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Jubilee Oil Holding Limited (JOHL) has once again failed to pay proceeds amounting to over US$70 million dollars from liftings into the petroleum holding fund for the first half of 2023. This is the fourth consecutive time the company has reportedly not paid proceeds into the Petroleum Fund contrary to the advice of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation. This was ...

The number of Ghanaians living in extreme poverty has increased since last year, with over a quarter of the population presently living on less than two dollars (GH¢24) a day, the World Bank Country Director, Pierre Laporte, has said.  Inflation over the past couple of years, he said, had eroded the purchasing power of Ghanaian households as incomes had not ...

Zimbabwe faces a significant teacher exodus, with around 300 educators leaving the country each month, according to the Zimbabwe Teachers’ Association. The primary cause of this departure is the comparatively low wages in Zimbabwe compared to other southern African nations. While salary increases are challenging due to economic constraints, the country must find ways to retain and attract teaching talent. ...

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has warned that nothing will be saved if the Akosombo Dam overtops its operational level. It said it was for that reason it may have to continue spilling more water from the dam if its current level rises to avert any unforeseen catastrophe. Edward Obeng Kenzo, Deputy Chief Executive of the VRA, explained that the ...

The United States Government, through USAID/Ghana’s Implementing Partners (IPs) under the Feed the Future (FTF) initiative, has partnered with the Women in Agricultural Development Directorate (WIAD) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) to celebrate the vital role played by rural women in agriculture across northern Ghana. This joint effort commemorates the International Day for Rural Women, observed today, ...

Among the saddest moments in the life of an individual or a group of people is when they are being discriminated against and negatively tagged for crimes they have not committed. In particular, the situation becomes more depressing when they have no voice to speak for them in order to prove their innocence. The above synopsis depicts the state of ...

A cross-section of South Africans took to the streets of Johannesburg on Wednesday in support of the people of Palestine, as the deadly conflict between Israel and the militant group, Hamas, continues. Some people said they were joining in the protest to show solidarity with Palestinians who have faced decades of oppression. “I did more and more research and I ...

The state of mental health care in Ghana is still a major challenge, especially at the Pantang Psychiatric Hospital. Pantang Hospital is one of the leading mental health facilities in Ghana. The hospital, however, is in a sorry state of disrepair. The buildings are dilapidated, the wards are overcrowded, and the facilities are inadequate. Patients are often forced to sleep ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has dismissed reports that some Ghanaians were caught up in the crossfire between Israel and Hamas. The Ministry stated categorically that the Ghanaian community in Israel “is currently safe”. This follows a viral video that supposedly captured some Ghanaians stranded near a bombed city. “The Ministry wishes to state categorically that the ...

The Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has urged his ECOWAS colleagues to support the development of a regional Energy Transition Policy.  He said that the policy was crucial in achieving net-zero targets to ensure the socio-economic growth of member countries. Dr Prempeh was speaking at a meeting of ECOWAS Ministers of Energy in Cotonou, Benin, last Saturday. Discussions ...