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Minister-designate for Trade and Industry KT Hammond will today appear before Parliament’s appointments Committee for vetting. The Adansi Asokwa MP was nominated for the ministry by President Akufo-Addo to replace Alan Kyerematen who resigned to pursue his presidential ambitions. Also to appear before the committee is the MP for Nhyiaeso and former head of MASLOC,… Continue reading K.T. Hammond, 5 others to be vetted today

Former President John Dramani Mahama says he made a mistake buying tractors for farmers during his tenure as President. Given the chance again, he says he will rather buy the tractors, put them in the hands of someone who knows how to manage and provide the tractor services to farmers. This, he said will ensure… Continue reading Mahama: I made a mistake buying tractors for farmers

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to appear before Parliament on Thursday February 16, 2023, to brief the house on the government’s Domestic Debt Exchange programme. This follows a directive by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin to the Business Committee of the House to summon the Finance Minister to give a policy brief… Continue reading Finance Minister to appear before Parliament on Thursday over DDEP

Christ Hughton is expected to announce his first Black Stars squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying doubleheader games against Angola. The former Brighton and Hove Albion manager will be confirmed as the new Ghana coach this week by the Ghana Football Association. The Black Stars will take on Angola in the… Continue reading Chris Hughton to name Ghana squad for Angola clash during unveiling.

The 2024 election is several months away. How will Ghanaians vote? The surest way to find out will be when the Electoral Commissioner certifies, announces the results and declares a winner. This is to say that no one knows with certainty what the reaction of the voter will be. Between now and that day, though,… Continue reading Election 2024: The gender vote

Former Director-General and Rector of GIMPA, Professor Stephen Adei, says his revolutionary strategy to transforming the poor performance of public basic schools in Ghana is to simply sack all the teaching staff. He noted that the lack of active supervision in public basic schools have resulted in highly qualified teachers not pulling their weight to ensure… Continue reading Sack all public basic schoolteachers and start afresh – Prof. Adei suggests!

Aspiring New Patriotic Party (NPP) flag bearer, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has said the voting pattern in the Volta Region will change drastically in favour of the party, if he gets the nod from the delegates at the primaries. He said he enjoyed massive goodwill from the people of the Volta Region, which he described as… Continue reading I’ll change voting pattern in Volta – Kyerematen

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) supported the Bank of Ghana’s financing of the government in 2022 as a crisis management tool to help keep government machinery running and the economy together, the central bank has said. BoG said in a release issued today, Thursday that while the IMF and the central bank saw the lending… Continue reading IMF agreed to central bank financing of gov’t – BoG

The health of all people in the world, be it the poor or rich, young or old, is so important that nobody should be denied access to health because of who they are. It for this reason that on December 12 each year, the world observes the International Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day. The day… Continue reading Investment, prioritization key to achieving Universal Health Coverage – Stakeholders

The Weija Gbawe Municipal Assembly has begun dredging major river bodies and streams that pass through the municipality ahead of the rainy season. According to the assembly, the estuary that connects to the Weija dam will also not be left out in the exercise while promising to demolish structures on waterways. During the rainy season… Continue reading Weija-Gbawe assembly dredges river bodies to prevent flooding during rainy season