Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has asked companies within the oil and gas sector to employ more local people in the communities they operate. According to him, oil and gas companies in the Western Region, must first consider people from the region before bringing labour from elsewhere. Speaking at this year’s Kundum festival in the Western Region, Dr. Bawumia stressed ...

A former Minister of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Alhaji Mohammed Muniru-Limuna has told MyNewsGh.com in an exclusive interview that God has already started punishing Ghanaians for rejecting the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The upsurge in vigilantism in his view is an indication of the wrath of the God who is punishing Ghanaians for failing to show appreciation for the good ...

Less than 12 months after the ban on the export of five vegetable crops to the EU market was lifted, Ghana faces another ban on its exports. This time, exported pepper is in danger of being blacklisted over questions of quality. About 24,000 tonnes of pepper is exported from Ghana to the EU annually. The Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association ...

Motorists should brace themselves for some good news in the coming pricing window as the National Petroleum Authority hints of a possible reduction in fuel prices. The Chief Executive Officer of the Authority, Hassan Tampuli has suggested that the current trend being witnessed on the market has given a positive indication and is likely to result in prices at the ...

Government is taking the necessary steps to put in place safeguards to ensure the macroeconomic gains made in the last 21 months are not reversed, Vice President Bawumia has disclosed. A key component of these measures is the expected passage, by the end of the year, of a Fiscal Responsibility Law to cap the budget deficit not to exceed 5% ...

The Bank of Ghana has released a list of banks that are duly licensed and of good standing in the country. The Central Bank is the institution mandated to supervise and regulate the operations of all financial institutions in the country. It is hoped that realising the list of licensed banks will help restore customers’ confidence in the banking sector. ...

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) says prices of petroleum products are likely to be reduced in the next pricing window as a result of the appreciation of the Ghana cedi against the US dollar and decrease in the price of petroleum products on the world market. The Authority says in line with the deregulation policy these positive developments would be ...

The Supreme Court has ordered parties in the case in which the Attorney General has been sued over government’s decision to build a national cathedral, to file a joint statement of issues within seven days. According to the court constituted by seven-member justices presided over by Justice Julius Ansah, it wants to expedite proceedings in the case. Meanwhile, when the ...

A former military driver of former President JJ Rawlings, Braimah Issaka, has jumped to the defence of his former boss saying that nobody can point fingers at him regarding the killing of three High Court judges, and a retired army officer. According to him, Lance Corporal Samuel Amedeka was the one who pulled the trigger and killed the victims at ...

In her crusade to ensure that President Nana Akufo-Addo’s dream of making Accra a clean city is achieved, Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah stormed Agbogbloshie market early hours of Friday morning. Zoomlion sanitation workers team up with their counterpart Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) and were on ground clearing woods that had been used to cover gutters which ...