POLITICS

Good morning. It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to share with you some progress on the state of our economy after two years in government during which we have been implementing the policies that Ghanaians voted for. This occasion also provides the Economic Management Team (EMT) an opportunity to interact with the public and to answer questions on ...

A youth activist of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) at the University of Education Winneba – Mampong Campus, Mr. Oscar Klabla Bedzra has charged the Ghana Education Service (GES) to take swift action to erase the photograph of President Akufo-Addo from the mock examination papers some students in the Amansie West District Assembly in the Ashanti Region. According to ...

The head of the finance department of the University of Cape Coast Professor John Gatsi has challenged the authority of the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia over the port duty reduction announcement he made at the Town Hall meeting on Wednesday. According to the economist, there is no law that permits the Vice President to declare reduction in port charges ...

Economist Kwame Pianim wants much more than talk in addressing the cedi’s challenges following the Vice President’s touting of the Akufo-Addo administration’s handling of the Ghanaian economy. At a town hall meeting on Wednesday, Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia used the Mahama administration as a yardstick to measure the NPP’s performance. “The data on the annual rate of depreciation of ...

The member of parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has lambasted the Ghana Police service and the Director General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Maame Yaa Tiwaa for holding a press conference over Ahmed’s murder. According to the controversial member of parliament, the police service did nothing to apprehend the killers of Ahmed and added that God will ...

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has refuted claims that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) spent $800m to reverse the current cedi depreciation. He said contrary to some speculations, the BoG did not spend any reserves to revive the cedi following the initial fall. “So the notion that the BoG used $800 million to reverse the cedi depreciation that would not ...

Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has shrugged off opposition criticisms over the management of the economy insisting the difference, is as wide as “night and day.” Picking the management of the exchange rate to explain this difference the Vice-President, aided by graphs, showed the best performance of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government between 2012 and 2016 was 9.6% recorded in ...

Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has shrugged off opposition criticisms over the management of the economy insisting the difference, is as wide as “night and day.” Picking the management of the exchange rate to explain this difference the Vice-President, aided by graphs, showed the best performance of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government between 2012 and 2016 was 9.6% recorded in ...

Member of Parliament for Lower Manya Krobo constituency has accused the government of sabotage as his constituents have been without power for three days. The MP, Ebenezer Teye Larbi, who made the assertions said the situation was affecting economic activities in the area. The legislator warned that if the problem isn’t fixed, it could trigger a demonstration. He said his ...

Former Power Minister, Dr. Kwabena Donkor feels vindicated by the struggles the Akufo-Addo administration is currently enduring with regards to the power sector. When asked what he would say to the Energy Minister over amid concerns over power generation challenges, Dr. Donkor said: “I will tell him I told you so.” “I will just have a very interesting laugh at ...