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Rev Jackson Hosts John MahamaAmerican civil rights activist, Reverend Jesse Jackson on Sunday hosted former President John Dramani Mahama to dinner in Chicago, USA. The dinner, attended by the Jackson family, afforded the two leaders an opportunity to discuss global issues, promoting peace and justice across the world, and improving the lives of African people. |
Tue, Apr 4, 2017 | Tue, Apr 4, 2017 | |
Nkrumah Interchange delays not for electoral gains – MinisterA section of Ghanaians claim the delays in the completion of the project and its subsequent commissioning was a deliberate ploy by the government to deliver it at the last minute to elections in order to score some political points But Alhaji Fuseini play down the claims, saying “this is not a way by government to buy votes ahead or during the elections because these projects had been planned already”. |
Wed, Aug 17, 2016 | Wed, Aug 17, 2016 | |
West Ham United's Andre Ayew to avoid surgery on thigh injuryWest Ham United have confirmed that summer signing Andre Ayew will not undergo surgery after suffering a thigh injury while making his debut. The 26-year-old, who became the Hammers' club-record signing after joining from Swansea City for £20.5m, is expected to be out of action for around three months. Ayew was forced off the pitch during West Ham's 2-1 defeat to Chelsea in their opening Premier League match of the season. |
Wed, Aug 24, 2016 | Wed, Aug 24, 2016 | |
Price of commodities June inflation drops marginally to 17.1%Government statistician, Dr. Philomena Nyarko attributed the drop to non-food inflation such as transport, education, housing, water, electricity and gas which dropped from 25% to 24.1%. Inflation rate for the month of June this year declined marginally from 18.4 % to17.1%. Government statistician, Dr. Philomena Nyarko attributed the drop to non-food inflation such as transport, education, housing, water, electricity and gas which dropped from 25% to 24.1%. |
Wed, Jul 13, 2016 | Wed, Jul 13, 2016 | |
Hillary Clinton to release additional medical recordsHillary Clinton will release additional medical information this week, a spokesman said Monday, after her campaign was criticized for waiting to reveal that she had pneumonia. The 68-year-old Clinton left early from a Sept. 11 ceremony in New York City on Sunday morning, looking unsteady and requiring support to enter a van. The Democratic presidential nominee's doctor later said she was diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday and got overheated at the event, but was "recovering nicely." |
Mon, Sep 12, 2016 | Thu, Sep 15, 2016 | |
IMF concludes review meeting with Ghana, but outstanding questions remainA team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced conclusion of a third review meeting with the government of Ghana. In a press statement copied to ghanabusinessnews.com, the IMF said a team led by Joël Toujas-Bernaté, visited Accra from August 29 to September 2, 2016 to continue discussions on the third review of Ghana’s financial and economic programme supported by the IMF’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF). |
Sat, Sep 3, 2016 | Tue, Sep 6, 2016 | |
Ghana, best place to do business in West Africa - World Bank reportFinance Minister, Seth Terkper and President John Mahama have finally been vindicated. The latest World Bank report indicates that Ghana is the best place for doing business in West Africa. This sharply contradicts the position held by NPP Flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo and his Vice, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia who have deliberately painted a gloomy picture about Ghana’s economy. The latest World Bank Ease of Doing Business report which rated 190 countries indicates Ghana made marginal progress in several area. |
Thu, Oct 27, 2016 | Thu, Oct 27, 2016 | |
Pay more for power to save industry—SoroghoThe Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Mines and Energy, Alhaji Amadu Sorogho has said that there is the need for households to pay more for power than industry in order to save firms from collapse. In a remark that is set to elicit criticisms from consumers who are already reeling from the recent increment in electricity tariffs, the lawmaker charged households to brace themselves to pay more for power saying: “the time consumers pay cheap for electricity is over.” |
Mon, Jul 18, 2016 | Tue, Jul 19, 2016 | |
Mahama doesn't need Rawlings' endorsement to win elections – Omane BoamahMinister for Communications, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah has claimed that President Mahama does not need the endorsement of former President Jerry John Rawlings to win the upcoming elections. He siad the party is unfazed by reports that former President John Rawlings failed to endorse the candidature of President Mahama at the NDC campaign launch as the former President has never endorsed the President for any elections. |
Mon, Aug 15, 2016 | Mon, Aug 15, 2016 | |
Ghana is first to complete mechanisms for African passport – ZumaGhanaians would wince, roll their eyes and suck their teeth when they hear Ghana is first of the 54 countries of the African Union (AU) to report back to the AU that it has completed mechanisms for the use of the continental passport proposed by the organisation. Acquiring a passport in Ghana has become a case of a camel passing through the eye of a needle. |
Fri, Jul 15, 2016 | Fri, Jul 15, 2016 | |
The Day After CongressOnce again, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana’s biggest opposition political party, Saturday, November 17, 2018 held its 9th Delegates Congress at the Fantasy Dome, Trade Fair Centre with the election of National Officers to steer the party to the 2020 general elections. The Congress drew close to 9,000 delegates from all over the country, making it the biggest political gathering at all times since the inception of the NDC in 1992. |
Tue, Dec 4, 2018 | Tue, Dec 4, 2018 | |
KMA Chief executive resignsKumasi, July 12, GNA – The Kumasi Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Kojo Bonsu, has announced his resignation. This comes amid strained relations between him and the Kumasi Traditional Council (KTC). Mr Bonsu, in a signed statement, said he had communicated his decision to the President. He thanked President John Dramani Mahama for giving him the opportunity to serve his country. He also expressed appreciation to the Asantehene, the KTC, staff of the Assembly and the people for their support and cooperation. |
Wed, Jul 13, 2016 | Wed, Jul 13, 2016 | |
Petrotrin looks to Ghana for oil BOSTThree weeks before Prime Minister (PM) Dr Keith Rowley announced that Trinidad and Tobago (TT) has to “find new ways to diversify (and) expand our earning potential”, the State-owned Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (Petrotrin) held talks with a Ghanaian company about doing exactly that. On August 23, 2016, Petrotrin’s President, Fitzroy Harewood, met with Chairman of Ghana’s Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), Ernest Benjamin Essamuah; and Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR)/BOST, Kwame Awuah-Darko. |
Thu, Sep 15, 2016 | Thu, Sep 15, 2016 | |
Journalist arrested for taking photos of a Policeman who demanded GHC 5 bribeA Journalist from the Daily Express Newspaper has been arrested for ‘offensive conduct’ by the police, for taking pictures of a policeman who was allegedly requesting a GHC5 bribe from a bus driver around Tesano in Accra. FSDetails available as at press time indicate that Fred Sarpong, the Daily Express Journalist and his colleague, Raphael Apetorgbor witnessed a police officer demanding a GHC 5 bribe from a bus conductor around Tesano this afternoon and took his picture. |
Mon, Sep 5, 2016 | Tue, Sep 6, 2016 | |
Theresa May officially appointed British prime minister* Theresa May is appointed Britain's prime minister by Queen Elizabeth following David Cameron's official resignation on July 13th Theresa May has been appointed the UK’s second female Prime Minister in a private audience with the Queen at which she was invited to form a Government. |
Thu, Jul 14, 2016 | Thu, Jul 14, 2016 | |
Obama lifts economic sanctions Bush imposed on Ivory CoastPresident of the United States (US), Barack Obama, has lifted economic sanctions imposed on Ivory Coast in 2006 by the regime of his predecessor, George Bush. The US president cited advancing democratic credentials of the west African nation as the reason behind terminating the national emergency declared by the US in Executive Order 13396, it was this order that led to the imposition of sanctions. |
Thu, Sep 15, 2016 | Thu, Sep 15, 2016 | |
Ghana and Ivory Coast unite against child labour in cocoa productionTwo of the world’s leaders in cocoa production, Ghana and the Ivory Coast have signed an agreement to fight against child labour in cocoa production. The agreement committing the two countries was signed by the first ladies of the two countries, Lordina Mahama of Ghana and Dominique Ouattara of the Ivory Coast in Abidjan on Tuesday. |
Wed, Sep 14, 2016 | Wed, Sep 14, 2016 | |
Success with IMF programme good for Ghana, UK trade figures – Jon BenjaminThe British High Commissioner to Ghana has urged managers of the economy to meet conditions in the three-year fiscal support programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), adding that progress with the programme will improve falling UK-Ghana bilateral trade figures. Speaking at a short ceremony to launch the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce (UKGCC) at his residence in Accra, Mr Jon Benjamin said progress with the IMF programme will attract UK investments in Ghana. |
Fri, Sep 2, 2016 | Fri, Sep 2, 2016 | |
Why the tax net must catch the churches as wellOf course, freedom of worship is an inalienable human right which encapsulated in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Consequently, freedom of worship has been given meaning in our 1992 Constitution. So, there is no permitted abridgment as to which religious sect one could join,---you have your inherent dignity and inalienable right to choose. |
Tue, Jul 19, 2016 | Tue, Jul 19, 2016 | |
Ghana calls for impartial action on all human rights violationsGhana today (July13, 2016) urged the international community to act impartially in all cases of human rights violations.
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Fri, Jul 15, 2016 | Fri, Jul 15, 2016 |