The Electoral Commission (EC) has said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will have to take a decision on the next steps for the Yendi Parliamentary Primary, following the disruption of counting and destruction of ballot papers last Saturday. No official winner has been declared by the EC. While there is no official declaration, both candidates, Farouk […]
Inflation is expected to decline to 22.4% in January 2024 from 23.4% in December 2023, IC Research has predicted in its latest report. According to the research firm, improved foreign exchange outturn in late December 2023 into early January 2024 would sustain the lid on price pressures. “Our forecast shows a modest decline in the […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is predicting a 15% end-of-year inflation in 2024. It is also forecasting an 8.0% end-of-year inflation in 2025, 2026 and 2027. This means that the increasing prices of goods and services will slow down this year and drastically in the next three years. The revelation was captured in the Fund’s […]
Ghana has been invited to join the implementation of the Ukrainian Peace Formula, a ten-point plan meant to bring the Russia-Ukraine war to an end. Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a meeting with his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on the sidelines of the 2024 World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, said Ghana’s […]
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has stated that Ghana’s economic policies under its programme are beginning to yield the desired outcomes. She emphasised that the policy and reform commitments outlined in Ghana’s deal with the Bretton Woods Institution are in the best interest of the Ghanaian people. In a […]
The Founder of the New Force, Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar, has admonished Ghanaians to focus on the development he can bring to the nation rather than questioning the source of his wealth. According to him, the question about where he got his money is a form of judgment and does not accurately […]
Rating agency, Fitch, expects Ghana and Zambia to emerge from default on their foreign-currency debt in 2024. In its Regional Sub-Saharan African Sovereigns Outlook 2024, it stated that the two countries will come good in terms of restructuring their debts. “We forecast gradual fiscal consolidation due to financing constraints and fiscal reform efforts, which, in […]
Afua Asantewaa Owusu Aduonum, the Ghanaian women’s rights advocate, journalist and event organiser who captivated the nation with her singing marathon Guinness World Record attempt has ended her quest after 126 hours and 52 minutes. While verification from Guinness World Record judges is pending, Asantewaa’s effort is believed to have significantly surpassed the existing record […]
The National Media Commission (NMC) has issued a final warning to twelve television stations for repeatedly broadcasting offensive content in the form of fake lottery, occultism, money doubling, money rituals and inappropriate sexual content (pornography). The 12 stations are Asomafo TV, Adwenpa TV, Diamond TV, X TV, Funny TV, Big TV, Passion TV, Elephant TV, […]
Veteran Ghanaian Highlife artiste, Bessa Simons, is calling for an improvement in the quality of sound in music production, urging sound engineers and producers to move away from substandard methods. Expressing concern about the current state of sound production in Ghana, Bessa Simons, who is also the President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), […]
Two former banking executives, Alhassan Andani and Frank Adu Jnr, have labelled the country as a nation in crisis due to what they described as systematic leadership failures and structural deficiencies over the years. For Mr Adu Jnr, a former Managing Director of CAL Bank, the country had always had a leadership problem, which, he […]
Ghana’s aspirations of enlisting Eddie Nketiah, the Arsenal forward, to represent the national team, the Black Stars, have been extinguished as he has received his inaugural call-up from England. Gareth Southgate, England’s manager, summoned the talented striker following an impressive start to the season, marked by two goals in three matches for Arsenal. Nketiah’s inclusion […]
