NEWS

Chereponi: Sagong community burnt over renewed clashes between Anufors and Konkombas

July 26, 2022

A community, within Chereponi in the North East Region, Sagong, has been burnt to the ground following renewed clashes between the Anufors and the Konkombas in the area. The clash believed to be as a result of a five- year conflict over a parcel of land which is located between Gbalo (an Anufor community) and […]Continue Reading

Business

It’s propaganda for NDC to accuse Ofori-Atta of mismanaging economy – Afenyo-Markin

July 26, 2022

Deputy Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and his team cannot be accused by the Minority of mismanaging the economy. He stated that the issues that are affecting the local economy are as a result of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic as well as the ongoing warfare between Russia […]Continue Reading

Foreign

Zimbabwe launches gold coins to tackle inflation

July 26, 2022

Zimbabwe’s central bank has launched gold coins in an effort to help curb soaring inflation amid a slump in the country’s currency. The central bank’s main interest rate was more than doubled this month to 200% after the annual rate of inflation rose above 190%. Each coin will be priced at the international market rate […]Continue Reading

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Akufo-Addo nominates four to Supreme Court

July 26, 2022

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has nominated four judges to serve as justices of the Supreme Court. In a letter to Parliament on Tuesday, July 26, President Akufo-Addo called on the Speaker, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, to ensure the “expeditious” consideration of the nominees so that they can start work “as soon as practicable”. The nominees are Barbara […]Continue Reading

Business

You can’t conjecture and blame BoG for printing ¢22bn; that’s not right – Boaku tells Minority

July 26, 2022

Spokesperson of the Vice President, Dr Gideon Boako has said the Minority cannot conjecture and accuse the Bank of Ghana (BoG) of printing ¢22billion fresh cash without disclosing it. He said the posture of the Minority is not right. The opposition lawmakers alleged that the central bank has, on the instruction of the government, printed […]Continue Reading

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Sprouting maize trail on busy Accra road gets social media talking

July 26, 2022

A seemly over-enthusiastic farmer may have taken his antics too far. Ghanaians on social media woke up to a video showing a strange phenomenon on the busy streets of Accra. In a video posted on Thursday, a long trail of sprouting maize is seen in the median of Independence Avenue near Ridge Roundabout. Someone is […]Continue Reading

Business

Izwe Savings and Loans opens applications for tertiary education scholarship

July 26, 2022

Izwe Savings & Loans invites Senior High School (SHS) graduates who have excellent grades and are truly financially needy to apply for the Izwe Scholarship Fund to pursue undergraduate or equivalent tertiary programs of their choice for the 2022/2023 academic year. The Chief Executive Officer, Raymond Kwakye Bismarck, stated that, “the fund is activated annually […]Continue Reading

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The time to make ADR preferred choice for disputants is now – Chief Justice

July 26, 2022

Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin Yeboah, is calling for the adoption of Alternative Dispute Resolution as a preferred choice in resolving cases. He says the country cannot afford to postpone the total adoption of ADR when it is providing absolute and early resolution of cases to many who use the traditional courts. Speaking at the launch of […]Continue Reading

Business

Extend SIM card registration to end of 2022 – CUTS urges government

July 26, 2022

A leading research and public policy think tank, CUTS International, Accra is urging the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation to extend the mobile SIM card registration deadline to the end of the year. According to the firm, the majority of Ghanaians have logistical challenges in obtaining NIA card and using the same to register their […]Continue Reading

Foreign

EU seeks to replace Russia gas with Nigeria gas

July 26, 2022

The European Union is seeking additional gas supplies from Nigeria as the bloc prepares for potential Russian supply cuts, Matthew Baldwin, deputy director general of the European Commission’s energy department, said on Saturday. Baldwin was speaking in Nigeria where he held meetings with officials from Africa’s largest oil producer this week. He was told that […]Continue Reading