IMANI Centre for Policy & Education has petitioned parliament to seek answers to a litany of issues raised by the policy think-tank in respect of a 10-year contract awarded to UNI-PASS to provide trade facilitation at Ghana’s ports. It explained that the petition has become necessary because since June 2018, IMANI has sent a number […]
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Borrowing can’t sustain economy, enhance domestic tax mobilisation – IMF MD to African countries
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Madam Christine Madeiline Lagarde, says African countries would not sustain their economies by borrowing. She admonished sub-Saharan African countries to enhance their domestic tax mobilisation to sustain their economies and help them to remain sovereign. Borrowing for investment risky She warned that relying on borrowing for […]
McDan group donates 10 thousand cedis and 40 bags of rice and maize towards funeral of Yaa Naa Mahamadu Abdulai
The McDan group of Companies has donated a cash amount of 10 thousand Ghana Cedis, 20 bags of maize and 20 bags of rice and several other items towards the final funeral rites of the late Yaa Naa Mahamadu Abdulai IV at the Gbewaa Palace in Yendi. Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the […]
Tamale mayor pushes for NPP boycott of GHone TV for shabby treatment of NR communications Officer
The Chief Executive Officer of the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly, Iddrisu Musah Superior is pushing for a complete boycott of the GHOne Television by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). He is peeved with the shabby treatment the station is alleged have meted out to the Northern Regional communications officer of the party, Mohammed Issah today, […]
Second lady interacts with traders in Kumasi, urges them to keep faith with gov’t
The Second lady, Hajia Samira Bawumia has met and interacted with traders in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital as part of her 3 day tour of the region. The second lady urged the traders to keep faith with the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led government as it makes efforts to improve and transform the country. […]
Bawumia speaks at IMF’s Future of Work Conference, amplifies drive to leverage technology to formalize economy
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated government’s commitment at leveraging technology to formalize the Ghanaian economy. The move according to him will also ensure greater technological integration in everyday life and geared towards positioning the country to take advantage of the 4th industrial revolution. The Vice President was speaking at the Future of […]
IMF boss touts Zipline’s use of drones for medical supplies in Rwanda, says it is a necessity for Sub-Saharan Africa
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mrs Christine Lagarde, has lauded the Rwandan Government’s decision to employ the use of drone technology to supply blood and other essential medical supplies to her citizens. According to Mrs Lagarde, the use of drones and other technological innovations are essential if sub-Saharan African countries are […]
Just in: NPP wants John Mahama to answer 3 questions when he addresses the media at 1:30 after filing his nomination
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has thrown 3 questions to opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearership hopeful, John Dramani Mahama and wants him to answer the questions when he meets to address the media at 1:30 pm today as publicized by his campaign team. The NPP in a statement issued a while ago and […]
Ghana receives ‘Christmas present’ in another compact programme from Millennium Challenge Corporation
The Acting Vice President of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), Ms Kyeh Kim, has announced that Ghana has been selected as one of the countries in West Africa to be beneficiaries of another Compact programme from the MCC. The Regional Compact Programme, Ms. Kim said, will be used for the construction of large-scale, cross-border infrastructural […]
Ghana’s battered image and respect has been restored internationally-President Akufo-Addo
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Ghana’s image and pride of place amongst the comity of nations, over the past 23 months, has been greatly enhanced and restored. This, President Akufo-Addo said, is as a result of the work done by Ghana’s High Commissioners and Ambassadors whom he has sworn, and […]
Akufo-Addo cuts sod for Ghana’s largest hospitality facility, Pullman Accra Airport City Project
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the commencement of the Pullman Accra Airport City Project, which is set to become Ghana’s largest and most distinguished hospitality facility. Speaking at the sod-cutting ceremony on Monday, 17th December, 2018, President Akufo-Addo noted that the project is “in line with […]
My vision is to recapture power for the NDC and restore its integrity-Bagbin as he files nomination
Flagbearer hopeful of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin says his vision for the party is to recapture political power for it and also restore its integrity. Mr. Bagbin who made the pronouncement a while ago while submitting his nomination forms at the NDC Headquarters in his bid to contest the […]