Following allegations of conflict of interest against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, relating to the recent $2.25 billion bond issue, the Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance, Ken Thompson, has called for more transparency about the bond. He believes that what looks like secrecy surrounding the $2.25 billion bond issue, is only fueling the … Read more
Co-founder of Read-book Library Ghana, a non-governmental organization (NGO), Miriam Osei-Agyemang, who is also host of 3FM’s mid-morning show Urban Blend, has entreated corporate Ghana to – as part of their corporate social responsibilities – focus more on efforts towards improving education in rural communities. Read-Book Library Ghana among others seeks to provide children in … Read more
World number two Serena Williams is pregnant and due in the autumn, her representative has confirmed. The 35-year-old earlier posted a picture of herself on Snapchat posing in a mirror with the message: “20 weeks” before deleting the post. The American, who won an Open-era record 23rd Grand Slam in Australia in January, will miss … Read more
Tennis great Serena Williams hinted Wednesday that she’s expecting her first child, posting a photo of herself on Snapchat captioned “20 weeks”. The photo, captured by US media, shows Williams in a yellow swimsuit with what appears to be a baby bump. Williams, 35, hasn’t played since beating her sister Venus in the final of … Read more
Serena Williams is pregnant with her first baby. The tennis star, 35, made the announcement on Wednesday where she showed off her pregnant belly on Snapchat. Williams wore a yellow swimsuit and said she was 20 weeks along. The athlete is engaged to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, 33. Serena had a small baby bump, which … Read more
Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh, Sunyani East MP, has said the allegation by the NDC’s Cassiel Ato Forson that Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has conflicted himself in the issuance of the $2.25bn bond is unfounded. Mr Forson has said it is strange for a bond to be issued and closed within a day, contrary to the normal practice … Read more
Deputy Information Minister Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah says “nothing untoward” happened with the $2.25 billion bond issued by government to arrest Ghana’s suffocating debt burden. Speaking to Joy News, he said the issues raised by the minority in Parliament over the bond are aimed at taking the shine away from the successes chalked by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo within … Read more
The US$2.25 billion domestic bond issued recently by the government of Ghana did not need to go to parliament for approval, Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr Anthony Akoto Osei has said in response to a demand by the Minority in Parliament that the bond issue should have gone to the chamber. Also, the Minority … Read more
Deputy Information Minister Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah says “nothing untoward” happened with the $2.25 billion bond issued by government to arrest Ghana’s suffocating debt burden. Speaking to Joy News, he said the issues raised by the minority in Parliament over the bond are aimed at taking the shine away from the successes chalked by President Nana Addo … Read more
An aircraft carrier the US Navy said was steaming toward the Korean Peninsula amid rising tensions has not yet departed, a US defense official acknowledged Tuesday. The Navy on April 8 said it was directing a naval strike group headed by the USS Carl Vinson supercarrier to “sail north,” as a “prudent measure” to deter … Read more
Rapper M.anifest made history as the only Ghanian/African artiste to make the final list for this year’s edition of Midem Artist Accelerator. The scheme is an exclusive programme for artists and their team. It is designed to support managers, agents, labels and publishers as they look to grow their artists’ profiles globally, an an opportunity to promote 11 … Read more
In troubling political times, New York’s latest tourist attraction offers visitors international escapism — a $40 million installation of 50 nations in miniature: a kind of Gulliver’s Travels for the 21st century. Four years in the making and now open for previews just off Times Square, Gulliver’s Gate hopes to draw a million visitors a … Read more
Rapper M.anifest is “grateful” for the awards he won at the recently held 2017 Ghana Music Awards. He won ‘Best Rapper of the Year‘ and ‘Hip Hop Song of the Year‘ awards at the awards scheme. M. Dot told Ebenezer Donkoh (NY DJ) on Y 102.5 FM Tuesday morning, he “is grateful” for the awards … Read more
M.anifest is the king of rap in Ghana. M. Dot beat competition from Sarkodie, Flow KingStone, Medikal, Yaa Pono, and E.L to win the ‘Best Rapper of the Year‘ award at the 2017 Ghana Music Awards held over the weekend at the Accra International Conference Center. The 18th edition of the awards scheme was hosted … Read more
Thousands of people took to the streets of the Senegalese capital Dakar on Friday to protest against President Macky Sall and call for the release of political opponents. The protesters, many dressed in black, demanded the release of Dakar Mayor Khalifa Sall, who had been seen as a presidential candidate for the Socialist Party. He … Read more
Raising Readers Ghana, a non-governmental organization started by Broadcast Journalist Nana Aba Anamoah was launched today at Bukom Park. It seeks to cultivate and promote reading among Ghanaian children aged between 6 and 13 years. Rapper Sarkodie was one of the people who attended the launch. Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale donated books to the organization days … Read more
US regulators granted Silicon Valley biotech firm 23andMe permission to become the first company to market reports showing customers’ health risks based on their genetics. The first reports will be made available this month in the United States, indicating genetic propensities for conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Food … Read more
Mr. Simon Annan, Co-Founder of SmartBid Ghana Limited, has encouraged the utilisation of technology for procurement processes to reduce corruption in the supply and procurement industry and to foster the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises. Speaking at a Business SME Summit in Accra on Wednesday, Mr. Annan said the E-Procurement initiative could reduce the … Read more
Mr Frank Mante, Lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) and a procurement specialist has stated that the PPA must ensure that applications for single-source were justified before approving them. “The Public Procurement Authority (PPA), which is the agency mandated to regulate public procurements, must ensure that all approvals for single-sourcing … Read more
With flowing instrumental passages, song lengths that baffled radio DJs and lyricism inspired by Hindu scripture, Yes defied rock ‘n’ roll even while finding success within it. The defining band of the progressive rock genre will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 7 — and co-founder Jon Anderson credits … Read more