Business

IEA projects 19% policy rate; describes inflation targeting framework as inefficient

May 17, 2022

The Institute of Economic Affairs is projecting a 200 basis points increase in the policy rate (PR) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to 19.0%. This, it believes, will help narrow the gap with the rising inflation and also ease to some extent the risk of foreign currency outflows. However, the move will increase the […]Continue Reading

ENTERTAINMENT

Mr Eazi announces Detty Rave for December 2022

May 17, 2022

Afropop superstar and African music business entrepreneur Mr Eazi is reviving his celebrated Detty Rave event series in a major way in 2022, with a tour of Ghana’s universities leading up to the much-anticipated return of the main Detty Rave in December. The Road to Detty Rave tour takes place this Summer between July 31 […]Continue Reading

POLITICS

There is no substitute for patriotism – Dr Armah

May 17, 2022

  Kwesimintsim MP Dr Prince Hamid Armah has admonished the youth of Kwesimintsim to be patriotic and loyal to Ghana as the nation aspires to develop. He emphasised that patriotism is the most important value in nation-building and cannot be replaced by any other ethic. The call was made in an address delivered on his […]Continue Reading

Foreign SPORTS

AFCON 2023Q: São Tomé kicked out of qualifiers over missing COVID certificate

May 17, 2022

Sao Tome and Principe have been kicked out of the qualifiers for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) after forward Luis Leal failed to provide a valid COVID-19 test prior to their preliminary round victory over Mauritius in March. The experienced Leal scored in the 1-0 first-leg victory. The second leg, also played in […]Continue Reading

NEWS SPORTS

Kurt Okraku doing an incredible job as GFA President – Asamoah Gyan

May 17, 2022

  Former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan has expressed confidence in the current Ghana Football Association (GFA) administration, led by Kurt Okraku. Gyan believes Kurt Okraku has effectively translated his knowledge of football administration as a club owner to his role as the president of the GFA. He argued that Mr. Okraku, who came into […]Continue Reading

SPORTS

Augustine Arhinful: Don’t limit match fixing investigation to Inter Allies and Ash Gold Benjamin Nketsia by Benjamin Nketsia May 17, 2022 Reading Time: 1 min read

May 17, 2022

Former Ashanti Gold striker Augustine Arhinful has urged the Ghana Football Association to widen the scope of their investigations into alleged match fixing in Ghana, a phenomenon he believes is widespread. His comments come on the back of the FA’s decision to demote Ashanti Gold SC and Inter Allies FC to Division 2 for their […]Continue Reading

Crime NEWS

Family heads to court over death of relative in police custody

May 17, 2022

The family of 27-year-old businessman, Albert Donkor, who died under mysterious circumstances in police custody has filed a case at the Accra High Court seeking justice for their relative. Family spokesperson and an uncle, Rev. Dr. Mathias Sarkodie, insists that Albert may have been targeted after chancing on a robbery scene involving some police officers. […]Continue Reading

HEALTH

‘I’ll challenge my dismissal until I get justice’ – Sacked KATH accountant vows

May 17, 2022

A former employee of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), says he will challenge the Kumasi High Court’s judgment on his dismissal from the facility. Awuni Akyireba, an accounts officer with KATH, was dismissed last year after he accused the facility’s Chief Executive Officer of misappropriating COVID-19 funds. He challenged his dismissal by filing a […]Continue Reading

Foreign NEWS

Togo officially opens land borders after two years

May 17, 2022

Migrants and petty traders can now move freely between Ghana and Togo after the opening of the Togo side of the border. The border was opened at midnight on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. For the past two years, some countries within the subregion have closed land borders in a desperate quest to curb the spread […]Continue Reading

NEWS Uncategorized

‘I’ve been charged with careless, inconsiderate driving’- Oliver Barker-Vormawor

May 17, 2022

The convener of the FixTheCountry movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has been arrested by the police. An earlier report said Mr. Barker-Vormavor was picked up on his way to the High Court in Tema. In a Facebook post, the embattled activist indicated that he had been charged with “careless and inconsiderate driving.” “I have been charged with […]Continue Reading