Sam Nartey George, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prampram, has responded to reports that the Chinese national Aisha Huang who was arrested in Ghana had a card with the name Huang En on it. 2019 saw Huang’s removal from Ghana due to his involvement in illicit mining. But …

IMF President Kristalina Georgina has stressed that external shocks, rather than domestic factors, are to blame for Ghana’s current economic difficulties. Speaking outside of the Fund’s meetings with the Ghanaian team, Kristalina Georgieva said that, contrary to popular belief, the exogenous forces are what are causing Ghana’s problems, not any …

The death of Hon. Francis Kofi Okesu, the municipal chief executive (MCE) for Krachi East Municipal Assembly, is being looked into by the Ashanti Regional Police Command. According to the investigations so far, Hon. Francis Kofi Okesu and his driver checked into the Harbed House Hotel in Kumasi on September …

Resuming its zonal public hearing, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is now debating the 2019 Auditor General’s Report on the Public Accounts of Ghana’s Technical Universities and Polytechnics for the period ending December 31, 2019. The five-day public hearing will also include the Auditor General’s reports on the administration and …

According to information acquired by Oli Best Road Safety Organization, a nongovernmental organization (NGO) in Kumasi, about 75% of the city’s traffic signs have been vandalized by some merchants and companies, which has led to a high number of accidents in Kumasi. Driving in the Metropolis is made harder by …

The “galamsey kingpin,” Aisha Huang, who was deported in 2018, has returned to Ghana and has been detained once more for indulging in illegal mining. Three counts had been brought against her: engaging in small-scale mining operations in violation of Section 99 (1) of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 …

Justin Frimpong Koduah (JFK), the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has urged any party members or supporters who have concerns about President Nana Addo’s remarks at the Awutu Senya West constituency regarding the parliamentary ambitions of his director of communications, Eugene Arhin, to raise them in the …

According to Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, an agreement between Ghana and the IMF should be negotiated and signed before the year is through. On Monday, September 5, 2022, the IMF chief met in private with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in Rotterdam, Netherlands, as …

Once more, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo defended the work of his ministers, stating he would only change when he was certain they were “underperforming.” Many people have urged the President to replace his appointees, particularly Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, but he has claimed that there is no need for …

MTN Group today announces the early settlement of US$300 million of eurobonds with a 2024 maturity date, significantly deleveraging the balance sheet following strong first-half 2022 performance. On a pro forma basis for H1 2022, this reduces MTN’s dollar-denominated debt to 35% of the holding company’s (Holdco) total debt. MTN …