Ghana, US Strengthen Cooperation in Visas, Trade and Security – Ablakwa

Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says his meeting with the Acting United States Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Rolf Olson, was “very constructive,” with both sides reviewing recent gains in bilateral relations. In a social media update, the Minister noted that discussions covered key developments, including the restoration of five-year visas for Ghanaians, the removal…

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Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Reports Positive Developments in Bawku Mediation Efforts

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has announced encouraging progress in the ongoing mediation efforts to resolve the longstanding conflict in Bawku, located in Ghana’s Upper East Region. In a recent statement, the Asantehene highlighted that the area is currently experiencing a period of relative peace, attributing this improvement to the collaborative efforts of various stakeholders…

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Oguaa symbol does not signify  ‘pull him down’- University Professor

The Dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Research at the Cape Coast Technical University(CCTU), Surv. Professor Emmanuel Kwamina Bamfo-Agyei has debunked the erroneous impression that the Oguaa(Cape Coast) Koto(Crab) symbol signifies “pull him down”. He explained that the nature of crabs talks about unity and not ‘pulling him down ‘as claimed and called…

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KNUST vice-chancellor’s term extension: Court rejects alumni’s injunction

The High Court has dismissed an injunction filed by an alumnus of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) aimed at halting the extension of Vice Chancellor Prof. Rita Akosua Dickson’s term. The court determined that the injunction lacked merit and questioned the applicant’s legitimacy as an alumnus. The presiding judge pointed out that…

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High inflation, slowing financial sector support for growth – Prof Ahiawodzi 

Anthony Kwame Ahiawodzi, a professor of Financial Economics, says high inflation continues to impede the financial sector’s ability to mobilise savings and investment to support Ghana’s sustainable economic growth. This is because over the years, financial market efficiency – the ability of the financial sector to mobilise savings for investment that promotes economic growth has…

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E-governance, digitalization playing significant roles in  corruption fight – EOCO boss

Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah (Mrs) has noted that while a lot still needs to be done in the fight against corruption, digitalization efforts that have led to e-governance and other transparency initiatives have played a key role in the fight. Speaking on how anti-corruption…

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Fievie Traditional Council welcomes 14 new gazetted Chiefs and Queenmothers

Sogakope (V/R), July 27. – Some 14 gazetted Chiefs and Queenmothers have been sworn into the Fievie Traditional Council at Sogakope, in the South Tongu district of the Volta Region. The event, held under the auspices of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs and Fievie Traditional Council, brought together traditional leaders, their subjects, asafo troupes,…

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Bawumia’s watermelon factory is an empty container- Walewale NDC Parliamentary candidate

The Walewale Parliamentary Candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) , Alhaji Abubakari Abdallah, has described the watermelon factory being constructed by the NPP government at Walewale as an empty container. According to him, the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration is a deceptive government who only campaign on fake promises to woo Ghanaians to vote for them. He…

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