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William Ato Essien, a former founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of collapsed Capital Bank, and three others, standing trial over the collapse of the financial institution, appeared before the Accra High Court, yesterday. The four, who are facing 26 charges, including stealing and money laundering, were granted GH¢200 million bail each with four sureties. The three others are Fitzgerald ...

Former President John Mahama’s comments that the National Communication Authority (NCA) closed down only radio stations affiliated to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is not true, Minister of Communication, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has said. Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Monday, 14 October 2019, the minister said a total of 144 FM stations were identified for various ...

The Ministry of Communications has announced that all mobile phone users will have to re-register their SIM numbers (Subscriber Identity Module) from 1st January 2020 to 30th June 2020 or lose the numbers as they will be deactivated. The measure, according to Mrs Ursula Owusu Ekuful, Minister of Communications, will help monitor and track down persons who use their phones ...

Today, President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo, officially launched Ghana’s newest medical drone delivery base in the city of Mampong during a tour of the region. This marks the second of what will be four medical drone delivery bases that have been commissioned to help expand access to critical and life-saving medicines for people across Ghana. Zipline, ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given Ghana’s economy a clean bill of health. According to an IMF team which is in the country for Article 4 Consultations, Ghana’s economy remains favourable. The team on Wednesday met with the Finance Committee of Parliament as part of its mission. The discussions, amongst others, centered on macroeconomic performance, revenue mobilisation, the financial ...

Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako Jnr., has condemned some religious leaders who hastily joined the bandwagon criticizing the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE). According to him, they should have double-checked their facts before coming out with their stand. “Some of the religious leaders much earlier should have been circumspect and sought information and education. If ...

Het Humanistisch Verbond heeft een nee-sticker ontworpen voor iedereen die geen anti-abortusreclame wil ontvangen. De sticker is een tegenreactie op de folder die in november door een prolifebeweging in elke Nederlandse brievenbus wordt geschoven. In de flyer – die tijdens de Week van het Leven (11-16 november) door het Platform Zorg voor Leven huis-aan-huis wordt verspreid – krijgen mensen de ...

The government’s flagship programme the One district-One factory, which is to create jobs and alleviate the rate of poverty in the districts and communities, is beginning to gain grounds. The Alliance for Development and Industrialisation (ADI) has found out that the Ekumfi Juice Factory, which is near completion, will create 5000 direct out grower jobs within the community and its ...

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Exim Bank, Lawrence Agyisam says 90% of monies has been disbursed to ensure that two factories under the One District One Factory project in the Central Region is opened by December 2019. “As we speak now the Bank has disbursed about almost 90% of monies. Out of GHc14.4 million, we have disbursed almost GHc11. ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission is in currently in Ghana to have discussions with officials of the Government of Ghana, a statement by the Ministry of Finance, has said. This meeting will be the first since Ghana successfully exited the IMF, the statement said. “An international monetary fund (IMF) mission is visiting Ghana from Monday 30th September – Friday, ...