GENERAL NEWS

A former Minister of Power, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, says Ghana risks returning to the dreaded days of erratic power outages known as ‘dumsor’ in the next two years if the government fails to address the issue of power generation capacity. He contends that despite the fast-growing rate of power demand …

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Former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Prof. Philip Ebow Bondzi-Simpson, is pushing for a change in the admission process at the senior high school level. He wants heads of schools to be allowed to admit students into their schools just as authorities at the …

In what appears to be a defence of the controversial Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy), President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed confidence in the government’s recent strategies aimed at reviving the struggling economy. Speaking to the BBC’s Peter Okowche, President Nana Addo said the government’s strategies will offer …

Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin has attributed the woes of the Ghana Black Stars to the sacking of former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kwesi Nyantakyi. He intimated that Mr. Nyantakyi “was a dynamic addition” who contributed immensely to the success of the national team. However, his dismissal …

The galamsey activity has claimed one life and left two others injured as galamsey pit caved in at Yaapesaa, a mining community in the Bosome-Freho district of the Ashanti region.   According to the report, Yaapesaa is a mining community where galamsey activities are highly rampant and the victims went …

Five people have been confirmed dead after a Toyota Hiace vehicle rammed into an articulated truck on the Accra-Kumasi Highway. According to the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Eastern Region Police, DSP Ebenezer Tetteh, the driver of the Toyota Hiace died on the spot, while seven injured persons have …

The world has moved from the barter system to banknotes and now irresistibly digital currencies. Quiet frankly, it is imperative to look at the massive experiment in digital space of trade where it encourages huge movement of funds without major fears of robbery attacks.   As the new era of …

The biggest opposition party in Ghana, the National Democratic Congress ( NDC) is yet to open nominations for the various positions in the party from Branch Executives, Constituency Executives, National Executives and to ultimately the Flagbearer position.   Article 43 of the NDC constitution states that; The date and venue …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has asked Ghanaians not to hold him accountable for decisions made by Members of Parliament in the House.   Speaking at the swearing-in of new executives of the Parliamentary Press Corps on Monday, Speaker Bagbin explained that he presides over the House and is …