1,871 The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South Constituency in the Ashanti Region,Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has equipped 16 trainees who have completed a 3-month vocational skills training at Inner Culinary Arts Institute with start up tools to start their own business. Beneficiaries are youth and residents of the constituency. Their training focused specifically on […]
Author: Foster Ayisah
Parliament to petition Local Govt on behalf of Akyemansa district
1,837 The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee in Parliament, James Klutse Avedzi, has expressed the committee’s intention to petition the Local Government and the Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund, urging the release of funds designated for development in the Akyemansa district. “We are going to make a recommendation to the Ministry of […]
Small-scale mining fetched Ghana almost $1.2bn in 2022 – Minister
1,899 The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has stated small-scale mining has been contributing increasingly to the nation’s gold output as the sector produced a total of 712,405 ounces of gold last year. He said it brought to the nation almost US$1,200,000,000 in export receipts, adding that all diamonds produced in […]
Hajia4Reall’s network to be probed in alleged $2M romance scam – FIC
1,705 It appears popular Ghanaian socialite cum musician, Mona Faiz Montrage, popularly known as Hajia4Reall may not go down alone if she’s found guilty of fraud in a $2 million romance scam case currently ongoing in the United States. Hajia4Reall, who was arrested in the United Kingdom and extradited to the US on May 12, […]
Ashanti Regional Health Directorate reaches out to PWDs on World Hypertension Day
1,657 The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate is focusing on extending screening services on hypertension to Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDs) as Ghana joins the rest of the world to mark World Hypertension Day. The day, which was celebrated in the Kwadaso Municipality on the theme, ‘Measure Your Blood Accuracy, Control It, Live Longer’, was used […]
IMF’s first tranche of $600M to hit BoG account tomorrow
1,512 Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison has revealed that the first tranche of $600 million from the International Monetary Fund’s $3 Billion credit facility, will hit the bank’s account on Friday, May 19, 2023. Speaking at the IMF and the Finance Ministry’s joint press conference on Thursday, he said […]
82 police officers sue IGP and AG over delayed promotions
1,669 Some 82 police officers have filed a suit against the Attorney General (1st defendant), the Ghana Police Service (2nd defendant), and the Inspector General of Police (3rd defendant). The plaintiffs contend that the Ghana Police Service failed to promote them after they finished their studies under the organization’s study leave with pay policy. In […]
Finance Ministry, BoG to sign MoU to guide repayment of $3bn IMF loan
1,511 A Memorandum of Understanding will be signed between Bank of Ghana and the Ministry of Finance to guide repayment of the $3 billion loan to the International Monetary Fund. The loan terms include a 0% interest rate with a grace period of 5.5 years and a final maturity of 10 years. The 3-year arrangement […]
IMF deal will affect fiscal space for future government – Haruna Iddrisu
1,687 The Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu is worried about portions of the agreement entered into by the Government of Ghana and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He described the deal as extremely ambitious, considering some of the conditionalities proffered. “It appears to me that the IMF ECF that the government of […]









