Industry players set to hasten implementation of 30% gold retention policy to boost indigenous businesses
By: Nana Ama Omari. A former Chairman of the Board of the Minerals Commission, Samson Kwaku Boafo, says stakeholders in the Jewellery Industry are liaising with government to speed up the implementation of the 30% gold retention policy to feed the local industry and add value to the minerals. According to him, an estimated 90 […]
Scrutinize GNPC and Aker Deal- ASEPA to Parliament
Civil society organization, Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability, ASEPA has called on Parliament to critically scrutinise the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, GNPC, and Aker Deal to ensure that any agreement reached is in the best interest of the country. At a media briefing in Accra, Executive Director of ASEPA Mensah Thompson said the […]
‘I’m back where I belong’ – Ronaldo rejoins Manchester United
Cristiano Ronaldo says he is “back where I belong” at Manchester United and has dedicated his return to the club to former boss Sir Alex Ferguson. United have paid an initial 15m euros (£12.85m) to sign the 36-year-old from Juventus, a decade after he left the club to join Real Madrid. He has signed a […]
Microsoft will release Windows 11 on October 5th
Microsoft is announcing that Windows 11 will be released on October 5th. The new operating system will be available as a free upgrade for eligible Windows 10 PCs, or on new hardware that ships with Windows 11 pre-loaded. The free upgrade to Windows 11 will start rolling out on October 5th, but like many Windows […]
2023 Africa Games: President Akufo-Addo cuts sod for $145m Borteyman Sports Complex
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the commencement of work for the construction of the one hundred- and forty-five-million-dollar ($145 million) sports complex at Borteyman, in the Greater Accra Region, which will be used for the 2023 African Games. The Complex will be fitted with a one […]
I birthed him at 10 months – Mother of Volta Giant recounts
By Samuel Akumatey, GNA Mrs. Comfort Agbafufu, the Mother of Charles Sogli, the tallest man in the Volta Region of Ghana, looks okay, but walks with some difficulties. She said her intermittent waist pain started after she gave birth to the giant. The mother of five, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that, that pregnancy […]
Wizkid hit ‘Essence’ becomes most Shazamed song in US
The hit song ‘Essence’ by Wizkid has become the most Shazamed song in the United States. Shazam, the app used to identify songs, tweeted the news and its congratulations to the Nigerian Afrobeats superstar: Big congrats to @wizkidayo!!#Essence is now the most Shazamed song in the United States 🎉 pic.twitter.com/6swZKjAam9 — Shazam (@Shazam) August 30, […]
SSNIT launches Mobile Service week in Tamale
By Joyce Kantam Kolamong The Social Security and National Insurance Trust, SSNIT, has launched its Mobile Service week in Tamale with a call on workers particularly in the informal sector to endeavour to register onto the scheme. Director-General of SSNIT, Dr. John Ofori-Tenkorang at the launch said in spite of the commentary about perceived low […]
2 suspected robbers apprehended at Bole in Savannah Region
Joyce Kantam Kolamong The Bole Bamboi District Police Command has arrested 2 suspected armed robbers at Maluwe at Bole in the Savannah Region. The suspected robbers are Dauda Appiah, 43 and Yussif Abdallah, 25. The police retrieved an empty shell of G3 ammunition, a single barrel gun and a cutlass after a search was conducted […]
GTA announces facelift for Nzulenzu Tourist site at Jomoro in W/R
Marie Aziz-Tunde The Western Regional Director of the Ghana Tourism Authority, George Ansere has revealed that plans are afoot to dredge the canal at the Nzulenzu Tourist site in the Jomoro District of the Western Region. Currently, patrons or tourists who visit the facility walk long meters to access the lake itself since the canal […]
