Cedi Gains Won’t Last – Economist
The gains made by the Ghanaian cedi against other major foreign currencies in the past weeks are not sustainable, economist John Gatsi has stated. Currently US$1 sells for GHS 4.3 on the interbank...
Day: March 30, 2017
Technical Varsities Must Work With Artisans
Justice of the Supreme Court, His Lordship Justice Jones Victor Dotse, has charged technical universities to support the work of artisans by creating the necessary linkages with artisans to ensure...
Dr. Cadman Mills Is Part of Those Who Treated Mills Shabbily
A Deputy National Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Amidu Akamba has taken a swipe at Dr. Cadman Mills, brother of the late President Mills over his comments that,...
John Mahama Should Not Contest Election 2020
Pollster and Managing Editor of the Daily Dispatch, Ben Ephson has said former President John Mahama will be engaging in an exercise in futility if he decides to lead the NDC party Election 2020. He...
Abrogating Ameri Power Deal ‘almost’ Impossible
It will be impossible to abrogate or renegotiate the Ameri power deal until any underhand dealing between the previous government and the Ameri group is established, the African Centre for Energy...
Prof Mills Did Not Die of Throat Cancer – Dr Cadman Mills
Dr Cadman Mills, brother of the former President John Evans Atta Mills has disclosed that his brother neither died of throat cancer nor oral sex infection as speculated by a section of the public...
Canine Fashion In China Now Worth GBP13 Billion
Walking around Shanghai it appears that the city's sidewalks have turned into a catwalk for dogs. Chinese animal owners adore their pets, often dressing them up in bright and colourful outfits and...
China’s Xinjiang Cracks Down On Muslim Practices In…
China has announced bans on beards and burkas in its remote violence-wracked Xinjiang region as part of tighter 'anti-extremism' regulations that also prohibit refusing to watch government...
Morocco Hosts Month-Long African Art Festival
Morocco is hosting a month-long festival to celebrate African art and culture, featuring some of the continent's most prominent artists. Activities including theatre, exhibitions and concerts are...
Kim Body To Be Sent To N. Korea, Malaysians Freed
The body of Kim Jong-Nam will be sent to North Korea and nine Malaysians in Pyongyang will be allowed to leave, Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak said Thursday. North Korean citizens in Malaysia...
Governor’s Open Declaration For NDC Influenced His Exit
The Minister for Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei has told Citi Business News the Bank of Ghana Governor’s decision to resign could be largely attributed to the difference in...
National Service Allowance Increased From GHc350 To GHc559
The Ghana Government has approved an increment in the allowances of National Service personnel, taking effect from April 1, 2017. The allowances were reviewed upward from the current GH¢350 to...
MPs Yet To Receive Copies of Bribery Committee Report
Some members of Parliament have denied seeing copies of the official report of the ad hoc committee tasked to look into the bribery allegation against leadership of the Appointments Committee. As of...
UK Protest Over Nigeria, Ghana Deportations
Seventeen people have been arrested after a protest at Stansted Airport in Essex temporarily halted take-offs and landings on Tuesday. Police were called at 21:30 BST as a group entered a...
BEIGE Boss Makes Strong Case For Local Banks
Despite the raging debate as to the fact that there are too many banks in the country, Mike Nyinaku, the Chief Executive Officer of The BEIGE Group, is cautioning that the debate must be put into...
Kuki Gallmann’s Kenya Safari Lodge Burned Down
A luxury safari lodge in Kenya owned by Italian-born conservationist and author Kuki Gallmann has been burned down by suspected cattle herders. It is the latest attack in the drought-stricken...
Economy Bouncing Back… As Interest & Exchange Rates Start Tumbling
A Deputy Minister of Finance-designate and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Obuasi West, Kwaku Kwarteng, told the Appointments Committee of Parliament which vetted him yesterday, that the bold...
NPP Lacks Discipline
Political science lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kwesi Amakye Boateng, has condemned the leadership of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) for failing...
Tamale Teaching Hospital Admits Shortage of Oxygen
Finally, the management of the Tamale Teaching Hospital have admitted to oxygen and water shortage at the facility which has been described as a major challenge confronting the facility. The...
SA Search Team Unable To Find Missing Ghanaian UNICEF Director
It is becoming increasingly difficult for rescuers in South Africa to find the Ghanaian UNICEF Director who went missing in that country. Charlotte Nana Yaa Nikoi according to local media was last...