Business

Energy Minister promotes Ghana’s offshore oil blocks to investors

September 27, 2022

Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh is in Houston, Texas, United States of America together with senior officials of the Petroleum Commission, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and GOIL on an oil and gas roadshow. The delegation which also includes officials from Base Energy is seeking to promote 5 available oil blocks offshore Ghana. These […]Continue Reading

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Police investigate death of 23-year-old female house help at Awomaso

September 27, 2022

Police at Ejisu are investigating the death of a 23-year-old female house help at Awomaso in the Ashanti Region. The deceased, Akua Kyem died on Sunday and her relatives suspect foul play alleging her mistress could be behind her death. Police have, however, picked up the woman who the deceased lived with and worked for. […]Continue Reading

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Possible restructuring of only local debts unfair – Analyst

September 26, 2022

The government has been urged to consider restructuring external debts too if local debts are also restructured. Speaking on The Big Issue on Citi TV/FM, a financial analyst, Jerome Kuseh, said his call was “a matter of fairness.” “Now let’s say you are going to give them [local investors] a haircut, but the foreign investors who only decided […]Continue Reading

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BoG postpones quarterly MPC briefings over IMF team visit today

September 26, 2022

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has postponed its quarterly Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting today [ Monday, September 26]. The postponement follows the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to the country. The Central Bank in a press release issued on Thursday, September 22, stated. The Bretton Woods Institution is expected to continue rounds between today and, […]Continue Reading

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Energy Sector Achievement Is Leadership, Not Magic

September 23, 2022

The success story of Ghana’s energy sector continues to attract the attention of persons who are keenly observing events locally and at the international level. It is clear and obvious that all the sectors under the Ministry of Energy are doing very well, under the leadership of Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the minister. Team work […]Continue Reading

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‘You can’t memorise your way out of poverty’ – The UN speech that got Education Minister trending

September 22, 2022

The concept that mere theory does not do enough in education appears to have been agreed on by experts worldwide. But the implementation in many classrooms in Africa is yet to see a conscious evolution to practicalise lessons for children of school-going age. This was the angle Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum was coming […]Continue Reading

Crime

Mankessim: Pastor and chief linked to aspiring nurse trainee killing demanded ¢15k ransom – Family

September 22, 2022

The family of murdered aspiring trainee nurse have disclosed that the prime suspects initially demanded a ransom from them. According to Georgina Asor Botchwey’s relatives, the pastor and his accomplice pastor had demanded that they paid ¢15,000 for the freedom of their kin. The police told JoyNews that when Miss Asor Botchwey’s family failed to raise the […]Continue Reading

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Police announce ¢100k bounty for information on Wa killers

September 20, 2022

The Ghana Police Service has announced a reward of ¢100,000 for persons who can volunteer credible information that will lead to the arrest and prosecution of perpetrators behind the recent killings in Wa. It follows the earlier arrest of one suspect, Kankani Adongo, who is currently in custody, assisting with investigations. According to an update issued […]Continue Reading

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Student escapes from suspected kidnappers at cemetery in Bole

September 20, 2022

A 20-year-old student of the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) at Bole in the Savannah Region has escaped a kidnapping attempt. The suspects, according to him, kidnapped him from his school premises during supper on Sunday. Narrating his ordeal in an interview with Adom News‘ Rebecca Nantomah, the victim said the suspects hit him on his […]Continue Reading

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IGP head to Wa over killings of security officers

September 19, 2022

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) is heading to Wa in the Upper West Region to get a first-hand update on the death of some private security officers. The Police continue to maintain law, order and security in the Wa Municipality and surrounding communities since the seventh person was found dead last week. The special […]Continue Reading