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The phrase “and the award goes to” has always been one that triggers a rush of emotions. The kind that I experienced on that memorable day, Friday 21st January 2022. As representatives of Stratcomm Africa received awards on behalf of the company amidst continuous echoes from people applauding in admiration, it dawned on me, with […]
The $2billion which the government planned to inject into the economy to shore up the strength of the cedi against the major trading currencies in the country would yield a minimal result, according to an Associate Professor of Finance. Prof Lord Mensah, who is an Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Ghana Business […]
A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, Professor Lord Mensah, has indicated that Ghana’s economy is struggling due to both global and international pressures. The rising fuel prices in Ghana was exacerbated by the geopolitical tension between Russia and Ukraine. The local currency, the Cedi has also been falling against the major […]
The Ministry of Information has announced that the just-ended Cabinet retreat held between Thursday, March 17 and Sunday, March 20 has seen tough decisions approved by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The decisions are set to be announced by the Minister of Finance later this week after meeting key social and economic stakeholders. They are […]
Ranking Member on Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament, Kwame Agbodza has asked the government to close down the Frontier Covid testing facility at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). In his view, the facility is no longer relevant. “It is simply fleecing passengers,” he said. He rather said the people must be encouraged to be […]
Ghana’s fourth republic is finding itself wanting. Government business is in jeopardy; and we can only think through it only by going back to history to face the realities of democracy and how its hunting spree can ensue chaos in politics and governance. Almost as if it is natural law, in every civilization, where men […]
Former Member of Parliament for Okaikwei North, Fuseini Issah has dismissed claims that the government awarded Covid testing contract at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) to Frontiers in order to profiteer. He said the government needed to build the capacity of other testing companies hence the decision to engage Frontiers. He was reacting to a […]
A private legal practitioner and a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Gordon Edudzi Tameklo, has accused the Akufo-Addo of taking undue advantage of the covid situation to make excessive financial gains. He said the company that was contracted to test for Covid at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), Frontiers Limited, was deliberately chosen […]
Independence Day on the 6th of March every year reminds us of our freedom from colonial rule and the beginning of a journey of the management of our own affairs as a country and the control of our collective destiny as a people. After 65 years of independence, however, many have argued that we cannot […]
Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is out of Nigeria’s squad to face Ghana in the 2022 World Cup play-off because of injury. Ndidi who is a key player for the Super Eagles sustained the injury last Thursday during the Europa Conference League match between Leicester and Rennes. Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers said on Friday […]
The Ellembelle District Assistant Social Welfare Director, Jonas Kabutey, is suggesting that illegal miners, popularly known as galamseyers, in the area are using charms to impregnate teenagers. Speaking in an interview with Nhyriaba Paa Kwesi Simpson host of Connect FM’s Omanbapa morning show, Mr. Jonas Kabutey stated that most of the young girls affected by […]
The fourth industrial revolution, which is wholly anchored on technological advancement and innovation opened up vast opportunities in different areas of economies around the world. Social, economic and commercial lives have seen remarkable developments with the rise of the internet, technology and digitization. In Ghana, the pioneering of mobile money in 2009 has been revolutionary […]
The Dean of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFSC), Professor Vladimir Antwi-Danso has said in relation to the demolition of a facility on the premises of the Bulgarian embassy in Accra, that land administration in the country should be looked at. Speaking on the Sunrise show on 3FM Monday March 21, he […]
AshantiGold say they were attacked by armed robbers while travelling back to Obuasi after their Ghana Premier League clash with Hearts of Oak in Accra. The robbers opened fire but fortunately, no one on the bus got injured. “We got attacked by armed robbers on our way back from Accra at Assin Endwa,” the club […]
The Police have explained the circumstances under which they refused Convener of Fixthecountry country movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the opportunity to donate to inmates at the Ashaiman Police cell. The Police said in a statement on Monday March 21 that the planned donation was “against the Police Standard Operating Procedure (PSOP) on the feeding of person […]
He stood about 4meters away from the baby’s cot. In his right hand was a red pen and the left, a white assessment sheet. “You can start when you hear the bell. You have 5mins to examine this baby and 3mins to report your findings,” Dr. Emmanuel Okai, my lecturer and pediatrician, pointed to the […]
A former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Koku Anyidoho, has indicated that former President John Dramani Mahama does not like him. He however said he is not disturbed by this development. In series of tweets, Mr Anyidoho who served as Dircetor of Communications under Prifessor Jihn Ecvans Atta Mills with Mr […]
Tributes have poured in for Uganda’s parliament speaker Jacob Oulanyah who died on Sunday while undergoing treatment in the US. The news of his demise was announced on Twitter by President Yoweri Museveni, who gave no information on the cause of death. Mr Oulanyah, 56, had held the speaker’s position for about 10 months. His […]
More than 10 soldiers have been killed by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso’s eastern region, military sources have said. It followed Sunday’s attack on a military patrol and security team in Natiaboni, a rural town in an area that has been regularly targeted by attackers. Burkina Faso’s military government seized power in January and ousted […]
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