POLITICS

The war against illegal mining, also known as galamsey, according to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, can be successful if it is not politicized. According to him, the battle against the threat cannot be won until it is approached from a nationalistic perspective. The President lamented the failure of all …

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has been urged by the Paramount Chief of the Bunkpurugu Traditional Area, Naba Alhaji Abuba Nasinmong, to concentrate on his good works for the country and not be deterred by the negativity of his opponents, who, according to him, will always find negative things …

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia noted that the government’s desire to address the glaring lack of access to healthcare facilities, particularly in remote areas of the country, led to the decision to launch Agenda 111, possibly the largest investment in the nation’s health care system. Dr. Bawumia noted that this was …

The murder trial of late social activist Ibrahim Muhammed, often known as Kaaka, has been repeatedly postponed for more than a year, and Kaaka’s family feels that justice will not be done in the case. Kaaka passed away in June 2021 at Ejura in the Ashanti region after allegedly being …

Ghana’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings have been lowered by the rating agency Moody’s from Caa1 to Caa2, and the ratings have been put under review for a possible downgrade. Ghana was downgraded by Moody’s in February of this year from B3 to Caa1. The rating agency asserts …

The country’s economic condition would only become worse, according to former president John Dramani Mahama, if the administration continues to put off reaching a deal with the IMF. After months of struggling with the economy and a cost of living problem, Ghana went to the IMF for assistance. The former …

The Chiefs and people of Suame Municipality have lined-up series of programs to mark the 5th Anniversary of the installation of Nana Dr. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, and Nana Mrs. Irene Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu as Sompahene and Sompahemaa of Suame Municipality respectively. After 21years of dedicated service to the people of Suame Constituency as …

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, a member of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) communications team, believes that the nation’s electrical grid should be decentralized. He emphasized that the Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) monopoly in the power sector should be broken up since it is not beneficial for ECG to have complete …

In the midst of Ghana’s galamsey problems, former Afigya Kwabre South New Patriotic Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah said, “I will not be surprised if years from now the country will have to import water. We are destroying our lands, cutting down our cocoa trees, and the behavior of some politicians, …

In an effort to combat unlawful small-scale mining, the pressure group OccupyGhana (OG) has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to impose a state of emergency in each mining region in Ghana (galamsey). The group wants the administration to bring the facts and events leading to the declaration of the …