Emirates Airlines has extended the initial 48-hours ban for flights from Accra to Dubai indefinitely. “Emirates flight suspension from Accra to Dubai effective December 27, 2021, is now extended until further notice,” the airline said in its urgent broadcast sent to trade partners on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. The airline, …
Read More »Seven tycoons and multimillionaires in Ghana you’ve probably never heard off
Touted as one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa, Ghana is home to 110 multimillionaires and 2,800 high net-worth individuals. Collectively, they control roughly $56 billion in assets. Despite not having any billionaires in dollar terms, Ghana is leaps and bounds ahead of many African countries in terms of wealth …
Read More »Ghana, Nigeria top list of nations with highest public debt stocks in West Africa – Report
West Africa records US$164.1 external public debt, Statista Nigeria, Ghana and Ivory record highest debt levels in the sub-region Governments in West Africa continue to borrow significantly, Report It is important to note that figures captured from the Statista report were published on June 10, 2021. Public debt stocks of …
Read More »We will protect Ghana’s democracy – NDC
A communications team member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said they will shed blood to protect Ghana’s democracy. Alhaji Mohammed Nasiru said the behaviour of the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, in Parliament on Monday, December 20, 2021, was tantamount to a coup. He made …
Read More »Report: Ghana Government Agency Exposes 100,000s of Citizens in Massive Data Breach
Read More Here: 44 villages in Drobo State support the Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill, warns MP not to vote against it Led by Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, vpnMentor’s research team discovered a data breach related to Ghana’s National Service Secretariate (NSS). The NSS is a government program managing a mandatory year of …
Read More »Akufo-Addo has made Ghana better than UK and US – Wontumi
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Bosiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi claims the Akufo-Addo government has made Ghana better than the United States of America and the United Kingdom. This he said is because of the development the current government under President Akufo-Addo …
Read More »Ghana spent U$1 billion on rice importation from 2017 to 2020
Ghana spent an estimated total of GH¢6.874 billion on the importation of rice from 2017 to 2020. In addition, the country also imported other food products for the period. Trade Minister, Alan Kyerematen made the disclosure when he appeared before Parliament to respond to a question by Murtala Muhammed Ibrahim, Tamale Central MP how …
Read More »I will never visit Africa on my own – Luis Suarez on Ghana handball
Ghana see off USA in round 16 stages of 2010 World Cup Luis Suarez denies Ghana World Cup semi-final berth Uruguay beat Ghana on penalties to book semi-final sport Uruguay striker, Luis Suarez, has vowed not to visit Africa on his own after his famous goalkeeping heroics at the 2010 …
Read More »Ghana deepens ties with Luxembourg
On Monday, 13 December 2021, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo paid a day’s working visit to Luxembourg, as part of efforts to deepen bilateral relations and ties of co-operation between Ghana and Luxembourg. Amongst others, President Akufo-Addo paid a courtesy call on the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Henri Albert Gabriel Félix …
Read More »Ghana to receive €82.5 million from EIB for COVID-19 Health Response Plan
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has welcomed the €82.5 million support offered to Ghana by the European Investment Bank (EIB) to strengthen healthcare, provision of specialist medical equipment and medicines across Ghana under the national COVID-19 Health Response Plan. The concessional financing package, which comprises a €75 million facility from the …
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