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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has granted its approval for Ghana to receive an additional $600 million in the second tranche of a $3 billion, 36-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement. The announcement, made in a statement on Friday, January 19, 2024, signifies the successful completion of the First review, …

New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant, Kennedy Agyapong, has disclosed how much he receives from Ghana Gas in lieu of sitting allowances. Ken, Board Chairman of the state-owned enterprise, has recently come under attack over his role as an appointee of president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who doggedly blasts the …

Kenyan local media has reported that a man has been ordered to pay a fine of 850,000 shillings ($5,600;£4,400) after revealing a friend’s alleged HIV status in a WhatsApp group. The ruling came from the HIV and Aids Tribunal in Kenya, who said that a person’s HIV status should not …

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has raised doubts over the claimant to the 600,000 barrels of Oil that arrived in Ghana on Friday from Russia. A release by the IES indicated that the consignment aboard the vessel MT Theseus is being stashed in Ghana as the pool of buyers …

The Herald is picking up mixed signals as to the real owners of the 600,000 tonnes of Russian fuel, which have been shipped and stored in Ghanaian tanks revealed by the international business news network, Bloomberg. Whilst, some have linked the consignment to a Tema-based company by name Platon, others …

Some 10 suspects have been arrested by the police at Chereponi in the North-East Region over their involvement in a communal clash at Wenchike, a community in the area. According to myjoyonline.com, the clash, which happened last week, occurred as a result of a chieftaincy disagreement between two Chokosi factions …

Three people have died after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey on Monday, weeks after a deadly quake devastated the region. More than 680 people have been injured in Turkey and Syria. Turkey’s disaster and emergency agency Afad said the tremor occurred at 20:04 local time (17:04 GMT), followed by …

Some workers of the Ghana Textiles Printing Company Limited (GTP) in Tema have been asked to proceed on leave following shortage in the supply of Residual Fuel Oil (RFO) for production. According to the managers, the RFO in which the machines depend on is regularly supplied from neighbouring countries. They …

The Presidency has said the government’s Scholarship Secretariat has awarded local scholarships to 45,000 tertiary students. Also, 1,600 training college students have been awarded scholarships. This is part of efforts to educate Ghana, the seat of Government said. Regarding foreign scholarships, 560 students have also been awarded under the online …

It appears Edward Enninful’s dream of organizing a fairytale wedding has finally been realized, as per reports, the British-based Ghanaian Vogue editor’s big day has been the ‘most talked about’ since it took place. According to event experts, the entire cost of the wedding was estimated at, at least £600,000. …