The government must pay attention to growing the country’s agricultural sector, an Economist, Dr Adu Sarkodie has suggested. He said while many industries last year shrank amid the coronavirus pandemic, the sector recorded significant growth hence the need to focus more on it.
Ghana’s economy could come under some pressure from the rising debt which is projected to hit about 80 per cent of Gross Domestic Product by the end of this year, according to ratings agency Moody’s 2021 Sub-Saharan African (SSA) Outlook report. Already, the debt to GDP ratio has crossed the dreaded 70 per cent mark, … The post Debt to GDP to hit 80 per cent in 2021 – Moody’s
WAFA Coach, Prosper Nartey was left disappointed after his side failed to beat Asante Kotoko in the Ghana Premier League on Sunday. WAFA striker Daniel Lomotey opened the scoring in the first half, but Kwame Opoku equalised for Kotoko as the game ended 1-1 at the Red Bull Arena in Sogakope. Reflecting on the draw, … The post We were better than Kotoko – WAFA Coach appeared first
Chief Executive Officer of division one side Danbort FC, Eugene Nobel Noel, is contesting for one of the executive member seats on the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA). The GHALCA goes to the polls on Thursday with many positions – Chairman, Vice chairman, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, etc,
The Ghana Education Service (GES) in the Upper West Region has commenced a programme to get children of school going age back in school after the long Coronavirus (CODVID1-19) break. Dubbed “Back to School”, the programme, which is being implemented with about 330 officers who have been deployed to the 11 municipal and district assemblies … The post UWR GES undertakes
The Central Regional (C/R) Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has destroyed 2.3 tonnes of unwholesome products worth GH¢214,000.00 The products included drugs, food, cosmetics, household chemical substances and mechanical devices.
Quite frankly, I am not happy about the reopening of educational institutions at this time. I am, of course, not the most qualified person to cultivate views on that subject, since I am not a trained scientist. But I can tell when the scientists are uneasy but feel unable to take the public fully into … The
Despite his status as an elected speaker being disputed by the leader of the Majority Group in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Speaker of the House, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has stated that he was duly elected the Speaker of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic through competitive means. Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has insisted the speakership … The post Cooperation,
The Government of India says it will continue to remain Ghana’s largest trading partner while Ghana will also be biggest destination for India’s investment in the West African sub region. Besides, India would continue to contribute to Ghana’s social economic development in terms of capacity
More than 600 people have been arrested after a third consecutive night of riots in several Tunisian cities and troops have been deployed in some regions, officials said. Interior ministry spokesman Khaled Hayouni said on Sunday a total of 632 people were arrested, notably “groups of people between the ages of 15, 20 and 25 … The post Protests over moribund economy
“Hundreds of thousands might starve to death” in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, according to a government official quoted in a leaked copy of notes taken at a meeting of humanitarian workers. The government-run Tigray Emergency Coordination
The Jubilee House, in the coming days, will release the list of ministers and top government appointees who will support President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to implement his policies and programmes of social and economic transformation for the next four years. Unlike his first term where the government was constituted in record time, the President … The post Let’s
Data controllers who fail to register with the commission will be sanctioned, the Executive Director of the Data Protection Commission (DPC), Mrs Patricia Adusei-Poku has warned. She indicated that out of the numerous data controllers in the country,
Police have granted police enquiry bail to a university student for allegedly posting nude pictures and videos on social media platforms, and sex image extortion. The suspect, Joseph Asante also known as, King Pluto,a level 100 student of the University(name withheld) was said to have posted more than 200 nude pictures and videos. The Director of … The post Varsity
A police prosecutor has told the Accra Circuit Court yesterday that phone calls of eight accused, linked to the robbery of Ekow Kwansah-Hayford, the late Member of Parliament (MP) for Mfantseman are being analysed. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Fuseini Yakubu, told the
For the fifth time, the Accra Circuit Court has adjourned the case in which a National Security operative allegedly shot a journalist, a policeman and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) chairman of Sabon Zongo electoral area, during elections at the Ablekuma Constituency, on December 8, 2020. The case has been adjourned to February 15, 2021 … The post Ablekuma Central
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