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

1,425  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 […]

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

1,282  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 […]

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Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly refunds GH₵283,000 to DACF

3,919  The Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly has reimbursed a total of GH₵283,000 initially allocated for administrative purposes from the Assembly’s Common Fund. During a Public Accounts Committee hearing in Ho, Sandra Owusu Ahinkorah, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ayawaso West Municipality, defended the utilization of GH₵ 751,000 from the Assembly’s Common Fund. It was […]

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Cecilia Dapaah’s dead brother’s account still sending money to former Minister – OSP alleges

1,301  The latest court documents filed by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) reveal that a bank account belonging to the deceased brother of Cecilia Dapaah has been actively sending money to the former Sanitation Minister. This is the latest in an attempt by the Office to confirm the seizure of suspected tainted properties […]

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Government is still spending as though there’s no crisis – Prof. Bokpin on reopened DDEP

1,236  Economist, Professor Godfred Bokpin, has berated the government for not sticking to its side of the bargain to adjust fiscal expenditure amidst the country’s debt sustainability crisis, for which reason creditors have taken a haircut to save the situation. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on Monday, following the government’s decision to reopen the Domestic […]

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EC registers 182,831 new voters in six days in ongoing limited registration exercise

1,387    Six days into the ongoing limited voter registration exercise, the Electoral Commission has registered 182,831 new voters. The 21-day exercise, which started on September 12, 2023 is meant to register some 1,350,000 persons who have turned 18 years and eligible Ghanaians who have not previously registered with the Commission. However, addressing journalists at […]

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NDC member sustains cutlass wounds as limited voters’ registration turns bloody at Agona West

1,429  The organiser for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Agona West constituency, Sam Toys, has been accused of inflicting cutlass wounds on a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) during the ongoing limited voters’ registration exercise. The victim, who is a member of the NDC communication team, is reportedly in critical condition […]