2017

An Accra Circuit Court on Monday remanded three persons accused of conspiring and robbing various persons of their personal belongings at gun point. Dickson Addai, Prince Owusu and Gbekpor Marvin are said to have conspired and robbed one…

The inaugural United Nations (UN) World Data Forum kicked off today in the South African city of Cape Town, bringing together more than 1,500 data experts from more than 100 countries. The aim is to build broad consensus on how to…

The Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has appealed to government to investigate the why workers five percent contribution towards the second tier pension scheme had not been released.…

Justice Saeed Kweku Gyan, a Court of Appeals Judge, has noted that the rapid social and economic development of the country was being impeded by narrow and partisan political interest. Speaking at the 85th Annual National Convention…

Investors continued to demonstrate optimism in the Ghanaian economy as activities on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) hiked up during the second week (January 9 to 13) trading which translated into the bidding up of equities on the…

Army Lieutenant Yahya Jammeh took power in a bloodless coup on July 22, 1994 in the tiny West African country of The Gambia, he was only 29 years old at the time. The country has a population of about two million, and it's mostly…

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection regrets pockets of attacks against caterers of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) in some areas in the country following the change of government. “We are also aware that some…

Mr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has called for improved access to financing to accelerate the transformation of African economies. He said this was likely to improve the quality of life of…

Sub-Saharan Africa’s unemployment rate is forecast to stand at 7.2 per cent in 2017, unchanged from 2016, according to the latest World Employment Social Outlook (WESO) trends reports 2017 of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, together with some 30 African leaders, have committed to ensure that economic growth in their countries would lead to a more inclusive economy. This, they, said, would create jobs for the youth…