The Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, has underlined the government’s unswerving resolve to go the extra mile to prevent wasteful public spending. It would do everything to crack down on corruption and eliminate waste in the management of financial resources. He said this in an address read for him at a day’s forum on the implementation of the Ghana Integrated [...] The post Government

George Weah Partial results from Liberia’s presidential election show former football star George Weah has taken an early lead. Figures from the National Elections Commission (NEC) put Mr Weah ahead Read More... The post Liberia

Obour (right) receiving the award from Prince Kofi Nyantakyi President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice Osei Kuffour, aka Obour, has been honoured with the Humanitarian & Leadership Read More... The post MUSIGA President Receives Award appeared

The dollar slipped after inflation data came in below expectations.

Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is recovering at a modest pace, and is projected to pick up to 2.4 per cent in 2017 from 1.3per cent in 2016, the World Bank has said in its new Africa’s Pulse Report. The new projected growth for SSA is below the April forecast of 2.6 per cent. The Africa’s Pulse is a [...] The post World Bank predicts 2.4 per cent growth for SSA

KISUMU, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenyan police shot dead two people and wounded a third person on Friday when a crowd of opposition demonstrators attempted to storm a police station, a local official in Kenya's southwestern Siaya county said.

Accra Hearts of Oak have rejected claims players boycotted training on Friday ahead of Sunday's penultimate Ghana Premier League clash with Medeama. According to reports on Friday morning, Hearts of Oak players decided to not train due to unpaid bonuses. The club is said to have not paid the players for seven months. However, minutes after report filtered in, the club posted on its official Twitter page video and photos as evidence that no player absented himself on the grounds of being

The staff of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), earlier today [Friday], held a prayer session at the head office to thank God for the dismissal of the commission’s Executive Secretary, Samuel Sarpong. According to them, the dismissal of Mr. Sarpong was an answer to their long offered prayers. A letter from the Office of ...

A former Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Mahama Ayariga, believes government may be infringing on the rights of some fuel distributors following a directive by the President,  halting the construction of petrol/diesel and LPG filling points until further notice. The order formed part of nine directives from a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, which saw the introduction of nine safety ...

A former Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Mahama Ayariga, believes government may be infringing on the rights of some fuel distributors following a directive by the President,  halting the construction of petrol/diesel and LPG filling points until further notice. The order formed part of nine directives from a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, which saw the introduction of nine safety ...

Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has returned to Kayserispor first team training ahead of the side's Turkish League clash with Karabukspor, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report. Gyan has not featured for Anatolian Star since suffering a thigh injury on international duty with Ghana in the 2018 World Cup qualifier against the Red Devils of Congo at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium last month. The 31-year-old was pictured in action at the team's training ground as they prepare for the

Wiyaala will today join MTV Europe award-winning Moroccan musician, Ahmed Soultan, and friends for a concert at La Theatre Coupole, Saint-Louis, France. Ahmed Soultan and Wiyaala will perform together the Read More... The post Wiyaala Performs In France appeared first on

Introduction Ghana reached a major milestone on October 4, 2017 after using US$200 million of its oil and gas resources from a Sinking Fund account as well as proceeds from previous Bond issues to “buyback” or redeem the last instalment of the10-year Sovereign Bond issued in 2007. The decision to progressively retire the US$ 750 million bond before maturity—with a [...] The post RETIREMENT

First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo giving the first dose of the supplement to 24 girls at the launch FIRST LADY Rebecca Akufo-Addo on Wednesday launched the first phase of ‘Girls Iron Read More... The post First Lady Launches Folic Acid Campaign

The Ocular Prosthesis Unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) on Wednesday joined the world to mark the World Ocular Prosthesis Day on the theme: ‘An Eye For An Eye’. Read More... The post Ghana Marks First Ocular Prosthesis Day appeared

ACCRA Hearts of Oak are demanding a “competent” referee in their MTN FA Cup final match with arch rivals Asante Kotoko at the Tamale Sports Stadium on Sunday October 29. The record winners of the FA Cup competition insists they have been treated unfairly by referees in recent matches against Kotoko, with particular reference to premier league match day 25 [...] The post ‘Give us competent

SLEEK golfer, Afia Konadu Agyapong, on Friday recorded yet another feat in less than two months after emerging as hole-in-one winner. Playing on handicap 27. The business lady amassed a gross score of 10 to lift the ladies longest drive prize in the maiden Head of State Invitational Golf tournament at the Achimota Golf Club. She extended her brilliance to [...] The post Afia Konadu

The MTN/FA Cup Committee has embarked on a tour of selected media houses to showcase the coveted trophy to be contested by sworn rivals – Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko. Chairman of the FA Cup Committee, Kurt Okraku, is leading the team, which is expected to visit the New Times Corporation (NTC), this morning at 11.am. The [...] The post MTN/FA Cup ‘Trophy Tour’ rolls on

GHANA’S Black Starlets taught India a footballing lesson at the Jawahara Lal Nehru Stadium on Thursday, as they outplayed the hosts to seal an impressive 4-0 victory, and also sealed a spot in the round-of-16. Ghana, two-time World Champions were expected to provide the stiffest challenge to India and it proved to be just that, as Ghana’s pacy attackers ensured [...] The post Starlets

Samira Bawumia with Salifu Saeed, pupils at Zogbeli primary school in Tamale The Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Samira Bawumia, has donated learning materials worth over thousands of Read More... The post Samira Bawumia Donates To Pupils In Tamale