A Financial Analyst and Chief Operations Officer at Dalex Finance Mr Joe Jackson has said local financial institutions need to be supported in order to stay in business. Otherwise, he said, the financial sector will remain in the hands of expatriate investors. However, he said, supporting the local banks does not mean the standard should be lowered. In his view, ...
Read More »Legendary highlife singer, Akwaboah Snr and father of Akwaboah Jnr passes on
The Ghanaian entertainment industry has been thrown into a state of mourning after it was announced that legendary figure, Akwaboah Snr and the father of renowned singer Akwaboah Jnr. has passed on. The “Obiaa” singer took to his Twitter account and other social media platforms to break the news to his fans. “RIP Daddy 😭” he captioned a photo. LEARN ...
Read More »I’m not resigning; I remain committed to NDC – Duffuor
Former Finance Minister and one-time presidential aspirant of the National Democratic Congress, (NDC) Dr Kwabena Duffuor has categorically dismissed claims that he intends to resign from the main opposition party and form a new political party. Dr Duffuor in a statement expressed his commitment to the NDC and called for unity ahead of the 2024 general elections. “I have become ...
Read More »Some banks are still in deep trouble despite having license – Joe Jackson
There are still some local banks and other financial institutions in Ghana that are operating but are in deep trouble, Chief Operations Officer of Dalex Finance Mr Joe Jackson. He asked whether the Bank of Ghana (BoG) is going to identify these banks and provide support for them or not. He said while reacting to a promise by the newly-elected ...
Read More »Some banks were clearly rotten; revoking their licenses justified – Financial Analyst
Some of the banks that went down during the clean-up exercise undertaken by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) were obviously going through deep troubles, Financial Analyst, Mr Joe Jackson has said. He described those banks as rotten. It is recalled that some local banks collapsed when the central bank revised the minimum paid-up capital for existing banks and new entrants ...
Read More »The wedding tech now at the heart of couples’ nuptials
Instead of traditional gold bands, Czech couple Jiri and Ondrej Vedral exchanged smart rings on their wedding day. Smart rings are wearable electronic devices with functions similar to smartwatches. They typically allow the user to monitor his or her heartbeat, and make a contactless payment. It’s a fast-growing tech sector, reported to be seeing global sales rise by 21% a year. ...
Read More »Amazon cloud and ad sales rise as online loses out
Amazon’s core e-commerce business may be struggling – but the profit-making parts of its business are delivering. Online sales were flat in the first three months of the year compared with the same period in 2022, the company said on Thursday. But it offset that with better-than-expected sales in its cloud services and advertising units. Profits also jumped in a ...
Read More »La Liga boss casts doubt on Messi’s return to Barcelona
La Liga president Javier Tebas has cast doubt on the possibility of Lionel Messi returning to Barcelona due to the club’s financial issues. The Argentine forward, who is out of contract at PSG in the summer, has been linked with a move back to Barcelona, where he won 10 La Liga titles and five Champions League trophies. Tebas has previously ...
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