Ghana’s Okine is new WPBF Champion

Ghana’s Joshua Okine on Saturday became the new World Professional Boxing Federation (WPBF) Welterweight Champion when he chalked a unanimous decision over Mohamed Abdullaev of Uzbekistan at the Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra. In a promotion…

Mills to go on annual leave

President John Evans Atta Mills would early this month go on an annual leave, and spend about three weeks to "cool off," the Ghana News Agency has learned. Part of the holidays would be spent in Ghana and the rest with relatives and…

Some commercial banks cut rates

Some local banks have responded positively to the continuous drop in the Central Bank’s policy rate by reducing their base rates to reflect the fall in inflation. The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) is the latest to announce a cut in…

Ghana to finalise $1b gas project

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) is in the process of finalising a joint venture pact with the investor community and the World Bank to finance phase one of its onshore gas project estimated at a cost US$1 billion. The …

Unknown vessel pollutes Ankobrah beach

The Ankobrah Beach, stretching miles towards Ekwei in the Western Region, has experienced oil pollution suspected to have been spilled by an unknown vessel in the country’s territorial waters. The heavy crude substance has settled on the…