WILL LOWER PETROLEUM PRICES EASE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP?
An article circulating on MyJoyOnline suggests that the prices of petroleum products will reduce this weekend, with petrol falling by 8%, LPG by 7%, and diesel increasing by 3%. The…
GHANA: A BITTER PLACE TO BE RIGHT NOW
Our economy is sinking so hard and we have been hit by hardship on every side. Every well-meaning Ghanaian knows that our economy needs serious fixing. This led a group…
NATIONAL CATHEDRAL LAND IS FOR US – ABU JINAPOR
Mr. Samuel Abu Jinapor, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources has asserted that the National Cathedral is being built on a land that was procured in 1910 by the state.…
THE IMF IS NO ‘MESSIAH’
A senior lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin, has stated that the country’s economic salvation is not in the hands of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).…
COURT SLAMS INJUNCTION ON ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF EJURA SHOOTING
An interlocutory injunction has been obtained by police in the Ashanti Region’s Ejura over the “One-Year Anniversary of Dua’a Prayers” for the victims of the Ejura shooting. According to documents…
ORGANISERS OF ARISE GHANA DEMO TO BE ARRESTED
29 protesters who used violence during the Arise Ghana demonstration on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, have been arrested by police. According to a statement from the police service, the demonstrators’…
GHANA HANDICAPPED TO BENEFIT FROM THE AFCFTA – STUDY REVEALS
Only 5% of Ghana’s micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) export their goods, and this has a significant impact on the country’s potential to benefit from the Africa Continental Free Trade…
WAS THE E-LEVY WORTH IT AFTER ALL?
In an interview with the media giant BBC, Ghana President Akufo Nana Addo stated that Ghana has a tax-to-GDP ratio of 13%, which is far less than the average in…
SINCE WHEN DID MILITARY MEN BECOME EMPLOYEES OF ECG?
First of all, we cannot have military men causing fear and panic in the hearts of the citizens when these same citizens are not having it easy with reports of…
PROF. GATSI OF UCC FIRES AT KEN OFORI-ATTA
The administration of Ghana’s economy has been dubbed questionable by Professor John Gatsi, dean of Cape Coast University’s business school. His remarks follow multiple tweets by prominent NPP member Gabby…
DROP ‘EMPTY PRIDE’ – DR. ATO FORSON JABS GOVERNMENT
Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the ranking member of the Parliament’s Finance Committee, claims that if the government does not let go of its “empty pride” and seek assistance from the…
JUNE 28, 2022: “UNLESS THEY KILL ALL OF US” – SAMMY GYAMFI
The Ghana Police Service has attempted to stop the Arise Ghana Coalition from protesting, but according to Sammy Gyamfi, national communications officer of the major opposition party, the National Democratic…
NELSON MANDELA WOULD BE CRYING IN HIS GRAVE
Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” But the visionary would be shedding tears when he looks at the…
WHY THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL WILL FAIL
In its most recent policy statement, the IMANI Centre for Policy and Education noted significant difficulties with the National Cathedral project. The text veers off course from the project’s core…
SUPPORT GHANAIAN COMPANIES – MP TELLS GHANAIANS
Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku, has advised Ghanaians to purchase Dzata cement as part of efforts to expand locally-owned enterprises. This will aid Ghana in achieving its…
BOYCOTTING PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS: REAL OR STAGED?
The Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), led by the late Ft. Jerry John Rawlings, was the longest-serving regime that ever ruled Ghana during the post-colonial period. The 12 years of…
GHANA INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC FINED £5,829,900 FOR POOR ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING CONTROL
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the UK has fined Ghana International Bank Plc (GHIB) £5,829,900 for poor anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing controls over its correspondent banking activities. Foreign…
‘INSENSITIVE’ AKUFO-ADDO BLOWS GHC4.1 MILLION ON LUXURIOUS PRIVATE JET TRIP
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo recklessly charters an ACJ319 ultra-luxury airplane from German operator K5 Aviation for €20,000 per hour with the registration D-ALEX. The cost of this trip to…
SAMINI ELECTED AS SRC PRESIDENT AT GIMPA
The Students Representative Council (SRC) at GIMPA has elected dancehall artiste Emmanuel Andrews Samini as its president for 2022–2023. The renowned musician embarked on the two-man race with several patronizing…
AKUFO ADDO-LED GOVERNMENT AVOIDING TRANSPARENCY TO CITIZENS – HARUNA IDDRISU
The Minister of Finance, Hon Ken Ofori Atta, on Wednesday, June 22, addressed parliament on the spending on COVID-19. The Minority in Parliament stated that the Akufo-Addo-led government accounts for…