2020

The conspiracy to cause harm and assault on public officers trial of Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, the Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, was Wednesday adjourned because the Prosecution’s second witness, who was expected to take…

Two Italians who entered Ghana on board Air France flight last night, have been repatriated in compliance with the travel advisory directive issued by the Government to combat the spread of COVID-19. Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the…

The National Executive Committee of the Ghana Muslim Mission (GMM) has directed all regions, districts, branches and wings of the mission to suspend all activities including; general mass meetings, branch meeting, executive meetings,…

Bank of Ghana has cut its policy rate by 150 basis points to 14.5 percent over fears the coronavirus outbreak could slowdown economic growth in 2020. In a release after a meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee, the bank said its…

The Nima Divisional Police Command has arrested Augustine Adjorlolo and Wisdom Aryee for defrauding two persons under the pretext of increasing their GH¢7,300.00 to GH¢500,000.00. Adjorlolo was arrested on March 15, 2020, at Owirem, near…

Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister said land litigations in the Region are hampering its quest for accelerated socio-economic development. “One challenge we are facing with investors is availability of land, and land…

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday confirmed that the Tokyo Olympics will be staged as planned despite the threat posed by the Coronavirus pandemic. Despite fears of the games been cancelled, the IOC in its latest…

Ghana’s High Commission in London, United Kingdom, has temporarily suspended the issuance of visas effective Wednesday, March 18, to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. A statement from the Mission said it will be operating by the…

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Tuesday revealed that the cost of printing the new 100 and 200 cedi notes was $8.98 million. This is made up of $4.45 million and $4.53 million for the 100 and 200 cedi notes respectively. Mr…

The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, said preliminary analysis by the Ministry shows that the Coronavirus pandemic would impact negatively on the country’s petroleum receipts due to the collapse of international oil prices.…