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US Speaker Pelosi and delegation in Ghana

July 29, 2019 8:53 am Add a Comment

The Speaker of the House of Representatives in the United States, Ms Nancy Pelosi and a Congressional delegation arrived in Accra Sunday afternoon to hold high-level discussions with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Speaker of Parliament, Prof Mike Oquaye and other … Read more →

Ghana spent $4.5m on AFCON 2019 – Sports Minister

July 24, 2019 11:30 am Add a Comment

The Sports Minister has put the expenditure on AFCON 2019 at $4.5million, the same amount paid as prize money for the winner, Algeria. Isaac Asiamah briefing Parliament Wednesday, said the country budgeted $6.3million. But with the Black Stars exit at the … Read more →

Ghana progresses in utilizing $2bn Chinese loan

July 18, 2019 3:12 pm Add a Comment

THE MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has told the Government of China that Ghana is making good progress with the utilization of the $3 billion China Development Bank (CDB) loan. Ms Botchwey briefed the Chinese … Read more →

Ghana loses $200m yearly from petroleum smuggling

July 12, 2019 9:23 am Add a Comment

GHANA loses about $200 million of tax revenue due to the smuggling of petroleum products and other nefarious activities in the petroleum sector every year. Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Mr Alhassan Tampuli said those activities also … Read more →

NAM1 lands in Ghana today

July 11, 2019 10:53 am Add a Comment

Chief Executive Officer of troubled Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, aka NAM1 is expected to arrive in Accra by 11am today, July 11 via Emirates Airlines after months of wrongful incarceration in Dubai, United Arab Emirates where he had … Read more →

Ghana loses $200m in the petroleum sector to illicit activities

July 10, 2019 6:48 pm Add a Comment

Ghana loses 200 million dollars of tax revenue to smuggling of petroleum products and other nefarious activities in the petroleum sector every year. Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority Alhassan Tampuli who described these nefarious activities as “lucrative”, mentioned … Read more →

Absence of VAR cause of Ghana exit – Kwesi Appiah

July 9, 2019 8:01 am Add a Comment

Ghana head coach, Kwesi Appiah, believes there would have been a different outcome to their AFCON round of 16 tie against Tunisia if the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was being implemented at this stage of the competition. Andre Ayew had … Read more →

Ghana to host African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat

July 8, 2019 8:25 am Add a Comment

The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) has selected Ghana as the host country for the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The decision was announced yesterday at the 12th AU … Read more →

Nigerian kidnapper apologises to Ghana and Nigeria

July 2, 2019 7:58 am Add a Comment

Sampson Agarlor, one of the alleged kidnappers of the two Canadian nationals in Kumasi has apologized to the Canadian ladies and their families, the Republic of Ghana and Nigeria for his actions. “I take this opportunity to apologize to the … Read more →

Kwasi Appiah unfazed about Ghana’s draw game against Benin

June 26, 2019 4:20 pm Add a Comment

Coach of the senior national team of Ghana, Black Stars, James Kwasi Appiah has expressed utmost satisfaction to Ghana’s 2-2 draw game against Benin in their AFCON 2019 opener at the Ismailia Stadium. Coach Kwasi Appiah was full of awe … Read more →