Business

Pensioner bondholders reject new DDEP

1,447  The Pensioner Bondholders has declared members intention not to be part of the government’s fresh Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). Government has invited bondholders including pensioners to be part of the Programme, which will be restricted to ESLA Plc and Daakye Trust Plc bonds. This was contained in a letter issued by the Ministry […]

Politics

Deputy Minority Leader (Hon Armah Buah) Donates GHS10k To Refurbish Dr Kwame Nkrumah Museum

1,417  With a day to the celebration of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s birthday on September 21, the Member of Parliament for Ellembelle, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has called on Ghanaians to celebrate him more often, not just on his birthday. Armah-Kofi Buah also bemoaned the deteriorating state of Dr. Nkrumah’s Museum at Nkroful, his first burial place […]

Crime

Riot at Ofankor Timber Market as traders burn tyres, block road over ‘unlawful eviction’

1,549  A riot broke out amongst a group of agitated youth of Ofankor Timber Market in Accra this morning. The youth, primarily traders, expressed their discontent, stating they had rented the space and regularly made payments. However, occupants were reportedly harassed in the early hours of the day by armed men reportedly sent by the […]

Politics

Ghana remains world’s largest borrower under our poverty loan facility – IMF

1,565  Ghana has emerged as the country across the globe with the highest outstanding loan under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Poverty Trust which is one of the funds countries can draw credit from is specifically to support the potential balance of payment problems of low-income […]

Politics

Limited voters’ registration: Those in hard-to-reach areas can wait for next year – Dr. Serebour Quaicoe

1,407  The Electoral Commission has explained that eligible voters who are unable to register in the Commission’s district offices nationwide would have to do so next year. The Commission’s Director of Electoral Services, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, who said this on Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen on Monday, September 19, noted that from next year, the EC will […]