Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has described the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings as an opportunity for a new beginning for the global financial architecture. In his remarks at a Roundtable Discussion on “IMF Policy Priorities,” Mr Ofori-Atta charged the IMF to strengthen the global financial safety net through bold reforms to the global financial architecture. […] The post IMF

Former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation and a former chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has hit back at the Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, for downplaying his report on illegal mining otherwise known as ‘galamsey’. The Attorney-General in an advice dated September 12, 2023, to the Criminal […] The post The

Ghana has allocated a total of GHS114,500,612,135.00 to the education sector in the last seven years, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed. Of this, GHS12, 961, 284, 548.00 has been spent on Senior High Schools (SHSs). The President, in an address at the 61st Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), in Accra, […] The post Ghana

Processes are underway by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to elect a parliamentary candidate for the Odododiodio constituency, as the incumbent MP, Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, is out of the race. Three aspirants have so far filed their nominations to contest for the parliamentary slot, which is scheduled for October 31, 2023. The Chairman of […] The post Nii

The Ghana Police Service on October 9, 2023, arrested two suspects for attempted robbery and opening fire on police officers at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. The suspects, Alhaji Wahab Suleiman and Ibrahim Abubakari, together with one other accomplice currently on the run, allegedly opened fire on police officers who were on an operation to […] The post Ashanti

The Ghana Police Service on October 9, 2023, arrested two suspects for attempted robbery and opening fire on police officers at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. The suspects, Alhaji Wahab Suleiman and Ibrahim Abubakari, together with one other accomplice currently on the run, allegedly opened fire on police officers who were on an operation to […] The post Ashanti

The Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, says Ghana’s economic growth rate is indicative of a fast recovery. He cited the 3.3% and 3.2% growth rates in the first and second quarters of 2023 to buttress his point. Dr. Adam made the remarks in an interview with Bernard Avle on […] The post Ghana’s economic growth rate

The Committee set up to investigate an alleged plot to oust the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has suspended sitting indefinitely. The Chair of the Committee, Samuel Atta Akyea, told journalists after Wednesday’s sitting that the Committee would be interrogating a new set of evidence tabled before it by the lawyers […] The post Parliamentary

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has offered support to communities affected by the ongoing water spillage from the Akosombo and Kpong Dams. The VRA presented relief items to the affected communities in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO). The relief items included mattresses, blankets, various food items, clothes, and toiletries. The items were […] The post VRA

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has offered support to communities affected by the ongoing water spillage from the Akosombo and Kpong Dams. The VRA presented relief items to the affected communities in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO). The relief items included mattresses, blankets, various food items, clothes, and toiletries. The items were […] The post VRA

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has urged the Volta River Authority (VRA) to slow down the spillage of the Akosombo dam to allow for the safe evacuation of residents. The spillage of the dam has caused widespread flooding in the Tongu districts, displacing thousands of people and […] The post Slow

The Ghana Embassy in Israel has discounted claims that some Ghanaians have been trapped in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. This follows allegations of some Ghanaians being trapped in the conflict. The Embassy in a statement issued on Wednesday stated that “The attention of the Embassy has been drawn to a viral video […] The post Ghanaians