NEWS

I am not into galamsey – Chairman Wontumi

October 3, 2022

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) says he is not engaged in any illegal mining activities, popularly known as “galamsey.” Bernard Antwi Boasiako, aka Chairman Wontumi, said his company, Akonta Mining Limited, has all the required documentation. Speaking on Wontumi TV on Monday, October 3, Chairman Wontumi said he is ready […]Continue Reading

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Passport Booklet Runs Out Over Unpaid Debt; Applicants Stranded

September 29, 2022

Hundreds of applicants of passport, across the country are said to be currently stranded as a result of shortage of booklets to process their applications. As a result, the passport office is reportedly attending to only priority cases as the company which supplies the passport booklet has refused to supply as a result of debts […]Continue Reading

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Roads Minister apologises for poor Cape Coast-T’di road; gives contractor 8-wk ultimatum

September 28, 2022

The Roads and Highways Minister, Kwesi Amoako-Atta, has given the Chief Executive Officer of Asabea Constructions, Samuel Ofori Larbi, an eight-week deadline to complete works on the Nkroful Junction to Ketan stretch of the main Takoradi-Cape Coast highway. The dilapidated nature of the section has been a burden to residents and other users who ply […]Continue Reading

Business

Energy Minister promotes Ghana’s offshore oil blocks to investors

September 27, 2022

Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh is in Houston, Texas, United States of America together with senior officials of the Petroleum Commission, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and GOIL on an oil and gas roadshow. The delegation which also includes officials from Base Energy is seeking to promote 5 available oil blocks offshore Ghana. These […]Continue Reading

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Police investigate death of 23-year-old female house help at Awomaso

September 27, 2022

Police at Ejisu are investigating the death of a 23-year-old female house help at Awomaso in the Ashanti Region. The deceased, Akua Kyem died on Sunday and her relatives suspect foul play alleging her mistress could be behind her death. Police have, however, picked up the woman who the deceased lived with and worked for. […]Continue Reading

Business

Possible restructuring of only local debts unfair – Analyst

September 26, 2022

The government has been urged to consider restructuring external debts too if local debts are also restructured. Speaking on The Big Issue on Citi TV/FM, a financial analyst, Jerome Kuseh, said his call was “a matter of fairness.” “Now let’s say you are going to give them [local investors] a haircut, but the foreign investors who only decided […]Continue Reading

Business

BoG postpones quarterly MPC briefings over IMF team visit today

September 26, 2022

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has postponed its quarterly Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting today [ Monday, September 26]. The postponement follows the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to the country. The Central Bank in a press release issued on Thursday, September 22, stated. The Bretton Woods Institution is expected to continue rounds between today and, […]Continue Reading

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Energy Sector Achievement Is Leadership, Not Magic

September 23, 2022

The success story of Ghana’s energy sector continues to attract the attention of persons who are keenly observing events locally and at the international level. It is clear and obvious that all the sectors under the Ministry of Energy are doing very well, under the leadership of Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the minister. Team work […]Continue Reading

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‘You can’t memorise your way out of poverty’ – The UN speech that got Education Minister trending

September 22, 2022

The concept that mere theory does not do enough in education appears to have been agreed on by experts worldwide. But the implementation in many classrooms in Africa is yet to see a conscious evolution to practicalise lessons for children of school-going age. This was the angle Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum was coming […]Continue Reading

Crime

Mankessim: Pastor and chief linked to aspiring nurse trainee killing demanded ¢15k ransom – Family

September 22, 2022

The family of murdered aspiring trainee nurse have disclosed that the prime suspects initially demanded a ransom from them. According to Georgina Asor Botchwey’s relatives, the pastor and his accomplice pastor had demanded that they paid ¢15,000 for the freedom of their kin. The police told JoyNews that when Miss Asor Botchwey’s family failed to raise the […]Continue Reading