The Asante Professionals Club (APC-USA) chapter in the United States held its third annual conference and fundraising dinner to discuss and consider ways to influence the socioeconomic development of Asantemen in honor of His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in advance of the 25th anniversary. To conduct the brainstorming, …
Read More »Parliamentary Committee Endorses GNPC-GENSER Deal
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Mines and Energy says its investigation into the deal between the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and Genser Energy Ghana Limited (GEGL) has revealed no irregularities. This follows claims by Civil Society Groups, IMANI Africa and Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP), that Ghana buys …
Read More »Ghana Gas Rejects Parliament Mines And Energy Committee’s Report On GNPC-Genser Deal
The Ghana Gas Senior Staff Association is rejecting a report from the Parliament Committee on Mines and Energy on a gas supply agreement between Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and Genser Energy Ghana Limited. The deal involves the provision of 50 million standard cubic feet of raw gas daily to …
Read More »Video: Don’t Compare Menzgold To DKM – Nana Appiah Mensah Clarifies
The Chief Executive of the defunct Menzgold Gold Dealership, Nana Appiah Mensah, has expressed his objection to the comparison of his company with another defunct entity, DKM Micro-Finance Company. According to Nana Appiah Mensah, the practice of equating the unfortunate financial situations and actual roles of the two companies overlooks …
Read More »Government Settles First Coupon For Bonds Affected By DDEP
The Ministry of Finance has issued instructions for the settlement of first matured coupons of bonds under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). Government in February this year successfully restructured some GHC 87.76 billion of existing bonds to 16 new bonds with varied maturing dates ranging from August 2027 up …
Read More »Otumfuo Destools 3 Chiefs In A Fortnight; Residents React
The recent spate of destoolment of chiefs by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has got residents talking. The latest to lose his authority is the Abuontemhene, Nana Kwaku Duah III, who was destooled on Monday, August 21. His destoolment by the Kumasi Traditional Council will be the third in …
Read More »Ghana: Today’s Newspapers Headlines; Tuesday, August 22, 2023.
Below are the major news headlines captured on the frontpages of the various news papers in Ghana today, Tuesday, August 22, 2023. Daily Guide The Business The Daily Dispatch Daily Graphic The News Crusading Guide …
Read More »Paa Kwesi Asare: Ghanaian Journalist Wins 2023 BBC News Komla Dumor Award
Ghanaian TV presenter and journalist Paa Kwesi Asare has won the 2023 BBC News Komla Dumor Award. The 36-year-old is the eighth recipient of the award and the first to come from Ghana, like the late Komla Dumor. Asare is currently the head of business news at Ghana’s private TV3 …
Read More »NDC MPs Notifies Police; Set To Protest On September 5 Against BoG Governor And Deputies
The Minority in Parliament will on Tuesday, September 5, organise a demonstration against the Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr Ernest Addison and his two deputies. It will be done in collaboration with Civil Society Organisations, Progressive Forces and other well-meaning Ghanaians. This is according to a letter from the Minority …
Read More »Bank of Ghana Governor’s Special Press Conference On 2022 Loss And New Head Office – Full Text
Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media. Welcome to this special press briefing, which has been necessitated by recent developments following the publication of the 2022 Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Bank of Ghana on 28th July 2023. Given the unique circumstances under which the 2022 report …
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