Tag Archives: GHANA

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says Ghanaians will have to re-register their sim cards with the Ghana Card beginning July or lose them. According to him, the  move is part of efforts to digitize the economy for enhanced accountability and economic growth “I expect that the minister for communication and …

  In determining the highest human habitation in Ghana, a number of places where people have lived at very high altitudes for long periods of time have been discovered. Individuals have lived in such places for decades and have subsequently learned to evolve and flourish in the extreme weather conditions. …

The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) is working assiduously to attract Amazon to Ghana, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said. According to the Finance Minister, the move was to deepen the technological entrepreneurial ecosystem for Ghanaian entrepreneurs. Addressing the country on the measures being introduced by the government to prop up …

  The operations of Susu collectors in Ghana are increasingly becoming digitised following a partnership between the Ghana Co-operative Susu Collectors Association (GCSCA) and Savings at the Frontier. Operators of the financial scheme say with proper data build up and management, they can now easily access the information of clients …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has backed government’s recent policy towards fiscal consolidation as captured by the 2021 budget. Leader of IMF’s mission Carlo Sdralevich made these observations at the end of virtual meetings under Article IV between Wednesday, April 28 and Wednesday, May 12. “The 2021 budget’s recent policy …

  The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has described as needless the ministerial delegation directed by President Buhari to be sent to Ghana to resolve the trade impasse between Ghana-Nigeria traders. According to the President of the Association, Dr. Joseph Obeng, Ghana is only enforcing its trade laws and …

  Samuel Nartey George has described Dancehall Musician, Shatta Wale, as someone who resurrected the music industry in Ghana. The Ningo-Prampram MP described the musician as the Faiza in the Ghanaian music industry. He explained that Shatta Wale has added something to his brand which has appealed to a certain base of music …

Ghana coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor has named a 30-man squad for the upcoming friendlies against Morocco and Ivory Coast next month.  Akonnor’s squad is a mix of both experienced and new players invited during the AFCON qualifiers in March. The Black Stars will take on the Atlas Lions of Morocco …

A former UK High Commissioner to Ghana, Craig Murray has been jailed for contempt in the United Kingdom. The 62-year-old was sentenced to eight months in jail for breaching strict rules around identifying witnesses in the Alex Salmond trial. The former Dundee University rector breached a strict court order passed to protect …

Presidential candidate for United Front Party(UFP) Kwasi Addai Odike has told the President Nana Addo Damkwa Akufo-Addo to hire him to help fix the mess in the country. In recent time there has been a civil revolt on social media by some disgruntled Ghanaians who are mostly made up of …