POLITICS

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, vice president, has urged the preservation of Ghanaian culture and history as a gift to future generations. Dr. Bawumia underlined the importance of cultural sustainability in his speech on Saturday at the 2022 Hogbetsotso Festival, which also happened to be the festival’s 60th anniversary. He said that …

On Saturday, November 5, 2022, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President of the Republic, departed Ghana to represent Ghana in the delegation to the World Leaders’ Summit of the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP 27), which was taking place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The UN Framework Convention on …

Seth Terkper, a former Finance Minister, has denied claims that he was not in charge of Ghana’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) while former President John Dramani Mahama was in office. He claims that despite the negotiation being presided over by famous economist Prof. Kwesi Botchwey, Terkper attended …

Every child born inside the borders of Ghana will receive a National Identification Card (Ghana Card) number at birth beginning in the first quarter of 2023, according to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. The vice president stated that this places Ghana on level with sophisticated states in a series of …

According to Mr. John Abdulai Jinapor, a member of the minority caucus in the Ghanaian parliament and the member for the Northern Region’s Yapei Kusawgu constituency, fuel prices increased by over 200 percent (200%) between January 1 and November 1, 2022. He maintains that there is no explanation for the …

Nana Amoasi VII, CEO of the Institute of Energy Security, has questioned the wisdom of the government’s efforts to find cheap fuel. The initiative, according to Nana Amoasi VII, is highly improbable. In his speech to the nation on Sunday, October 30, 2022, President Akufo-Addo declared that the administration is …

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has suggested that there may be a scarcity of commodities in December during the holiday season. It claims that the containers leaving the port are not very noteworthy. Public relations officer Joseph Paddy told media that the devaluation of the cedi has increased …

Dr. Peter Boamah Otokunor, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) nominee for General Secretary, has urged party members to pursue a civil campaign free of personal attacks.   The Deputy General Secretary has started his nationwide campaigning for the role of substantive general secretary to succeed Johnson Asiedu Nketia. Speaking to …

Internationally recognized fact-checking group Dubawa Ghana has organized a two-day workshop to educate the media on fact-checking in Kumasi at Royal Lamerta Hotel in Ashanti Region. The project is a component of initiatives to combat false information and disinformation and advance responsible journalism in Ghana’s media landscape. The project offers …

According to Hon. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister of Food and Agriculture, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture would shortly test the sale of agricultural products at farm gate pricing at its Directorate. Hon. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, speaking to the media in the Western Region as part of his …