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Ghanaian Chef Ebenezer Smith has set the new Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. Chef Smith began his cook-a-thon on February 1 with the aim of surpassing the current record. A post on his Facebook page hinted about the announcement of his achievement via a press conference on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Chef Smith was ...

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison, has made an impassioned call for governmental intervention against shareholders of banks and financial institutions implicated in the controversial financial sector clean up. During a joint press conference with the Ministry of Finance and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dr. Addison underscored the urgent necessity for accountability within the banking ...

The government of Ghana has received $360 million as the third tranche of the country’s bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This amount, intended for budget support and stabilization of the local currency, was officially credited to the Central Bank’s account on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. This disbursement follows the IMF Executive Board’s approval of the second review ...

The Chief Justice (CJ) has directed that a virtual link be created for the live streaming of Court proceedings in the ongoing ambulance case. Following the directive from the Chief Justice, Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, the presiding judge, Justice Afia Asare-Botwe has said those present in the Courtroom can leave if they want to. Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has begun ...

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has announced a nationwide strike starting Wednesday, July 3, 2024. The Association expressed frustration over the government’s failure to implement the new salary structure approved by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, despite a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) being reached one and a half years ago. Speaking to the media, ...

The Minority in Parliament has announced that its members will not participate in the vetting of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s nominee for the position of Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry. This decision, revealed in a press statement on Tuesday, 2 July 2024, is driven by the Caucus’s frustration with the current size of the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government and its ...

The National Executive Committee (NEC) and the National Council (NC) of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) will be holding separate emergency meetings on Thursday, July 4, the General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Kodua Frimpong has said.  The meetings will be held at the Alisa Hotel in Accra. It is unclear what the agenda of the two meetings will ...

In a scathing critique of the current administration’s financial stewardship, Eric Opoku, the Member of Parliament for Asunafo South, has highlighted the unprecedented financial aid recommendation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as evidence of Ghana’s dire economic straits under President Akufo-Addo’s leadership. According to the politician, Ghana first approached the IMF for assistance three months after the overthrow of ...

Deep cracks are emerging among members of a special committee instituted by Parliament to investigate the contents of a leaked audio tape on which some senior police officers are heard allegedly plotting with a former New Patriotic Party regional chairman to remove the Inspector General of Police (IGP) George Akuffo Dampare from office. These cracks follow the presentation of the ...

On Monday, July 1, Finance Minister Dr Mohammed Amin Adam addressed Ghanaians on the economy and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal as part of the ministry’s monthly media update on the economy. Highlighting key points, he mentioned that Ghana’s economy is showing strong signs of recovery. Additionally, he noted that the depreciation of the local currency against major trading ...