On Tuesday 13th September H. E John Dramani Mahama shared with the nation, highlights of the National Democratic Congress Manifesto, on four thematic areas, just like they did in 2012. His vision into 2016 indeed comes as the magic wand to somewhat resurrect Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of our beloved Ghana. There … Read more
Deputy Executive Director of Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye, says authorities in charge of checking fuel exported to Ghana must regulate the sector to save lives. This follows a report Thursday which said the fuel imported into Ghana mainly diesel is seriously toxic sometimes to the extent it is over 2000 times … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that Ghana is joining forces with other African countries to combat terrorism in the West African sub-region. “As a government, we are making all efforts to integrate our defence structures properly into the sub-regional cooperation framework by which the needed synergy will be created to enhance our collective chances … Read more
The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), says it is expecting to host over fifty thousand supporters and sympathizers at its 2016 manifesto launch on Saturday, in the Brong Ahafo Regional capital, Sunyani. According to the party’s Brong Ahafo Regional Chairman, Opoku Atuahene, preparations to ensure a successful programme at the Sunyani Coronation Park for the … Read more
Governance expert Dr. Eric Oduro Osae has lauded President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to create five more administrative regions out of the current 10. He argued such a move would bring adequate development to other regions that are disadvantaged, and also underscored the need for Ghana to create more than 20 regions. President Mahama in … Read more
The European Union (EU) Ambassador in Ghana, William Hanna, has said the EU will be looking up to Ghana to build on its democratic track record in the December polls. In an interview with Class News’ Ridwan Karim Dini Osman, he charged stakeholders to encourage healthy debate in the build-up to the elections. “Last year, … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer of the West Blue Consulting, Madam Valentina Mintah, has advised members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that are implementing the single window systems to abide by international standards to enable them to operate effectively and efficiently in the sub-region. According to her, the uniformity of the systems … Read more
Presidential nominee of the People’s National Convention, (PNC), Dr. Edward Mahama, has described the Mahama led administration as one that has woefully failed in delivering on its promises. He argued that President Mahama during the presentation of the highlights of the National Democratic Congress’ Manifesto, made new promises he cannot fulfill. At the outdooring of … Read more
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has insisted that the concession of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) under the Power Compact II will not lead to a retrenchment exercise. According to MiDA, the agreement has a clause that bars the concessionaire from undertaking a retrenchment exercise in the next five years. The Public Utility Workers … Read more
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has criticised government over what it has described as the “failure to construct the 200 community day senior high schools” as promised by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the lead-up to the 2012 elections. The student body condemned government for postponing the timelines for the completion of … Read more
The Government of Ghana does not have money to pay salaries of its workers across the country for September 2016; and has therefore, decided to use part of the budget already allocated to run some 23 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The financial situation has reached crisis point and government, in an apparent panic reaction, … Read more
His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana has promised to build five new stadia if he wins the upcoming elections. The President is bidding for a second term in office as Ghana prepares to go to the polls in December And at his manifesto launch, he revealed his party will construct … Read more
There are certain English words I have learned to pronounce with ease, in this elections season. One of such words is “peace”. Another – peace’s super-famous cousin – is “accountable”, which probably owes its current fame to the President’s ongoing nationwide “Accounting to the People” tour. But while the beautiful chorus of our national anthem … Read more
Popular Kumawood Actor, Kwadwo Nkansah popularly known as Lilwin has urged his fans not to wait for him to die before honouring him. He has therefore urged them to erect a statue in his honour while he is alive. The prolific actor said this in an interview on a Kumasi based radio station at the … Read more
Policy Think Tank IMANI Africa, has stated that the next Mahama-led administration – if given the nod in the upcoming elections – will need an amount of $24 billion to implement 75 percent of the promises contained in the party’s manifesto. President John Mahama outlining the party’s manifesto for the next four years at the … Read more
President Mahama presented the highlights of the NDC’s manifesto in the evening of 13th September 2016 in Accra. By ‘highlights’ he obviously meant the most important, most high-impact, and most representative aspects of the 100-plus page manifesto document he shall be unveiling on 17th September 2016. IMANI can thus use this speech alone to analyse … Read more
In a cursory glance through a 100-page NDC manifesto, Tuesday, president John Mahama has promised a jewelry production village to be sited in the Ashanti Region if his government is retained in office. The village will be built in conjunction with the institute of jewelry at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. The … Read more
The Mahama-led government has dismissed claims by ex-President J. A Kufour that it deliberately blocked Ghana from becoming a financial hub in Africa, including the plan to establish an off-shore bank in the country. The former Ghanaian leader at a JoyFM Thought Leadership event in Accra recently said his administration put in place pragmatic steps … Read more
“….While the detractors of African independence are predicting that the continent will revert to the jungles once it is left on its own people’s rule, Ghana is wasting no time refuting that “prophecy”…. Instead, with its own financial and manpower resources and technical and financial aid from the U. S. and other nations around the … Read more
The Trade Ministry has tabled a proposal before Parliament seeking approval to charge businesses for the use of the Made-in-Ghana logo, the Project Manager of the Made-in-Ghana campaign, Saana Nyarko-Dabie has said. This follows the mass adoption of a Made-in-Ghana logo designed and unveiled last year by the Trade Ministry as an emblem that endorses … Read more