A midwife and her husband, who is a trained teacher, are currently in the grips of the Esiama District Police Command in Ellembelle for abandoning a four-year-old special child in a forest ostensibly to die. According to the assembly member for the Asaasetre-Ebowu Electoral Area, Barnabas Ewureku, who confirmed the news to Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson,...
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Are you still president? – Yvonne Nelson tackles Nana Addo, says Ghana is bleeding
Ghanaian actress Yvonne Nelson has bemoaned the current economic crisis on Twitter. She called Prez Nana Addo a disappointment in his capacity as the president. The actress who headed the Dumsor demonstration against the past government has had a turnabout saying the NPP has failed the country. She tweeted, “The country is bleeding. It’s that bad!...
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Forum On Gender Equality And Equity Held In Accra
Shaltoot Media organised a forum to shape conversations around gender equality and equity and address issues related to the subject matter.The forum was held last Saturday, 15 October 2022 at the National Mosque Complex in Accra. The forum, held on the theme, “Gender Equality and Equity: A case study of the Zongo and Muslim communities,...
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Importers and exporters support GUTA shop closures
The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana (IEAG) has thrown its weight behind the planned closure of shops by members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) on Wednesday, 19 October 2022. The leadership of GUTA has, since last week, served notice of their intention to close down their shops on Wednesday, as a...
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South Africa president scraps free electricity, water for ministers
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has withdrawn controversial benefits for cabinet ministers and their deputies that saw their homes supplied with free electricity and water.The benefits caused a public outcry as they were considered insensitive at a time South Africans are struggling with daily power cuts and rising cost of living. In a press...
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1$ equals ¢11.62 as cedi depreciation pressures rise
The depreciation pressures on the Ghana cedi continued relentlessly today as the local currency sold at ¢11.62 pesewas in the retail market. This is almost 6% depreciation since Friday, October 7th. Checks by Joy Business at some forex bureaus indicate that the supply of dollars in circulation is insufficient. Some forex bureaus are actually selling...
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‘The worst is yet to come’: IMF says 2023 will ‘feel like a recession’
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted a tough 2023 as it cut growth predictions and forecast economic contraction in a third of the world. “The worst is yet to come,” the global financial institution’s World Economic Outlook report said. “For many people 2023 will feel like a recession,” it added. A downward revision of...
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This should be the last time we go to the IMF – Mahama
Former President, John Dramani Mahama, says Ghana’s current negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should be the last of its kind. According to him, the country must create sustainable policies to keep the economy afloat, without ever resorting to the IMF. Speaking in an interview on VOA on Wednesday, he blamed the prevailing economic...
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President Akufo-Addo inaugurates renovated Embassy building in Paris
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last Tuesday inaugurated the renovated building of the Ghana Embassy in Paris, France, with an assurance that Ghana would continue to build on its relations with Francophone countries. He said the geographical, blood and historical ties between Ghana and the Francophone world had been long-standing, adding that Ghana’s relations with...
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Local contractors to drag government to court over 10 billion debt
The Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry has threatened to take legal action against government, for failing to pay over 10 billion cedis accrued debt it owes contractors. The contractors lament that for over four years now, government has stalled in paying contractors for work done. A situation they say is having a negative toll on...