Bad Leadership Has Made Us Poor
PPP flag bearer Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom has said Ghana’s poor economic standing could be put down to poor governance and leadership. “We are a people made poor by bad governance practices and a...
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Nduom’s Opening Remarks At Presidential Encounter Series
Flagbearer of the Progressive Peoples Party, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom on Friday took his turn at the GBC's Presidential Encounter Series as he gave reasons why he remains the best candidate to lead the...
Was It Mother Of All Lectures? Dr. Bawumia’s Breathtaking Lecture On The State Of Ghana’s Economy
It was delivered on Thursday September 8, 2016 (roughly two months ago) but its ghost is still haunting the establishment. Government called it a ‘dishonest lecture’ and perhaps unsubstantiated....
A Bleeding Economy
Ghana is bleeding from the nose daily, while politicians continue to pillage her and even think Ghanaians have a ‘weak mind’. One wonders where they get their monies from. “Back off Mr....
ENI Gas To Receive FPSO In March 2017
The much awaited for the start of commercial production of gas from the country’s largest gas well being operated by ENI Gas Ghana is to receive the Floating, Production, Storage, Offloading (FPSO)...
Energy Helps Canadian Stocks Open Week Ahead
Canada's main stock market in Toronto started the week positively as rising crude oil and natural gas prices contributed. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s benchmark Standard & Poor’s/TSX Composite...
PIAC Counsels Gov’t Into New Hedging Deal
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has joined a long list of advocates that have urged government to seriously consider restoring its hedging programme in order to cushion the...
Dec 7, A Choice Between Perpetual Doom And Collective Prosperity; Nana Addo Is The Best Choice For Ghana
This year’s election is like none other in the history of this country. We are faced with an election that presents to us an opportunity to choose between perpetual doom and a brighter future. This...
Banks Crave More Loan Restructuring Deals
Government’s decision to restructure Volta River Authority’s (VRA) debts has been well received by banks in the country which are hoping such arrangements will be made for other State-Owned...
Livelihoods of Fishermen Sacrificed On the Altar of Crude Oil
A GNA feature by Godwill Arthur-Mensah Lower Dixcove (W/R), Nov. 9, GNA - The discovery of crude oil in commercial quantities in Ghana in 2007 and subsequent production of the commodity in 2010...
The Questions We Must Ask the Candidates and the Issues We Must Vote On
It is less than 30 days to the elections and as it is expected the political climate in Ghana is highly charged. There are both excitements and emotions throughout the country as almost everyone is...
HIPC Versus IMF Bailout
The land of Africa can never be poor, but our greedy politicians have chosen to tread upon the path of greediness, lies and deceit thereby putting their citizens in perpetual poverty. Geographically,...
U.S Scientists Develop Crude Oil From POOP; Set To Be the Future of Fuel
Researchers have developed a way to turn sewage into biocrude oil, using a process known as hydrothermal liquefaction to produce a material similar to the petroleum pumped from the ground. With...
Tullow Gas Cut Won’t Spark Dumsor
Tullow’s 50% power cut to Ghana Gas will not have an impact on the power situation in the country, Corporate Communications Manager of Ghana Gas Alfred Ogbamey has said. A statement from Ghana Gas...
Tullow Gas Cuts Won’t Cause Dumsor
The Ghana National Gas Company has ruled out significant interruptions in power supply following Tullow oil’s reduction of gas supply to it. Corporate Communications Manager of Ghana Gas Alfred...
Terkper Hunts For US$2bn From China
The government has revived talks with the China Development Bank (CDB) for the remainder of the almost US$2 billion loan facility it abandoned in 2014. The government suspended discussions with the...
Gov’t Negotiates To Access Remaining US$3bn Chinese Loan
Government is in strategic negotiations with Chinese authorities to access the remainder of the US$3 billion loan for energy and gas infrastructure projects, Seth Terkper, Finance Minister has said....
Why the People Have To Show Mahama the Red Card
Watching President John Dramani Mahama on television on the campaign trail, the Head of State cut a forlorn picture of a man at his wits end. He appears to be out of touch with the reality on the...
Economy Back On Growth Path
The Minister of Finance, Mr Seth Emmanuel Terkper, has stated that Ghana’s economy is getting back on the path of growth as a result of a sustainable home-grown policy that has been adopted by the...
We’ll Mortgage Ghana’s Gas To China – Terkper
The Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper, has confirmed the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) claims that government intends to offer gas from one of the country’s gas fields to China for a loan from...