Ghana’s total debt stock has shot up to GH¢450 billion in 2022 from a total of GH¢120 billion in 2017, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has revealed. The current debt stock means Ghana has borrowed over GH¢300 billion since the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia-led government assumed power in January 2017. Appearing before the ad-hoc …

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta says he will present the 2023 Budget in Parliament next week. The Minister’s comment is coming at a time when some Majority MPs have threatened to boycott the 2023 budget statement if he (Finance Minister) is not sacked. In an interview with JoyNews’ Parliamentary Correspondent, Kwaku …

A basic school teacher has allegedly murdered three of his children after a misunderstanding with his wife in the Akatsi North District of the Volta region.   The teacher, known as Mr Dordoye, is reported to have deliberately drowned the three children in a well after his wife packed out, …

The senior national team of Ghana have landed in Doha, Qatar for the upcoming FIFA World Cup which starts this weekend. Ghana arrived in Qatar on Friday afternoon in a stunning smocks after a four-day training camp in Abu Dhabi, UAE for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.   The Black …

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has apologised to Ghanaians for the hardship being suffered in recent times. According to him, the brunt borne by the populace due to the ongoing economic turmoil is unfortunate. He said this when he appeared before the Ad-hoc Committee hearing the motion of censure against …

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has called on the clergy, traditional rulers, Members of Parliament (MPs) and the general populace to rise above witch-hunting and entrapment, in the country’s pursuit to grow its economy.   The Finance Minister, today November 18, 2022, appearing before the ad-hoc committee of Parliament probing …

The Akyem Swedru circuit court in the Birim South district of Eastern region presided over by His Honour Abubakar Abass Adams has sentenced a thirty-three year chainsaw operator by name Kwaku Arful to eighteen months in prison custody for engaging in unlawful chainsaw operation in the Oboyo forest reserves located …

The leadership of the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has declared an indefinite strike action over concerns about conditions of service. TUTAG last week threatened to embark on industrial action if the government fails to honour the Codified Conditions of Service of members, which have been outstanding since …

Former President, John Agyekum Kufuor, has denied reports stating his intentions to meet NPP members of Parliament who are calling for the sacking of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. According to the former head of state, the said reportage in some sections of the media are false and should be dismissed. …

A video of naked Shanquella Robinson from North Carolina getting beat up by her friends has been trending since yesterday. According to reports, Shaquella died from alcohol poisoning, a broken neck and a cracked spine.   Shanquella Robinson was allegedly on vacation with a group of friends in Cabo to …