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A member of the newly established Forex Development Committee, Franklin Cudjoe, says their work will not usurp the mandate of the Central Bank. In his view, the committee, instead, will bring more value to the work of the Bank of Ghana in finding solutions to the destabilisation of the Cedi. Critics of the committee say the terms of reference of ...

The number of observers extremely worried about the “pathetic conditions” of football pitches in the Upper East Region, home to one of Africa’s soccer greats, Abedi Pele, is shooting up with speed. More than a few grassless pitches in the region are layered with unwanted nails, bones, broken bottles, gullies as well as rocks and, as such, players dare not ...

The Gbi Traditional Council in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region have announced the demise of their overlord, Togbega Gabusu VI. The announcement lays to rest months of rumours about his death. Togbe Keh XII, Chief of Gbi Wegbe, who made the announcement at a durbar in Hohoe over the weekend, said Gabusu passed on several months ago after ...

The country’s accumulated pension funds can be used to facilitate domestic financing for developmental projects under the Ghana Beyond Aid agenda, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA), Hayford Atta Krufi has said. He said current guidelines for investment of pension funds permitted the use of the funds  for socio-economic development, just like the financial ...

A member of the Council of State, Mr Sam Okudzeto, has advised senior high school students to study hard, be committed and contribute their quota towards the development of the country. He said the youth must learn to appreciate that they had a job and responsibility to build the nation. Mr Okudzeto gave this advice to students from selected senior ...

There is no government projects abandoned in the Biakoye District of the Oti Region, Ms Comfort Akua Attah, the District Chief Executive (DCE), on Thursday told a Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) hearing in Accra. Rather, works are ongoing on the projects, stalled for lack of funds, but have recommenced, and are at various stages of completion. Mr Samuel ...

A gang of suspected armed robbers Monday dawn attacked and robbed traders travelling from Sefwi Juaboso to Kumasi to buy goods for their trading activities. The robbers, according to a victim Maame Joe, first shot into the tyre of their vehicle forcing the driver to stop in the middle of the Bibiani forest around 5:30 am after which they robbed ...

Former CEO of COCOBOD, Dr. Stephen Opuni has filed a suit against the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Kwame Baffoe popularly known as Abronye DC, seeking 10 million cedis in general damages for accusing him of embezzlement. Also joined in the suit is U2 Company Limited owners of United Television (UTV), and the Despite Media Group, all ...

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has stated that the Electoral Commission can use its data for the 2020 elections instead of compiling a new voters’ register. The EC had earlier rejected calls to use the NIA database since it has no timelines for compilation. But NIA Boss Professor Ken Attafuah said more than half of the voting population have been ...

The maiden edition of the Ghana Results Fair 2020, aimed to showcase the works done by government over the past three years, has ended in Accra. The three-day fair was held from January 14 -16 on the theme: “Delivering Results for Our Citizens: A Work in Progress.” It was organised by the Ministry of Monitoring and Evaluation in partnership with ...