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The Canoe and Fishing Gear Owners Association of Ghana is calling for greater transparency in the threats currently facing fishers in Ghana and the measures taken to resolve them to save the sector. A statement released by the Association and signed by its president, Nana Kweigyah, among other things, called for broader stakeholder engagements and a lasting solution to the ...

The National Identification Authority has begun the registration and issuance of Refugee Identity Cards to refugees living in Ghana. The process is expected to enable refugees in the country to access some social services they do not currently enjoy due to their unregistered status. Accessing basic services such as opening a bank account, registering SIM cards, etc. is often a ...

A lawyer at Adom Legal Consult, Daniel Korang, has warned the public against pleading guilty on the behest of police prosecutors when they get charged with a crime. According to him, some police prosecutors misconduct themselves by inducing accused persons to plead guilty under the pretense that they would receive lighter sentences. This, he says, infringes on the accused person’s ...

The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation has announced that it has instituted plans of deactivating all SIM cards yet to be registered by November 30, 2022. The Ministry, in a statement issued on November 11, warned that “all SIM cards which have completed the first stage of the registration exercise but not done the second phase will be blocked from ...

President Akufo-Addo has asked rich countries to allow heavily indebted poor African countries to swap their debts with climate interventions.  The President has been addressing the world at this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27 in Egypt.  Ghana is currently facing a crippling economic crisis fueled by huge debt.  The debt situation is proving to be a major stumbling block to getting an IMF deal in ...

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has said a recent survey conducted among 360 medical doctors indicated that 90 percent of them considered leaving Ghana in search of greener pastures. President of the GMA, Dr Frank Serebuor at the just-ended 64th annual general conference of the Association in Bolgatanga said the doctors want a better service conditions, for which they are seeking to ...

Ghana’s Budget Statement and the Economic Policy for 2023 may not be read on November 15, as scheduled. Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has revealed that the current negotiation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may delay the presentation. The Public Financial Management Act mandates that the budget is presented next two weeks. However, as negotiations between the Finance Minister and ...

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed that the government has commenced plans to secure cheaper petroleum products for the Ghanaian market. The Minister made this revelation while speaking to Evans Mensah on PM Express on Monday. According to him, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) and the Ministry of Energy will provide further details about the importation of fuel onto the Ghanaian ...

Former President, John Mahama has blamed the Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, for the country’s economic woes. According to him, the President’s seeming inability to remove Mr. Ofori-Atta from office is worsening the situation. “To be clear, we’re in this mess because of an untouchable Finance Minister relying on his Databank workers and neglecting the advice of seasoned experts at ...

North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said the inordinate fall of the Cedi against the Dollar should be seen as a national security threat. He said the President must dissolve the Economic Management Team (EMT), sack the Finance Minister, and quickly convene a nonpartisan forum to rescue the local currency. In a tweet, Mr Ablakwa said “The ...