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2,016 Goverment says the Domestic Debt Exchange Program (DDEP) officially closed on Friday, February 10, 2023, with over 80% participation of eligible bonds. This was announced in a statement issued by the Finance Ministry on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Government in the statement thanked the people of Ghana for their “forbearance and support throughout these […]
1,785 The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey says some persons within the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) are not happy with his vision to make the capital city clean. Henry Quartey said these people are sabotaging his efforts even though he has the support of President Akufo-Addo and Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. According […]
2,214 The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has pushed for Parliament to pass the Broadcasting Bill. GJA, in a statement released on February 13 indicated that the passage of the Bill is one critical step that needs to be taken to sanitise the airwaves. “We urge the Executive and Legislature to give maximum attention to the […]
1,767 ROM March 31, this year, passengers arriving in the country with the Ghana Card will not be required to fill out landing cards since their particulars will be accessed electronically. Stakeholders in the transport and aviation industry arrived at the decision after a meeting with the Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, in Accra. In a […]
1,840 The Office of the Vice President is said to have written to the Commissioner of the Customs Division to release bags of rice imported by a businessman who was battling another businessman over ownership of the same goods. This led the disgruntled businessman to file a complaint at the Office of Special Prosecutor resulting […]
1,845 The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is calling on government to abort the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme. Since securing a staff-level agreement with the IMF, the government has been working with stakeholders to get them to subscribe to the debt exchange programme. Some groups have fiercely kicked against the DDEP arguing that it […]
1,921 Regular readers would recall a recent tweet about whispers floating around Accra’s political alleys about the role of fixers and go-betweens in Ghana’s Vice President’s vaunted “Gold for Oil” initiative. A bit earlier, we explored the merits and prospects of the whole Gold for Oil program in some detail. When the above tweet was […]
1,885 The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Suaman District in the Western North Region, Hon. Philip Kwabena Boahen has handed over 28 refrigerators, a fufu pounding machine, a modern sowing machine, cocoa spraying machines and physical cash to over 10 schoolers each having GH¢4000 to People Living with Disabilities (PWDs) in the Suaman district […]
1,919 The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to appear before Parliament on Thursday February 16, 2023, to brief the house on the government’s Domestic Debt Exchange programme. This follows a directive by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin to the Business Committee of the House to summon the Finance Minister to give a policy […]
1,552 Burkina Faso has broken all ties with France, giving the french special forces to evacuate within a month. Having expelled the french ambassador to the country, it has become the 2nd francophone country to do that after Mali. The current president of Burkina Faso, captain traore is just 34 years, making him the youngest […]