Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, Monday assumed office as the Finance Minister, with a pledge to grow Ghana’s economy for the prosperity and well-being of the citizenry. Mr Ofori-Atta, who brings to the Ministry more than 30 years’ experience in the Ghanaian and international financial sector, wss sworn-into office on Friday, January 27, by the President, Nana … Read more
PRESIDENT Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Mr. Michael Okyere Baafi as Executive Secretary of the Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA). Mr. Okyere Baafi’s appointment comes following his instrumental role in the economic sector. A letter signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Asante Bediatuo Asante, read that Mr. Okyere Baafi is “expected to take … Read more
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Mr. Michael Okyere Baafi as the Executive Secretary of the Ghana Free Zones Authority. A letter signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Asante Bediatuo read that Mr. Okyere Baafi is expected to take up his post as soon as practicable given the departure of the … Read more
According to John Dewey an American philosopher, the main purpose of Education is for the reconstruction of society. When people spend years in school to get quality education , the whole society benefits. The person doesn’t acquire the knowledge and skills for themselves but for the betterment of the society. Over the years, giving back … Read more
NOT POLITICS AS USUAL: Loyalty over competence; a candid review of president nana addo’s appointments. 18/01/2017 All over the world loyalty and competence are the two most critical and potent factors political leaders consider before appointing officials to serve in their government after an electoral victory. They are the most critical because a President must … Read more
All over the world loyalty and competence are the two most critical and potent factors political leaders consider before appointing officials to serve in their government after an electoral victory. They are the most critical because a President must first of all have some considerable level of trust and confidence in an individual before considering … Read more
The Ghana Stock Exchange is projected to perform well this year despite a poor performance last year. The Ghana Stock market ended 2015 with a negative growth with managers of the market further predicting the same situation for 2016. Despite the challenges some stocks brazed the odds and performed well last year. A cursory study … Read more
The world’s eight richest individuals have as much wealth as the 3.6bn people who make up the poorest half of the world, according to Oxfam. The charity said its figures, which critics have queried, came from improved data, and the gap between rich and poor was “far greater than feared”. The richest eight include Bill … Read more
As a product of the Zongos I bet with every pesewa that the establishment of the ministerial portfolio for inner city and Zongo development should be a source of concern if not worry for the NDC rather than a platform for mockery. President Nana Akuffo may have come under heavy criticism for creating many duplicate … Read more
Public trust in traditional media has fallen to an all-time low as people increasingly favour their friends and contacts on the internet as sources of news and truth, according to research to be presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. Globalisation and rapid changes in technology have fuelled “virulent populism and nationalism,” … Read more
The year 2016 was a blessing and excitement with good memories concerning achievements, collaboration and partnership of GaDangmes in Europe. As it is known to GaDangme people our cultural festival known as Homowo is celebrated each year in Greater Accra. This annual festival is celebrated to hoot and jeer at hunger. This festival is celebrated … Read more
Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday January 10, announced the first batch of 13 people to fill various ministerial positions pending parliamentary approval. While announcing his nominees at the Flagstaff House, Akufo-Addo further urged the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, to expedite the approval of his appointees to enable government to … Read more
Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday January 10, announced the first batch of 13 people to fill various ministerial positions pending parliamentary approval. While announcing his nominees at the Flagstaff House, Akufo-Addo further urged the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, to expedite the approval of his appointees to enable government to … Read more
Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday January 10, announced the first batch of 13 people to fill various ministerial positions pending parliamentary approval. While announcing his nominees at the Flagstaff House, Akufo-Addo further urged the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, to expedite the approval of his appointees to enable government to … Read more
President Akufo-Addo on the second day of work in office announced to the public, the first batch of his ministerial appointees. Names of the 13-appointee designates mostly consisting of ministers under the Erstwhile Kuffuor government have been presented before Parliament for vetting and approval. The President expressed confidence in his choice of appointees, indicating that … Read more
SIC Insurance, Ghana’s largest general insurer, has provided insights into a deal it entered into with Ivory Finance for the construction of affordable houses in the country about three years ago. On 28th March, 2013, following an application for a credit guarantee by ItalConstruct International Limited, and in consideration of a letter of intent dated … Read more
Andy Murray, Mo Farah, Lee Pearson, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Katherine Grainger are all honoured British tennis champion Andy Murray and athlete Mo Farah have been knighted in the Queen’s New Year Honours list. Paralympic dressage rider Lee Pearson also becomes a Sir, while heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill and rower Katherine Grainger are made dames. There are … Read more
A fugitive drug lord who plotted to smuggle 400 kilos of cocaine into the UK in frozen Argentinian beef “lived like an African King”. David McDermott, 43, married the daughter of the governor of Ghana’s Central Bank and enjoyed a life of luxury during three years on the run. The dad-of-six was captured in Accra, … Read more
A fugitive drug lord who plotted to smuggle 400 kilos of cocaine into the UK in frozen Argentinian beef “lived like an African King”. David McDermott, 43, married the daughter of the governor of Ghana’s Central Bank and enjoyed a life of luxury during three years on the run. The dad-of-six was captured in Accra, … Read more
David McDermott, the British in-law of the former governor of the Bank of Ghana, has been jailed for 13 years following his extradition from Ghana to the UK earlier this year. McDermott initially failed in a bid to avoid extradition and was hauled back to Britain, where he was yesterday jailed by the Liverpool Crown … Read more