GENERAL NEWS

The Deputy Minister for Tourism, Arts & Culture, Mark Okraku-Mantey, has revealed that Ghana has been declared the No.1 tourism destination in West Africa, by the World Economic Forum. He made this revelation in an interview with Prince Tsegah on Usay Weytin on Hitz FM.   “For your information, at …

The Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has admitted that it will take a while for Ghanaians to accept the Cylinder Recirculation Model. Dr. Bawumia says transitioning from the current state of cylinder recirculation needs time to be accepted by all.   Under the Cylinder Recirculation Model, no consumer …

Four labour unions in the Public Universities in Ghana have issued a week ultimatum to the government to address outstanding conditions of service or they proceed on strike on October 5. The unions namely, the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA), Tertiary Education Workers …

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Cocoa farmers in Gyampokrom in the Sefwi Juaboso District of the Western North Region have threatened to ‘smuggle’ their cocoa products to Ivory Coast if the government fails to increase the cocoa producing price for the 2022/23 season.   They want a bag of cocoa, which currently sells at ¢660.00, …

A British Member of Parliament (MP) has been suspended for alleged racist comments against British-born Ghanaian MP, Kwasi Kwarteng, who was recently appointed UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer or what in other countries if referred to as Finance Minister.   Though the MP, Rupa Huq, has since apologized, the Labour …

Burkina Faso’s government says 11 soldiers were found dead and around 50 civilians are missing following a suspected jihadist attack on a convoy. Twenty-eight other people, including 20 soldiers, were wounded in the Monday attack and a search for the missing people is ongoing.   The vehicles, which were escorted …

Cocoa farmers in Ghana have warned that the country could lose more productive cocoa farms to illegal mining if cocoa prices remain unchanged. The call comes after the Coalition for Cocoa sector Reforms(CCSR)  held several consultative forum with farmers across the region in the country. In a statement sighted by …

A commemorative book, which has a compilation of quotes, speeches and addresses of late former President, Professor John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills will be officially launched this Thursday, 29th September, 2022. The event, spearheaded by the Governing Board of the John Evans Atta Mills Memorial Heritage shall take place at …

The Bank of Ghana (Bog) has warned individuals who have acquired loans through mobile money platforms but have deliberately refused to register their SIM cards to enable them repay the loan. The central bank says data on all mobile money loan customers are avilable in the data base of credit …