The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says the banking sector reforms undertaken by the government in 2017 and 2018, has strengthened local banks, making them more resilient to shocks. Assessing the balance sheets of local banks currently, the Finance Minister argued that the financial health of Ghanaian-owned banks is stronger compared to the period before the […] The post Local
Global coronavirus cases exceeded the 19 million mark Thursday, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University. The number of deaths from the virus has reached 713,406, with recoveries topping 11.48 million. The US remains the worst-hit country, with over 4.88 million infections, while its death toll exceeds 160,000. Brazil, which has the […] The post Global coronavirus
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders Thursday banning any transactions by US residents and companies with Chinese-owned social media apps TikTok and WeChat beginning September 20, 2020. “Specifically, the spread in the United States of mobile applications developed and owned by companies in the People’s Republic of China (China) continues to threaten the national […] The post Trump
The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says President Nana Akufo-Addo has taken Ghana’s democracy 28 years back. The former President made this remark in a write-up dubbed ‘Tragedies of the Akufo-Addo Government’ published on his official website According to Mr. Mahama, State institutions that ought to be independent are being […] The post Akufo-Addo
“Aggressive and bold” action is needed as Africa’s COVID-19 cases pass the one million mark, according to the African Union (AU) body dealing with the pandemic. It says South Africa – where testing has been widespread – accounts for more than half of all cases. Tanzania’s lack of data meanwhile is a “concern” for the […] The post Africa’s
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Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Thursday he would seek re-election in October, formally accepting the ruling party’s nomination to be its candidate and defying opponents who say the constitution forbids a third term. Ouattara, who has governed since 2011, said in March he would not run again. But his preferred successor, then-prime minister […] The post Ivory
Dear Mr. President, When it comes to shocks, Ghanaians have endured many. From sports right up to politics, we have endured years of being shortchanged, and of having our expectations dashed completely by people we had high hopes for — the latter group I’d firmly place you at the apex of. Of all these disappointments […] The post Open letter to President Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has relieved the District Chief Executive (DCE) for the Amansie South District in the Ashanti Region, William Asante Bediako and Akwapim North Municipal Chief Executive, Dennis Aboagye of their positions. The decision of the president was made known in a statement by the Ministry of Local Government, announcing the nomination […] The post Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has relieved the District Chief Executive (DCE) for the Amansie South District in the Ashanti Region, William Asante Bediako and Akuapim North Municipal Chief Executive, Dennis Aboagye of their positions. The decision of the President was made known in a statement by the Ministry of Local Government, announcing the nomination […] The post Akufo-Addo
The leadership of the Coalition of Schools of Hygiene students says its members will not sit for the end of semester examination meant for final year students until their three-year locked-up allowances are paid. The final year students on Thursday August 6 invaded the premises of the Sanitation Ministry to picket over government’s failure to […] The post We’ll
The Ministry of Energy has rejected claims that almost GHS20 million out of the Public Lighting Levy collected between 2018 and 2019 cannot be accounted for. Some media houses had quoted the Energy Minister, Peter Amewu as indicating that almost GHS20 million out of the GHS273 million public lighting levy collected between 2018 and 2019 […] The post GH¢18M
Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Ernest Addison, says the central bank has put in place stringent measures to rapidly detect possible signs of the distress exhibited by financial institutions, to immediately protect the funds of depositors. The Governor says the measures include tightening of the bank’s supervisory role to stop the financial […] The post Stringent
Immigration officers in the Western Region have intercepted 84 bags of NPK fertilizer suspected to be products from the government’s flagship Planting For Food and Jobs (PFJ) initiative. The officials and a Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) Customs staff on duty at Beat Four (04), a known unapproved route bordering neighbouring Burkina Faso foiled the smuggling […] The post U/W:
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed 455 new positive cases of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), increasing the country’s case count to 40,097. Eight new deaths have also been recorded, pushing the number of fatalities from the virus in Ghana to 206. This was confirmed in the latest update by the GHS published on its […] The post COVID-19: Ghana’s
The Ghana Education Service says it is adopting a zero-tolerance approach to recent disturbances in schools taking part in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). In a statement, it said it was appalled by the videos showing “crass indiscipline” from students, including the instances of students insulting against the President. The Juaben […] The post GES
Claim: A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, claims that Ghana experienced major power outages, ‘dumsor’ in 2016 and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government published a power rationing schedule to that effect. Verdict: Mostly false. There were major power outages in Ghana in 2016 but we found no evidence to […] The post Fact-check:
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