Home - News of Monday 16 July 2018

Ebenezer Ofori stars as New York City FC beat Columbus Crew in MLS
Grant us refugee status - Small scale mining group appeals
Consider double intake of BECE candidates - Educationist proposes
Minority warn against tax increase; accuse government of wasteful expenditure
Opuni's trial: Cocoa Research Institute boss testifies in court
'Shocking' no-bed syndrome 'shameful, disgraceful' – Delle
GPRTU holds stakeholders’ workshop on Road Toll Stickers
Government’s tax holiday favours the rich – Fraser Institute
NPP delivering ‘hell’ after ‘promising heaven’ – Minority
4H Ghana calls for collaboration with GES
Buduburam: No proof of 'lynched' soldier – GAF
Stanbic Bank Ghana goes solar
Beige Bank sacks over 500 staff
Government to train 10,000 SHS students annually in entrepreneurship
Let me join Hoffenheim - Kasim Adams pleads with Young Boys
Conti Old Boys sue KNUST over ‘discriminatory’ conversion
'Shocking' no-bed syndrome “shameful, disgraceful' – Delle
‘Pidgin, short-hand’ cause of mass failure in English – WAEC
NPP delivering 'hell' after "promising heaven" – Minority
Mother of former Chief of Staff Julius Debrah dies at 73
Asamoah Gyan applauds Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic
Nana and his cousin should show us results after 19-months in office - Joyce Bawah
Africa must deepen investment insurance – ATI
Government not struggling to fund free SHS – Oppong Nkrumah
Budumburam residents live in fear after 'wee' smokers allegedly kill soldier
Ghanaians would be 'happy' to pay more taxes - Sam George shades Gabby
I’m not joining Kenichi at Aduana Stars – Yaw Preko
Opuni directed scientists to reduce testing of agrochemicals - witness
Ghanaians need an appropriate mindset to fight corruption - Rawlings
Opuni directed scientists to reduce testing of agrochemicals - Witness
Government approach to taxation naive and amateurish – Minority
Ghana’s public debt to hit GHC173bn by end of December – Minority
Cyber threats- resilience team formed to fight menace
Investigate alleged fuel smuggling at BOST – OccupyGhana petitions Chief of Staff
Dr Opuni failed to follow procedure for testing fertilizer - First state witness
Jubilee Travel and Tours woos tourists with $450 tour package to Dubai
Ghana's security services combat war with conscience – Rawlings
FULL TEXT: Rawlings’ address at 2018 GUBA Awards
Improve service delivery to boost tourism sector
Institute of Directors pushes for mandatory training of directors
Financial sector dominate Stock Market
Public urged to use tax reliefs to plan for retirement
World Bank supports Ghana to improve energy, tourism sectors with $60m
Continuous ban on small-scale mining needless – Third World Network
2018 World Cup: Ayew congratulates Mendy, Thauvin, Mandada
Vanguard introduces ‘Digital Half-Day Claim Payment’ service to clients
GCB commits GH¢1bn to support 1D1F; 270 proposals received
FEATURE: Creating opportunities to build young people’s skills and combat global youth unemployment
Nicholas Opoku promises to do his best at Serie A side Udinese
SSNIT recommits to addressing housing challenges in Ghana
Afriyie Acquah scores in Torino's 14-0 thumping of Bormiese in pre-season friendly
Eddie Nketiah scored for Arsenal in 8-0 pre-season win over Boreham Wood
Liberty Professionals draw 2-2 with Hearts of Oak in a friendly match
Marine Police Unit takes delivery of 2 patrol boats
PIAC report highlights $13.5m 'wrongfully' paid to GRA accounts
Justices Honyenuga commends Brong-Ahafo stakeholders of JFAP
Brave MMT driver saves passengers from robbery attack
Ghanaians shouldn’t expect anything good from mid-year budget review – Isaac Adongo
Government approach to taxation naive and amateurish – Minority
Medifem receives gold award for supporting NSMQ
Ghana, 9 others face infrastructure financing difficulties
Ghana to host Africa Regional Development Forum 2018
Kwadwo Asamoah to retire at Inter Milan
President convenes emergency Cabinet meeting over possible tax hike
Today at the newsstands
Pen to Paper Ghana gives girls ‘wings to fly with’ at menstrual hygiene workshop
African footballers always associate failures to God's will - Didier Drogba
Kevin Prince Boateng congratulates France for winning 2018 World Cup
Curse me with eggs and schnapps if I'm lying – Evangelist Addai dares Despite
MoU on Kumasi-Northern sector rail line signed
Bring home your anti-graft mindset – Rawlings to diasporans
Man, 30, attacked for kidnapping woman, two children
Not educating girls costs countries trillions of dollars - World Bank Report
Railways Development Minister Joe Ghartey tours Northern Region
Stanbic Bank saves GH¢472,091 through renewable energy
CAF CC: Aduana's Bright Adjei confident of victory over AS Vita Club
VAT increase: Akufo Addo calls emergency Cabinet meeting
Maintaining policy rate will not erode gains made – Economist
Current revenue not enough to fund programs – Oppong Nkrumah
Godsway Donyoh opens scoring account for FC Nordsjaelland in draw with Esbjerg
Prepare for free SHS graduates - Asantehene tells government
Nicholas Opoku makes Udinese debut in 10-0 thrashing of FVG Representative
Supreme Court judge likely to be next EC boss
40% of cars in Ghana have fake insurance – National Insurance Commission
'Opuni truncated Lithovit testing after 6 months' – CRIG boss
Government considering outcry over tax increase – Gabby
Fishing Ban: 'We'll have our say in 2020' – Fishermen
Increase 2.5% NHIS levy to 3.5% to fund NHIS – NHIA to Government
'Fed up' Patrick Razak begs Hearts of Oak to release him
Black Princesses visit injured star player Priscilla Adubea
$13.5m wrongfully paid to GRA - PIAC
BoG annuls acquisition of ADB shares by Belstar Capital, others
Awal Mohammed calls on government to rescind GFA dissolution decision
Fishing ban in your interest – Ministry to Fisherfolk
Patron Sporting Club step up preparations for European tour with two friendlies
Fuel prices to go up by 3 percent - Institute of Energy Security
Ghana Finance Week slated for August 2018
Local banks reduce staff to meet GH¢400m minimum capital
Expired contracts of bank CEOs, Board Chairs not to be renewed next year
Mid-year budget: Majority supports increased tax proposal
Appropriate mindset needed to fight corruption – Rawlings
Origin8 launches 20th anniversary
Debate over ‘sacred’ VAT healthy – Gabby
We haven’t printed special cloth for Amissah-Arthur funeral – Family
Mid-year budget review: Car rental providers appeal for tax reduction
Ghana ranks 103 out of 159 countries in latest Economic Freedom Index
Man arrested for kidnapping woman, two children at Nkawkaw
Embrace ADR to decongest the courts - Chief Justice
Over 190,000 SHS graduates to miss varsity due to failure in Mathematics
Parliament approves €47m loan for completion of University of Ghana Medical Center Phase 2
Single Air Transport market: Africa needs to do a lot more to compete with the rest of the world - Expert
Bagbin mourns Bole-Bamboi NDC Chairman Alhaji Meijida Dramani
New 60-bed A&E centre at Korle-Bu opens Friday – Oko Boye
Probe missing GhC1.4 billion fuel cash – Occupy Ghana to Chief of Staff
8 suspected robbers arrested at the border at Aflao
RTD player Kelvin Owusu signs for Portuguese Liga side Desportivo Aves
RTD player Kelvin Owusu signs for Portuguese Liga side Desportivo Aves
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah predicts Minority will eat humble pie in 72 hours over tax claims
'Congratulations Africa!' - Ghanaians react to France's World Cup triumph
Fuel prices to reach GH¢4.99 cedis per litre
Steven Polack still chasing Kotoko for compensation
Stop unnecessary apprehension! 2018 WASSCE results not bad - Dr Armah
Eight communities disconnected as major Rivers overflow
Latter-Day Saints handover wheelchairs to Ghana Health Service
NHIA CEO pushes for new health tax; increase in NHIS levy to 3.5%
Teenager jailed seven years for defilement
Bank of Ghana cancels shareholdings of four institutions in ADB
Black Queens defender Faustina Ampah wins Amber Cup with Minsk FC
Jonathan Mensah reflects on Ghana's 2014 World Cup campaign
WASSCE Failure: Pidgin affecting students – WAEC
No bed syndrome: Completed hospitals left to rot enough to provoke demo – NDC MP
Incentivise mining exploration – Mines Chamber
Nicholas Opoku thrilled with Udinese move
Fuel prices to increase this month – IES predicts
How Minister sabotaged his deputy
BoG bars MFIs from digital space until they pass ‘test’
Kenpong eulogises ‘role model’ Azumah
How Charlotte Osei was nailed
Gabby blasts Mahama
House of Chiefs split over Blay apology
LIVESTREAMING: Minority Roundtable Dialogue on the Mid-Year Economic Performance
Minority holds mid-year budget review today
Fear grips local bank owners
Cocoa farmers urged to adopt productive methods to boost yields
Steve Pollack begs Kotoko to compensate Nkawkaw accident victims
Akufo-Addo calls for emergency cabinet meeting over tax increment
Probe BOST - Occupy Ghana petitions Chief of staff
Rawlings calls for appropriate mindset against corruption
2018 World Cup: Asamoah Gyan praises Croatia coach
Leave Mahama alone, focus on how to move the nation forward – Manasseh Awuni to NPP
No fishing in August - Government declares
Don’t succumb to pressure to lift ban on ‘galamsey’ - Prof. Agyeman-Duah
Government to construct railway from Tamale to Paga
OccupyGhana demands whereabouts of over GHC1bn fuel money
Economist singles out Free SHS as cause of imminent VAT increase
COCOBOD refutes cedi’s depreciation impact on repayment of dollar syndicated loan
Black Queens defender Faustina Ampah wins Amber Cup in Belarus
Yaw Preko denies reunion with Kenichi Yatsuhashi at Aduana Stars
AirtelTigo welcomes ‘Explor’ internship programme participants
No bed syndrome: Establish a Bed Control Center in our hospitals – Dr. Anaba
GRIDCO says it lost GHc280m to tariff reduction
Experts say VAT increase is ‘a necessary evil,’ but at what cost?
Meqasa.com to mark five years anniversary
SSNIT to complete Asokore Mampong Housing Project in December
3 Chiefs, others beg Sunyani High Court over contempt charges
Akufo-Addo owns a football academy - Abubakari Damba
Naa Dakpema’s funeral rites to begin Friday, July 20
‘CCTVs’ on Ghana waters to monitor & arrest fishers during closed season
Pedestrians most affected in road crashes in Accra — Report
Rawlings calls for appropriate mindset against corruption
Opuni trial begins
Besiktas to pip Newcastle to Andre Ayew signature
GNFS gets smoke chamber to train personnel
Student pastor collapses and dies on pulpit
'Honest' Tony Baffoe ideal for GFA - Otchere-Darko
Akufo-Addo’s populist promises running Ghana down – Minority
Minority presents NDC’s version of mid-year budget assessment today
Allow me to leave Hearts of Oak - Patrick Razak pleads
Government building TVET centres nationwide – Kwesi Yankah
'Clearing Agent' Akufo-Addo shown zilch for borrowing – Apaak
Daniel Opare hits debut goal for Royal Antwerp in pre-season win over PAOK
Lakeside Estates unveils 2-bedroom detached houses