End Disparities in Salaries and Other Conditions of Service in Public Service
NEWS COMMENTARY ON THE 28 MILLION DOLLAR MP’S CAR LOAN AND MATTERS ARISING. On Tuesday the 6th of July, 2021, Deputy Minister for Finance, Abena Osei Asare laid what is termed a Medium-Term Loan Agreement among the Government of Ghana, Members of the Eighth Parliament and the National Investment Bank Limited for an amount of […]
Don’t prophesy on Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – Joseph Paul Amoah pleads with Badu Kobi
Ghana’s sprinter Joseph Paul has sent a humble request to the Overseer of Glorious Wave Church International, Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi, to avoid prophesying on the outcome of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The outspoken prophet has been the center of mockery on social media after two of his prophecies turned out to be untrue. […]
Executive Director of CDD-Ghana has contended payment of salaries to presidential spouses
Executive Director of the Centre for Democratic Development-Ghana (CDD-Ghana), Professor Kwasi Prempeh, has contended that the political class cannot, without a bill laid before Parliament, use Article 71 of the 1992 Constitution, to what he terms ‘smuggle’ in the payment of salaries, allowances, or emoluments to the spouses of the President and Vice-President. He quoted […]
Strategic Importance of Ghana’s Automotive Industry
NEWS COMMENTARY ON THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF GHANA’S AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IN THE WAKE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TOYOTA ASSEMBLE PLANT IN GHANA. When the government of Ghana under the leadership of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo decided to set up and develop an automotive industry in the country, it came as a shock to many […]
Lower Pra Rural Bank posts positive outlook in 2020 financial year
Lower Pra Rural Bank PLC continues to grow bigger and better as it posted positive picture in the financial year. Deposits rose from GHc96, 822, 527, 00 in 2019 to GHc129, 686.552.89 in 2020 showing an increase of 34%. Total assets increased by 32% from GHc110, 688,020.71 in 2019 to GHc1445, 582.8885.75 in 2020. The […]
Calls For Nationalism To Help Fix The Challenges Bedeviling The Country
NEWS COMMENTARY CALLS FOR NATIONALISM TO HELP FIX THE CHALLENGES BEDEVILING THE COUNTRY. A couple of months ago, thousands of Ghanaians, largely social media users, called for the fixing of the country. They did this by highlighting some of the hardships Ghanaians are facing. Is it indeed true that Ghanaians are facing hardships? Certainly, yes! […]
Port of Takoradi: New ultra-modern Liquid Bulk Terminal set to receive maiden tanker vessel
The new ultra-modern Liquid Bulk Terminal (LBT) at the Port of Takoradi, which is Ghana’s deepest in-harbour LBT, will receive its maiden liquid bulk cargo tanker vessel at the end of this month (June 2021). This follows the conclusion of engagement sessions with petroleum downstream stakeholders in Takoradi which the Director of the Port of […]
WRCC to partner GBC to sell development aspirations
The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah says he is committed to building a robust business environment in the Western Region to become a model Region for the Country. He added that the development of various models including enterprising the Region was therefore key to the vision adding, ” The RCC’s resolve is to make […]
Moves by ECOWAS to facilitate Covid-19 vaccine production
COMMENTARY ON MOVES BY ECOWAS TO FACILITATE COVID-19 VACCINE PRODUCTION. Though Covid-19 has brought in its wake so much anguish, devastation, real havoc including deaths and heavy economic downturn, the disease has however compelled the world to engage in serious thinking outside the box. There is now an innovation galore. Though many businesses have collapsed, […]
Tullow Ghana hands over dormitory block to Nsein SHS
Tullow Ghana has handed over a 16-unit girl’s dormitory block to the Nsein Senior High School in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region. The 400-bed capacity block is part of Tullow Ghana’s support to government’s Free Senior High School project. In 2018, Tullow Ghana made a ten-million-dollar investment commitment to build senior high […]
Accepting Mental Health Patients Is Key To Recovery
ACCEPTING MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS IS KEY TO RECOVERY. In recent years, there has been an increasing acknowledgement of the important role mental health plays in achieving global development goals. The inclusion of mental health in the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations illustrates this, because, being in the right frame of mind and making […]
Mine workers mark maiden miners’ week after 77 years of existence
General Secretary of the Ghana Mineworkers’ Union, Abdul-Moomin Gbana, says with the increasing uncertainties in the future of work and unpredictable trade union terrain, workers unions need to be innovative in responding to the inevitable challenges. He said as the union inches towards its centenary, it will continue to build on the achievements of its […]
18th June, 2021
Daily Graphic urges government to speed up negotiations towards the clearing of structures that are impeding the development of rail transport. It says development of the rail sector holds so many advantages including the safe transportation of thousands of citizens daily across the cities as pertains in other places where rail transport is well developed. […]
Biden and Putin praise Geneva summit talks but discord remains
The presidents of the US and Russia have praised their talks in Geneva but have made little concrete progress at the first such meeting since 2018. Disagreements were stated, said US President Joe Biden, but not in a hyperbolic way, and he said Russia did not want a new Cold War. Russian President Vladimir Putin […]
