Tag: Ghana
18-year-old girl jailed for pouring hot water on friend over boyfriend
Princess Owusu Ansah, an 18-year-old Ghanaian woman who lives in Royston, Hertfordshire, in the United Kingdom, was given…
5 years sentence for restaurant workers for stealing oil, chicken wings
Seidu Karim and Rashid Abdullah, two Pizzaman employees, were found guilty of stealing 20 cartons of chicken wings…
U.S VP Harris in Ghana to ”witness firsthand the extraordinary innovation, creativity on this continent.”
By Chido Nwangwu Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first African-owned, US-based newspaper published on the…
Ghana Central Bank announces further rate hike to restrain inflationary pressure.
Ghana's central bank announced a 100 basis points hike in its benchmark lending rate Monday to restrain inflationary…
Morocco and Ghana to start COVID check on China arrivals
Due to concerns about the coronavirus, Ghana and Morocco are the first African nations to put travel restrictions…
Ghana army move for expansionary drive
Major General Clayton Naa Boanubah Yaachie (Rtd), a former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), has praised the Ghana…
Delayed payments, unstable currency crippling pharmaceutical industry – Abutiate
The unstable Ghanaian currency and late payments to pharmacies, notably by government institutions, according to Mr. Harrison Abutiate,…
Ghana set new system to reward whistleblowers
The introduction of a reward scheme for whistleblowers, according to Mr. Godfred Yeboah Dame, Minister of Justice and…
Ghana, International Monetary Fund (IMF) reaches a $3 billion rescue accord.
Ghana can now exhale with relief following months of declining economic fortunes thanks to an IMF bailout. This…
Ghana plans to buy oil with gold instead of dollar reserves
Ghana is contemplating a new strategy that would involve using gold reserves rather than U.S. dollar reserves to…
USAfrica: Accra Initiative member countries meet to boost cooperation to Counterterrorism
On Thursday, November 17, in Accra, leaders from the neighboring nations that make up the Gulf of Guinea—Benin,…
USAfrica: Nana Akufo-Addo Ghana President sacks junior finance minister over corruption
President Nana Akufo-Addo has dismissed Charles Adu Boahen, Ghana's Minister of State for Finance, following claims of inappropriate…