1,642 Government will take steps to review gold purchases as well as the Gold-for-Oil program and its associated risk for the Bank of Ghana (BoG). According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 2023 report, there will be an amendment to the BoG Act that will feature a stricter limit for monetary financing, mechanisms to monitor […]
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“Africa is where hope presides”-President Mahama On 2023 Africa Day
1,999 I have been participating in a number of activities put together by the Korea-Africa Foundation to commemorate the 2023 Africa Day here in Seoul, and it is clearer more than ever that Africa is where hope resides. On the occasion of this year’s commemoration, I celebrate the unity, strength, and diversity of the African […]
Motor rider dies after crashing pregnant woman to death in Damongo
1,656 Two people have died in a fatal motorbike accident at Virgin Junction, near Canteen Dam at Damongo in the Savannah Region. One of the deceased, a pregnant woman whose name was only given as Salamatu, died on the spot with her five-month-old pregnancy. Motor rider dies after crashing pregnant woman to death in Damongo […]
NPP Cannot Win Sekyere Afram Plains Parliamentary Seat Unless……
1,491 Mr. Thomas Boakye Yiadom, President of Concerned Citizens of Sekyere Afram Plains District has said that, NPP doesn’t stand any chance of winning the Parliamentary Seat unless they present a candidate who will be accepted by many of the citizens and not by political gymnastics. He continued that since the incumbent MP lost his […]
Government unlikely to review Free SHS policy – Kofi Asare
1,611 Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, says he doubts government will ever review the Free Senior High School programme. According to him, the government has given no indication of doing so despite pressure from the International Monetary Fund to review the programme as part of its objectives to strengthen fiscal policy. In […]
EOCO denies recruiting officers online
1,597 The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has denied putting out any advertisement for recruitment. According to EOCO, all recruitment offers into the office that are being peddled online are fake and “EOCO shall not be responsible or liable in any way for claims, losses or liabilities.” It further stressed that it does not […]
Augustine Appau Of Kessben FM Buries Father On Saturday 27
1,608 All is set for the final funeral rite of late Mr John Appau , father of Augustine Appau,aka Agyanuro of Kessben FM on Saturday 27TH May,2023 at Atwima Foase in the Atwima Kwanwoma District in the Ashanti Region. He was 67.
Lands Minister commissions ultra-modern Forestry Commission office
1,519 Lands Minister, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor on Wednesday, May 24, commissioned an office complex for the Eastern Regional Forestry Commission. The facility comprises 13 offices, a conference room, kitchenette and reception will help the Regional Forestry Commission execute its mandate in the seven forest districts in the region. Addressing the gathering at the event in […]
Supreme Court affirms decision to strike out law on marijuana cultivation in Ghana
1,627 The Attorney General however filed processes asking the court to review its decision. Mr Dame told the court the original panel committed an error of law. “Fundamental and grave errors have occasioned a substantial miscarriage of justice. It is only at the beginning of the process that there must be a memorandum. “There is […]
We’ll review all flagship programmes, including Free SHS – Government tells IMF
2,054 The Free SHS programme is a key component of government’s flagship programmes and it is estimated to cost some GH¢2.9 billion. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has described the Free SHS as poorly targeted. The IMF made this observation in its latest country report on Ghana. According to the Fund, the Free Senior High […]