POLITICS

Ghana’s economy is clearly improving, according to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. According to him, the administration is reversing its course toward progress and expansion. Speaking on Sunday at the Valedictory Service for the departing Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rt. Rev. Prof. Obiri Yeboah Mante, Mr. Akufo-Addo …

Excluding Encumbered Assets and Petroleum Fund, Ghana’s Gross International Reserves (GIR) increased little to $2.46 billion in October 2023, or about 1.1 months’ worth of import cover. From September 2023 (1.0 month of import cover) of $2.267 billion and August 2023 (1.0 month of import cover) of $2.016 billion, there …

Ghana anticipates the board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to meet before the end of the year to discuss the release of the second tranche of the $3 billion in cash, according to Dr. Ernest Addison, the governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG). This comes after the $600 …

A group of opposition members with machetes was caught on camera brandishing lethal weapons during a recent clean-up exercise at former President John Mahama’s Accra home on Thursday, November 23, 2023. President Nana Akufo-Addo has declared that his government will stop anyone or any group that engages in such behavior. …

A couple of Ashanti Region members of the New Patriotic Party have urged Kennedy Agyapong, the Assin Central Member of Parliament, to turn down a proposal to be the party’s flagbearer for the 2024 elections, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s running mate. Members of the volunteer groups that backed Kennedy Ohene Agyapong …

The public has been forewarned by the leadership of the Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) not to pass away until the government pays its members’ unpaid debts. If the government doesn’t pay its financial responsibilities to MOWAG, then deceased people might not receive the required preservation, according to the …

Precious Ayitah, an 18-year-old voter, is trying to hold the Electoral Commission accountable for limiting voter registration to its District Offices. However, her attempt to obtain an injunction against the EC Chairpersons was denied due to improper service. The EC Boss, Mrs. Jean Mensa, and her two deputies, Dr. Bossman …

The National Women’s Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kate Gyamfua, has called out certain appointments in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s administration, calling them “wicked and selfish.” In an interview with Peace FM on November 22, 2023, she stated that the president picks people to help party members …

In order to bring the policy into line with Ghana’s digital-first strategy, the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GCT) has called on the government to reduce the Electronic Transfer fee (E-fee) from 1% to 0.5% and apply a 0.5% levy on cash-outs. Notwithstanding early difficulties, the E-levy has brought in GH¢482.8 …

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has been skinned by the Chief of the Wangara Community in Ghana, Masaba Fanyinama III, as “Benkelemasa,” which means the one who unites. The enskinment of Dr. Bawumia by the Wangara community of Ghana took place on Saturday during a colorful ceremony in Kintampo, during …