Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has reduced the size of his cabinet in a reshuffle that also saw the appointment of seven new faces including an opposition lawmaker. The list of ministers and deputy ministers has been reduced from 33 to 27, but critics say it is still too large. The reshuffle was expected following reports […] The post Malawi president reduces size of

One hundred and four hopefuls of the 16th edition of The Spelling Bee -Gh will, on Saturday, February 4, 2023, mount the stage to spell their way to the championship. The national finalists are made up of 46 boys and 58 girls representing 8 cities in Ghana. The competition, which began in March 2022, saw […] The post 104 national finalists vie

The Data for Good Partnership, a unique public-private partnership and not-for-profit initiative to support evidence-based decision-making for the wellbeing of all in Ghana, has been renewed between Vodafone Ghana, the Flowminder Foundation, and Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). The project also received funding support from Vodafone Foundation. As 2023 begins, Ghana Statistical Service, Vodafone Ghana and […] The post GSS,

The Achimota District Court presided over by His Worship Prince Owusu has ordered a lunacy test to be conducted on Patrick Asiedu, the man suspected to be behind the viral audio alleging that the police stopped and planted drugs in his vehicle. The court gave the order on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, when the accused […] The post Court orders lunacy test on Uber

I chanced upon an article online on January 24, 2023, from cedidollar.com and same repeated on myjoyonline.com captioned, “Private Health Insurance players unhappy with GAB activities” in which the report purports that, there is simmering tension in the Private Health Insurance Industry over unfair business practice by a Private Health Insurance Scheme (GAB Health Insurance […] The post Why

FanMilk PLC (FanMilk) has rewarded 74 Trade Partners for their contribution to business growth in the “Bronya Akyede Kese Promo”. The promotion was launched last year to motivate Trade Partners to sell more whilst investing in their business from October to December 2022. 5 Key Distributors & 69 Agents won exciting prizes ranging from Distribution […] The post FanMilk

Ghanaians will from today, Wednesday, February 1, 2023, pay more for Water and Electricity tariffs as the increment announced by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURC) takes off. PURC on January 16 increased electricity tariff by 30% and 8.3% for water effective February 1, 2023. The PURC cited the cedi depreciation, soaring inflation and issues […] The post New

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) says 18 persons have been arrested with several others facing prosecution for engaging in fraudulent activities in the industry. This follows the NLA’s engagement with the National Communications Authority and the National Security to clamp down on scammers who dupe unsuspecting customers under the guise of offering them winning lotto […] The post NLA arrests

The Ghana Police Service has commenced investigations into an alleged incident at the West Hills Mall that led to the death of a 32-year-old man, Shadrach Arloo. In a press release dated January 31, 2023, the Police administration said its officials had contacted a relative of the deceased, Perpetual Didier, who first made the allegation […] The post Police probe

The Convener of the Individual Bondholders Forum (IBF), Senyo Hosi, says the government’s revised terms on the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme are much better. Mr. Hosi explained that the revised terms of the programme are an improvement from what was originally tabled by the government. The government further extended the deadline for the programme to […] The post Revised

Head of the Rent Control Department, Emmanuel Hovey Kporsu says landlords are not legally empowered to evict tenants that default on their rent. Mr. Kporsu said it is wrong to break into the premises of tenants after the expiration of their rent in an attempt to eject them. He explained that: “the issue with rent […] The post Landlords can’t

The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has expressed worry over the impact of the Domestic Debt Exchange Program on domestic private banks in Ghana. According to him, the program will weaken the growth of these banks. In a letter written to the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison, […] The post Debt Exchange

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has given government 30 days to compensate victims of the Ayawaso West Wuogon (AWW) by-election violence, four clear years after the incident. More concerning for the opposition party is the fact that the government seems to have failed to work with the recommendations contained in the report from the […] The post AWW