SPORTS

Thomas Partey dropped from Arsenal’s US tour

July 13, 2022

Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey has been left out of Arsenal’s pre-season tour to the United States, which begins on Wednesday. The 29-year-old is expected to continue training in London with teammates Bernd Leno and Folarin Balogun. Partey did not travel to Germany for Friday’s 5-3 win over Nurnberg, having played 45 minutes in the 5-1 […]Continue Reading

ENTERTAINMENT

Miss Ghana UK 2022 partners Ceek VR for 30th anniversary

July 13, 2022

Miss Ghana UK has partnered Ceek VR, a streaming platform to exclusively stream this year’s pageant which coincides with the 30th anniversary of the franchise. Ceek VR via Ceek Metaverse will give audience access to exciting weekly content, with exclusive never before seen footage, leading up to the crowning of Miss Ghana UK 2022. Considering […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Court ruling on OSP application against Sir John assets surprising but all hope is not lost – Kpebu

July 13, 2022

Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu has said that the court ruling that stopped the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) from freezing the assets of the late Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie (Sir John), was surprising because a lot of people thought the properties were going to be embargoed. Nonetheless, […]Continue Reading

POLITICS

Arise Ghana takes demo to Kumasi August 22

July 12, 2022

Leaders of Pressure Group Arise Ghana have announced they will commence second phase of their recent demonstration to be held on Monday, August 22, in Kumasi in the Ashanti region. The group last month organised a two-day demonstration in Accra dubbed ‘Krom AyƐ Hye’. The two-day demonstration was to: “Protest against persistent and astronomical hikes […]Continue Reading

Business

HR professionals urged to adopt ‘hybrid work’ to organisational corporate plan

July 12, 2022

Human Resource (HR) professionals in Ghana have been urged to align HR Hybrid working plan with organisational corporate plan. Speaking at the Conferral Ceremony of Chartered Membership of the Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management, Ghana (CIHRMG) on Friday, July 8, 2022, HR Generalist, Dorothy Asante, explained that hybrid work regimes boost productivity and aid Continue Reading

NEWS

Pay GRA ¢10k for your frivolous application – Supreme Court to Barker-Vormawor

July 12, 2022

A seven-member Supreme Court panel on Tuesday slammed #FixTheCountry Convener Oliver Barker-Vormawor for his role in a case filed by the group and two other pressure groups. Mr Barker-Vormawor appeared as lawyer for Benjamin Darko of #FixTheCountry, Democracy Hub LBG and Democratic Accountability Lab. The case filed by the three had asked the Supreme Court […]Continue Reading

NEWS

High Court dismisses Special Prosecutor’s request to keep Sir John’s assets frozen

July 12, 2022

An Accra High Court has dismissed a request by the Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng to grant him the mandate to freeze assets of the late CEO of Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, also known as Sir John. Mr. Agyebeng froze the assets as part of investigations the office commenced into the acquisition of state lands […]Continue Reading

Business

European chocolate firms ripping off cocoa farmers—COCOBOD CEO

July 12, 2022

The Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has accused European companies that buy cocoa beans from Ghana and Ivory Coast of deliberately setting conditions that always keep the global prices of cocoa beans down. According to him, cocoa farmers from the two countries have been made worse off due to unfair pricing regime […]Continue Reading

Business

IMF team to engage Bawumia, Parliament today

July 12, 2022

The visiting team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to engage the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, today as part of its data gathering and engagement with the government. This is one of the high-level meetings that the team will be holding together with the government’s policy and technical team. Joy Business is […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Supreme Court preserves key evidence against former SSNIT boss Ernest Thompson

July 12, 2022

The Supreme Court has, in a unanimous decision, dismissed a case filed by former Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Ernest Thompson. The court turned down his request to set aside two Special Audit Reports on the operation of an Operational Business Suite acquired by SSNIT. Mr. Thompson is accused of […]Continue Reading