Business

Nominations for 5th edition of Ghana Shippers Awards end on July 25

July 21, 2022

Organisers of the Ghana Shippers Awards have scheduled July 25 to end nominations for the 5th edition of the Awards. The award which provides a platform to recognise individuals and companies that play significant roles in the growth and development of the shipping industry also seeks to recognize key functions within the industry that promote […]Continue Reading

Business

Enterprise Insurance introduces same day claim payment in Kumasi

July 21, 2022

Enterprise Insurance has launched the innovative Same Day Claims Payment Service in Kumasi in a colorful ceremony attended by the Regional Manager of the National Insurance Commission, members of the Insurance Brokers Association of Ghana, Customers & other dignitaries. The insurance giant pioneered the Same Day Claims Payment in Ghana’s Insurance industry in March Continue Reading

Crime

Man jailed 15 years for having sex with wife’s niece

July 21, 2022

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 53-year-old trader to 15 years imprisonment for defiling his wife’s 12-year-old niece at Afuaman near Ablekumah in the Greater Accra Region. This was after the Court presided over by Christina Cann, found Amadu Moro guilty on the charge of defilement. Handing the sentence, the Court said it found […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Include ‘no guarantor policy’ in mid-year budget review – NUGS President tells government

July 21, 2022

The President of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), Dennis Appiah Larbi-Ampofo, has called on government to include funding of the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) in the 2022 mid-year budget review. According to him, the ‘no guarantor’ policy – since its launch – has increased the number of applications received this year by […]Continue Reading

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Concerned Small Scale Miners doubts Lands Ministry’s will to investigate brutality against miners

July 21, 2022

Concerned Small Scale Miners Association has cast doubt on the commitment of the Lands and Natural Resources Ministry to go the long haul in investigating circumstances under which some illegal miners were brutalised by some soldiers on AngloGold Ashanti concession. The Sector Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor told journalists that a Committee has been set up […]Continue Reading

Business

Ken Ofori-Atta must resign over IMF u-turn – Kwabena Agyapong

July 21, 2022

A former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyapong has called for the resignation of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. His call is based on Ghana’s return to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), despite the earlier claims by the Finance Minister about the country’s bright economic prospects. Speaking in an interview on The Hard […]Continue Reading

Business

ECG engages Ada West, East District Assemblies over operational challenges

July 21, 2022

As part of efforts to deepen relationship and offer better services to its stakeholders, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has engaged the Ada West and East District Assemblies respectively. The company believes engaging assembly members and other stakeholders who represent communities at the local level is one of the means of getting their message […]Continue Reading

Foreign

Russian pipeline resumes pumping gas to Europe

July 21, 2022

Russia has restarted gas supplies to Europe through its biggest pipeline, Nord Stream 1, following a 10-day maintenance break. There had been fears Moscow may not have resumed the flow in response to EU sanctions over the war in Ukraine. On Wednesday, the European Commission urged countries to cut gas use by 15% over the […]Continue Reading

Crime

Police on manhunt for Achiaman robbery suspects

July 21, 2022

The Ghana Police Service says it is on a manhunt for some robbers in the Greater Accra Region. The Police said the robbers attacked a company at Achiaman in Amasaman, Accra. According to the Police, one person died in the process while two others sustained injuries. “In the process one person died and two others […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Police Service Ghana’s most corrupt institution – Research

July 21, 2022

The Ghana Police Service is the most corrupt institution in the country, a research conducted by Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) together with other stakeholders has stated. In total, 24 institutions were sampled for the said survey. The research was christened; Corruption in Ghana, Peoples Experiences and View. The survey aimed to unearth corrupt institutions and […]Continue Reading