Ghana’s Digitalization agenda spearheaded by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has been praised by International IT Expert and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ad Dynamo, Sean Riley. Commenting on Ghana’s quest to digitalise its economy, Mr. Riley noted that Ghana was far ahead of many of its contemporaries, adding that the country …

Parliament has passed the Income Tax (Amended) Bill, 2022 to amend the Income Tax Act, 2015 (Act 896) to extend the exemption from tax of gains on the realisation of shares listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange for five years. Mr. Kwaku Kwarteng, the Chairman of the Finance Committee of Parliament moved for the …

It’s popular knowledge that drinking hot water has a long list of benefits, however frequent intake has several side effects. Local Police confirm missing of 2 Indian expatriates during Ajaokuta attack Most people think drinking hot water is one of the best ways to stay healthy. This is totally untrue. …

When two people wed, they typically exchange vows to be together for better and for worse, for richer or for poorer, in good times and bad, and so on… According to an interview with Afrimax TV, however, a man known as ‘ Theodomir ‘ tells his sad stories by saying …

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Bright Simons, a Vice President of Imani Africa, has indicated that the government of Ghana failed to signal forcefully to the market intentions for fiscal consolidation hence Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings of the country to CCC+/C from B-/B. According to him, such conduct by the government will further …

An inter-hall fight ensued between the residents of the Commonwealth and John Mensah Sarbah halls of the University of Ghana last night. Narrating the incident to myjoyonline.com, an eyewitness who pleaded anonymity said residents of Sarbah Hall celebrated ‘Sarbahfest’ on Friday. As part of the festivities, the residents of the …

Following the battle between the Vandals and Vikings last night, a vehicle at the Mensah Sarbah Hall parking lot caught fire. Sarbah Hall residents are referred to as Vikings, whereas Commonwealth Hall residents are known as Vandals. However, according to a tweet from Univers TV, the cause of the altercation …

GhanaWeb has received multiple reports on a violent clash that occurred between two feuding clashes at the campus of the University of Ghana. While it is unclear what exactly started the violent clashes, videos in the position of GhanaWeb show the two factions, on either sides of a street in the evening, pelting …

The headmistress of Benso Senior High Technical School, Helen Ama Bogobley has been accused of ordering 207 WASSCE candidates to pay GHC200 cedis each as transportation fees to convey exam papers. Reports gathered indicate that parents and the Education Directorate are not aware of the decision for students to pay …

Revenue of the mobile money (MoMo) arm of telecommunication market leader – MTN – reached GH¢899million, a 9 percent growth on year-on-year growth in the first half of the year, its unaudited interim report has shown. The figure, however, pales in comparison to the 50.9 percent YoY growth recorded a …

  The Deputy Minister, Hon Ama Pomaa Boateng has opened the training of this year’s Girls in ICT for SHS on Cyber Security and Data Privacy targeted at a 100,000 girls across seven regions. The beneficiary regions are Northern, Bono East, Bono Ahafo, Volta and Oti. The Deputy Minister for …

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Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister of Food and Agriculture, is blaming the high cost of food items on the market on profiteering. According to him, food products are in abundance but their retail prices remain high over and above the financial capacity of the ordinary consumers. Speaking on the August 3 …

The Asokore Mampong Magistrate Court on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, remanded six students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST, for allegedly gang-raping a first-year student. All six were in court for the first hearing of their case with the judge agreeing to a request by the …

A five-year ban on the construction of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) stations has been lifted by Cabinet at its 35th sitting held on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. The move comes on the back of the ongoing strike by Tanker Drivers and LPG Marketing Companies over some concerns. In a letter …

An investigation by the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana)’s Corruption Watch has uncovered the nefarious academic activities rife in two senior high schools in the Bono Region of Ghana. According to the report made available to GhanaWeb, it was discovered at the two schools: All For Christ Senior High/Technical School …

Corruption Watch Ghana conducted a series of investigations into corruption allegations during West African Examinations Council (WAEC) examinations in various senior and junior high schools in Ghana. This investigation exposed the scheming ways of headteachers, teachers and invigilators during West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) as well as Basic …

Some harmful levels of aflatoxins [a family of toxins produced by fungi called Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus] that can cause cancer have been found in samples of ‘Brukina’ and the millet and dairy milk used to prepare it. This was revealed through a research conducted by Noguchi Memorial Institute …

Steve Hanke, a professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University in the United States, has for some time now been monitoring Ghana’s economic growth and putting a spotlight on it. In his latest #EconWatch diaries on his verified Twitter timeline, the academic stated that, since 2021, Ghana has lost …

The Upper East Regional Minister,  Stephen Yakubu has asked students of the Bolgatanga Technical Institute to leave the school premises before 4pm today, 2 August 2022, following the rioting of some final-year students. The students destroyed school and staff properties after some of them were arrested on Monday, 1 August …

The world’s leader in instant delivery services, Zipline, has announced the appointment of Mr. Mawuli Atiemo as the new General Manager of its Ghana operations. His appointment takes effect from July 2022. Mawuli is joining Zipline from AstraZeneca where he was the Ghana Country Lead and having had over 15 …

This year’s West African Senior High School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will start from today, August 1, 2022, to Tuesday, September 27, 2022. Information from the West African Examinations Council’s (WAEC) website showed that the candidates would begin with project work subjects like basketry, ceramics and graphic design on Monday, August …

Petroleum tanker drivers’ are expected to start a sit-down strike from Monday, 1st August 2022 to protest poor working conditions and some decisions by the regulator, NPA, which are affecting them. The tanker drivers’ unions, comprising Gas Tanker Drivers Union, Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union, GOIL Tanker Drivers Union …

Ghana may still be finding its teeth in technological innovations, but in its recent digitalization drive, Ghana has proved to be ahead of many developed countries in a number of digital innovations. One of them is Motor Insurance Database, where Ghana has proved to be a step ahead of Britain, …

The Minister for Communication and Digitalisation, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has announced that the deadline for the SIM card re-registration has been extended to September 30, 2022. Addressing the media on Sunday the government appointee said she “reluctantly” extended the exercise which was scheduled to end on July 31, 2022. The …

Searching for a secured house in Accra and Ghana at large has become one of the problems faced by majority of residents in the capital. The quest for a place to lay the head has resulted in many unsuspecting people being fleeced by some rent agents in the capital. In …

The Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has declared the Sunyani Airport a ‘fit for purpose’ facility after concluding his last inspection tour at the facility on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 with a team of experts from the Ghana Airports Company (GAC), Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Ghana Air Force. …

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The Akyem Anyinasin Methodist Junior High School in Abuakwa North Municipality in Eastern region has been closed down by the Ghana Education Service after a gang from the community forced a male teacher to kneel and apologize for punishing some students. The teacher reportedly disciplined some students for misconduct on …