Kenya’s deputy police chief Eliud Lagat has stepped aside pending the outcome of investigations into the death in detention of blogger Albert Ojwang. Mr Lagat had been under pres­sure to resign from the opposition and human rights activists as Mr Ojwang was arrested after he filed a complaint, accusing the blogger of defaming him on … The post Kenya’s deputy

OSP to wait 3 months after wife of Ofori-Atta gives major update about husband's recovery

 Four people have been handed suspended jail sentences after being found guilty of committing hate crimes against Real Madrid forward, Vini­cius Jr. The quartet were found guilty of hanging an inflatable effigy of Vinicius Jr over a bridge near Real Madrid’s training ground in January 2023, shortly before Atletico Ma­drid’s Copa Del Rey match at … The post Fans found guilty

 American JJ Spaun over­came a flooded golf course, a 90-minute rain delay and the brilliance of Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre to win the US Open on a chaotic final day at Oakmont Country Club. The 34-year-old, who needed a par on the last to win his first major, holed an incredible 64-foot birdie putt to win … The post Spaun wins US Open golf tourney appeared first on Ghanaian

 The final funeral arrangements and burial for the late Mr Ebenezer Kofi Asiedu-Offei will take place at Presby church Akwapim-Akropon on the June 21, 2025 at 8am. He was the brother of Mr Michael Offei and Mr Samuel Ofori- Offei. OFFICERS of Recruit Intake 30 of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), who recently passed out, … The post Commit to protecting Ghana’s borders

 An amount USD35 million has been injected into the First National Bank Ghana Limited by its shareholder, Fir­stRand Group. This is contained in a press state­ment issued and signed by the Head, Marketing and Corporate Affairs, First National Bank Gha­na, Delali Dzidzienyo, and copied The Ghanaian Times yesterday. According to the statement, the injection of … The post FNB

Stop using unearned 'Dr' titles - GTEC directs 2 MPs

 The government has been urged to scale up its investment in the production of soy­beans, especially in the Northern Region, as it has the potential to drive economic growth. Apart from soybeans having the potential of driving economic growth, a former Head, Forest and Horticultural Crops Research Centre, Kade, Professor Samuel Adjei-Nsiah, said that it … The post Scale

 A provisional squad of 24 Black Queens players, together with their technical staff, will depart Accra today for Morocco to begin the final phase of prepa­rations ahead of the upcoming Women’s Africa Cup of Na­tions (WAFCON) tournament, which will take place in that country from July 5 to July 26, 2025. Head coach, Kim Lars … The post WAFCON 2024: Black Queens

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By Juliet ETEFE (Juliet.etefe@thebftonline.com) The country’s economic outlook could outpace present industrial growth levels if government expedites implementation of its Big Push agenda, Government Statistician Dr. Alhassan Iddrisu has indicated. Speaking during the 2025 first-quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates’ release, Dr. Iddrisu indicated that while the economy expanded by 5.3 percent in Q1 2025 […] The post ‘Big

The budget cuts threaten global progress on everything from heart disease to H.I.V. — and could affect American drug companies, too.

By Kizito CUDJOE The Chamber of Mines’ new leadership says it remains cautiously optimistic about a rebound in gold production by end-2025, despite ongoing mine closures and operational challenges that continue to weigh on output across the sector. The chamber, in its outlook for 2025, projected gold output to range between 4.4 and 5.1 million […] The post Chamber of Mines expects

The Central Securities Depository (CSD) is teaming up with the Business and Financial Times (B&FT) in a new public education campaign aimed at cultivating a more investment-savvy population. The collaboration, which kicked off with a meeting between CSD Managing Director, Joseph Oko Abumah Lartey and B&FT CEO, Dr. Godwin Acquaye, seeks to drive financial inclusion […] The post B&FT,