POLITICS

  Finance Minister Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta has said the government’s One District One Factory programme has created over 160,000 jobs for the youth in the country as of June 2023. The Finance Minister says these numbers which comprise both direct and indirect employment are working in 126 factories spanning …

The banking sector of Ghana’s economy posted unexpected, relatively strong performance during the first half of the year, despite the lingering effects of the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), the Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta has said. He said that the banks have reported increased deposits and investments, higher profitability and …

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has touted the achievements of the Planting for Food and Jobs Initiative. Planting for Food and Jobs is a flagship agricultural Campaign of the Government, with five implementation modules. Presenting the 2023 mid-year budget in Parliament on Monday, July 31, the Finance Minister said that the …

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta says Ghana is targeting 3.5 people to visit the various tourist sites across the country by 2025. This, he said, includes both domestic and foreign visitors. The feat, according to the Finance Minister would be attained in partnership with the private sector as part of the …

The Deputy Minister of Education in charge of TVET Hon. Gifty Twum-Ampofo has revealed that the ministry is considering the commencement of posting qualified licensed psychologists to all public senior and junior high schools in Ghana to help address and mitigate some physiological issues affecting students. Reacting to the rising …

The President has nominated Kofi Adu Amoateng as the District Chief Executive Officer for Bosome Freho. A letter addressed to the Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei Mensah from the Presidency asked the Minister to liaise with the Electoral Commission for the confirmation process of the nominated DCE. The Bosome Freho …

The spokesperson for the Alan Kyerematen campaign team, Yaw Buaben Asamoa, has explained why the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant has put on hold his campaign trip to the Ashanti Region. According to him, the postponement has become necessary due to other important government and parliamentary activities that would …

Renowned Kenyan Speaker and Activist Prof. Lumumba has described Ghana as the Political Mecca of Africa and for that matter, if Ghana gets her actions, governance, and economy right, Africa in general would get it right. He said meritocracy has been taken over by mediocrity where persons whose animals would …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has said that his former boss, the late Professor John Evans Atta Mills was modest. He described the late President as a man of integrity, an attribute he said many will vouch for him. “Atta Mills was a man of integrity, and all of us …

Balloting for positions in the National Congress by the Special Electoral College of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Saturday, August 26 has been conducted. Seven out of the 10 flagbearer hopefuls were available at the party’s headquarters in Accra for the exercise. Two rounds of balloting were done. The …