Nairobi — Kenyan financial technology (fintech) companies will be heading to Accra, Ghana, to pitch investment ideas. The 3i Africa Summit, which will be happening between May 13 and 15, 2024, is a global summit that seeks to transform Africa’s economic landscape through technology, sustainability, and long-term capital allocation. Themed ‘Unleashing Africa’s FinTech and Digital […]
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THE Minister-designate of Finance, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has designated the Commissioner of Customs as the sole officer to approve the clearance of goods in warehouses under the Customs Suspense Regime (CSR). The CSR permits importers to suspend payment of import duties because the imports are to be kept in bonded warehouses. This, according to […]
The Minister-designate for Works and Housing, Mr Kojo Oppong Nrumah, has reiterated the government’s commitment to ensuring the successful completion of all coastal protection projects along the country’s coast. Despite the concerning trend of rising sea tides affecting the development of coastal communities, Mr Nkrumah assured that the government remained dedicated to addressing the issue. […]
The Women Caucus of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Parliament has urged the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to concentrate on revitalising the economy rather than targeting the character of Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the NDC’s running mate for the 2024 presidential election. The caucus expressed disappointment over the claims made by the […]
A law to prohibit the payment of compound interest by the state in transactions entered into on her behalf by public officers, has been passed by Parliament and assented to by the President. The law, the contracts (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act 1114), sponsored by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame in 2023, […]
Team Nigeria finished second on the medals table behind Egypt with 47 gold, 33 silver and 40 bronze medals. The federal government has hailed the outstanding performance of Team Nigeria in the just concluded 13th African Games in Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Team Nigeria finished second on the medals table […]
Ghana defeated Nigeria’s U-20 team in the final, denying the team a second consecutive African Games gold medal after their last triumph in 2019 The Black Princesses of Ghana claimed the gold medal in the women’s under-20 football event at the 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has described as “contemptuous of Parliament” for the decision by the Office of the President not to receive the passed Proper Human Rights and Family Values Bill, 2021. In the view of the Speaker, the refusal to receive the Bill not only deviates from established democratic practices, […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has placed on ice the approval or otherwise of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s new set of ministerial nominees. The Speaker explained that the decision was in respect of an earlier precedent set by the Office of the President. It would be recalled that the Secretary to […]
While some had tipped the Ghana team for gold in the men’s race, it ended in Nigeria’s favour as the men’s 4x100m team stormed to victory in 38.41 seconds. Team Nigeria enjoyed a golden day on the track at the ongoing African Games in Ghana, achieving a clean sweep of the 4x100m relay titles. A […]
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Ghana Sees Surge in Visa Applications
The number of visa applications processed in 2023 from Ghana has nearly doubled from 2022, Hariprasad Viswanathan, Head – Sub Saharan Africa, VFS Global, has said. He said applications processed at the Ghana Passport Premium Application Centres run by VFS Global have seen a 30 per cent rise during the year, underlining the desire to […]
One person has been arrested by the police in connection with the murder of Dr Christopher Adu Boahen, son of renowned historian and former presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), ProfessorAlbert Adu Boahen, at his East Legon residence, in Accra, on Monday. The suspect, Mark Forson, was currently in the custody of the […]
The Office of the President has told Parliament to desist from transmitting the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Families Values Bill, 2021 to the President for his assent. The Office explained in a letter dated March 18, 2024 and addressed to the Clerk to Parliament, Cyril Kwabena Nsiah, that there were two interlocutory injunction applications […]
The African Union (AU) is set to convene its Second Reflection Forum on Unconstitutional Changes of Government (UCGs) in Accra from March 18 to 19, 2024. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Sunday, H.E. Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, emphasized the significance of this gathering, stating, “The Accra […]
Major Figures Urge President to Veto Harmful Legislation Influential people in Ghana are speaking out against the country’s dangerous anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) bill. Last week, Samia Nkrumah, a former member of parliament and chair of a major political party in Ghana, urged the president to veto an anti-LGBT bill, calling it “brutal, […]
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Ghana: Deputy Finance Minister Dead
Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr John Ampontuah Kumah, has died. Aged 45, Dr Kumah was also the Member of Parliament for the Ejisu Constituency in the Ashanti Region. Confirming the news of the demise of the second term lawmaker, the Majority Chief Whip and MP for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, said he was devastated by the […]
The Minister-designate for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has said Ghana’s anti-LGBTQI+ legislation, Promotion of Proper Human Rights and Family Values Bill, would affect the country’s domestic tourism potentials. He said the country stood losing US$3.8 billion in the next five to six years from its development partners, over the passage of the […]
Treatment Action Campaign calls on Ghana’s president to reject bill that will criminalise LGBTQ+ people On Ghana’s Independence Day on Wednesday, activists from the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) picketed outside the country’s High Commission in Tshwane, calling for President Nana Akufo-Addo to reject the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, which will criminalise LGBTQ+ […]