Ghana’s all-time top scorer, Asamoah Gyan, has apologised for the use of ‘nonsense’ while expressing his disappointment over Majeed Ashimeeru’s omission from the Black Stars squad to face Nigeria. Gyan, in spite of the apology, stood by his earlier words that the Anderlecht midfielder should have been included in the team to face …

Eleven pupils of the Paga E/A primary school in the Kassena-Nankana West District in the Upper East region, have been hospitalised after the walls of two classrooms collapsed on them, GhanawEb’s Upper East Correspondent Senyalah Castro reports. A Monday (March 21) afternoon rainstorm, which swept through the town, ripped off …

The Sovereign credit rating downgrades of Ghana by Fitch and Moody’s led to “widened yield spreads on both cedi-denominated government of Ghana bonds and the country’s Eurobonds”, the Bank of Ghana has said. “These downgrades reflect market and investor concerns about fiscal and debt sustainability”, Governor Ernest Addison told journalists …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over the weekend held a crunch meeting with key members of his government to decide on the way forward in mitigating the current economic downturn. Even before the government announces the outcome, Information Minister Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah is reported by news portal citinewsroom.com as saying that all flagship programs by …

The President of Breast Care International (BCI) Dr Mrs. Beatrice Wiafe Addai has allayed the fears among women that contracting breast cancer does not amount to death. She said the disease is curable when it is detected at the early stage and therefore advised women to go for regular checkups …

The Sekondi-Takoradi branch of the Ghana Online Drivers Association (GODA) has urged service providers to reduce their commission charges per trip on online drivers. According to them if the service providers reduce their percentage on charges, it would not affect both the providers and driver, “You won’t make losses if …

Economist Yaw Modey has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to sack Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta for recording the lowest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the past 35 years in the history of the country’s economic management. According to the economist, Mr Ofori-Atta has mismanaged the economy so much that he does …

Some future leaders of the country in a farming community of Nsesereso near Dormaa Ahenkro through no fault of theirs cannot study under a convenient and congenial environment. These leaders of tomorrow, some of who could be Presidents, Ministers, Members of Parliament, Medical Doctors, Teachers, Chiefs, Businessmen and women and …

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has increased the policy rate by 250 basis points from 14.5% to 17%. This comes after the Committee of the Bank of Ghana, held its 105th meeting from Wednesday, March 16, to Friday, March 18, 2022, to review economic developments of the …

A heavy downpour has ripped off the roofs of parts of the Kalba clinic in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region. The incident occurred on Saturday, March 19, 2022. The impact of the rain which battered the community, also rendered several residents homeless and injured three children in the …

The Volta Regional Police Command have arrested some twelve female commercial sex workers in the regional capital Ho. The ladies, 20 to 35 of age, were arrested on Saturday, 19 March, 2022 at a popular drinking spot near the Ho Technical University (HTU). Ho in recent times is flagged with …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has noted that global food prices were at record highs before the war in Ukraine. The IMF said the Russia-Ukraine conflict will further increase costs and inflation more broadly. Since the outbreak of the warfare between Russia and Ukraine, prices of commodities especially, crude oil …

Authorities of the St. Joseph Health Centre in Kalba, in the Savannah Region, are appealing for support to reopen the facility after it was closed down following a rainstorm that hit the community on Saturday, March 19. The health centre in Kalba in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District was closed down after …

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Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Saturday, 19 March 2022 joined leadership of the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaa, from Ghana and Nigeria, at Aplaku, Accra, to open Ghana’s first Islamic Nursing Training College. Speaking at the ceremony, Dr Bawumia said despite the existence of over 90 public nursing training colleges …

Professor Kwame Badu Antwi-Boasiako an educationist says the Nana Akufo-Addo led government did not think deeply before introducing the Free Senior High School policy. Speaking at the 63rd Anniversary, Speech and Prize Giving Day Celebration at the Agona Swedru Secondary School he said, the Free Senior High School policy should …

The Municipal Director for Asokore-Mampong Education Directorate in the Ashanti Region, Dr. William Kwame Amankra Appiah has called on teachers across the nation to avoid corporal punishment, because it does not help in our current system of education. The new Director who replaced Hajia Katumi Natogmah Attah made this comment …

An economist has called on Ghanaians to vehemently reject any attempt by the government to seek the assistance of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the wake of Ghana’s collapsing economy. According to Mr Yaw Modey, another IMF policy will not serve the interest of the ordinary Ghanaian. He argued …

Businessman and politician, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom has said that his bank, GN Bank, that was collapsed during the banking sector cleanup exercise in 2019, should be brought back. In a Facebook post on Saturday March 19, he said “Indigenous, Home Grown Product.#Bring Back GN Bank…The People’s Bank!.” During the …

The National President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Perpetual Ofori Ampofo, says the government should not heed to any calls demanding the cancellation of nurse trainee allowances. “I will not subscribe to any government abolishing the trainee allowance,” she insisted in an interview with TV3‘s Daniel …

Committee members and residents of Edwinase in the Ejisu Municipality have called for the renovation of their eighty-year-old Basic School which has now become a death trap. According to the residents in the Ashanti region, school pupils are compelled to run home to save their lives whenever it is about …

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has paid an amount of US$145,000 for the importation of parts of a crucial cancer treatment machine at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, KATH. He issued the checque during the week on Net 2 TV when some of the medics who work at …

Kenya said Thursday it was investigating allegations that thousands of donated condoms, mosquito nets and life-saving medicines were stolen from a government-run warehouse and then sold on the black market. The items were donated by the Geneva-based aid body Global Fund which has disbursed over $1.4 billion to Kenya since …

Three classrooms of Anglican Senior High Technical School in Akyem Kwabeng in the Atiwa West District of the  Eastern region have been ripped off by a violent rainstorm recorded in the community Friday March 18,2022. The incident occurred at about 6:10pm. According to Agnes Minta, the Assistant Headmaster in Charge …

The Minister of Health has confirmed that Ghana has only four active Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines stationed in selected Government Hospitals. According to the Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu four (4) out of the seven (7) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Machines in major hospitals across the country are functional. The Minister in his …

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to brief Parliament on various steps the government is taking to address challenges facing the economy. Currently, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is chairing a crunch meeting with his ministers, MPs, as well as members of the governing NPP to find solutions to the challenges facing the country at the …

The Presidency has debunked media reportage that the government will be considering an IMF bailout as President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo chairs a cabinet retreat that started on Thursday, March 17 and is expected to end on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Ghana is currently faced with economic difficulties that have necessitated a …

A final year student of the University of Ghana, Felix Tawiah Ayittah has proposed an amendment to the Constitution of the Students’ Representative Council (UG SRC). Felix Tawiah Ayittah is on a quest to secure a declaration from the SRC Judicial Board which will deny executive officers their voting right …

Squatters have invaded the premises of the Tema General Hospital, posing danger to residing medical staff and patients at the facility. There have been several reports of robbery attacks on the hospital premises, which the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) believed were linked to the squatters; Mr Yohane Amarh Ashitey, the …

Torrential rains in Bekwai in the Ashanti Region have ripped off the roof of some schools in the area. The rains, which lasted for hours on Thursday, 17 March 2022, caused an interruption in power supply, leaving the town in darkness. The roof of some classrooms at the Bekwai Senior …