President Mahama dissolves all boards.
January 13, 2025
Travellers to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Accra will now be required to provide two sets of PCR tests, a 48-hour PCR COVID-19 negative test and a 6-hour Rapid PCR test taken at the Kotoka International Airport before boarding. The directive affects passengers flying direct from Ghana and Uganda[Read More…]
A former Deputy Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has served notice that he will on Friday address a press conference on reports that a criminal case of causing financial loss to the state has been filed against him and two others. In a short release Thursday evening, Dr.[Read More…]
Former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has paid tribute to a former Member of Parliament for the Wa Central constituency who died a few days ago. The late M. A. Seidu, a renowned educationist from the Upper West Region, was the first MP for Wa Central in the Fourth Republic.[Read More…]
With 88% of its surface occupied by rainforest, Gabon is in a strong position to develop its green economy by pursuing a conservation-led development path. Le Fromager, French for “the cheesemaker”, is a tree named after its soft wood, which is used in the manufacturing of cheese boxes. The tree[Read More…]
The Ghana Cedi has recorded its highest depreciation against the US dollar this year, as demand for the dollar by importers increases ahead of the festive season. Daily interbank FX rates data published by the Bank of Ghana show that the cedi is currently trading at GH¢5.7602 (mid-rate) to US$1,[Read More…]
Head coach of Ghana’s national football team, Milovan Rajevac, has named a 30-man provisional squad for the 2022 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. In the squad are four players who received their first call-ups to the senior national team. Khlaid Abdul Mumin of Vitoria de Guimaraes, Salis Abdul[Read More…]
Monday and Tuesday next week have been declared as public holidays in Ghana. This is because Christmas Day 25th December and Boxing Day 26th, which are both statutory public holidays will fall on Saturday and Sunday. “The President of the Republic of Ghana, has by Executive Instrument (E.I), in accordance[Read More…]
The unemployment rate in Ghana has almost tripled in little more than a decade, according to the country’s latest census. More than 1.55 million people, or 13.4% of the West African country’s economically active population, are out of work, according to the 2021 population and housing census as reported by[Read More…]
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) members of the Finance Committee of Parliament have voted en bloc against the E-levy bill after the committee’s deliberations on Monday. All twelve (12) NDC members of the committee voted No against the approval of the report on the Bill with the twelve (12)[Read More…]