The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has raised concerns about government’s failure to engage labour unions before launching its Domestic Debt Exchange programme. TUC says it was gravely concerned about the government’s programme because of its potential negative impact on worker’s pensions. The TUC’s reaction followed the government’s move to rely on a softer payment plan with institutions and individuals who ...

Pressure group, Arise Ghana is expected to embark on a protest today, December 6, 2022, over the economic hardships in the country. The group says the protest will continue until Parliament finalizes the motion of censure against Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta and concludes the debate on the 2023 budget. The group had intended to picket from November 15 to 17, ...

Former Deputy Managing Director of the National Investment Bank (NIB), Alfred Thompson has said that main opposition are unable to give alternative ideas after rejecting the Debt Exchange programme announced by the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. He questioned what the ideas of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are in managing the economy. Speaking on the Big Issue with Berla Mundi ...

An aspiring Parliamentary Candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Bantama Constituency, Kwadwo Addai Dapaah, has indicated that the party is prepared to battle it all out with the incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the seat. Mr Addai Dapaah explained that this will be in line with his party’s ultimate goal to cling power in 2024 to ...

Tamale North Member of Parliament Alhassan Suhuyini has said that the Minority in Parliament was not engaged by the government on the debt exchange programme announced by the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. He accused the government of recklessness and dishonesty that have led to the challenges. “Their recklessness and their dishonesty have brought us to where we we are, he ...

Police in Senegal are searching for two opposition lawmakers who attacked a female MP during a brawl in parliament last week. Massata Samb slapped Amy Ndiaye, and Mamadou Niang kicked her in the stomach during a justice ministry budget vote on Thursday. Ms Ndiaye then threw a chair at Mr Samb before the speaker suspended proceedings. Prosecutors in Dakar have ...

The leadership of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has registered its dismay and disappointment at the proposed Debt Exchange programme announced by the Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta. The association in a statement said it rejects the government’s proposal. The association explained the basis for its rejection stating that “Pension funds are a collection of contributions of ...

An Economist and Director of Research at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) Dr John Kwakye has said excessive borrowing from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) by government is undermining the local currency, the Cedi. He stated in a tweet that the way to stabilise the Cedi against the major trading currencies is to “stop undermining the currency through excessive ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that the government is working hard to improve the economy in spite of the current challenges. He assured that Ghana shall be back on the way to prosperity. The Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery, who represented President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at the Grand Durbar of Chiefs and People of Aflao at ...

Are you wondering how to let go of a married man — someone you’re madly in love with but who’s hurting you, over and over and over? If you’ve been looking around online, you’ve probably discovered that there are millions of chat boards devoted to just this topic… and they don’t make you hopeful. The question at hand is this: ...