Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said that discriminatory policies are required to help grow local industries. It is part of this reason that the government introduced the reversal of the 50 per cent benchmark value in order to assist local producers. However, he said, the Association of Industries (AGI) rejected that move because in […]Continue Reading
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced that Inaki Williams of Athletic Bilbao, Tariq Lamptey of Brighton and Hove Albion; and Stephen Ambrosius (Hamburger SV), are now available for selection by the Black Stars technical team. Other foreign-based Ghanaian born players eligble are Ransford-Yeboah Koningsdorffer (Hamburger SV) AND Patric Pfeiffer (SV Damstadt Continue Reading
The Chief Director of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr John Yao Agbeko, has stated that there is a need for Ghana to explore the intangible cultural heritage assets that the country has, since there has not been substantive investigations into them within the context of the country. He made this statement during […]Continue Reading
The Suame Youth Association in the Ashanti Region has expressed disappointment in their Member of Parliament, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, and the governing New Patriotic Party, for failing to fulfil campaign promises regarding the development of the constituency. They said the constituency has been denied development even though the MP and his government promised to fix Continue Reading
The government through the Interior Ministry has declared Monday, 11 July 2022, a statutory public holiday. This is because Saturday 9 July marks Eid-ul-Adha which is a holiday on the Islamic calender. Due to the fact that the said day falls on a weekend, the holiday has been moved to Monday as it has traditionally […]Continue Reading
A former Attorney General, Ayikoi Otoo, has resigned from the race to become the National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The former High Commissioner to Canada had earlier pledged to whip up the attention of ministers and government appointees for the needs of the party, if he won the race. But speaking ahead […]Continue Reading
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has dismissed the assertion circulating on social media that some Ghana Cards have been left to ‘rot’ at the Sowotuom Office. In a statement, the Authority explained that the said cards are 2D-barcode cards which were printed between 2008 and 2014 but were never issued to Ghanaians. According to NIA, […]Continue Reading
The secretary-general of OPEC, Muhammad Barkindo died aged 63 on Tuesday night in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, according to officials. His death was announced on Wednesday morning in a tweet by the head of Nigeria’s state oil company (NNPC). The circumstances of the death remain unclear. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) termed his death “a Continue Reading
The Criminal and Other Offences (Amendment) Act 1960 Act 29 and Armed Forces (Amendment) Act 1962 Act 105, commonly referred to as the Death Penalty Bills introduced by Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, have been gazetted. The Bills which seek to amend sections 46, 49, 49a, 180, 194 and 317a of the Criminal […]Continue Reading
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has asked parents to keep their children at home for this whole week due to the strike action by its members. The association’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Prosper Tachie, explained that teachers will not return to classrooms for at least the whole of this week. Hence, it is unnecessary […]Continue Reading