A group of Ghanaians living in the United State of America are planning to stage a demonstration over the state of the economy when President John Dramani Mahama arrives in the country for the US-Africa Leaders Summit. According to the concerned Ghanaians in the US the demonstration  is intended to express the concerns Ghanaians who ...

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has cautioned Ghanaians who are predicting a further depreciation of the cedi to note that plans are far advanced to address the situation. Speaking to journalists after participating in a meeting of the Presidential Advisory Committee of the economy on Thursday, Dr. Kofi Wampah explained that moves are ...

West Ham have signed Arsenal defender Carl Jenkinson on a season-long loan. The 22-year-old had been linked with several Premier League clubs, but opted for the Hammers. “I’m clearly seen as a big part of things here and hopefully I can prove my worth because it is an important year for me,” Jenkinson said. The ...

The Bank of Ghana’s three-year bond issued on Tuesday attracted a staggering high interest rate of 25.4%. This is the second highest rate for a 3-year bond this year. The central bank issued the bond to raise an amount of GHC 400 million. With this high interest rate of 25.4%, the BoG will pay investors ...

The Council of Southern African Football Associations has revealed the 2014 Cosafa Cup to be held in Botswana in September has been cancelled. Cosafa President Suketu Patel said the event, which was to be played between 13-28 September, has fallen foul of “financial and logistical constraints”. However, Cosafa remains hopeful of staging the tournament in ...

The Ghana Association of University Administrators has urged the government to pay the Book and Research of Senior Members of Public Universities and Polytechnics for 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 academic years. The association expressed disappointment at government’s unilateral decision to scrap the facility and replace it with the National Research Fund as announced in the 2014 budget ...

A priest has reportedly claimed he is being intimated by a demon through text messages after exorcising it from a young girl. Father Marian Rajchel from Jaroslaw, in south-eastern Poland, apparently said the evil spirit was irked that the priest had got the better of him so started a harassment campaign by phone. ‘Shut up, preacher. You cannot save yourself. ...

A three-day ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip went into effect on Friday, with negotiators due to travel to Cairo to discuss a longer-term solution. But some two hours after the truce began, a Reuters photographer and the Gaza Interior Ministry said Israeli tanks opened fire in the southern Rafah ...

The Wa Circuit Court on Thursday sentenced a 31-year-old police officer, Donald Appiah to 9 years in prison for defiling a 14-year-old girl. The court, presided over by Justice I.B Akwantey passed the judgment upon the accused person’s admission of guilt for defiling the class six pupil during his first appearance in court last week. ...

Ahmed ‘Mido’ Hossam Mido has been sacked as coach of Zamalek. “Board member Ahmed Soliman informed me today that I’m relieved of my duties,” the former Egypt striker said. The decision brings an end to the 31-year-old’s reign only six months after he replaced Helmi Toulan to take up his first job in management. And ...

U.S. health officials issued a travel warning Thursday for three West African nations as the death toll soared from an Ebola outbreak, while Obama administration officials downplayed the possibility that travelers could bring the virus to a U.S.-Africa summit President Obama will attend in Washington next week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced an advisory against “non-essential” ...