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Ghanaian students abroad issue open letter to President Akufo-Addo
The open letter, authored by Pius Apprey of the University of Kent, appeals for urgent financial assistance for Ghanaian students studying abroad under the...
Election year spending poses upside risk to stability of Cedi – Bank of Ghana
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has indicated that their tight monetary policy and anticipated rate cuts in advanced economies are likely to ease pressure...
Galamsey: It seems we don’t have leaders who have the political will to bring...
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Full Gospel Church International, Bishop Dr Samuel Noi Mensah, has expressed frustration over the scourge...
Kwami Sefa Kayi’s take on galamsey
Renowned broadcaster Kwami Sefa Kayi has expressed concerns about the significant security threat posed by illegal miners, commonly known as galamseyers, to the nation.
Discussions...
Fact check: Haruna Iddrisu makes misleading claims about Ghana’s public debts and inflation
An opposition Ghanaian lawmaker, Haruna Iddrisu, has berated Ghana’s governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the country’s “worst” cost of living.
The former Employment and Labour...
Fact check: Former MASLOC deputy CEO, Afia Akoto’s public debt statement proven false
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Ghana’s Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Afia Akoto, has registered her discontent with public claims that the governing New...
Fact Check: NDC Manifesto: Claim food inflation currently stands at 50% false
Claim: The Member of Parliament for Bole Bamboi, Yusif Sulemana, has claimed that Ghana’s food inflation currently stands at 50%.
Verdict: False. Data from the Ghana Statistical Service...
Fact Check: Misleading! Ghana’s industrial sub-sector did not collapse in 2016
Claim: Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the 2024 flagbearer of Ghana’s governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), says industrial growth in the country had collapsed due to erratic power...
Enimil Ashon: Cabinet retreats cost taxpayers GH¢5m each?
Ghanaians have, all of us, without exception, become so rich suddenly that profligacy in multiple zeros (cedis, euros or dollars) doesn’t alarm us any...
Daniel Kofi Kyereh forced to leave Freiburg camp due to recurring knee injury
Ghana midfielder, Daniel Kofi Kyereh has had to leave SC Freiburg's pre-season training camp due to ongoing knee issues.
The 28-year-old had just rejoined his...
Full Text: 2024 Mid-Year fiscal policy of Government of Ghana
2024 MID-YEAR FISCAL POLICY REVIEW
1. The Right Honourable Speaker, Honourable Members of Parliament, on the
authority of His Excellency, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, I...
Producer Price Inflation increases to 25.9% in June
The latest data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) reveals that the Producer Price Inflation (PPI) rate for June 2024 has climbed to 25.9%,...
Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng writes : My Kwame Nkrumah
Nana Kwame Appiah, my grandfather, was the Adontenhene of Toase in Atwima Nwabiagya District of the Ashanti Region when the famous Chief Owusu, the...
Sachet and packaged water producers demand suspension of 5% Excise tax
The National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water producer (NASPAWAP) is calling on the government to suspend, indefinitely, the imposition of 5% Excise tax...
ECG fully complies with Cash Waterfall Mechanism for the second time
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), has announced in its latest validation report that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has fully adhered to...
New report highlights pathways to sustainable jobs in Ghana
The latest Ghana Human Development Report 2023 (GNHDR) reveals that Ghana's workforce is grappling with meaningful employment opportunities.
Despite high economic growth over the past...
Over 1,000 locked up in child marriages in Nkwanta North
More than 1,000 children aged between 12 and 17 years have ever been in a marital union in the NKwanta North District in the...
Economy grows 4.7% first quarter
Ghana's economy grew by 4.7 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, compared to the 3.8 per cent recorded in the...
Ghana’s economy expands by 4.7 percent in 2024 quarter 1
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has announced that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have increased by 4.7 percent in the...
Cedi remains weak as cocoa export revenue drops by more than $500 million
Galamsey, climate issues, diseases, and smuggling activities compelled export revenue of cocoa to fall by more than $500 million in the first quarter of...
Transactional sex surges teenage pregnancy in Upper Manya Krobo
A recent report by the Ghana Health Service indicates that, the Upper Manya Krobo district is ranked second in the prevalence of teenage pregnancy...
China retains position as Ghana’s largest import partner, Russia displaces UK in top 5...
China has retained its top spot as the largest import partner of Ghana in 2023, surpassing big western countries like the United States of...
Ghana achieves GH¢11.5bn trade surplus in Q1 2024
Ghana achieved a notable trade surplus of GH¢11.5 billion in the first quarter of 2024, buoyed by a 20.4% increase in the average prices...
Ghana Statistical Service releases first-ever export and import price indices
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has for the first time released the Export and Import Price Indices (XMPI).
These indices, also known as the Unit...
Citizens’ Coalition backs Ablakwa’s petition to CHRAJ against SSNIT hotels bid
Anti-corruption group, Citizens’ Coalition, has backed North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa’s petition to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to...
Minority demands roadmap on tablets distribution in SHSs
The Minority in Parliament is demanding from the Ministry of Education a comprehensive roadmap for the distribution of tablets to Senior High Schools (SHSs)...
Ghana’s path to sustainability: Government Advisor calls for action to transform construction industry
In a significant push towards eco-friendly development in Ghana's burgeoning construction sector, Dr. Prince Hamid Armah, Member of Parliament for Kwesimintsim and Senior Advisor...
Is affordable housing really affordable? — Study of Ghana’s situation by Deloitte
In Ghana, the housing deficit is significant. According to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), it stood at 2 million units in 2022.
This suggests...
High govt debt, other factors pushed 850,000 Ghanaians into poverty – Report
A recent study conducted by the Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) sheds light on the dire situation faced by 850,000 Ghanaians,...
Producer Price Inflation increases sharply to 16.5%
The year-on-year inflation rate at ex-factory prices for all goods and services was 16.5% in March 2024, the Ghana Statistical Services has disclosed.
This is...
Child marriage in Ghana declines by 36.6% between 2010 and 2021
Children aged 12 to 17 years being currently or formerly married or living together with a partner without civil or traditional recognition experienced a...
Economy to recover on back of strong consumption — Fitch
Ghana’s economy will enter a recovery phase this year as the government is expected to increase expenditure in an election year, rating agency, Fitch,...
Stop rejecting 1 and 5 pesewa coin – BoG to Ghanaians
The Bank of Ghana has cautioned Ghanaians against rejecting the one and five pesewas coins.
Head of Currency Management at the Central Bank, Dominic Owusu,...
Ghana records 2.9% GDP growth in 2023
Ghana’s economy grew 2.9 percent growth in 2023 lower than to 3.8 per cent recorded in 2022, the Ghana Statistical Service said on Wednesday.
The...
Bawumia launches School Licensing and Inspection Management System
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia Wednesday, March 13, unveiled the School Licensing and Inspection Management System (SLIMS) to promote efficiency in education data management...
Inflation to decline between 13-17% by December 2024 – BoG
The Bank of Ghana is forecasting a further decline in headline inflation to between 13 – 17% by the end of 2024, before gradually...
Tema Metro recorded 783 new HIV infections in 2023
The Tema Metropolitan Health Directorate (TMHD) recorded 783 new Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections in 2023, an increase from the 603 recorded in 2022....
Gabon: Ambassador meets with Minister of Health
On Friday, February 22, Ambassador FitzPatrick met with the Minister of Health to discuss the opportunities in the public health sector that the USA...
Mahama echoes vision for resilient governance and economic recovery at NDC LAB Policy Dialogue
Former President John Dramani Mahama on Friday reiterated his vision for a brighter future for Ghana.
In a keynote address he delivered at the NDC...