Per the rate firm, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) on Mobday, December 8, the Cedi was buying at 11.40 43 and selling at 11.4043 and selling at 11.4157 to a dollar. For the Punds, the Cedi was buying at 15.2498 and selling at 15.2662. The rate comes on the back of a recent commitment by […]

Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD Ghana), Professor H Kwasi Prempeh, has expressed dissenting views on calls to scrap the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). He says nothing good will come out of it if the office is abolished. Prof Prempeh was responding to Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, who […]

With the Industrial Revolution, which began in Britain in the late 18th century, came the first wave of technology to transform the economic system. In the centuries that followed were further revolutions, each associated with new forms of technology. What lessons can we draw from this history about the rapid advance of technology in our […]

Hundreds of residents in Wa have embarked on a mammoth walk as a protest against the sale of opioids and other illicit drugs within Wa township. The peaceful protest, which was christened “inter-camp unity walk,” was championed by a formidable and large youth-based camp called “Jamaica Youth” in Wa, bringing together diverse groups of people, […]

President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Abidjan from Doha, Qatar, for the investiture of President Alassane Ouattara for another term in office. A statement issued by Jubilee House in Monday said Mr Mahama will return home after this morning’s ceremony. President Alassane Ouattara won re-election in the Ivory Coast’s presidential vote, according to provisional […]

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, spokesperson of former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has criticised the Mahama administration for the decision to purchase a new presidential jet. He noted that the government has made the move at a time when it has burdened the citizens with an over 28% increase in utilities. He also noted that inflation […]

President John Dramani Mahama has said that the government will continue to strengthen intelligence and security in the country to drive national development. He cited the importance of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity in modern security frameworks. President Mahama said this when he commissioned the National Signals Bureau’s Volta Regional Command in Ho, emphasising that security […]

A private legal practitioner, Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare, has opposed calls to abolish the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). Instead of repealing the OSP Law, he said, he would rather call for strengthening the law to make the office function as expected. His comments come at a time when Former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron […]

The fight against galamsey cannot be led by government alone, Rev Prof. Paul Frimpong-Manso, former President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), has said, while calling for collective responsibility by communities, parents and guardians. He stated that communities must rise as responsible and ethical stewards of the environment. Parents must reflect on the […]

Pan Africanist, Legal Practitioner and Governance Expert, Prof Patrick Loch Otieno (PLO) Lumumba, has said that the government of President John Dramani Mahama must be reminded to handle the illegal small-scale mining (Galamseny) menace as an emergency situation. He argues that it is only when the government continues to realise that this is an emergency […]

Ghana’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Kojo Bonsu, has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to deepening its strategic partnership with China, following a meeting with the Director General of the International Cooperation Department of China’s Ministry of Public Security, Mr. Wang Yong, in Beijing. During the meeting, Ambassador Kojo Bonsu conveyed the […]