Ghana’s longest-serving Finance Minister, Professor Kwesi Botchwey, has been laid to rest. A state funeral service was held for the late National Democratic Congress stalwart at the State House on Thursday, December 22, 2022, after which a private burial service was organised for him. Several dignitaries including President Nana Addo …

The death of my good friend, Dr. Kwesi Botchwey, is a very sad development. My contemporary, in the mid-1960s, at the University of Ghana, Legon, Dr. Botchwey was a longstanding public servant, who discharged his duties thoughtfully and with dignity, and became Ghana’s longest-serving Minister for Finance and Economic Planning. …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured the families of Ahmed Suale and the media fraternity of his resolve to find the killers of the investigative journalist. He said, so long as he remains in office, the perpetrators of the heinous crime will be brought to book. President Akufo-Addo said …

Ghana will finish the year in the 58th position in the FIFA ranking after moving three spots up following their involvement at the just-ended World Cup. Ghana began the competition as the lowest-ranked team among the 32 teams, having been relegated to the 61st position.   The surge in their …

Investment and fund management firm Databank has not shut down its operations, the chief executive Kojo Addae-Mensah has said. Addae-Mensah said staff of the company are being attacked and threatened by some clients and in order to preserve their lives they have been asked to work remotely, effective Thursday (22 …

The President of Ghana, H.E Akufo-Addo has had cause to advise journalists to desist from churning out lies and vile speculations about the prevailing economic conditions in the country. He believes any such negative reports tend to affect any gains the government is making in the country’s economic recovery programme. …

The University Students Association of Ghana (USAG) has expressed displeasure with the increment in the fees of public universities for the 2022/2023 academic year. USAG has bemoaned students cannot adequately prepare to meet up with the new fees, considering the few weeks they have to resume academic activities. Parliament recently …

Unsuccessful National Youth Organiser aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Brogya Genfi has withdrawn his suit challenging George Opare Addo’s victory. In a press release issued on Thursday, Mr Genfi said the decision was after the former President, John Dramani Mahama’s counsel. According to him, out of the respect …

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has implored the newly elected executives of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to repair the party’s image with regard to violence. According to the NPP, the NDC has become so addicted to violence that it cannot hold a a single event without a …

The much-applauded Gold for Oil Policy will be implemented beginning next month, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has announced. The Oil for Gold initiative, announced by the Vice President last month, will see Ghana pay for imported oil products with gold, in a move which the Vice President explained will …