The Takoradi Port recorded an increase in port traffic from 8.2 million metric tons (mt) in 2018 to 9.9 million mt in 2019, representing an increase of 21 per cent in total port traffic. It also registered an increase of 43 per cent in exports. The port however, recorded 13 per …

Minister of Science, Environment, Technology and Innovations says the government is ready to support the Kantanka Group of Companies, established by the Founder and Leader of the Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana, Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka. According to Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, government’s immediate support will be to patronise his products …

Senegalese and Liverpool mercurial player Sadio Mane has won the 2019 African Player of the Year award. He won the prestigious award for the first time in a ceremony held in Cairo this evening. Mane beat compatriot and club mate Mohammed Salah of Egypt-winner in 2017 and 2018 and Algerian …

Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has revealed that his outfit would soon be publishing the performances of second cycle schools to the public. Speaking at an education forum on the theme, ‘Ghana’s transformation agenda on education, basic and Secondary’, Dr. Osei Adutwum said the objective is for …

The Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold, has reiterated its intention to appeal to the international community to help with the retrieval of their locked up investment. The company since its collapse in 2018 following a suspension order from the Securities and Exchange Commission, has been struggling to refund monies …

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) will crown its 2019 Player of the year at its awards ceremony in the Egyptian coastal resort of Hurghada on Tuesday. Algeria’s Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez is up against the Liverpool duo of Sadio Mane of Senegal and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah for the …

The Special Development Initiatives Ministry headed by Mavis Hawa Koomson, under which the procurement of ambulances for each constituency as promised by President Nana Akufo-Addo falls, says a new emergency number for the ambulance service will be introduced soon. The government procured 307 ambulances in total in line with a …

Members of the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) have declared a strike effective immediately, following the non-payment of their allowances. The strike by TUTAG follows what they describe as the government’s failure to migrate them onto the public universities’ salary structure. They are also demanding an increase in …

There appears to be confusion over disbursement of funds by Menzgold Ghana to its customers. While management of the embattled gold collectables firm says nearly 200 customers of the company have been paid their funds which were locked up for months, some customers have vehemently denied receiving such monies. The …

The growth rate in commercial banks’ deposits has slowed down amidst the reforms undertaken by the central bank to strengthen the sector. The Bank of Ghana in its latest banking sector report stated that deposits, as the main source of funding for the banking industry, grew by 17.1 percent in …

The Nigeria Union Traders Association of Ghana (NUTAG) is asking the Government of Ghana to come clear on its plans concerning the closure of shops belonging to its members. About a month after the closure of the shops, the association is worried about the situation it claimed had brought untoward …

The Tema Development Company (TDC) has raked in more than GHS44 million as actual total revenue (Gross Earnings) from January to September 2019. Addressing an end of year thanksgiving service, Ms. ELzabeth Mansa Banson, Board Chair, said GH¢44,135,431 was raised against the related period end budget of GH¢134,426,955. “Thus, the …

Thus, the founder of Speciallady Awareness Foundation, Elizabeth Amoaa will be visiting Ghana with her team again as part of her ongoing campaign towards the awareness on women reproductive health issues. Although, many agencies have been tackling these issues, there seems to be quite a large amount of people who still …

The Founder and Leader of Anointed Chapel International, Francis Antwi, popularly known as Reverend Obofour says Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is not to blame for the depreciation of the cedi but Churches. According to him, most of the Churches headquartered abroad after Church Service on Sundays change all their …

The Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has likened the Double Track System to first and Second Church Service which allows Church members as many as possible to have equal access to listen to the Word of God. According to him, the Double Track System under the Free Senior High School …

Many parents of children with disabilities in the Eastern Region of Ghana continue to deny their children access to education. Out of the handful of parents who admit their children in special schools at the right age, majority waste early childhood education of the children after years of failed desperate …

The National Ambulance Service and the Minister of Health, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu have urged the President, Nana Akufo-Addo to delay the intended distribution of some 275 ambulances to each of the constituencies in Ghana. The President had indicated in a press encounter in 2019 that the ambulances would be distributed …

Famous Agbogloshi Yam Market has caught fire this afternoon. Videos and pictures circulating shows ranging fire burning up the entire market. Residents closer in much efforts are trying to put off fire while they wait for the fire service to attend to it. The cause of the fire is yet …

Rare footage of Ghana adopting its first cedi and pesewa coins in 1965 has surfaced on the internet. The video, monitored by GhanaWeb saw a queue of Ghanaians lined up at the Ghana Commercial Bank to exchange the then “Ghana Pound’s” which were; Shillings and Pence and was introduced by …

The Ministry of Finance has created an investment mechanism to help drive investment into the country from the Diaspora. Known as the ‘Africa Sankofa Account or the ‘Diaspora Savings and Investment Account,’ the interest accruing banking product is targeted at Africans living abroad, who desire to invest in the Ghanaian …

A new IMF staff report has said Ghana is closer to being classified as a high debt distressed country, theghanareport.com has learned. The possible classification means the IMF is concerned about the country’s ability to honour its international obligations. The public debt stock as at September 2019 was pegged at …

The Central Bank has reacted to claims by former President John Mahama that it did not follow proper procedure in introducing new notes to the country’s currency mix. “The public was ambushed. One day we just got up and they said they are introducing new notes. No public sensitisation, the …

Deputy Defense Minister and Member of Parliament for the Nkoranza North constituency, Major Derrick Oduro, has asserted that the government of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) would construct a 600 bed residential facility for head Porters (popularly called Kayayos) in 2020. He indicated that plans are far advanced for the …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed reports that it has contracted a foreign firm to design the new school uniforms to be used in junior high schools from the 2019/2020 academic year. It said, “it has not imported, neither, has it contracted any individual, locally or internationally to bring …

Ghana is to establish a Diasporan Savings and Investment Account to attract people of African American descent to invest in the various sectors of the country. The plan, which is at its infant stage, will explore how to target retail other than institutional investors. According to the Minister for Finance, …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed reports that it has contracted a foreign firm to design the new school uniforms to be used in junior high schools from the 2019/2020 academic year. It said, “it has not imported, neither, has it contracted any individual, locally or internationally to bring …

Teachers and students of Senior High Schools running the single-track system are demanding an explanation from the Ghana Education Service over the new time table for 2019/2020 academic year describing it as unfair. Teachers and Students of the single track SHSs have been in school since September 15, 2019, and …

MTN Group has agreed to sell its towers businesses in Ghana and Uganda as Africa’s biggest mobile phone operator refocuses on high-growth markets on the continent and in the Middle East. Clashes with regulators in Nigeria, Uganda and elsewhere have crimped growth, prompting the company to announce a $1 billion …

If you are asthmatic, here are some tips to deal with the Harmattan. 1. Carry your inhalers everywhere you go. Having an inhaler doesn’t make you weak or show you’re going to die. 2. Know your triggers. Stay away from them. 3. Carry a sweater, pullover, coat with you, where …

The Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that Senior High School (SHS) Form Three students would re-open on Sunday, January 5, to continue academic work for the 2019/2020 academic year. This is to enable the final year students prepare adequately towards the 2020 West African Senior School …