Lead Story

The government has estimated $400 million as the amount needed to dredge and clean the heavy mercury content in the Ankobra River in the Western Region due to the activities of illegal small-scale mining. This followed the assessment of the turbidity level of the River by a private research firm, …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed the need to build a wealthy nation and improve living conditions of Ghanaians by showing solidarity to each other in the wake of any adversity. He explained that working for the prosperity of Ghana remained dear to his heart and called on everybody …

The African Union (AU) during its 30th Assembly of Heads of State and Government held from January 22 – 29, 2018 at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, launched the anti-corruption campaign in Africa. The launch of the African Anti-Corruption Year, the AU says follows the declaration made at the …

Government’s resolve to make Ghana the Financial Hub in the sub-region and to diversify the sources of funds for Ghanaian bonds will receive a boost as Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta leads a delegation to Japan.   A statement from the Finance Ministry said the visit from April 9 – 14, …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed all Ministers of state, government appointees and public officials to file their tax returns before the deadline of April 30, 2018,  to set as a good example to the public. Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia made the announcement when he launched the Tax Awareness and Good Governance …

The Friends of the Earth (FoE), Netherlands an environmental rights group says it is suing British headquartered oil company Shell for climate pollution. According to FoE Netherlands Director, Donald Pols, Shell is among the ten biggest climate polluters worldwide. It has been known for over 30 years that it is causing dangerous climate change, …

Youth unemployment in Africa is a much more serious problem than climate change and ought to be dealt with urgently, the Executive Secretary of the Africa Capacity Building Foundation, Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie has said. The World Employment Social Outlook (WESO) trends reports 2017 of the International Labour Organisation forecast the …

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has disclosed that, the Government has begun a conversation to ensure that every single bar of gold leaving the shores of the country is properly weighed, tested, valued and accounted for.  He said it was unacceptable that for a very long time an institution of …

The issue of rising public debt makes attainment of the Ghana Beyond Aid’ agenda of the Government almost a daunting reality, Mr Nicholas Ekow de-Heer, Head of Programmes, Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS), has said. He expressed concern about the use of 40 per cent of the national revenue to …

It is common knowledge that Africa is not poor, the continent holds the largest share of the world’s precious metals, and while barely half of its arable land has been cultivated, it is the leading producer of cocoa in the world. Indeed, some Gulf countries are known to have purchased …