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President Nana Akufo-Addo says his government has in the last three years fixed Ghana’s poor economic fundamentals left by the John Mahama administration. All the fundamentals, he said, are currently pointing in the right direction. “We inherited a situation with a large fiscal deficit, which has been turned around now. Considerable imbalances in the way in which our economy was being run have also been turned around,” he said on Monday during a panel discussion at the African Investment Forum in South Africa. The President said Ghana’s inflation which was 15.4 per cent is today at 7.6 per cent, describing…

Ben Nunoo Mensah[/caption] The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) president, Ben Nunoo Mensah says Ghanaian athletes who qualifies for the Japan 2020 Olympic games will be moved to Tokyo very early to prepare ahead of the games. In an interview with Frank Osei Owusu (Winter) on Onua Sports, Monday, he said the GOC with the help of Ghana’s Ambassador to Japan, Frank Otchere has secured a five-star facility in Dr Hideyo Nugochi’s hometown Inawashiro to house all the athletes for three months and prepare for the games in 2020. According to the president, Ghanaian athletes do not perform at the Olympic…

The strategic partnership entered into between Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana has begun yielding dividends in cocoa production and marketing policy, President Nana Akufo-Addo has said. A living income differential of 400 dollars per tonne will be paid to farmers for all categories of cocoa beans from Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire for the 2020/2021 crop season, when implementation of the new price mechanism is begins. Under that, cocoa from the two countries will be sold 2,600 dollars per tonne. This policy, Nana Akufo-Addo said, has found support even from major chocolate producers like Mars, who recognize the need to make the…

The strategic partnership entered into between Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana has begun yielding dividends in cocoa production and marketing policy, President Nana Akufo-Addo has said. A living income differential of 400 dollars per tonne will be paid to farmers for all categories of cocoa beans from Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire for the 2020/2021 crop season, when implementation of the new price mechanism is begins. Under that, cocoa from the two countries will be sold 2,600 dollars per tonne. This policy, Nana Akufo-Addo said, has found support even from major chocolate producers like Mars, who recognize the need to make the…

While a spell of hot weather can be pleasant for many, for others, such as very young, elderly and seriously-ill people, it can pose a significant health risk. Very hot weather can make heart and breathing problems worse. Knowing how to keep cool can help save lives. In the US, at least 42 people have died in a heatwave that has brought soaring temperatures to a dozen states. The US National Weather Service (NWS) has issued the following safety advice: Avoid strenuous activity Slow down. When the body heats too quickly to cool itself safely, or when you lose too…

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has justified its decision to extend the mid-term holidays for senior high schools across the country by three more days. The GES in a November 7 memo to directors of education announced a postponement of the resumption date for SHS students on mid-terms, from November 12 to 15. It explained that the decision to extend the mid-term holidays followed a request made by the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), but did not give reasons based on which that decision was taken. “Students are expected to return over the weekend [November 15, 2019]…

The nine persons who have been accused of plotting to overthrow the government have explained that they bought the guns to protect themselves. Arguing in support of an application for bail on Monday [November 11, 2019], counsel for the accused persons, Mr Victor Kojoga Adawudu, argued that the court should grant his clients bail because the prosecution did not have any solid case against his clients. According to him, the facts of the case did not support the charges slapped against his clients. It was, therefore, his prayer that the accused persons should be admitted to bail while they fight…

Rev. Fr. Prof. Afful-Broni was inducted into office in September, 2018 by President Nana Akufo-Addo (R)[/caption] The High Court in Cape Coast has dismissed an application filed by the six persons seeking to challenge among other things the legality of the appointment of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba, Prof. Anthony Afful-Broni. Earlier the court dismissed the EOCO report which was heavily relied upon by Alex Afenyo Markin and Harold Atuguba both counsel for the six applicants and 2nd respond filed to exonerate his clients. It was dismissed on the basis that it lacks credibility and cannot…

Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Mrs. Ursula Owusu Ekuful has launched the second phase of the work, pay and own taxi scheme in her constituency. The move, aimed at empowering the unemployed in her constituency economically kick started in May 2019 with 10 taxis on a 3-year payment terms with the second phase launched on Friday, 8th November, 2019. Speaking to journalists after a short ceremony to launch the scheme as well as handover the second batch of taxis to the drivers, Mrs Owusu Ekuful said the scheme will go a long way to provide employment to the otherwise…

Four of the five alleged coup plotters[/caption] An Accra High Court has dismissed a bail application by lawyers for seven persons standing trial for allegedly plotting a coup. The court was of the view that with the calibre of persons involved which include military officers, releasing them on bail could jeopardize ongoing investigations. Counsel for the accused persons moving the bail application told the court his clients were only procuring the guns to protect themselves and as such prosecution has not provided evidence to show they were planning to overthrow the government praying the court to grant them bail so…