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A woman who created a dramatic scene at M Plaza Hotel in Accra after her COVID-19 test result at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) came out positive and was taken into isolation, has apologised for her viral disparaging commentary about the testing regime. Ivy Aboagye had said in a widely circulated video that the test results at the airport were ...

Former High Commissioner to India Dr Michael Aaron Oquaye Jnr has been appointed as the new Chief Executive officer of the Ghana Free zones Authority. President Nana Addo Dnkwa Akufo-Addo’s new appointee will replace the former CEO Michael Okyere Baafi who is currently the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for New Juaben South in the Eastern Region. The ...

The anti-gay bill titled: “Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family values”, which seeks to criminalise LGBTQ+ activities in Ghana, has been laid and read for the first time in parliament on Monday, 2 August 2021. The bill has been referred to the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee of Parliament. The private members’ bill is being championed ...

The 2020 NDC parliamentary candidate for Assin North, Mr James Gyakye Quayson, has appealed the High Court ruling which annulled his election as Member of Parliament (MP). Mr Quayson in an appeal filed on Monday, August 2, insisted that the Court erred in its ruling hence the appeal. He is also among other things asking the court to declare as ...

The newly-constituted Volta Regional Lands Commission has been urged to provide support to the Oti Regional Lands Council which was recently birthed. At the swearing-in and inauguration of the 25-member commission held on, Monday, 2 August 2021 the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Benito Owusu-Bio noted that the Oti Regional Commission is at its infantile stage and will ...

Coach Samuel Boadu of Accra Hearts of Oak, after the victory over his former club Medeama has described the game as a normal game and has confessed the final will be a very difficult game. The Rainbow Club inflicted a convincing 3-0 triumph over Medeama SC to advance to the final of the MTN FA Cup. Benjamin Afutu opened the ...

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has appealed to the government to rescind its intended decision to remove the Benchmark Value Reduction of 50% that was introduced on some selected items. “We want to appeal to the government that the 50% reduction on the benchmark values is the last straw of hope that businesses are holding onto in the ...

Hon. Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, the Member of Parliament for Ellembelle Constituency in the Western Region, has donated Three Hundred (300) bags of cement to three communities in Anyinase North in Ellembelle district. The charity according to the MP, will assist to renovate 3 Basic Schools namely; Wereko D/A primary school, Santasu D/A primary school and Amanokrom D/A primary school ...

The Volta regional Association of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors has bemoaned the poor state of its members which they blame on the refusal of government to pay them for works they have done for the state. Speaking to journalists during a meeting in Hohoe, the Association’s Volta regional Chairman, Mr. Emmanuel Afetorgbor lamented that several of their members have ...

Profits at banking giant HSBC more than doubled in the first half of the year as it benefited from an economic rebound in Britain and Hong Kong. Europe’s biggest bank by assets saw pre-tax profit for the period rise to $10.8bn (£7.8bn), compared to $4.3bn for the same time last year. The UK-based bank said all regions had been profitable ...