Views: 1,123The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has exceeded the GH¢80billion mark in market capitalisation for the first time, concluding April 2024 at GH¢80.32 billion. The surge in market capitalisation reflects increased trading activity. On the final day of April, the GSE saw some 29,700 shares traded, representing a market value of approximately GH¢180,800. This translates […]
Dr. Bawumia donates GH₵20,000 prize package as Ashaiman lifts 2024 Sharubutu Ramadan Cup
Views: 1,068Ashaiman secured a 2-0 victory over Anyaa Zongo on May Day to clinch a record third Sheikh Sharubutu Ramadan Cup at the Fadama Astro Turf in Accra. Prior to their triumph, Ashaiman and Kasoa were the only Zongo communities to have won the prestigious trophy twice since its inception in 2015. With their third […]
NDC youth embark on 24-hr economy walk
Views: 583The youth wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa Constituency in the Central Region has embarked on a “24-hour economy” walk to highlight the significance of the policy. The walk which took place last Sunday was participated in by some party executives, including a former Central Regional Youth Organiser […]
Highlife singer Akwaboah Jnr marries
Views: 639The couple had their traditional marriage on Friday, May 3, and white wedding today. Pictures from the traditional ceremony posted by the singer himself on his pages had now Mrs Akwaboah slayed in a beautiful and colourful corseted kente gown. It was a combination of red, blue and yellow hand-beaded gown to create a […]
Ghana improves in 2024 press freedom ranking
Views: 636Ghana has improved on its media ranking, the World Press Freedom Index 2024 published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has revealed. The report indicated that Ghana made a significant improvement by moving from the 62nd position in the 2023 ranking to the 50th position in the 2024 ranking, which covered 180 countries. According to […]
Liberia’s President Joseph Boakai to set up first war crimes court
Views: 599Liberian President Joseph Boakai has signed an executive order to establish the country’s first war crimes court, more than 20 years after the end of two civil wars which killed 250,000 people. Mr Boakai said Liberia had “endured downpours of agony”. The 1989-2003 conflicts saw atrocities including mass killings, rape and the forced recruitment […]
Domestic tourism increased to 1.4m visits to attraction sites in 2023 – Ghana Tourism Authority
Views: 645The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has disclosed that it recorded over a million visits to tourist sites nationwide in 2023. The record is the highest in four years. According to the GTA’s report, 1,407,709 visits were made to various tourist destinations across Ghana, marking a 49% growth compared to the previous year. The upwelling […]
Majority caucus triggers 7 day clause to compel Speaker to reconvene Parliament
Views: 570The Majority caucus in parliament has triggered processes for Parliament to reconvene within seven days to consider government’s unfinished businesses at the last meeting. Order 53 (1 and 2) and Article 112 (3) of the 1992 constitution said 15 per cent of the total member of Parliament may request a meeting of Parliament and […]
Ghana Health Service opens vacancies for 229 doctors and dentists
Views: 630The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has opened its recruitment portal to employ 229 medical professionals, including 204 doctors and 25 dentists. In a statement shared on its social media on Friday, May 3, 2024, the GHS encouraged newly qualified medical doctors who opted to work in its health facilities to visit any region of […]
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Govt entreated to introduce facility management policy
Views: 590Introduce a policy that encourages public and private institutions to incorporate facility management as a key component in their operations, the International Facility Management Association (IFMA-Ghana) has entreated the government. This comes on the back of public concerns that facilities in the country lack the requisite maintenance culture. Many government buildings have deteriorated and […]
Palestinian journalists in Gaza awarded World Press Freedom prize
Views: 556All Palestinian journalists covering Israel’s war on Gaza have been awarded UNESCO’s World Press Freedom prize. The agency said it was a tribute to the courage of journalists facing ‘difficult and dangerous’ conditions. More than 100 have been killed during the war.
Why do boils choose such strategic locations?
Views: 582We have all had boils before – those nasty, purulent, painful and uncompromising swellings with exudates like doubly thickened condensed milk. For most people, it is not the boils which give them stress – it is where these boils tend to place themselves. Boils often show up in the armpit, the buttocks, in the […]
Poor salaries of PPA staff could compromise their work – James Klutse Avedzi
Views: 608The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, James Klutse Avedzi, is of the view that the poor remuneration of the staff of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) makes them prune to corrupt practices in carrying out their work. Citing an incident to buttress a point, the Ketu North Member of Parliament […]
Court dismisses injunction against approval of 14 GMO products in Ghana
Views: 597The Human Rights Court 1 has dismissed the interlocutory injunction application filed by Food Sovereignty Ghana and others against the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) over the approval given for the registration of 14 GMO crops for food, feed, and processing in Ghana. The court presided over by Her Ladyship, Justice Barbara Tetteh-Charway in dismissing […]
Actress Shan George cries out as fraudster allegedly clears her bank account
Views: 598Veteran Nollywood veteran, Shan George has cried out to Nigerians for assistance following claims that fraudsters have allegedly cleared her bank account. Advertisement The Nollywood actress claimed someone named Cecilia wiped out the N3.6 million naira in her bank account. In a video message shared via her Instagram account, earlier today, the movie star […]
Usain Bolt hails Jude Bellingham’s impact at Real Madrid
Views: 608Former sprinter and football fan Usain Bolt praised Jude Bellingham’s impact at Real Madrid ahead of the Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid on Monday. During a press conference, the Jamaican sprinter said that Bellingham has “impressed a lot of people, not just me.” “Coming into Real Madrid we expected great things from him […]
‘Salah rift a non-story. There’s no problem’ – Jurgen Klopp
Views: 622Jurgen Klopp insisted on Friday that there is no rift between him and Mohamed Salah after their touchline exchanges at West Ham last weekend. In his press conference after the 2-2 draw, the Liverpool manager said everything had been sorted out, only for Salah to walk through the mixed zone saying: “There’s going to […]
UN food programme warns of famine in Darfur if warring parties don’t allow aid in
Views: 584The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that time is running out to prevent famine in Sudan’s Darfur region. It says intensifying clashes in North Darfur’s capital, El Fasher, is hindering efforts to deliver vital food assistance to the region. Civilians in the town and the wider Darfur region are already facing […]
UK protesters block bus in attempt to stop asylum seekers from being moved to a barge
Views: 587On Thursday, protesters blocked a bus which was believed to have arrived in Peckam (southern London) to embark asylum-seekers bound for a controversial barge. The Bibby Stockholm barge, a 222-room, three-storey boat was chartered by the UK government last year. It is currently moored off Dorset one of the UK’s poorest coastline communities. The demonstrators […]