Ghanaian-owned brokerage firm, Obsidian Achernar, has been licensed by the Bank of Ghana as one of the Primary Dealers (PDs) of government bonds for the country. Obsidian Achernar was commissioned by the central bank, along with 17 other reputable financial institutions including Absa Bank, Stanbic Bank and Standard Chartered Bank. Their appointment follows an invitation by the Ministry of Finance ...

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor has called on the National House of Chiefs to support the government’s effort to weed out illegal mining (galamsey) activities and sanitize the country’s small-scale mining sector. He said given that traditional rulers were custodians of lands within their jurisdiction, their role in curbing the galamsey menace would be ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has in a letter to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission withdrawn his acceptance of the continental body’s appointment as its High Representative for Somalia. While thanking the AU for the confidence reposed in him, Mr. Mahama noted that, “the high political importance of the proposed assignment requires that the High Representative enjoy the ...

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has released a new load shedding timetable expected to begin on Thursday, May 27 to June 11, 2021, in Accra. According to the ECG, the planned outage is to enable the completion of construction works on the Kasoa Bulk Supply Point. The latest planned power outages come few days after a similar exercise by ...

The UN General Assembly has set an ambitious target of achieving Universal Health Coverage by 2030. The goal is to ensure that all citizens of the world have access to health services including financial risk protection, access to quality essential healthcare services and access to quality and affordable essential medicines. Appointment The Civil Society Engagement Mechanism for UHC2030 (CSEM), a ...

The Ministry of Finance and the European Investment Bank have signed an agreement for the provision of a one hundred- and seventy-million-euro (€170 million) facility for the establishment of a new national bank, the Development Bank Ghana (DBG). DBG is an integral feature of the GH¢100 billion Ghana Cares ‘Obaatampa’ Project, which will see the revitalization of the Ghanaian economy ...

The Member of Parliament for the Kpando constituency Dela Sowah has called on government to consider the renovation of the Kpando sports stadium in the Volta region, which she said has been neglected. According to the lawmaker, the facility could further deteriorate if government does not take urgent steps to renovate it. The Kpando MP made the call at a ...

The Chief of Abura Gyabankrom in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese district of the Central Region Nana Gyaban is facing destoolment. The Chief has been accused of supervising the destruction of a forest reserve in the community by illegal miners. The development has resulted in the suspension of the chief by the Abura Traditional Council. Government has renewed the fight against ...

The Minister for Communication and Digitisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has warned that all sim cards that are not re-registered by December will be blocked. In a Facebook post, Mrs Owusu-Ekuful said the decision to re-register sim cards is part of measures to clamp down on cyber criminals hiding behind the anonymity of digital systems to commit antisocial acts. She added that ...

Angry Chiefs of Gomoa Fetteh in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region are calling on the government to immediately demolish Budumburam also known as Liberia Camp to help reduce criminal activities in the area. Speaking in an interview with EIB Network’s Central Regional Correspondent Yaw Boagyan after a press conference at Gomoa Fetteh, the Chief of Gomoa Fetteh ...