Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed the B3 long-term issuer ratings of the government of Ghana. The outlook remains negative, a statement said. Moody’s has concurrently affirmed the B3 foreign currency senior unsecured debt ratings, the (P)B3 senior unsecured MTN programme rating and the B1 rating of the bond enhanced by a partial guarantee from the International Development Association (IDA, Aaa ...

Veteran broadcast journalist Paul Adom Otchere has been nominated by President Akufo-Addo as the Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited. Also, the current embattled managing director for the company Mr Yaw Kwakwa has also been retained by President. The appointment letter, sent to the Transport Minister and signed by Chief of Staff Frema Opare, was dated August 30, ...

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu has said any emergency measure imposed by the executive must always be subject to parliamentary approval and regular review to prevent the abuse of power by the executive. Speaking at the 5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Vienna, Austria on Tuesday, 7 August 2021, Mr Owusu said a lot ...

Former President John Mahama says he cannot change from being a calm and sensitive character to a rowdy one. According to him, his family and religious upbringing do not permit him to depart from the kind of person he is, explaining that he was in the church before he entered politics. Answering a question on Akina FM in Techiman, on ...

Security Analyst Adam Bonaa says the ‘do or die’ comment by former President John Mahama is inflammatory as being interpreted by a section of the public. According to him, the statement was just a call for political parties to be vigilant during the next general elections. Mr Mahama on Tuesday served notice that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will not ...

A former Deputy Minister of Information, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has said that former President John Dramani Mahama’s do-or-die comment does not mean he is violent. He said Mr Mahama presided over the 2026 general election when he was president, an election he observed, was without casualties. “President Mahama presided over the most peaceful elections in Ghana’s history in 2012 and 2016.Not a fly was hurt.,” he said in ...

England forward Jesse Lingard has rejected a contract offer from Manchester United. It is understood Lingard has concerns about how often he is likely to play this season, especially since the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo. Lingard, who scored twice in Sunday’s World Cup win against Andorra, impressed during a loan spell at West Ham last season. The 28-year-old’s current United ...

Founding President of Imani Africa, Mr Franklin Cudjoe has rejected the do-or-die affair comment made by former President John Dramani Mahama in relation to the 2024 elections. He equated this comment to the widely condemned all-die-be-die comment made by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo when he was in opposition. Mr Cudjoe in a Facebook post said “John Mahama, respectfully your ...

General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) John Boadu has questioned the competence of former President John Dramani Mahama in analysing the economy in the face of the global pandemic, coronavirus. Mr Boadu said any economic analysis done in this period is different from other periods’ economic analyses. “John Mahama’s lack of understanding of the Covid-19 economy is positively ...

Premier Health Insurance Company, has been adjudged the Pride of Ghana health insurance company 2021 at the 8th prestigious Made in Ghana Awards (MIGA) ceremony held in Accra. The award is in recognition of Premier’s outstanding performance in Ghana’s fledging health insurance industry. Through its service quality, competitiveness and innovation in the health insurance industry, Premier Health Insurance became one ...