The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is on the neck of government to cut certain levies contributing to rampant increase in fuel prices. Fuel prices at the pumps have shot up to GHC5 per litre causing a lot of public uproar with the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) asserting government is being insensitive to Ghanaians. In a statement, the umbrella body ...

Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta Monday laid six financial agreements in Parliament after the house was recalled for a 5-day sitting. They are; $40million financing agreement between government of Ghana (GoG) and International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group to finance the proposed Tourism Development Project, $50million from the same institution to finance the Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project ...

International donors do not heavily invest in Ghana because they love us, former President Kufuor has said. Speaking at the graduation of the first batch of students of the Kufuor Scholars programme, the former President said the donors do what they do in a bid to promote their personal interests. He, therefore, emphasized the need for Ghana to strategically position ...

In an ongoing debate about whether or not to manage stubborn talents, seasoned music producer and sound engineer, Willie Roi says he will not hesitate to let go stubborn artistes. Roi, who doubles as the Artistes and Repertoire Manager of Zylofon Arts Club shared this opinion on the outfit’s radio station, Zylofon FM. According to the renowned sound engineer, it ...

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has described as scary the performance of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) whilst in office, urging Ghanaians to reject them in election 2020 and subsequent polls. “The NDC in government after 8 years in office is one that Ghanaians could and should no longer tolerate,” Dr Bawumia said Monday at the ongoing National Policy ...

Four assemblies in the Upper East region have caused financial loss to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to an amount the agency is yet to reveal but says is “huge put together”. The four accused local government authorities include the Bawku West District, the Pusiga District, the Bawku Municipality and the Builsa North District. The UNICEF put ...

The Minister of Communication, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has taken a dig at the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) for claiming that government intends to hand over Ghana’s Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) infrastructure to Chinese broadcasting firm, StarTimes to manage. Ursula said she has however pardoned members of GIBA. “There was a bit of confusion on their minds on what we were ...

Police in the Central region have picked up a suspect in the murder of the security guard at Abura Dunkwa. Central Regional Police PRO, Irene Serwaa Oppong, told Joy News the suspect is key in the ongoing investigation to unravel the mystery surrounding the death of the 56-year-old man. “The case is still under investigations and we have gathered information ...

Most bankers or personnel working for financial institutions survive on sugar mummies and daddies due to the unnecessary extravagance attached to their work, a banker has revealed. According to Nana Yaa, an employee with one of the banks in Ghana, bankers are made to live beyond their means, which generally puts undue pressure on their finances. “As bankers, before we ...

Mr Daniel Kodjo Agboka Dzegede, Volta Regional Treasurer, National Democratic Congress (NDC), has stated the determination of the Party to “chart a new course” with the media to rebrand the NDC ahead of the 2020 general elections. “We are ready for a new relationship with the media. We want the media to work with us. We want the cordial relationship ...