Ghana earns $1.6b from tourism in 2009

Ghana earned about $1.6 billion from tourism as the fourth largest foreign exchange earner last year after gold, cocoa and remittances from Ghanaians resident abroad. Mrs Zita Okaikoi, Minister of Tourism, said tourism contributed about…

Is Boateng a Ghanaian name?

I recall my immense shock at an on air confession by a BBC presenter during the 2006 World Cup that he’d thought all along that the name Boateng was British. My awe at this ignorant statement knew no bounds, back then. On hindsight now, I…

Ghana stocks fall again

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) All-Share Index, the main market indicator, dropped by 23.91 points from 6,289.24 points to 6,265.33 points during Tuesday’s trading on the Accra bourse. The Change Year to Date was 12.44 points. Traded…