POLITICS

Under its recently introduced Business and Employment Assistance Programme (BEAP), the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) will hire 20,000 youth in Ghana. The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) is implementing the Business and Employment Assistance Programme (BEAP) with the goal of reducing the country’s youth unemployment rates. The initiative aims to lessen …

Prof. Stephen Adei, an economist and former board chair of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), is fighting the recently implemented VAT on domestic electricity use. He is adamant that it will worsen consumer conditions and reduce businesses’ ability to compete. His remarks follow a government order for the GRA to …

Joseph Osei-Owusu, also known as Joe Wise, is a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Bekwai Constituency and has formally endorsed retired Commissioner of Police (COP) George Alex Mensah to succeed him and urged delegates not to vote for aspirants sponsored by the opposition National Democratic Party (NDC). Joe Wise …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will field 28 members of parliament in the upcoming parliamentary primaries, all of whom are running unopposed for re-election. It’s quite the political spectacle that looks like it came from a screenplay. These unopposed members of parliament, who range in experience from seasoned veterans to …

The IMF Executive Board is able to release the second tranche of the $3 billion extended credit facility, which consists of $600 million, as the Official Creditor Committee appears to have given the Ghanaian government the go-ahead for the term agreement. The story was confirmed by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta …

Before leaving office in 2025, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is sure he will leave Ghana in better shape. Before his term ends, President Akufo-Addo promises to create a prosperous nation and raise everyone’s standard of living. The President of Ghana declared Tuesday that this year would bring growth and …

In preparation for the impending rain, Wassa Akropong’s main storm drains are being dredged by Hon. Nicholas Amankwah, the Member of Parliament for the Wassa Amenfi East constituency. A variety of activities, including the disposal of both biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste into the drain and the use of the drain …

Ghana had 23.2% inflation at the end of 2023, according to data from the Ghana Statistical Service. Compared to the 26.4% rate for November 2023, this signifies a 3.2% decrease. In addition to revealing the important economic data, government statistician Prof. Samuel Kobina Anim notes that the rates of inflation …

Former President John Dramani Mahama will not congratulate President Nana Addo Dankwa Addo on winning the 2020 elections, according to Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). “We will not congratulate anybody who murdered Ghanaians to secure power,” he declared on behalf of the NDC. Three …

“In days gone by, whatever vote-buying or selling there was, took place in secrecy. It’s not so these days. What we have now looks like an open market where candidates can freely buy votes and citizens can freely sell their votes in broad daylight while we all look on seemingly …