New GHC5 Note To Be Out On March 7
On Tuesday, March 7, 2017 the new GHC5 denomination set to be issued by Bank of Ghana (BoG) would be in circulation. The note is being introduced as part of the Bank of Ghana’s 60th anniversary...
Day: March 2, 2017
Celebrating the Legacy of Our Fallen Heroes
LAST Tuesday, February 28, marked the 69th anniversary of the infamous February 28, Crossroad shooting incident of 1948 in the then Gold Coast and which led to the death of three soldiers. It is a...
Oprah Winfrey May Become the Next America President
When you think that you have known Oprah Winfrey enough, she throws out surprises in a way you may never believe. While a lot of Americans are thinking of President Donald Trump and his style of...
Ghana, Qatar Deepen Ties
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that his government intends to build very strong diplomatic and economic relations with Qatar, and, indeed, with all the countries of the Gulf, as...
Budget Can Make Vehicle Owners, Commuters Happy – Gabby Otchere-Darko
A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has urged Ghanaians to expect today’s budget to be low on taxation and high on productivity. In a tweet,...
Recall Sacked Workers
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has asked the management of TV3 Network to immediately recall scores of workers it has dismissed for protesting in connection with stalled end of service...
Naked Prisoners In Philippine Jail Cause Uproar
Photos showing hundreds of prisoners in a Philippine jail sitting naked while being searched for contraband have triggered accusations of further rights abuses in President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly...
Telecom Giant MTN Posts First Ever Loss
South African telecoms giant MTN said Thursday that it made a $200 million loss in 2016 -- the company's first -- after suffering a huge fine in Nigeria and currency challenges in key markets. "MTN...
High Expectations As Finance Minister Presents First Akufo-Addo’s Budget
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta will on Thursday present the Nana Akufo-Addo-led government’s maiden budget statement, a presentation that will ultimately be a marker of the new administration’s...
Ghana School Feeding Programme Will Improve Operations
The National Secretariat of the Ghana School Feeding Programme has expressed commitment to improving the overall monitoring, food quality and feeding this year. A statement from the Secretariat said:...
I Am Not Moving To EIB Network
Chairman General Kwame Sefa Kayi has stated emphatically that he has no plans of moving to work with Bola Ray’s Excellence in broadcast network (EIB). The outspoken host of “KOKROKOO” which...
Kwame Sefa Kayi and Bola Ray Call Shatta Wale To Order
Chairman General Kwame Sefa Kayi and Nathan Kwabena Adisi a.k.a Bola ray have called on Charles Nii Armah popularly known as Shatta wale to end his current “beef’’ with Rapper Yaa pono The two...
NPP Failed Woefully In PSI Project – Hackman Kabore
The Eastern Regional Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has taken a swipe at the current New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration claiming that whilst they failed in...
Luis Enrique Announces Decision To Leave Barcelona At the End of the Season
Luis Enrique has announced he will not be Barcelona’s head coach next season. The former Spain midfielder has been Barcelona boss since May 2014 and is in the final year of his contract. Barcelona...
Chris Brown Ordered To Stay Away From Karueche’s Best Friend
Chris Brown now has to stay away from his ex-girlfriend, Karrueche Tran’s best friend ,after the singer allegedly threatened to gun him down and sent gangsters after him. Joseph Ryan La Cour says...
Air France-KLM’s Confidence In Ghana Great
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says he is grateful for the confidence reposed in the future of the Ghanaian economy by international airline Air France-KLM, through the establishment of a...
Cedi Fall Threatens Fuel Price Stability
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has said the relative stability for the price of Brent Crude, and global prices for gasoline and gasoil points to the stability of local fuel prices but “the...
Ghana’s Family Life Cannot Sustain Same-Sex Marriages- Opuni-Frimpong
The Reverend Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) says Ghana’s culture and family life at the moment cannot sustain same-sex marriage. He said...
LafargeHolcim Says ‘unacceptable’ Practices Kept Syria Plant Open
Cement maker LafargeHolcim admitted on Thursday it had resorted to "unacceptable practices" to continue operations at one of its factories in Syria. The admission comes after the French government in...
Firm Valued At $24bn Despite Losses
Snap, owner of messaging app Snapchat, has priced its shares at $17 ahead of Thursday’s listing on the US stock market. The flotation values the business at $24bn, although Snap has never made a...