Fitch Backs Government’s Growth Target
Ghana's economy is expected to grow by 6.3 per cent in 2017, compared to 3.8 per cent growth rate realised in 2016, ratings agency Fitch’s subsidiary BMI has affirmed. According to BMI, “while...
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Elumelu Speaks On Africapitalism To Youths At Legon
Tony Elumelu visited Ghana as the first stop of his tour of Africa propagating the ideal of Africapitalism. In continuation of his strategic vision of engineering a robust economic and business...
Gov’t Exposed Over Plans To Allow Mining In Forest Reserves
Latest: Gov’t exposed over plans to allow mining in forest reserves We Blend Our Vision With Truth & Enlightenment INVESTIGATIONS conducted by Today have revealed plans by government to permit...
Appointment Scandal Hits Flagstaff House
There appears to be a powerful clique operating inside the three months old government of Nana Akufo-Addo, which is announcing appointments, forging appointment letters and dispatching people to...
Gov’t To Fight Menace Using Drones, Tracking Devices
The Minister of Lands, Forestry and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has hinted that government would soon start using drones and other modern technology to fight illegal mining, popularly known...
Queen Starts 2018 Commonwealth Games Baton Relay
The Queen has started the countdown to the 2018 Commonwealth Games, launching the baton relay at Buckingham Palace. She handed the baton to two-time Olympic champion cyclist Anna Meares on Monday as...
Prestea Calls For Probe Into Shutdown of Sankofa Gold Limited
CHIEFS and youth in Preatea, a gold mining town in the Preatea Huni-Valley District of the Western Region have called for investigations into the complete shutdown of the Prestea Sankofa Gold Limited...
Political Bigwigs Behind Illegal Miners Won’t Be Spared — Amewu
Lands and Natural Resources Minister John Peter Amewu says political bigwigs who allegedly front for prospective investors to engage in illegal mining and destroy water bodies will not be spared....
Kotoko Drop Points As Aduana Go Clear
The Porcupine Warriors were only able to pick a point in their encounter with Bolga All Stars, a day after the 'Ogya'Boys recorded a valuable away win Aduana Stars moved two points clear at the top...
Illegal Miners Contributed To Shut Down of Obuasi Mine
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Peter Amewu, has reiterated government's commitment to revamping the Anglogold Ashanti Obuasi Mine with the aim of bringing the Obuasi Township back to...
NGO Pushes For Technology To Replace Use of Mercury
Friends of the Nation, a socio-economic advocacy NGO in the Western Region, has started a regional consultative stakeholder engagement seeking to promote the use of new technologies in place of...
Asanko Gold Ups 2017 Guidance
Asanko Gold Inc. (TSX:AKG)(NYSE MKT:AKG) has confirmed its 2017 production guidance of 230,000 - 240,000 ounces at All-in sustaining costs of US$880 - US$920 per ounce, following a successful first...
Refineries Threaten Boycott of Ghana Gold Over Galamsey
Ghana risks a boycott of its gold by major refineries across the globe if it fails to tackle illegal mining activities in the short term. This is the caution from industry players. According to them,...
Why Galamsey Must Not Be Legalised — Minerals Commission Explains
HEAD of Communications at Minerals Commission, Mr. Isaac Abraham, has revealed the reasons why illegal gold and diamond mining activities (otherwise known as galamsey or galamseying) by both...
Ghana@60: Akufo-Addo’s Speech Wasn’t Factual
A Deputy National Organizer for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Joshua Amidu Akamba has slammed President Nana Akufo-Addo over what he described as a distorted history of...
Peace Hyde, Others Covers Guardian Life For International Women’s Day
The programme is dubbed #Be Bold for Change International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. In joining the...
6th March 1957 – Independence Day Ghana – What About the Future For Ghana@60?
I was not yet seven years old and only in Class 3, but there is no fog around the events of the day, I remember it as vividly as if it had taken place yesterday and have more than once retraced my...
Prez Akufo-Addo’s 60th Anniversary Address
SPEECH DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON THE OCCASION OF THE 60TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, AT THE INDEPENDENCE SQUARE, ON MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2017...
We’ll Wear the Accolade of Being A Ghanaian With Pride
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has urged Ghanaians to be proud of the country as it marks its 60th anniversary on Monday, March 6. According to him, "we will achieve these goals when we move...
We’ll Continue To Be Worthy Inheritors of This Land
Our founders chose this day, March 6, as the date of our independence, in order to repudiate the Bond of 6th March 1844, which led to our land becoming a British colony, the President, Nana Addo...