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954 KGL Group has been honoured with the prestigious SWAG Corporate Award at the 49th edition of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) Awards, held on Friday, January 24, 2025. The SWAG Awards, recognized as Ghana’s longest-running award scheme, celebrates sports excellence and has consistently rewarded top-performing sportsmen and women, as well as key […]
1,103 The Lands and Natural Resources Minister nominee, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has assured Ghanaians that there will be no new mining activities in forest reserves if his appointment is approved. He made this strong commitment during his vetting before the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Monday, January 27, 2025. According to him, his stance […]
1,228 The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has kept its monetary policy rate unchanged at 27%.Eco-friendly travel packages The decision to hold the rate steady is to counter elevated inflation risks and support the country’s ongoing economic recovery efforts. It also comes after Ghana failed to meet its 2024 end-year inflation target of 15% as the […]
1,125 President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concerns over the African Union’s reliance on external funding, indicating that it impedes the organisation’s ability to set its own agenda. In an address delivered at the opening session of the retreat on the implementation of institutional reforms of the African Union, currently underway in Nairobi, Kenya, John […]
1,322 Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the Minister-Designate for Lands and Natural Resources, has sharply criticized the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration’s handling of the fight against illegal mining, known as ‘galamsey.’ Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had faced widespread criticism for failing to deliver on his 2017 promise to combat galamsey, despite vowing to […]
1,469 The US State Department has frozen nearly all foreign assistance worldwide, effective immediately, days after President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order Monday to put a hold on such aid for 90 days. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent a cable, seen by CNN, to all US diplomatic posts on Friday outlining the […]
1,213 Three people have been reported dead in the Agona West Municipality following the outbreak of cholera at Agona Swedru and surrounding towns in the Central Region. Of the 200 suspected cases reported, 11 have been confirmed as cholera by officials of the Swedru Municipal Government Hospital. Mr Simon Asare, the Agona West Municipal Coordinating […]
1,188 President John Dramani Mahama has set-up a seven-member National Economic Dialogue (NED) Planning Committee as part of his 120-day Social Contract with Ghanaians. The initiative aims to tackle Ghana’s pressing economic challenges and lay the foundation for sustainable development.Ghanaian culture-inspired products The committee, chaired by renowned economist Dr. Ishmael Yamson, will organise a high-level […]
1,167 President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Nairobi Kenya, where he will join other African leaders to participate in a High-Level Retreat on African Union (AU) Institutional Reforms. The retreat is expected to begin from 27th to 28th of January at the invitation of Kenya’s President, William Ruto who was designated the African Union […]
1,358 Hon. Joana Gyan Cudjoe, Member of Parliament for Amenfi Central in the Western Region, recently hosted Hon. Maureen Hinda-Mbuende, Deputy Finance Minister of Namibia, during her visit to Ghana. Their meeting focused on exploring opportunities in the gold industry, leveraging natural resources to boost economic growth in both Ghana and Namibia, and promoting African […]