Kojo Twum Boafo, a former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Free Zones Authority, has made a special appeal to Southampton defender, Mohammed Salisu, entreating him to honor Black Stars call-up. Boafo urged Salisu to emulated his grandfather who served Ghana and won two Africa Cup of Nations for the country, establishing …
Read More »Expect transport fare increment from next week – Operators to commuters
The Coalition of Transport Operators have told commuters to brace themselves for a 30% increment in transport fares from next week. The development comes after some 16-members of various transport unions met on Thursday February 3 2022 and reached a consensus to implement the price hike due to increasing fuel …
Read More »You can do it to others but not me – Koku Anyidoho warns Adom-Otchere
The Chief Executive Officer of the Atta Mills Memorial Institute, Koku Anyidoho, has cautioned the host of Good Evening Ghana, Paul Adom-Otchere against criticizing the calibre of persons he uses for his events. Anyidoho has warned Adom-Otchere not to comment on his activities because he would fire back. He rejected …
Read More »Be prepared to pay taxes if you want good roads – Roads Minister
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has said Ghanaians should be prepared to pay more taxes if they want good roads and development. According to him, if everybody pays their taxes, there will be more money for government to undertake these projects, hence the need for Ghanaians for …
Read More »Moody’s downgrades Ghana’s economy to Caa1
Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) on Friday, February 4 downgraded Ghana’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings to Caa1 from B3 and changed the outlook to stable from negative. It said the new rating of the country’s economy reflects the woes Ghana is facing in fixing its liquidity and debt …
Read More »Fuel prices to hit GHc8 per litre soon – COPEC warns
Prices of fuel have gone up at the pumps across the country because the Price Stabilization and Energy Recovery levy, which is a key component of the fuel price build-up, has been restored by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) after it was suspended for about three months. The levy was …
Read More »‘The truth will come out’ – ‘I’ll send you to Enchi’ MCE
The embattled Metropolitan Chief Executive for Sekondi-Takoradi, Mr Abdul-Mumin Issah, has said the truth about his recent heated exchange with a police officer that was captured on camera, for which he has been suspended from office by President Nana Akufo-Addo and also facing court charges, will eventually come out. In …
Read More »‘The foolishness is happening at where you are sitting’ – A Plus to Allotey Jacobs over E-Levy
Musician and activist, Kwame Asare Obeng (A Plus) has condemned some comments by Allotey Jacobs in which the former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress described critics of the Electronic Levy as ‘foolish’. A Plus said that such comments rather complicate the work of government and that should not be entertained. …
Read More »E-levy: Don’t Annoy Me! Nobody Wants To Go To The IMF – Kwesi Pratt Blasts NDC
Seasoned Journalist and Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has snapped at the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over comments by some members that Ghana should return to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial assistance. Speaking on Friday edition of Peace FM’s ”Kokrokoo” programme, Mr. Pratt alluded to some …
Read More »IMF not panacea to Ghana’s economic woes – World Bank, experts
The World Bank and Economic and Finance experts say Ghana does not require an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme to guarantee a strong economic footing to accelerate its national development. They said though a programme with the IMF would be helpful in debt management, it would only provide a short-term …
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