The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is spearheading a groundbreaking initiative for sustainable rice production in Ghana. Under this project, 11,000 farmers will receive comprehensive training on water-efficient techniques to reduce methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. Methane, an invisible and odorless gas, is a major component of natural gas […]
Ghanaian Peacekeeper Recognized as UN’s Military Gender Advocate of the Year
Accra, Ghana – Captain Cecilia Erzuah, a Ghanaian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA), has been honored with the prestigious title of the UN’s Military Gender Advocate of the Year for 2022. The announcement was made by the Department of Peace Operations, and Secretary-General António Guterres will present the […]
African Ministers Advocate for Reforms to Enhance IMF’s Special Drawing Rights System
African Ministers of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development gathered at the Africa High-level Working Group on the Global Financial Architecture meeting, held during the 2023 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group. They collectively called for reforms to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Special Drawing Rights (SDR) system, aiming to strengthen the global financial […]
Bank of Ghana Maintains Policy Rate at 29.5% to Support Stable Inflationary Environment
Accra, Ghana – On May 22, 2023, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana announced its decision to keep the policy rate unchanged at 29.5 percent. Dr. Ernest Addison, the Governor of the Central Bank, highlighted the easing inflationary pressures observed since the previous MPC meeting in March 2023, including consecutive declines […]
BAIP 2023 African Finals Secured in Ghana with Endorsement from Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture
Accra, Ghana – The highly anticipated African Grand Finale of the Beauty of Africa International Pageant (BAIP) is set to take place in Ghana, thanks to a significant endorsement from the Ghana Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture. The endorsement signifies the Ministry’s commitment to promoting Africa’s rich culture and exceptional beauty on a global […]
Woman Cooks for Record-Breaking 100 Hours, Only to Discover She Could Have Sat
Hilda Effiong Bassey, the talented Nigerian chef widely known as Hilda Baci, has revealed that she had no idea she could sit while attempting to break the Guinness World Record. Hilda, who recently completed a remarkable 100-hour cooking marathon, made this revelation during an interview on Friday, May 19, 2023. She told the press that […]
Kevin-Prince Boateng in Tears Over Hertha Berlin’s Relegation: ‘It’s Just Bitter’
Former Ghana international Kevin-Prince Boateng was pictured crying following the relegation of Hertha Berlin from the German Bundesliga over the weekend. The Ghanaian’s boyhood club’s drop to the Bundesliga 2 was confirmed after their 1-1 draw against Bochum at home on Saturday. Boateng, who started the game against Bochum, enjoyed 64 minutes of the game […]
Are the ‘Fallen’ NDC MPs a Sign of Disappointment in Ghana’s Divided Parliament?
Seventeen Members of Parliament of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) were ‘slaughtered’ by delegates of the NDC in the Party’s crunch primaries held across the country last Saturday. The elections were heavily contested in 212 constituencies, but 47 aspirants were not contested in their respective constituencies. The primaries in 15 constituencies were suspended. One of […]
Ghana’s Mobile Money Transactions Surge to ¢550.4bn in Just Four Months of 2023
Total mobile money transactions for the first four months of 2023 surpassed ¢550 billion, about 66.2% year-on-year growth, data from the Bank of Ghana has revealed. This is compared with ¢331.2 billion recorded during the same period in 2022. If the trend continues, the total mobile money transactions for this year will once again exceed […]
Ghana’s Ofori-Atta Pushes for Economic Revitalization, Urges Letting Go of the Past
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has indicated that Ghana should not dwell on the past, but rather see that new things are being done. According to him, the government is ready for that and the country is certainly on the path toward not just recovery but, also, revitalizing the economy. “Indeed, I think we have to […]