The Deputy Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Joshua Ansah, says the TUC has never supported and will never support the government’s resort to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout. According to him, any time the government goes to the IMF for a bailout or for support, public sector Read more…
A trader, who allegedly took cash sum of €64,000.00 together with six Ghanaian passports from nine entrepreneurs under the pretext of securing them Visa has been remanded by an Accra Circuit Court. Umoro Faisal, a 29-year-old, promised to secure Visas for them to travel to Germany, France, Italy, and Greece Read more…
Ghanaian rapper, M.anifest has announced his annual concert, Manifestivities, will come off on December 18, 2022. The rapper at the launch of the event promised fans the ultimate music experience. Speaking to Nicholas Ekow Yamoah, the award-winning rapper said this year’s edition is going to be better than the previous Read more…
The South African High Commissioner to Ghana, H.E Grace Mason has expressed her country’s readiness and interest to understudy Ghana’s small-scale mining sector particularly on the regularisation of their small-scale mining operations. She described Ghana’s small-scale mining architecture as one of the best on the continent and announced an official Read more…
The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee says marriages are collapsing as a result of the prevailing economic hardship. Speaking in Parliament while debating the 2023 Budget, Dr. Ato Forson blamed the situation on government. “Mr Speaker, it will surprise you to know that marriages are collapsing because of this Read more…
As part of the Online Safety Bill, all sites that publish pornography will have to age-check their users. Source: BBC
Banking consultant Dr Richmond Atuahene has asserted that the measures proposed to cut down government’s expenditure will be difficult to monitor. According to him, although the cut-down policies stated by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta sounded good, there was no assurance that they would be effective. He stressed that President Read more…
The Ashanti Regional Director of the National Service Secretariat (NSS), Alex Opoku-Mensah has rendered an unqualified apology for verbally abusing a nurse at the Manhyia Hospital. The Nurse corrected his daughter’s wrongful prescription for a two-year-old convulsion patient. In a Facebook post, Mr Opoku-Mensah said the modus operandi he employed Read more…
For anyone who has imagined how the cinematic feel of his latest album ‘Nyame Mma‘ would look like, Saturday night was it. Rarely do enthusiasts experience a display of indigenously well-knitted culture on display in recent times. The Nyame Mma album, since its release in 2021, has been described by Read more…
Prices of petrol and diesel are expected to go down between 10% and 8% from Thursday, December 1, 2022, the Institute for Energy Security has projected. The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), however, is expected to remain stable on account of the cedi’s depreciation. This will be the second Read more…
Angola’s Attorney-General Helder Pitta Groz has confirmed that his country has issued an arrest warrant for former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos’ daughter, Isabel dos Santos, according to reports on the Angola24Horas website and the Angop website. Mr Groz said that the Angolan authorities were working with Interpol to find Ms Dos Santos. Read more…
Nigeria international, Calvin Bassey, has heaped praise on Black Stars midfielder, Mohammed Kudus, following his blistering start to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Kudus has directly been involved in three goals so far in two games, scoring two and assisting the other. The 22-year-old set up Andre Ayew for Ghana’s Read more…
The Chamber of Mines has urged the government to ensure due diligence before any trade of gold for oil agreements ahead of its implementation in 2023. This comes against the backdrop of Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia announcing government’s policy to negotiate a gold-for-oil barter deal to address the country’s Read more…
Debate on the 2023 budget will begin today, Tuesday, November 29. The Members of Parliament (MPs) are expected to express their views and suggestions on the policies announced in the budget. This is after a two-day post budget workshop organised in Ho for the MPs. The Finance Minister, Mr Ken Read more…
Malta Guinness, Ghana’s premier malt beverage, has teamed up with Mckingtorch Africa, a social enterprise focused on plastic recycling for its third edition of the plastic collection drive in Mallam. The initiative forms part of ongoing efforts to create a world of good, champion the sustainability agenda and drive plastic Read more…
The Speaker of Parliament wants the Minister for Finance to release more information to the citizenry on measures the government is taking to address the current economic meltdown. Mr Alban Bagbin said transparency and openness is essential in these times. The former Nadowli-Kaleo MP suggested that it is the only Read more…
Minister denies weakening the Online Safety Bill after dropping the “legal but harmful” material measures. Source: BBC
The Paramount King of the Aflao Traditional Area, Torgbuiga Adzonugaga Amenya Fiti V, has said that infrastructure development and institutional reforms are not enough on their own. According to him, what undermines the positive results of these reforms and developments are that the effects of the progress and the achievements made have Read more…
The issue of child marriages continues to be a huge challenge hampering development in the five regions of the north. Over the years, government and non-governmental organizations have been working to reduce the occurrence of the practice to a minimal level, however it continues to persist. 28 years old Abena Read more…
The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMA) has predicted intense dry conditions in the coming days and weeks. “From December 2022 to February 2023, the number of dry weather conditions, cloudless skies, and hot days across most parts of the country will gradually increase,” the agency stated in its 2022/2023 dry harmattan Read more…