Controversial Ghanaian music, Kwame Obeng Asare popularly known as A Plus has declared his intention to contest for the chairmanship at the Gomoa Central branch of the New Patriotic Party. He disclosed this in a Facebook post on Monday July 2, 2017: “Yesterday I met with some of the hardworking Gomoa Central NPP Executives. At the meeting I informed them ...

Local pharmaceutical giants have expressed their fear of serious health implications following the decision of the United Kingdom (UK)-based pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Export Ltd, UK, to terminate its distributorship contracts for its pharmaceuticals with them in favour of Worldwide Health Ltd (WHL), a wholly Indian-owned company operating in Ghana. The local companies fear that the distribution of several critically ...

An eight-month-old Canadian baby has been issued a health card without a gender marker, in what could be the first case in the world. Parent Kori Doty – a non-binary transgender person who identifies as neither male nor female – aims to allow the child to discover their own gender. The health card has been issued with a “U” in ...

MANCHESTER UNITED have been handed a boost in their pursuit of Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic. Manchester United initially hoped to sign Perisic for just £26million this summer – the fee Inter Milan needed to meet Financial Fair Play requirements. Inter have since offloaded a number of players to raise the £26m, meaning the Serie A giants no immediate need ...

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi has accused the former boss of Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST), Mr Awuah Darko of “stealing” state money to acquire properties in South Africa. He alleged that, Mr Awuah’s “crook” operations while in office have led to the Bulk Oil ...

At least one person is feared dead as 40 others are injured after a school bus tumbled into a valley near Lake Bosomtwe between Abono and Kuntanase in the Ashanti region Monday evening. Reports say one person is also missing as rescue operation kicks off. The injured are being treated at different hospitals. Nineteen of them are at the Kuntanase ...

Ghana is set to receive some $116 million under its three-year programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this month. This will be after the IMF Board gives its approval when it meets this month to review the country’s performance under the programme. The Board is also expected to officially confirm Ghana’s request for the extension of the programme from ...

The Bueau of National Investigations (BNI) and the National Security have cleared the Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company Limited, Alfred Obeng Boateng, of any wrongdoing in the sale of 5 million litres of contaminated fuel, a document sighted by Kasapafmonline.com has revealed. This follows investigations conducted by the two state security agencies into the ...

An academician and former rector of the Ghana Institute of Public Administration (GIMPA), Prof. Stephen Adei, has asked Ghanaians to give the current government more time and space, so that they can implement the planned programmes and policies. He is of the view that the present administration is just six months old, and as such it is too early to ...

Government is in the process of reviewing all Internally Generated Funds in the country. As a result, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta has put together a committee to look into the existing policy which allows Ministries, Departments and Agencies to charge fees for certain services. These fees go into funding the operations of these MDAs. The review forms part ...