Ken Ofori-Atta, the minister of finance, will deliver the government’s 2024 budget statement and economic policy to parliament on Wednesday, November 15. The objective of this presentation is to delineate the government’s approaches to revenue generation and policies designed to mitigate the present economic hardships experienced by Ghanaians. Speaker …
Read More »One-week observance for late Theresa Kufuor scheduled for October 11
The one-week observance of the passing of former First Lady Mrs. Theresa Kufuor has been officially announced and is set to take place on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. The announcement was made in a statement released by the office of former President John Agyekum Kufuor. Mrs. Theresa Kufuor, who served as Ghana’s First Lady …
Read More »Biden’s first U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit scheduled for December – White House
A number of African leaders will be guests of the American government in mi-December 2022 when President Joe Biden hosts the first in-person summit with his peers. The United States has been under increasing pressure to assert its influence on the continent amid a growing role economic giant and rival …
Read More »VIDEO: Bimbilla hospital cancels scheduled surgeries over water disconnection
The disconnection of water to the Bimbilla Hospital over a GH¢220,000 debt has led to elective surgeries being cancelled, according to the facility’s management. “Yesterday we had to cancel seven elective surgeries because we didn’t have water to operate,” Dr Barihama Adam, the hospital’s medical superintendent, said. He felt there …
Read More »27 institutions that owe ECG scheduled for disconnection
The Accra East regional branch of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has scheduled about 27 public and private institutions for disconnection from the national grid. The institutions that include the Accra Sports stadium and parts of the Kotoka International Airport were last Monday disconnected for owing millions of Ghana cedis. Speaking to Citi News, …
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