Cedi Gains With Debt Restructuring Offer
THE CEDI appreciated against the dollar, trading at 12.05 from 12.25 at last week’s close as foreign exchange demand eased. The Bank of Ghana sold only US$9.2 million in the spot market last week, compared to US$40 million at the previous January 30 sale. According to AZA Finance, a leading provider of cross-border payments, FX […]
Adomako Kissi Praises Akufo-Addo’s Gov’t For Fulfilling Free SHS Policy
The Member of Parliament for Anyaa Sowutuom, Dr. Dickson Adomako Kissi, has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the implementation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) education policy to enhance the country’s manpower resources. He said the effort of Nana Akufo-Addo had made a way for especially Junior High School graduates who because […]
NACOC Destroys 50 Tonnes Of Marijuana Worth Gh50m
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has destroyed 50,000 Kilogrammes or 50 tonnes of marijuana at the Bundase Military Camp in the Greater Accra Region, worth Fifty Million Ghana Cedis (50,000,000). The two-day destruction exercise is in accordance with the Commission’s law, Act 1019, which requires NACOC to seize, investigate, and prosecute perpetrators, as well […]
“Rebel” MPs Renew Their Call For Ofori-Atta To Resign
Angry New Patriotic Party (NPP) legislators in Parliament claim they haven’t given up on their demand that Ken Ofori-Atta, the finance minister, be fired once the 2023 budget is presented. The dissident MPs claim that getting rid of the Finance Minister is one of their top priorities. According to the majority members, Mr. Ofori- Atta’s ineptitude and conflicts of interest warranted his removal from office. “The indicators were not the total conclusion of the IMF deal. The roadmap was the passing of the budget, the approval of the appropriation and conclusion of the first phase of the IMF negotiation which we’ve reached already because we have reached conclusion at the staff level and this is the […]
Indaba 2023: Lands Minister Woos Investors At Ghana Day
Ghana Day, a special initiative by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to spark the interest of foreign investors in Ghana’s mining industry was held on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa. The initiative which is a feature of the 2023 Investment in Africa Mining Indaba ongoing in South Africa was […]
You Can’t Impose Harsh Debt Exchange Program On Ghanaians -Nana Yaa Jantuah
The General Secretary of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Nana Yaa Jantuah, asserts that there is no rationale for the government to force Ghanaians with a harsh Domestic Debt Exchange program. She urged everyone to vigorously oppose the DDEP, including organized labor, trade unions, retirees, private bondholders, banks, and other stakeholders. “it is within the right […]
Expect Nothing New From John Mahama – Palgrave Boakye-Danquah
Government Spokesperson on Governance and Security, Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, has has warned Ghanaians to exercise caution in the wake of John Mahama’s comeback. Ghanaians would suffer worse if former President John Dramani Mahama returns to power after the 2024 elections, according to the governance expert. He claims that because the former president’s name conjures up […]
Only John Mahama Can Save Ghana From This Terrible Economy-George Opare Addo
Youth Organiser for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Opare Addo, has claimed that ex-president John Dramani Mahama, is the only person who can save Ghanaians from the current economic difficulties. George Opare Addo asserts that the former leader demonstrated his ability by successfully running the nation while in office. He stated that Ghanaians now understand […]
Mayor Of Accra Educates Food Vendors On Food Safety
The Mayor of Accra,Hon. Elizabeth Kwatsoe Sackey has paid a working visit to some parts of the metropolis to engage food vendors on issues of food safety. The visit forms part of continuing efforts by the AMA to intensify monitoring of the activities of food vendors in the metropolis and enforce the 2017 food safety […]
Akufo-Addo Has Duped Ghanaians Over Agenda 111 Project- George Opare Addo
National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress(NDC), George Opare Addo, has chastised the government on its slow pace in delivering the Agenda 111 hospital projects. According to him, “the Agenda 111 project is another strategy by NPP to deceive Ghanaians going into the 2024 elections.” It called on citizens to ponder “if they can […]