POLITICS

General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Lawyer Justin Kodua Frimpong (JFK) has caution a Pro Alan group who had planned to organize a health walk coming Saturday in the Ashanti Region to put a stop to it or face the wrath of the party. The Ashanti Regional Chairman, …

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 …