The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Ghanaian authorities have achieved an agreement on a third assessment of the country’s US$3 billion loan programme, the IMF said in a statement on Friday. The IMF met with Ghanaian authorities in Accra on Tuesday, September 24, and concluded on Friday, October 4, discussing …

The general population has been urged by the Ghana Health Services (GHS) not to kiss or have intercourse with anyone who have monkeypox. This is to avoid getting the sickness, which the GHS states is communicated by intimate bodily contact. Following the GHS’s announcement of a suspected case of monkeypox …

Otto Addo, the head coach of the Black Stars, has announced his team for the next doubleheader Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers against Sudan. Ghana played the Palancras Negras to a goalless draw at Baba Yara Stadium before drawing 1-1 with Niger. Alexander Djiku and Ernest Nuamah, who missed the …

The Eurobond debt exchange and consent solicitation process has been successfully concluded, according to the Ministry of Finance. Bondholder support for the idea, which was introduced on Thursday, September 5, 2024, has been overwhelmingly positive, demonstrating faith in the nation’s financial recovery efforts. An astounding 98.6% of bondholders, or the …

47,000 teacher trainees in all 46 of the nation’s education institutes will get GH¢25 million in allowances thanks to a disbursement from the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF). “We are working to pay an additional two months soon to clear all arrears,” Nuhu Bayorbo Mahama, the Chief Executive Officer of …

Afrafranto Alliance presidential candidate Alan Kyerematen made a courtesy call to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, at the Manhyia Palace on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Accompanying him were several of the Alliance’s leaders and Kwame Owusu Danso, Kyerematen’s running mate. A larger caravan campaign tour in the Ashanti Region …

NDC Ashanti Youth for Mahama, a pro-NDC organization, has called on National Democratic Congress (NDC) Flagbearer John Dramani Mahama to cut all connections with Rev. Isaac Owusu-Bempah, the founder and leader of Glorious Word Power Ministries International. In a statement made by the organization on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, the …

According to the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), if Middle East tensions continue to rise and the cedi continues to weaken, Ghana may have much higher gasoline costs by the end of 2024. This caution follows persistent drops in fuel prices over the course of four pricing windows, which prompted …

Kumasi, Ghana – Hundreds of final year distance students at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW-K) Kumasi study centre, have expressed their grievances over alleged deliberate mass failure in their exams. The students, in an interview with the press, stated that the university has not been fair to them, including …

Pastor Love, the ex-husband of Ghanaian gospel artist Obaapa Christie, was sentenced to 48 months of hard labor in prison for theft. Pastor Love, whose real name is Pastor Hammond Love, was given a 48-month jail term that includes hard labor. Following a seven-year trial, Pastor Love was found guilty …