Players of Asante Kotoko have been promised a package of $300 for each player if they secure qualification over their Sudanese counterparts on Wednesday in the CAF Champions League eliminator. The porcupine warriors face a difficult task as they have to win the away fixture in order to qualify after they lost the first leg encounter in Ghana by a ...
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Wiyaala excites fans at maiden GIPC ‘Taste of Ghana’ festival
The maiden edition of the Taste of Ghana festival, organized by the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) in partnership with the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) and GUBA with Afro-pop singer Wiyaala exciting the gathering with her electrifying performance. The partnership event was a platform created to showcase the rich Ghanaian culture and to also promote local businesses. The ‘’Rock My ...
Read More »Covid-19: Gov’t approves return of football fans
The Minister for Youth and Sports, Isaac Asiamah, has announced the return of football fans to the various stadia across the country. However, all stadia that will host Ghana Premier League and Division One League matches must be filled to 25% of their capacity. President Akufo-Addo in September last year announced that football fans would return in October, 2020 with ...
Read More »Be measured in your responses to Haruna Iddrisu – Gyampo tells Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
With controversies already surrounding the eighth Parliament and the fact that both NPP and NDC have 137 seats in the legislative house, Professor Ransford Gyampo, a Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana has advised Majority Leader of the 7th Parliament, Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu to be mindful with his choice of words when dealing with Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu. According to ...
Read More »Sall trial: Amewu to be sworn-in as Supreme Court removes High court injunction
The Supreme Court has unanimously granted the Attorney General’s application to set aside the Ho High Court injunction on Hohoe MP-elect Peter Amewu. The unanimous decision of the apex court presided over by Justice Yaw Appau in granting the application said the interested parties did not say anything for the justification of the orders of injunction that was granted. The ...
Read More »Serene Insurance meets GH¢50 million New Minimum Capital Requirement
Serene Insurance Company Limited, a subsidiary of the First Sky Group, has announced that it has fully met the New Minimum Capital Requirement of the National Insurance Commission, one clear year ahead of the official deadline. This announcement was made by Mr. Eric Seddy Kutortse, Executive Chairman of the First Sky Group, during the 18th Annual Thanksgiving Anniversary of the ...
Read More »SoNA 2021: My government has stabilized the economy – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has told Parliament that his administration has stabilized the Ghanaian economy. Presenting his last State of the Nation Address (SoNA) in his first term on Tuesday, January 5, the President explained that his government inherited a difficult economy after the 2016 elections. However, he said, “We have been able to stabilize the economy, restored confidence in the ...
Read More »BoG clean-up: Many banks were running glorified ponzi schemes – Akufo-Addo
The president has likened the previous operations of the many dissolved financial institutions to that of a Ponzi scheme. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo reiterated that his administration upon assuming power observed that many banks were in distress and had been kept on “unsustainable and artificial life support by the central bank.” “The supervisory agencies were unfortunately not performing their duties and ...
Read More »Ghana, UK reach trade deal worth over £1.2 billion
The cand the UK Secretary of State for International Trade, Elizabeth Mary Truss, on the eve of New Year reached a consensus on the agreement through a video conference which would see existing international trade among the two countries strengthened. Per the agreement, Ghana would be provided with duty free and quota free access to the UK market, while same ...
Read More »Ghana bags US$2.89 billion in Non-Traditional Exports
Ghana bagged US$2.89 billion from Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) in 2019 according to figures from the Ghana Exports Promotions Authority (GEPA). The 2019 non-traditional exports earnings was 3.10 percent higher than that of 2018 which was estimated at $2.83 billion. According to GEPA, non-traditional exports accounted for 8.53 percent of total exports last year. Over the last five years (2015 to ...
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