Monthly Archives: July, 2021

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says African economies need digital currencies backed by central banks in order to give credibility to transactions. Addressing participants at the opening of the International Trade and Finance Conference (GITFiC 2021) in Accra, Dr....

A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) legal team Godwin Edudzi Tamekloe has laughed at the suggestions that the embattled Gyakye Quayson, who until July 28, 2021 High Court ruling, was MP for Assin North, cannot contest in...

The value of mobile money transactions has increased by almost 100 percent in the last twelve months. The total value shot up by 96.7 percent from June 2020 to June 2021. On a monthly basis, the value of transactions from May...

The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has cautioned petroleum downstream players to play by the rules or lose their licenses. He disclosed this at a meeting with board members of the Association of Oil...

A weekly market survey conducted in major markets in Tema has shown that the prices of some commodities saw a reduction in the week as against the previous week while others saw a marginal increase. The markets visited included Ashaiman,...

The Minister for Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has stated that his belief in future technologies for clean energy, especially nuclear power, remains unshaken. Dr. Prempeh made this statement at a brief ceremony to inaugurate the Board of Directors for...

The central Motor Transport & Traffic Department (MTTD), of the Ghana Police Service has embarked on a Speed Enforcement exercise to check over speeding at accident prone areas which resulted in the arrest of arrested 26 offenders in Accra. The...

The Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has asked the newly constituted Board of Directors of the Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company (GCMC) to work together in the interest of the company. This minister at inaugural ceremony of the newly constituted...

The Food and Drug Authority (FDA) has approved two more Covid-19 vaccines for use in Ghana. The two vaccines that have been approved by the FDA are Modena (Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNtech (Comirnaty) can be imported and distributed in the country. This...

The Minister of Interior Ambrose Dery has assured that much seriousness will be attached to the recommendations contain in the report of the three-member ministerial committee tasked to investigate the disturbances recorded at Ejura. On Tuesday July 27, 2021, the...