The Ghana Export Promotion Authority, in a new report released this month, has identified several European markets that the country’s exporters of sweet potatoes should seek to exploit. Although Ghana’s sweet potatoes exports grew by 23.3 percent in 2019, to reach US$434,000 up from US$333,000 in 2018, the country’s share of the global market is still an insignificant 0.1 percent, ...

Former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, says the withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation is a threat to the ‘whole planet and the US itself’. His criticism follows an ‘unprecedented’ wildfires raging across the western United States. It has emerged that the wildfires which started on Wednesday, September 9, 2020, are currently ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) have started implementing the 2020 manifesto of the National Democratic Congress (NDC); something the flagbearer of the biggest opposition party has described as a good thing. Mr Mahama made the comment while speaking in an exclusive interview with Class91.3FM’s Executive Breakfast ...

The late Barbara Tommey’s sister, Sophia Tommey, has said that their family tried unsuccessfully to stop Barbara from marrying Sylvester Ofori. Speaking to Hitz FM, Sunday evening, Sophia Tommey explained that Sylvester’s brother, who is also a pastor, had gone to the would-be couple’s church to preach during a revival programme and prophesied that Barbara would marry a pastor called ...

Passengers traveling to Ghana will from Tuesday, September 15, be required to make online payments for the mandatory COVID-19 test at Kotoka International Airport prior to boarding of their flight, a directive by Frontier HealthCare and Ghana Airports Company circulated to all airlines on Friday has revealed. By the new directive, “Passengers are required to show proof of payment to ...

Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen has revealed that the government of Ghana will not adopt the United States’ definition of what constitutes salvaged cars in banning the import of second-hand cars into Ghana. He said there are some cars that have been described as salvaged by insurance companies in the US and other parts of the world that could still be ...

The Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has questioned former President of Ghana, John Mahama’s claims of abolishing Double Track when he comes to power. According to him, government had a problem with classrooms hence the introduction of the double track system to afford government the opportunity to accommodate all the students who qualify for Senior High Schools. “Of course with ...

The running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has said that in chairing the Economic Management Team, her team will be tasked to breakdown the economic issues to her understanding. There have been concerns that Prof.Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang will not be able to Chair the committee which has over the years been chaired by Vice Presidents who are ...

Click to read all about coronavirus → Veteran journalist, Elizabeth Akua Ohene, has once again launched an attack in the political space, this time on former president John Dramani Mahama for what she describes as his penchant for hurling abusive words at his opponents. Her attack follows John Mahama’s recent endorsement of an article written by the Member of Parliament ...

The National Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress George Opare Addo says he will resign from the party if former President John Mahama apologises over the ‘Akyem Sakawa boys’ controversy. “If that happens I will leave the NDC. Because there is nothing to apologise for. The article was in the context of those who are involved in the deal, ...