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Residents of Akwatia Township and the surrounding areas in the Eastern Region have been without power for an extended period due to a fault, as announced by the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo). GRDICo reports that there was a fire incident at the Akwatia substation on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at …

Female head porters “Kayayie” in Madina and Ashaiman who enrolled in Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s skills training centre have received GH¢500 each as their monthly stipend as they begin their four-week free training course at the facility. Dr Bawumia has constructed two hostels for the Kayayei in Accra, providing …

The Director General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) Kofi Bosompem Osafo-Maafo should be fired, according to a demand made by the Forum for Accountability and Justice (FAAJ). The social justice interest group expressed concerns over Mr. Osafo-Maafo’s handling of the controversial sale of SSNIT hotels to …

Deputy Minister for Finance, Dr Stephen Amoah, has stated that his comment on the Cedi’s depreciation being a ritual problem was taken out of context. Dr Amoah lamented what he termed a deliberate attempt by some persons in the media space, whom he said are famously known for quoting interviewees …

The Deputy Minister for Finance and a member of parliament for Nhyiaeso constituency in the Ashanti region., Dr Stephen Amoah, says the depreciation of the Ghana cedi is a ritual problem caused by the import-driven economy. Speaking to the media on Wednesday, he highlighted that with importation putting demand on …

Manasseh Azure Awuni, an investigative journalist, has expressed concerns regarding a contract that the Communications Ministry awarded to Next Gen Infraco Ltd. for the rollout of Ghana’s 5G infrastructure. Mr. Azure noted that the firm was incorporated less than a week before President Akufo-Addo granted executive authorization for the deal. …

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has announced an increase in its consultations with stakeholders in preparation for the 2024 closed fishing season. Mavis Hawa Koomson, the sector minister, has stated that extensive education about the upcoming exercise has been provided to most fishermen. The ministry has scheduled the …

Ghana’s 2024 economic situation as just like every other year where prices of goods and services go higher and higher and this is a common global economic transitional phenomenon and that every country goes through such an experience. During this said yearly economic transition, prices of everything do rise,currencies experience …

The General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr Anthony Yaw Baah has lauded the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s campaign message, ‘It is possible,’ as a positive and significant message for the nation. In a meeting with Dr Bawumia on Wednesday, the TUC General …

The Ashanti regional minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, has disclosed that the government is set to terminate some road contracts in the Ashanti region due to delays. The government has also given assurances of its strong commitment to completing major roads linking farming communities in the Ashanti region to its regional capital, …