Presidential Aspirants On the Go
This week promises to be a very busy one with two of the presidential aspirants of the major political parties-National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP)-criss-crossing...
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NDC’s 1m Victory Margin Target A Mirage – NPP
The governing National Democratic Congress’ one million victory margin target in the Volta Region in the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections is a dream that will not be achieved,...
Government To Strictly Enforce Fisheries Law
President John Mahama says the laws that regulate the fisheries sector will henceforth be strictly enforced. He believes this will position the sector to significantly contribute to the economy....
Voltarians Should Be Grateful To Kufuor and Mills, Not Mahama
Of course, there is nothing wrong for political parties to have party precincts or strongholds, for such praxes are acceptable in even most advanced democracies. The distinction, though, is unlike...
Akufo-Addo, Chief of Staff Clash In Volta Region
The Volta region will be the centre of political attraction this week as the NPP flagbearer Nana Akufo-Addo and the Chief of Staff Julius Debrah move their campaign teams there to canvass for votes....
Mahama Questions Whereabouts of HIPC Funds
The President, John Dramani Mahama, has virtually questioned the whereabouts of the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) fund, which came to the Kufuor-led government, as a result of debt...
Thousands of Reasoning Why Making Job Creation A Focal Point of Any Government In Ghana Rather Than Creating An Enabling Environment Is Disastrous.
Introduction The control and allocation of resources in any country depends on the economic system being practiced. While others are identify with socialism or the capitalism, others seem to combine...
Zimbabwe Pays Off IMF Arrears
A cash shortage has led to long queues at many of the country's banks Zimbabwe has paid the International Monetary Fund (IMF) more than $100m (£83m) to settle its arrears with the organisation, the...
Mary Grant Laid To Rest
The late stateswoman, Dr Mrs Mary Grant who died at age 88 has been laid to rest. This was after a state burial at the forecourt of the State House in Accra on Friday. The former Member of the...
My 170 Economic Claims Yet To Be Challenged
New Patriotic Party (NPP) Vice-Presidential candidate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has once again demanded that government responds to his 170 economic claims contained in a lecture where he denounced the...
So President Mahama Wants A Debate After All?
As the Nigerian maxim goes, “The day the monkey is destined to die, all the tree branches become slippery.” President Mahama has now realised that he is in a battle of his life, and that contrary...
David Shinn Explains Ways To Engage Africa
Despite conflicts and instability in some parts, Africa’s fast growth and development, at least during the past decade, has attracted several external countries mainly from Asian region, European...
Muntaka Can’t Deceive Us With Roads For Votes
Some angry residents of Asawase Constituency in the Ashanti Region are angry at what they describe as “road for votes” projects embarked upon by Member of Parliament for the area, Muntaka...
Campaign In Volta Region Heats Up As NDC, NPP Flaunt Development Plans
The campaign strategy in the Volta Region has entered a high gear as the two main political parties, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP), have resorted to accusations...
Why Are Voltarians Leaving Rawlings To His Fate?
It is quite strange that those ungrateful cabals in the NDC Party could go to an extreme length of plotting evil against the very person whose brainchild (NDC Party) has made them ‘somebody’s’....
Businesses Are Disintegrating – IMANI
A policy think-tank, IMANI Center for Policy and Education, has raised concerns about the rate at which businesses in the country are disintegrating due to government’s inability to put the right...
Voltarians Will Punish NDC For Failing Them – NPP
The Volta Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Peter Amewu has said the people of Volta Region will not give the National Democratic Congress (NDC) the overwhelming votes they...
The Fall and Rise of Ghana’s Debt
Ghana is in a debt crisis. Despite having had significant amounts of debt cancelled a decade ago, the country is losing around 30% of government revenue in external debt payments each year. 1 Such...
Ghana In Serious Debt Crisis
A new report, jointly published by seven organizations, has revealed that Ghana is in a debt crisis because the country is losing around 30% of government revenue in external debt payments each year....
Akufo-Addo Storms Ashanti Region To Diffuse NDC’s 1.5m Vote’s Threat
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer, Nana Akufo Addo has resumed his campaign from the stronghold of the party, the Ashanti region. His tour is scheduled to take him to constituencies in the...