POLITICS OF DISCONTINUITY: GHANA’S ‘HALLOWED’ POLITICAL CONSTANT
It was not until I got to the university that I got to know that the six people that stood on the independence podium to proclaim the independence of our…
2022 MID-YEAR BUDGET REVIEW DEEMED “DEAD AT BIRTH”
The 2022 Mid-Year Budget Review has been submitted to Parliament for approval by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. The government’s estimated economic growth rate projection for 2022 has been revised from…
“THE OVERCOMING SPIRIT OF GHANAIANS” – IS THERE ANY MORE OF THAT LEFT?
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, at the Mid-Year Budget Review before parliament on Monday, July 25, 2022, admitted that we are in difficult times as a country. The government blamed our…
WHAT IS THE SPIRIT OF GHANA?
In March every year, I watch with enthusiasm the unofficial labelling of the month as the “Ghana month” by the media and all sundry. I watch and listen to the…
IS GABBY OTCHERE DARKO RIGHT ON THE ISSUE OF MINISTERIAL RESHUFFLING?
A staunch member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere Darko, has heavily descended on people calling for a ministerial reshuffle to take out officials whose sectors are…
RUSSIA HINTS THAT IT MAY WANT A GREATER PORTION OF UKRAINE
As European leaders cautioned their populations to be prepared for sacrifices in the face of a conflict that shows no signs of ending anytime soon, Russia’s top diplomat suggested on…
DESPERATE TIMES CALL FOR DESPERATE MEASURES
A leading member of the New Patriotic Party, Gabby Otchere Darko, has stated that it’s the prerogative of the president to reshuffle his ministers. He said the president is not…
WILL HE BE ANY BETTER?
The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Hon. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has stated that the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, or Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyeremateng, will be the…
POLITICAL VIGILANTISM IN GHANA: A THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY
Ghana entered the Fourth Republic in 1993 after experiencing political instability for over two decades. A defining feature that has characterized the Fourth Republic of Ghana and marred Ghana’s democratic…
THE NPP IS TO BLAME FOR OUR ECONOMIC STATE – HARUNA IDDRISU
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government’s reckless borrowing led Ghana to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), stated Minority Leader of Parliament Haruna Iddrisu. Mr. Iddrisu told the media that no…
IS THE IMF LOAN BAILOUT REALLY IN GHANA’S INTEREST?
The Information Minister, Hon Kojo Oppong Nkrumah stated that the government will ensure that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) negotiations will be in the interest of Ghanaians. The government is…
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…
POLITICS ON EVERY CORNER AND STREET OF GHANA
Ghana returned to the polls in 1992 when the late Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings accepted to change the military rule system to democracy. Ghana formed institutions to help propel this…
INCREASING GRADUATE UNEMPLOYMENT: WHO IS TO BLAME?
Data from the Ghana Statistical Service from the 2021 Population and Housing Census shows that 13.4 per cent of Ghana’s active population is unemployed.
“WE SEE A TANGIBLE RISK THAT OIL MARKETS WILL BECOME VOLATILE AGAIN” – BILL FARREN-PRICE
The price of oil on the international market might increase exponentially later this year and into 2023 - Enverus Intelligence Research