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The rating company Fitch has lowered Ghana’s Issuer Default Rating (IDR) for Long-Term Foreign-Currency (LTFC) from “B-” to “CCC.” According to the statement, the downgrade reflects the state of Ghana’s public finances, which have made it difficult for the country to access the Eurobond markets for an extended period of …

Hon. Kingsley Nyarko, the representative for the residents of Kwadaso Constituency in the Ashanti Region, delivered a hematological analyzer machine and computers to Apatrapa Government Hospital today, Wednesday, August 10, 2022. Speaking to the media, Hon. Kingsley revealed that he spent Gh35,000 for the hematological analyzer machine in addition to …

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the United States’ ambassador to the UN, has praised Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the president of Ghana, for his outstanding contribution to the stability and security of the West African region as well as Ghana’s position on the UN Security Council. The US Ambassador to the UN conveyed …

Kofi Baah Agyepong, the Deputy Director of Communication at the Presidency, has been selected by President Akufo-Addo to serve as the Youth Employment Agency’s acting CEO (YEA). Mr. Justin Kodua Frimpong, who resigned to concentrate on his position as the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, is succeeded by …

In order to address Ghana’s deteriorating budgetary position, which has caused the country’s economy to be downgraded by foreign rating agencies, former president John Dramani Mahama wants an immediate national conversation. He specifically criticized the Akufo-Addo administration for not doing enough to revive the faltering economy and provide relief for …

Despite the recent reduction by international rating agency, Standard & Poor’s (S&P), President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is optimistic that Ghana’s economy would recover. Ghana’s global and domestic credit ratings were cut by S&P last week from B-B’ to CCC+C with a bleak economic outlook. S&P claims that increased finance …

Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings, a credit rating agency, has lowered Ghana’s foreign and domestic currency sovereign ratings from B-/B to CCC+/C with a negative outlook, further downgrading its debt into speculative territory. Ghana was downgraded by Moody’s in February to Caa1 with a stable outlook. The outlook for …

According to the Electoral Commission (EC), the only form of identification accepted for continuous voter registration is the Ghana Card, which aims to end the practice of minors casting ballots. Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, a former chairman of the EC, has issued a warning that the decision will disenfranchise millions of …

On Tuesday, August 9, 2022, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President of the Republic, paid a visit to Global Almas Processing Ltd., a factory that processes yam and cassava in Bimbilla, in the Northern Region. The company has taken advantage of the readily available local raw materials in the Nanumba …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been accused of being insensitive to the plight of Ghanaians by Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the general secretary of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), for failing to listen requests for a reshuffle of his appointments. In an interview given on August 8, …

Mr. Boakye Agyarko, a former minister in charge of energy, has declared that he will run for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer position in 2023. Boakye Agyarko has declared his intentions amid rumors that a few well-known individuals are going to compete for the top spot. “Even if one …

On August 9, 2022, at Jubilee House in Accra, the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, launched the Zongo Development Fund Board. Additionally, the eleven-member Board, which is presided over by Mr. Seidu H. Nasigri, was sworn in by Dr. Bawumia. After administering the oath of office to the board’s members, …

In response to widespread calls for him to reshuffle his appointees, particularly ministers of state, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that he has no immediate intentions to do so. He believed that because the ministers’ performance met expectations, there was no need to reshuffle them. Whoever is making …

In order to convey their unhappiness over the lack of advancements in the area, the Mamponteng Traditional Council in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region, led by the Mamponteng Chief, Barima Saasi Ayeboafo II, today organized a press conference. The Mamponteng Chief’s Palace hosted a press conference on …

As part of the working visit of the North East Region, President of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo inaugurated the newly built administration building of the North East Regional Coordinating Council in Nalerigu on Saturday, August 6, 2022. Six new administration structures are being built for the six newly …

The Ghana General Legal Council sent what the Coalition of National Youth Organizers refers to as the “most absurd exam guidelines in the history of our legal education” to applicants for admission to the Ghana School of Law. The General Legal Council’s (GLC) directives, which mandate that test takers who …

Staff from the Zambian National Assembly’s Parliamentary Broadcasting Department are in Ghana on a 5-day benchmark research visit with their counterparts here. The goal of the working visit is to share expertise on how to improve and promote efficiency and effectiveness in managing the public and media relations of Parliaments. …

A fire accident in Kronom Kyerease in the Suame Municipality of the Ashanti Region resulted in the death of a boy, thought to be 18 years old, and the hospitalization of two other children. The dead, who was only given the name Atta, allegedly tried to put out a fire …

Four armed robbery suspects who were involved in a robbery attack that resulted in the deaths of two people at Asaman Tamfoe in the Eastern Region on May 27, 2022, have been apprehended by the police after a continuous intelligence-led investigation that lasted nine weeks. Seven thieves raided a gold …

Paul Kwah, the driver of an articulated truck that was involved in a deadly car accident on August 3, 2022, in Eduagyei Village on the Cape Coast-Takoradi route, has been detained by the Central Regional Police Command. According to a preliminary inquiry, suspect driver Paul Kwah was transporting 850 bags …