News on Republic day (1st July 1960 was when Ghana ditched Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State) that Ghana is to return to the IMF for the 17th time in its history hit some nationalists and pan-Africanists very hard. Members of the country’s ruling party who have bought wholesale into the government’s “Ghana Beyond Aid” mantra […] The post Bright Simons writes:
The Artiste of the Year at the 2022 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, KiDi, has been featured on the remix of ‘Hennessy’ by Tanzanian musician LOUI. The song which also features Congolese singer Maud Elka is taken off of LOUI’s debut EP titled ‘All Lights On Me’. Hennessy (remix) is a song that celebrates the opulence, […] The post Tanzanian artiste
Ras Caleb Appiah-Levi, the Chairman of the Greater Accra chapter of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), has called on the Acting President of the union, Bessa Simons, to abdicate his position before their elections could be held. Speaking to Kwame Dadzie in an exclusive interview on Ghana Weekend TV on Monday, June 27, 2022, he said […] The post Bessa
The Ghana Health Service says efforts are being put in place to make a number of hospitals in the Ashanti region operational by the end of the year. Many residents in the Ashanti Region have for years lamented about what they described as government’s lack of urgency to complete a number of health projects which […] The post Sewua, Afari, Konongo
Over the years, artisans, particularly auto mechanics with little or no formal education, have found it difficult to attract clients from various organizations and institutions. After graduating from KNUST, and following his inability to find a suitable job, Richard Adu who has been under the tutelage of his father since childhood as a mechanic, is […] The post KNUST
The Chairman of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Kweku Kwarteng has rubbished suggestions from a section of the public that Ghana’s decision to go to the IMF for a bailout would lead to the scrapping of the unpopular E-levy tax. Despite previous contrary statements by the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, Mr. Kwarteng said the […] The post Going to
iWatch Africa, a not-for-profit media and policy organization dedicated to promoting transparency and accountability, has unveiled its new initiative to equip news organizations to deal with online abuse and harassment of journalists, particularly women journalists in Ghana and Nigeria. Online harassment of journalists in Ghana and Nigeria is a phenomenon that has prompted growing concern […] The post iWatch
A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko is accusing the Minority in Parliament of forcing the government to seek an IMF bailout. He suggested that the government’s decision to go to the IMF is due to the difficulties in raising enough revenue from the E-levy because the Minority resisted the […] The post Minority’s
Some Muslim pilgrims who expected to travel to Hajj this year are demanding a refund from the Hajj Board. According to them, they paid over GHS 19,000 to the Board in 2019 to embark on the journey in 2020 but that did not occur that year and in 2021 due to the outbreak of Covid-19 […] The post 2022 hajj: Some pilgrims demand refund over disappointment appeared first
Dagbani Wikimedians User Group is a Wikimedia affiliate language User Group based in Tamale, Ghana. It’s based in a region where there are serious challenges with internet access; high cost of data coupled with high economic hardships. This makes it difficult for many people who may be interested in contributing to the Dagbani Wikipedia but […] The post Digitizing the Dagbani Language
The Gbane Traditional Council in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region has urged the general public to disregard and treat with disdain a publication purporting Prince Paazie Naabil as a suspected robber. The Council further refuted allegations that Prince Paazie Naabil threatened to attack a small-scale miner, Zongdan Buyak Kolog (Poloo). The council […] The post Our
An associate professor at the department of finance of the University of Ghana Business School, Prof. Lord Mensah says Ghana must learn key lessons of fiscal lessons under the IMF after a programme is agreed upon in the coming months. He suggested that Ghana seeking IMF’s bailout under President Akufo-Addo is self-inflicted. He said while […] The post IMF program
An associate professor at the department of finance of the University of Ghana Business School, Prof. Lord Mensah says Ghana must learn key lessons of fiscal lessons under the IMF after a programme is agreed upon in the coming months. He suggested that Ghana seeking IMF’s bailout under President Akufo-Addo is self-inflicted. He said while […] The post IMF program
Dr. John Kwakye, a Senior Economist at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), says the government must explain to Ghanaians what accounted for its decision to seek an IMF bailout. According to him, citizens, as integral parts of democracy, must be briefed and made aware of key decisions the government take. Speaking on The Big […] The post Gov’t must explain
The Chairman of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Kweku Kwarteng says efforts must be made by governments of Ghana to deal with the structural challenges affecting the economy. According to him, the presence of these challenges is what is has driven almost every government of the country to seek a bailout programme from the International […] The post Let’s
The West African sub region, is facing intense security challenges following the increased activities from violent extremists groups. Mali and Burkina Faso, have become theatres of violence, with various armed groups attacking, kidnapping and killing on a daily basis. Analysts believe the terrorists are seeking to reach coastal states along the Gulf of Guinea, such […] The post Consistent
The Ministry for Works and Housing has taken delivery of supply chain management library materials from the Knowledge Development Alliance Network of partners as part of efforts to intensify supply chain management governance awareness within the Ministry. The Alliance is made up of the Ghana Library Authority (GhLA), National Lottery Authority (NLA) Professor Douglas Boateng […] The post Works
The Ministry for Works and Housing has taken delivery of supply chain management library materials from the Knowledge Development Alliance Network of partners as part of efforts to intensify supply chain management governance awareness within the Ministry. The Alliance is made up of the Ghana Library Authority (GhLA), National Lottery Authority (NLA) Professor Douglas Boateng […] The post Works
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) is warning the public against fraudsters taking advantage of the ongoing exercise across the country to link the Ghana Card to bank accounts. This comes after the announcement by government that the Ghana Card will be the only recognised card for all transactions from today July 1, 2022. […] The post EOCO cautions public against
Toll collectors who lost their jobs due to the government’s decision to stop collecting road tolls across the country are asking the government to reintroduce the tolls. They say reversing the decision will help them regain their jobs. The collectors, under the Ghana Toll Workers Union, made this known in a petition to President Nana […] The post Former
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