The Ghana Education Service (GES) has sacked 8 students of the Chiana Senior High School in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region who insulted President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The GES in a letter to the parents of one of the students explained that her conduct was “considered very undesirable and contrary […]
Member of Parliament for Essikado-Ketan Constituency Joe Ghartey has announced his intention to contest the presidential primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) this year. The former Attorney General says he has all that it takes to lead the party into the 2024 presidential elections. “I am standing for the presidential, flagbearership [race] of NPP,” […]
The government has been told to take advantage of the rejection of the debt exchange programme from individual bondholders and engage them to negotiate acceptable terms. Financial Analyst, Mr Joe Jackson said the government must do this quickly in order to get the programme started as part of debt sustainability measures. If the programme fails, […]
Deputy Information Minister Fatimatu Abubakar has lauded the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana National Gas Company Limited, Dr. Ben Asante, for the many success stories chalked under his able leadership. The minister was speaking at Wednesday’s meet-the-press interaction, which doubled as the State of the Agencies Report. The interaction affords state-owned companies to give account […]
A Financial Analyst, Mr Joe Jackson has said Ghana risks losing the support it is seeking from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if the domestic debt exchange programme does not go through. He explained that if the debt exchange fails, the country would not be able to achieve debt sustainability, which is a requirement that […]
The Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Prof. Otchere Addai-Mensah, has implored the contractor executing the patients’ relatives hostel project at the hospital under a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) arrangement to expedite work on it. While commending the contractor highly for his multi-million Ghana cedi investment in the […]
King Faisal owner Alhaji Karim Grunsah is brimming with confidence ahead of his side’s clash with Hearts of Oak in Kumasi on Thursday. Hearts of Oak were defeated the last time they went to Kumasi to face King Faisal, and Grunsah believes it will happen again. Despite Faisal’s 1-0 victory, which helped them avoid relegation, […]
Renowned economist Kwame Pianim says it was wrong on the part of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to appoint Ken Ofori-Atta to the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The Finance Minister was appointed caretaker Minister of Trade and Industry after Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, the sector minister for the past six years, tendered in his resignation […]
Head coach of Asante Kotoko, Seydou Zerbo refused to take all his questions after a 1-1 draw against Tamale City on Wednesday. It was the Porcupines third game without a win as they gave away the lead a few minutes from stoppage time. The Porcupines had previously drawn goalless with league leaders Aduana Stars before […]
Individual bondholders can sue the government over the domestic debt exchange programme and win the case but it will be difficult for them to access their funds, an Economist, Dr Badu Owusu-Sarkodie, has said. Dr Owusu-Sarkodie has asked the government to deepen the negotiations with the bondholders in order to arrive at a a decision […]
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana National Gas Company Limited, Dr Ben KD Asante, has indicated that the dreaded specter of erratic power supply, popularly known as Dumsor, which plagued Ghanaians for years is now a thing of the past due to the constant supply of gas from his outfit. “We want to […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta did not understand the Guggisberg economy they talked about that they were going to move the Ghanaian economy away from, an economist Mr Kwame Pianim has said. It is recalled that Mr Akufo-Addo, soon after he became President in 2017, said he was rolling […]
President Vladimir Putin has removed Russia’s top commander in Ukraine, just three months after he was installed. Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov will now lead what Mr Putin terms a “special military operation”. Gen Gerasimov replaces Sergei Surovikin who has overseen recent brutal attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The reshuffle comes as Russians […]
For a long time, the position of the Vice Presidency in Ghana was one of tradition and routine. Although recognizable and prestigious, the position was often seemingly ceremonial. The unstated rule of thumb was to never appear overtly assertive. Ghanaians had become accustomed to a moderated role of the Vice President. Seen but not often […]
The Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) has saved $207 million as cost of operations since March 2017 when Ghanaian engineers and technicians took over the running of the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant from the Chinese. The GNGC was established in July 2011 as a limited liability company with the responsibility to build, own and operate […]
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