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Depreciation of the Cedi automatically affects prices of cement, Independent Presidential candidate and Leader of the Movement for Change, Alan Kyerematen has aid. He explained that because of the importation of clinker for the production of cement, whenever the Cedi falls against the Dollar, it has a multiplying effect on the prices of the commodity. The former Trade Minister suggested to ...

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has expressed confidence in the ability of the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to deliver if he is voted for to be president in this year’s elections. The Asantehene asked Dr Bawumia to focus on selling his message to Ghanaians ahead of the elections. The Asantehene who ...

All the banks that were collapsed by the Akufo-Addo government under the ministerial leadership and supervision of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta would be given back to their owners after an “unbiased assessment,” former President John Mahama has promised. From 2017 to 2020, 10 banks owned by Ghanaian businesspeople were collapsed by the Bank of Ghana. UT Bank and Capital ...

The Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), Federation of Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG), and Teachers and Educational Workers Union of Trade Union Congress (TEWU-TUC) have served notice of a strike action on June 21. The unions said they are unhappy with the exclusion of their members from the recent review of the Vehicle Maintenance Allowance (VMA) and other ...

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia mist stop “crying” for the steering wheel because Ghana is not a toy, All People’s Congress flagbearer Hassan Ayariga has said. “Dr. Bawumia, please stop crying for the steering wheel” because “the car is not a toy,” Mr Ayariga said at a press conference on Tuesday, 11 June 2024. The steering wheel, Mr Ayariga, noted, “was ...

The Global Fund has issued a final ultimatum to Ghana, warning that it will cease all funding by the end of June if the country fails to clear over 120 containers of essential drugs currently stuck at the Tema port. These containers have been held up since May 2023, despite repeated promises by the government to resolve the issue. The ...

Vice President and Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced that the government’s One-Student-One-Laptop distribution initiative will commence today, June 12, 2024. President Akufo-Addo launched the initiative on March 25, 2024, to promote e-learning and digitalization. The program aims to enhance computer literacy and technological proficiency among young Ghanaian students by providing each SHS student ...

Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has criticized the Electoral Commission (EC) for its recent decisions, including the barring and subsequent reversal of political party agents from the ongoing voter transfer process. Dr. Forson contended that the EC lacks the independence to make such “outrageous and unwise” decisions. Speaking at the resumption of Parliament on Tuesday, June 11, he emphasized ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin is leading the legislature to take steps to engage stakeholders in ensuring a free and fair 2024 presidential and parliamentary election come December 7, 2024. The move according to the speaker is to avert any breach of the peace and stability of the country as a result of a disputed election. In his welcome ...

Wa West lawmaker  Peter Lanchene Toobu has criticized the Ghana Armed Forces (GFA) for the ‘soft’ manner in which they responded to the comments inciting illegal small-scale miners to attack its men. In the view of the retired Police officer, the language of the GAF in the statement is not military. Speaking on the Sunrise show with Johnnie Hughes on ...