Make suicide prevention in Africa a priority-WHO
Did you know that Africa has the highest suicide rate in the world? To reverse that worrying statistic, the UN health agency WHO on Thursday launched a social media campaign to raise awareness around mental…
Ghana’s debt stock up ¢9bn to ¢402.4bn in July 2022 – BoG
Ghana’s public debt stock went up by ¢9 billion in July 2022 to ¢402.4 billion, the October 2022 Bank of Ghana Summary of Economic and Financial Data has revealed. This…
Help take partisanship out of galamsey fight – Akufo-Addo to National House of Chiefs
President Nana Akufo-Addo has asked the National House of Chiefs to take partisanship out of the galamsey fight. The President said the fight is a national battle and must precede…
World Bank classifies Ghana as high debt distressed country; debt to GDP to hit 104%
The World Bank has classified Ghana as a high debt distress country as it projects the nation’s debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 104.6% by the end of 2022.…
Alibaba.com is here!
Global tech giant Alibaba.com has made its first serious entry into the sub-Saharan Africa market with a first Channel Partnership agreement with World Trade Centre Accra, a member of the…
EU not banning Ghana’s cocoa – EU Ambassador to Ghana
The European Union has dismissed claims of a ban on Ghana’s cocoa on the international markets. The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, is said to have warned that Ghana could…
1992 Constitution gives too much power to the executive – Betty Mould
A former Attorney General, Betty Mould Iddrisu has said the 1992 Constitution gives too much power to the Executive arm of government headed by the President. In her view, this…
News of diversion of $100m oil cash for unapproved spending is disconcerting – Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama has said that news that some $100 million has been diverted from petroleum funds for unapproved expenditure is most alarming. The Minority in Parliament last week…
The politics of galamsey from a political marketing perspective
Illegal mining (Galamsey) is not only one of the greatest existential threats to our country but also the presence of foreigners in that enterprise gravely insults our dignity and conscience…
Increasing Women’s Participation: Elections Vrs. Legislation
Ghana was one of the first countries in Africa to legislate an Affirmative Action Act in the early 60s which facilitated the entry of women members to the 114-member legislature…
