GENERAL NEWS

Sharaf Mahama, son of former President of Ghana,  John Mahama, is close to signing on to a football club in England.   Sharaf has been on trials in England with the hope of securing a club in the summer transfer window. In an interview on Betty Yawson’s Untold Stories, the …

The Local currency [Ghana Cedi  ] weakened to a fresh low against the dollar this week, depreciating to 8.04 from 7.95 at last week’s close. Amid mass protests over soaring inflation and its weakening currency, the country, late last week, reversed its decision to refrain from requesting international financial aid. …

The Atwima Nwabiagya Constituency First Vice-Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hon. John Kwame Duodu, popularly called Sir John, has commended Muslims on the celebration of Eid-Ul-Adha, the Muslim Festival of Sacrifice.   A statement signed by Sir John noted that the occasion was devoted to sacrifices and prayers …

Pressure group OccupyGhana has described as disappointing the government’s decision to seek financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In a statement, the group noted that this move contradicts the much-touted ‘Ghana beyond Aid’ the incumbent administration propagates. Last week, the Akufo-Addo government made a formal declaration of its …

Each of the countries going to IMF have unique circumstances that have led them to declare the need for help. Ghana is locked up in staggering pension liabilities, expensive labor contracts, huge flagship programs with large expenditures, and at the same time tax revenue that have fallen due to weak …

The Greater Accra Regional Security Council has begun an assessment to demolish hundreds of houses built within 1,200 acres of the Sakumono Ramsar site. The area holds thousands of gallons of water each year to prevent flooding in the surrounding communities. But this is now under threat due to mass …

One of the people arrested for ripping up parts of the astroturf at Drobo-Faaman in the Bono Region has reportedly been jailed for seven years. Journalist, Saddick Addams, who broke the initial story, reported that a 21-year-old, Gideon Asuako, one of the people who was detained for the act had …

Students in their final year at Usher Mills School in Accra say they will blame President Akufo-Addo if they fail the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The students made this comment during an interview with JoyNews on the impact of the strike action by their teachers on studies.   On …

Police in the Upper East are searching for an assailant who attacked a Police Officer at Zebilla on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. According to a statement released by the Upper East Regional Command and signed by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) David Fianko-Okyere, “The officer was attacked near the Zebilla …

The President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is expected to open the Symposium Of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) on July 26, this year. The conference which opens on July 26 at the Christ The King Parish, will end July on 31, 2022 at Holy Spirit Cathedral …