Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia has denied allegations by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the governing New Patriotic Party intentionally closed down some nine indigenous banks during the financial sector clean-up. As part of the banking sector clean-up, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) revoked the licences of nine universal banks, 347 microfinance companies […] The post Government

Despite the public debt rising to GH¢214.9 billion as at November 2019 and recent warnings of the country likely crossing the high risk of debt distress threshold, Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, says the rate of debt accumulation over the last three years is the lowest Ghana has achieved in a decade. The New Patriotic […] The post Debt accumulation under

Over the past decades, several measures have been introduced to prevent or reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV globally. Despite these efforts, the majority of young adults are still vulnerable to STIs/ HIV. This pervasive problem is commonplace in sub-Saharan Africa. Like some other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Ghana has been […] The post Emergency

The Akufo-Addo government has yet again touted its economic performance since assuming office some three years ago. According to the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, this has been evident in the performance of the cedi. Dr. Bawumia insists that the currency has performed better and had been stable under the NPP government for long compared […] The post Cedi

The Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has said the decision taken by the central bank to clean up the banking sector was carefully planned and was not done in a haste. Speaking at a town hall meeting in Kumasi, the Vice President explained that the nine indigenous banks had challenges that threatened the overall health […] The post Decision to clean-up banking

Some seven female final year students of the Ejisuman Senior High School were caught on video urging other young girls to offer sex to men who support them financially. The viral video, which has since generated heated debate on social media, has had people express worry about the upsurge in immoral behaviours among SHS students, […] The post Ejisuman

‘‘At long last, the battle has ended!  And thus, Ghana, your beloved country is free forever!’’ Those were the solemn words of Ghana’s foremost president in declaring independence on 6th March 1957, some 63 years ago. A battle he played an arrowhead in winning. Some historical books suggest otherwise but the role of Kwame Nkrumah […] The post Kennedy

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is crediting the President Akufo-Addo government and New Patriotic Party (NPP) as the first government to have reduced electricity tariffs in the history of the Fourth Republic. He said the 22% reduction in electricity prices in 2018 was the most significant intervention in the utility sector by the government […] The post We’re

The Ghana Allied Health Professions Council has embarked on an inspection of licenses of health officers at some health facilities in the country. According to the council, many health officials do not have the requisite licenses to operate which is harmful to health service delivery. The post Allied Health Professions Council of Ghana cautions unregistered

Some former workers of Anglogold Ashanti, on Tuesday, poured onto the streets of Obuasi to protest delays in the release of their monies from the Heritage Fund, established over 100 years ago. The over 6,500 affected ex-workers are accusing the government of being adamant in listening to their concerns. The process to retrieve the money […] The post Anglogold

Some members of the Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold say they will later today, Tuesday present a petition to the Presidency despite a decision by the police not to protect them during their planned walk, in Accra. The police in a letter on Monday denied the request by the customers for police protection ahead […] The post Menzgold customers vow

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has disclosed that the government should be able to increase the number of registered taxpayers to at least sixteen million by the end of this year. He explained that this should be achieved through the conversion of all national ID numbers collated under the various card registrations to Tax Identification […] The post Widening

The Ghana Railway Company has announced that it will offer free train rides on its Accra-Nsawam line between Wednesday 12th February and Friday 14th February, 2020. The company said the free rides come after it addressed some technical challenges with its service and conducted a test run on the line with the Ghana Railway Railway […] The post Railway Company offers

An Educationist, Evelyn Agyapong has defended the punishment handed to some students of the Ejisuman Senior High School in the Ashanti region as standard. Seven female students of the school have been expelled from the boarding house for posting a video of themselves using explicit unsavoury language. The students according to their expulsion letters are […] The post Punishment

An Educationist, Evelyn Agyapong, has defended the punishment handed to some students of the Ejisuman Senior High School in the Ashanti Region. Seven female students of the school have been de-boardinized for posting a video of themselves using explicit language. The students according to their expulsion letters are all facing three counts of misconduct. Educationist […] The post De-boardinizing

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has defended the need for government to tout its achievements to the citizenry. According to him, government owes it a duty to keep reminding citizens of the promises achieved so far as well as those yet to be fulfilled. Oppong Nkrumah made the remark in defence of today’s town hall […] The post Town

Ranking Member on the Education Committee of Parliament, Peter Nortsu Kortoe has hinted that the committee will sit to deliberate on the issue of usage of mobile phones in Senior High Schools (SHS) across the country. This follows the punishment that has been meted out some seven female students of Ejisuman SHS who were seen […] The post Parliament:

President Akufo-Addo is hopeful Ghana will deepen its relationship with other African countries following the operationalization of the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, AfCTA. He has further expressed optimism that the agreement will facilitate the strengthening of bonds between African countries. The President was speaking at a sod-cutting ceremony for the commencement […] The post AfCTA

The Chamber of Pharmacy, Ghana (CoPG) has served notice that its members will no longer provide medicines to hospitals that have delayed in paying for drugs offered, for more than three months. This, it said, is to forestall any potential repercussions on the companies under the Chamber, from the delayed reimbursement by the National Health […] The post Pharmaceutical

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