AS I watched the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources on TV on Monday, April 11, 2022, tell Ghanaians about massive water theft at East-Legon, I asked myself, “Water theft
Boost For Cocoa Farmers At Kumikrom
Joseph Boahen Aidoo (3rd from right) The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has announced that his outfit will soon introduce irrigation system
Prof Festus Ebo Turkson Appointed To MPC
Prof Festus Ebo Turkson BANK OF Ghana has announced the appointment by its board of directors of Prof Festus Ebo Turkson, as an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee
World Bank To Deploy $170bn For Developing Countries
David Malpass THE WORLD Bank Group has announced that over the coming weeks it will be discussing with its Governors and Board of Executive Directors a 15-month crisis response financing
Economy Grew By 5.4% In 2021
Prof Samuel Annim GHANA’S ECONOMY grew by 5.4% in 2021 with the growth rate of the economy exceeding the 2021 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of 5.1 percent, Government
Floods Hit Takoradi
A flooded area SOME COMMUNITIES in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis got flooded following a heavy downpour yesterday. The downpour, which lasted for hours, was accompanied by severe winds. The floodwaters broke into
Civil, Local Govt Workers Strike
Isaac Bampoe Addo Members of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) yesterday embarked on a nationwide strike over unpaid allowances, after their executives directed them not to
Track The Firearms Now
The proposed project to assign codes to the 1.3 million firearms owned by non-state actors in the country is a great stride towards checking the proliferation of illicit weapons in
96TH BIRTHDAY
All Economies In Trouble – Ibn Chambas
Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas CHAIRMAN OF ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme Task Force, Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has stated that all economies within the sub-region are facing difficulties as a result
‘Review Supreme Court Rules’
Godfred Yeboah Dame The Attorney General (AG) and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has called for a revision of the Supreme Court Rules to permit the dismissal of frivolous
Cedi Appreciates Marginally Against Dollar
Some cedi notes THE LOCAL currency appreciated marginally against the dollar this week, trading at 7.60 from 7.63 at last week’s close. The Bank of Ghana (BoG) said it plans
Bawumia Speaks On Digitisation In UK
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has been invited to deliver a lecture at the University of Buckingham in the United Kingdom (UK) on digitisation of the economy. He will speak