Author: SAMUEL

Black Queens midfielder Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah has joined second-tier side Nottingham Forest Women on a two-year deal. Chantelle signed the deal from fellow Women’s Super League 2 side London City Lionesses. The former England U-19 and U-23 player expressed excitement about the deal. “I’m excited to join the club and play with this group of players,” she said. “The team had an incredible season last year – history is being created here and I’m grateful that I can be a part of continuing to build something special at the club.” Chantelle started her career at Everton’s Centre of Excellence before making…

Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank has named Black Stars midfielder Mohammed Kudus in his starting line-up against Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Super Cup. The two European champions clash in Friuli Venezia Giulia in Udinese, Italy on Wednesday night. Frank, who replaced Ange Postecoglou at the end of last season, has named a strong line-up for the game against the UEFA Champions League winners. New captain of Spurs Cristian Romero will lead the team from the tunnel. Ghanaian-born Austrian defender Kevin Danso has also been named in the squad. In post will be Italian Guglielmo Vicario. Romero and Danso will…

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has attributed its progress in the forex market and the easing of inflation in recent months to its Gold Purchase Programme. The central bank says the Programme has also “improved the country’s credit profile from restrictive default to B- with a stable outlook” in June 2025, therefore boosting investor confidence. First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Zakari Mumuni, speaking at the Converge’25 Africa Premier Trade Banking Programme in London, noted that the feats have had an immense impact on Ghana’s macroeconomy. Dr. Zakari added that these developments “have contributed to a stable…

The Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. General William Agyapong has explained the circumstances which necessitated the use of cocoa sacks to carry the remains of the eight men who lost their lives in the August 6 helicopter crash. According to Major Agyapong, although the personnel at the scene had body bags which were the appropriate tool to be used, the extent to which the bodies were burnt could not make it conducive for the body bags to be used. He emphasised that the rescue team did their best to use the available material which included the cocoa bags to carry…

quiet afternoon at the Achimota overhead bridge turned tragic when a young man reportedly ended his life by jumping from the bridge in full view of stunned onlookers. Eyewitnesses say the man appeared to be in a hurry, running along the bridge just moments before the incident. He didn’t stop, didn’t speak to anyone and then, without hesitation, jumped over the edge. “He was just running. No one really knew what was going on. Before we could even think to react, he had already jumped,” said one eyewitness. “It was too fast to stop him.” The incident left those present…

The Deputy Minister for Finance, Hon. Thomas Nyarko-Ampem, has inaugurated a new Governing Board for the Ghana Amalgamated Trust PLC (GAT), expressing confidence that the members will deliver on their mandate, given their collective experience and expertise. He further underscored government’s commitment to protecting the banking sector, stressing that this administration has chosen to invest in saving banks rather than spending over 30 billion cedis to collapse them. Board Chairperson Dr. Kwabena Donkor pledged the board will work to create a financially sustainable banking sector, ensuring profitability and delivering dividends. Members of the Ghana Amalgamated Trust PLC Board: 1. Dr.…

The 2024 Financial Stability Review has shown that cheque usage by volume declined slightly, but the total value of cheque-based transactions jumped by a striking 30.97%, hitting GH₵384.96 billion. This is up from GH₵293.93 billion posted in 2023. The marginal 0.15% drop in interbank cheque volumes under the Cheque Codeline Clearing (CCC) system suggests that while fewer cheques are being written, those that are processed now carry significantly more financial weight. The divergence is a shift toward cheques being used predominantly for large corporate payments, high-value settlements or legacy institutional transactions. The Ghana Interbank Settlement (GIS) platform recorded a 78.12%…

Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has called on African leaders to base electoral contests on policies rather than ballots. Opening the African Political Parties Summit 2025 in Accra, she urged political parties across the continent to prioritise the needs of their citizens while in power. “Policies, when divorced from the pursuit of wellbeing, become empty,” she said. “Our people do not ask us to perform politics for its own sake. They deserve politics that translates into food security, decent jobs, functional schools, accessible healthcare, efficient infrastructure, security, and justice. They expect us to focus not just on the next…

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has issued a solemn appeal to the media, bloggers, content creators, and the general public to refrain from speculation and unverified commentary concerning the Z-9 Air Force helicopter crash that claimed eight lives. The Ghana Armed Forces cautioned against speculative and unverified commentary on the helicopter crash, warning that such narratives could mislead the public and deepen the grief of bereaved families. It stressed that conclusions based on opinion or conjecture are premature, as a “painstaking” investigation, undertaken in collaboration with international agencies—is already in progress to determine the cause. The military urged media practitioners,…

Ghana is advancing plans for a bold agricultural policy aimed at slashing its $2 billion annual palm oil import bill. This would be achieved by significantly scaling up domestic production and diversifying into high-value tree crops. The plan outlined in the 2025–2028 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework, includes the rollout of a National Palm Oil Industry Policy, which will support the distribution of 1.5 million oil palm seedlings to farmers. It is also to promote large-scale out-grower plantation schemes and provide incentives to expand local processing capacity. The initiative, dubbed the “RedGold” oil palm programme, is expected to catalyse private sector investment,…