Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has projected that Ghana’s inflation rate will reach 15% by the end of 2024. During a town hall meeting in Accra, he praised the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration for its efforts in managing inflation amidst economic challenges. Dr. Amin Adam noted that, since taking office in …
Read More »Two market women arrested for attempting to sell decayed fish at Nsawam
Two women have been arrested for taking rotten fish from a dumping site at Nsawam with the intention of selling them. A 30-foot container had discarded the decayed fish, after which the women retrieved some to smoke and fry. Although the women were arrested at their residences, it is presumed …
Read More »Mahama moves campaign to North East Region
The campaign of the flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will move to the North East Region on Tuesday after four days in the Upper East Region. Mr John Mahama will move to two areas in the North East Region on Tuesday morning and then move back to the Upper …
Read More »Road to Election 2024: Experts write off minority parties
Across eight elections in the Fourth Republic, the influence of the smaller political parties in Ghana has diminished with time despite the promise that attended their formation and inauguration. While they have struggled, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have grown in size, capacity and …
Read More »COCOBOD refutes claims of consistent loan defaults
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has responded to claims of consistent default on its loans, clarifying its financial obligations and repayment status. According to COCOBOD, as of December 31, 2022, its total debt to the Bank of Ghana stood at GH¢8.24 billion. This includes a GHS1.99 billion 10-year loan facility …
Read More »National Security Minister receives GHS6m monthly to manage the conflict in Bawku – Ayariga alleges
Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga is alleging that the National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah, is given some six million Ghana cedis (GHS6,000,000.00) monthly by the Finance Ministry to manage the Bawku conflict. This, Mr. Ayariga says, translates into a whopping eighteen million Ghana cedis (Ghc18,000,000.00) each quarter. Speaking …
Read More »“Everything in the fabricated ‘Agyapadie’ document has been implemented” – Mahama
The 2024 Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has added his voice to the ongoing commentary about the controversial ‘Agyapadie’ document. The document supposedly contains strategies on how a particular ‘family’ or ‘clan’ will establish total dominance and ensure the running of the country by taking control …
Read More »Electric vehicles will reduce transport fares by 40% – Bawumia
Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has announced that the cost of public transportation will decrease by at least 40% before the December elections with the introduction of electric vehicles for public transportation. Speaking at the Ofie Mega Walk in Akropong, Dr. Bawumia revealed that the …
Read More »Ghana’s economy, other sectors doing well despite post-independence challenges – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo stated in his 2024 Founders’ Day broadcast that Ghana’s economy and other sectors such as education and infrastructure have seen massive improvement post-independence. The president said in his address that Ghana went through some predictable turbulent times after her independence in 1957 but has weathered …
Read More »‘Nkrumah is the only Ghanaian so far to be honoured in our history despite many unfortunate things under his watch’ – Akufo-Addo
Despite objecting the notion that Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah is the founder of Ghana, President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the nation’s first President is the only person whose date of birth is commemorated by Ghanaians. According to Akufo-Addo, despite the many unfortunate incidents that occurred under Nkrumah’s watch, he has …
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