Government has been charged to spend oil revenues responsibly at all times to enable it to mitigate the negative impact a slowdown in commodity prices may have on the economy as it is currently. This comes as most African countries like Ghana are said to the hardest-hit any time there are uncertainties of oil prices … Read more
The NPP fraternity has resort to yet another strategy to deceive well-meaning Ghanaian’s that mamprusis are sidelined by the ruling National Democratic Congress. This is a calculated attempt to make the NDC unpopular by the good people of mamprugu. Before I proceed I will like to school the so called intellectuals the meaning of neglect … Read more
The National Inspectorate Board (NIB) in a forum on teacher absenteeism (TA) and school inspection has revealed that the teacher absenteeism rate has reduced to seven per cent. Alex Kyeremeh, a Deputy Minister of Education (Pre-Tertiary), said the teacher absenteeism rate in the basic schools as at the time of visit was very encouraging. He … Read more
Calm has returned to Buipe in the Central Gonja District of Northern Region after a standoff between the New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress. The office of the Electoral Commission was closed down on Thursday when police and military could not control a crowd incident of the two political parties disagreeing over a … Read more
Calm has returned to Buipe in the Central Gonja District of Northern Region after a standoff between the New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress. The office of the Electoral Commission was closed down on Thursday when police and military could not control a crowd incident of the two political parties disagreeing over a … Read more
Calm has returned to the Central Gonja District of the Northern Region, where two vigilante groups of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), clashed on Thursday September 22, over the ongoing voters’ transfer exercise. The NPP’s attempt to stop occupants of two mini buses suspected to be aliens … Read more
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a Deputy Education Minister says 32 of government’s new Community Day schools will admit their first batches of students who have passed their Basic Education Certificate Examination this academic year. He said the Education Ministry has submitted the list of schools that are ready to accommodate students to the Computerised School Placement … Read more
Claims by Fifi Kwetey, the Minister of Transport that drug money that flowed freely in Ghana masked an extremely ailing economy under former President John Kufuor, are “baseless”, “useless”, and “unfounded”, Minority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has said. Speaking during the NDC’s ‘Setting the Records Straight’ forum in Accra on Thursday September 22, Mr Kwetey said: … Read more
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it will invest massively in sports through the development of infrastructure and talent development to position sports as a viable business venture to keep the youth employed. The NPP intends to partner the private sector to set up a viable Sports Fund which will bring an end to the … Read more
Deputy Minister of Finance, Mona Quartey has allayed fears of public sector workers whom she said are too worried to discharge their duties because of sanctions prescribed under the Public Financial Management Act 921. The Act which happens to be one of Finance Minister Seth Terkper’s major legacies seeks to regulate and maintain prudent management … Read more
Debts owed by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO) to the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) are negatively affecting the operations of the company, the Chief Executive Officer of GRIDCo, Mr William Amuna, has said. While the ECG owed GRIDCo GH¢339.695 million, VALCO owed it $17.558 million as … Read more
The Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe-Adjaho has assured the chiefs and people of the Volta region that they will not be taken for granted by the NDC government or any of its functionaries. According to him, the region is being accorded the needed attention in terms of development by the government and nothing will be … Read more
The Ministry of Finance is due to present data on the financial status and performance of some state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) later this month to pave the way for its Executive Board to meet and approve the country’s last review report. The statistics would include the government’s plans for the … Read more
Gloria Akpene Nyarku popularly known as MzGee has chided Becca for apologising to Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts at the just ended Glitz Style Awards 2016. The ‘African Woman’ hitmaker who won a risqué dress explained on stage that she had never worn such a risqué dress before and that she only … Read more
The choice of Sunyani as venue for the NDC manifesto launch has energized party activists and foot soldiers in the Brong Ahafo Region who are embarking on an all-out campaign to win more votes. Regional executives see it as very symbolic and a huge challenge to secure a comfortable lead for the party in honour … Read more
“As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For in those days, before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so … Read more
Fears of a likely collapse of a number of banks in the country have been reinforced following new revelations that government may not abide by the agreed payment plan to clear debts owed banks by Bulk Oil Distribution Companies (BDCs). Government is currently indebted to about 17 Bulk Distribution Companies (BDC)s in excess of 500 … Read more
More than 1,000 cocoa farmers from about 500 farming communities across Ghana received a total of $1m interest-free loans from Olam Ghana Limited, a leading supply chain manager of agri-products and one of the country’s biggest cocoa buying agencies. Mr. Eric Asare Botwe, Manager of Olam’s Cocoa Licensed Buying Company (LBC) business who made this … Read more
Government has reiterated its promise to construct more footbridges over the N1 highway in Accra. Since it opened to motorists in February 2012, a lot of pedestrians have been killed due to the absence of footbridges and proper Zebra crossing signs on the highway. Addressing residents of the city on his campaign tour in the … Read more
Celebrated music producer Appiah Dankwah, popularly known as Appietus, believes that he is more qualified to be the Minister of Tourism Culture and Creative Arts. According to him, his experience and vision for the creative arts sector makes him more qualified than the current sector Minister, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare and her deputy, Abla Dzifa Gomashie. Speaking … Read more