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Stop refusing to accept high Cedi notes – BoG to retailers

The Bank of Ghana has cautioned retailers against rejecting the newly introduced 200 Cedi note. The warning comes after a widely circulated video on social media showing a customer accusing staff of the GAME Retail centre at the Achimota Mall of refusing to accept a GHC200 note he used to purchase beverages. However, the Head […]

It’s an insult to pay 1 of 6 months’ salary arrears – Sir John

Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, says it is an insult and unacceptable for the government to pay beneficiaries of the Youth in Afforestation Programme, only one out of the six months’ salary arrears. 83,000 beneficiaries are owed six months by the government. The affected persons have over the last months held […]

2020: Victory’ll be ours – Mahama

The flag bearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, has said the biggest opposition party will win the 2020 general elections. Mr Mahama said Ghanaians have seen both the NDC and the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in power and believes they would prefer the NDC to the NPP in […]

Menzgold to pay customers beginning today

Customers of embattled gold dealership firm, Menzgold Ltd. are to receive payment towards their locked up funds starting today, Friday, December 27, 2019. The company scheduled the date after several months of agitation by customers across the country. But the Vice-Chairman of the Coalition of Menzgold Customers Isaac Nyarko in an interview said even though […]

Stray animals take over major streets in Kumasi

Major streets and intersections in the once ‘Garden City’ have been taken over by stray animals, especially, cattle. The age-old phenomenon appears to have worsened due, perhaps, to high demand for livestock for Christmas festivities. Beside the public nuisance and danger, sanitation is a major worry as the animals leave their droppings along the streets, with […]

3-month-old baby, 11 others die on Christmas Day, Boxing Day crashes

A three-month-old baby and its mother, as well as five men, died on Thursday, 26 December 2019 in an accident while travelling on the Kumasi-Accra highway. Forty-seven other passengers involved in the accident which occurred between two big commercial buses, have been conveyed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for treatment. The VVIP and OA […]

“Don’t create the impression that you are fighting”-MP tells communicators

“In the course of defending your political parties on the various media platforms, don’t create the impression to your listeners that you are in a boxing ring”, these are the words of advice given to political parties communicators and serial callers by the Member of Parliament for Sunyani East constituency. The majority Chief Whip, Hon. […]

3,000 Groupe Nduom staff lose jobs – Nduom reveals in Christmas message

President and Chairman of Groupe Nduom has revealed that more than 3,000 employees lost their jobs in the banking sector crisis in 2019. Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom explained that due to the challenges put in their way with very negative consequences, many more are likely to lose their jobs. This was contained in a Christmas […]

‘Mahama’s TVET plans dead on arrival’

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has rubbished the plans announced by former President John Dramani Mahama to transform Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) on his second coming. Mr Mahama had said in a Facebook Live transmission on Monday, 23 December 2019, among several promises that one of the things he is considering “with […]

Bulletproof glass curtain to protect MPs coming – Speaker

Parliament is considering procuring bulletproof glass curtains to protect MPs, Speaker Prof Mike Oquaye has said. He made the announcement on the floor of the house on Tuesday, 24 December 2019. “Work on the Parliament House are ongoing and progress can be obviously seen”, Prof Oquaye announced, adding that the “visitors’ centre is also expected […]