Former deputy Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson has appealed to President Akufo-Addo to restrain Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia from commenting on the economy since his utterances are inimical to the performance of the local currency – Cedi. According to him, the Cedi plunged immediately after Dr. Bawumia delivered a public lecture on the performance of […] The post Stop

Two protestors in last night’s spontaneous protest against the continuous power outage in the Krobo area were shot. The two; Kwame Asare, 39, and Teye Kwame, 35, were wounded by bullets allegedly discharged at the irate youth after several warning shots failed to disperse the protestors at Somanya Roundabout. The injured persons are currently on […] The post Dumsor protest:

Isaac Adongo has said the decision by the Akufo-Addo government to slash the cost of import duties will be the undoing of the administration. He said the move, as announced by Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia at the government’s Town Hall meeting Wednesday, is reminiscent of the first budget introduced by the NPP government when they […] The post Bawumia’s Import

The head of the finance department of the University of Cape Coast Professor John Gatsi has challenged the authority of the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia over the port duty reduction announcement he made at the Town Hall meeting on Wednesday. According to the economist, there is no law that  permits the Vice President to […] The post Bawumia’s

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has challenged Ghana’s youth to take advantage of the various partnerships, policies and programmes being implemented by Government to innovate and make technology an integral part of the Ghanaian society. For Vice President Bawumia, Government’s focus on building a technologically adept society, leading to the decision by several global players […] The post Take

A report by the Minerals Commission on the recent mining-related killings in the Talensi District has fuelled more tension in that part of the Upper East region with scores of residents renewing threats of “a guerrilla warfare” and “a regional demonstration” if their demands are not met in two weeks. They had expected the commission […] The post Anti-Shaanxi

Government has slashed the cost of importation of products through the ports of the country by 50 percent, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has announced. The imports of vehicles however saw 30% reduction. The move, according to the Vice President, is to ensure that higher volumes of products being imported to the sub-region are channeled through […] The post Gov’t slashes import duties

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has blamed the recent depreciation of the cedi on directives from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to the Bank of Ghana. The cedi recently hit an all-time low recording a rate of GH¢5.86 to a $1. The depreciation of the cedi against the dollar, according to the Minority added some […] The post IMF directives caused Cedi fall – Bawumia

Parliament has ordered the General Legal Council to reduce remarking fees from GHC3,000 to GHC500 each to accommodate mass failures during the 2018 law school exams. The move is among a number of recommendations of the Constitutional Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee which handled the petition of the law students. Students of the Ghana School […] The post Reduce

Vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has argued the Cedi depreciation has been better managed by the New Patriotic Party than the National Democratic Congress. He said at a Town Hall Meeting organized by the Economic Management Team Wednesday that the Akufo-Addo government has put the economy on a sound footing. “Our worst is better than […] The post NPP’s worst is better

Vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has challenged political opponents of the government to provide data to prove the economy is on a nosedive. Speaking at a maiden Town Hall Meeting of the Economic Management Team in Accra Wednesday, Dr. Bawumia said the economy is on a sound footing with credible data available to support that […] The post Bring your data if you disagree –

The Ghana Education Service has expressed concerns over the decision by teachers to share pictures on social media over how they are compelled to write the second term examination questions on board for their pupils to answer. Social media space in Ghana is currently awash with Pictures of teachers writing exam questions on black boards. […] The post Stop

An education consultant and a member of the Ghana National Education Coalition Kofi Asare has berated the ongoing situation in some public schools where teachers write end of term examination questions on boards for students to write and answer. Social media space in Ghana is currently awash with Pictures of teachers writing exam questions on […] The post Teachers

The Ministry of Communication has assured the general public it is working to resolve “deficiencies” in SIM card registration in Ghana. In a statement signed by the Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, telecommunication networks have been urged to ensure strict compliance with the SIM registration and activation processes in line with the relevant statutory provisions. She said […] The post We’ll

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and Ghana’s Economic Management Team (EMT) will today hold a maiden Town Hall Meeting to address challenges facing the economy. The event will give Ghanaians the opportunity to ask questions on issues such as import duties, the exchange rate, matters on energy, the broader economy, and government’s flagship projects. Dr. […] The post Import

The Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC) says it will demand a load shedding schedule from government if the intermittent power outages continue between today and Wednesday. The commission is therefore urging Ghanaians who will experience power cuts to report to their offices to enable them gauge the effect of the situation. Government has rejected […] The post PURC

The Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service has revealed that it has discovered the whereabouts of the three kidnapped girls in Takoradi. The Director-General of the CID, DCOP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah addressing journalists at a press conference on Tuesday, 2nd April 2019, said “We know where the girls are” before urging the […] The post Takoradi

Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a cousin of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and a staunch member of the governing New Patriotic Party has advised the government to ensure that the current erratic power supply is resolved permanently. According to him, the intermittent power challenges popularly known as Dumsor has electoral consequences and has the potential to […] The post ‘Dumsor’

The youth of Nantong in the Northern region have used trunks, heavy stems and rocks to setup dozens of barricades on the dusty Tamale -Karaga – Gushegu road and using the blockade as checkpoints to obstruct motorists and road users, as part of their continuing protest challenging the decision of Dagbon overlord, Yaa-Naa Abukari Mahama […] The post Dagbon

A mother of an autistic child Tuesday morning shared the distressing experience of caring for her ward amidst inconsiderate words and posturing of society. According to Pearl Addae, she has, among other things stopped going to church because of the attitude and reaction of the public when she goes out with her special child. Narrating […] The post I stopped going