Business

Most Ghanaians believe Ghana is heading in wrong direction – Afrobarometer Report

July 19, 2022

The latest Afrobarometer survey on Economy, public services, and taxation has revealed that the majority of Ghanaians believe the country is heading in the wrong direction. According to the report, respondents also provided negative assessments of the country’s economic condition and their personal living conditions. “A large majority of citizens gave unfavourable Continue Reading

Opinion

Monetised-Democracy a Monster to Devour us Soon

July 19, 2022

The 2022 National Delegates’ Conference of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has come and gone over the weekend. The conquerors are savouring their victory and the vanquished are licking their wound, but that is often an outcome of the game; it’s never for the faint-hearted. The Anchor feels it worthy to congratulate the winners […]Continue Reading

Business

SSNIT Saves GH₵327 Million From ‘Ghost’ Pensioners

July 19, 2022

The Chief Actuary warned persons behind such unlawful act to desist from it else they risk the law deally ruthlessly with them when they are caught. “So for those taking the benefits, they are doing so fraudulently but at some point the law will catch up with them but that is what they do”. The […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Hunger Among SHS Students Continues; Apaak Files Urgent Questions

July 19, 2022

…As Greater Accra CHASS Joins Other Regions To Shutdown Schools; Apaak Files Urgent Questions   By: Gifty Arthur The unending food shortage in public Senior High Schools (SHSs) has entered another week without any intervention, despite assurance by government to dispatch track loads of food to affected institutions last week. The situation, which has affected Continue Reading

Business

Handle Your Games With Integrity & Transparency – NLA Boss Tells NLRC

July 19, 2022

The Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Samuel Awuku, has urged officials of Nigerian National Lottery Regulatory Commissions (NLRC), to conduct its games with integrity and transparency, in order to earn the trust of their cherished customers. Mr Samuel Awuku, in a goodwill message yesterday, during the launch of Nigerians first ever National Lottery Continue Reading

Business

Ghana ranked 2nd among countries with highest debt default risk in 2022 by Bloomberg

July 19, 2022

A Bloomberg study has ranked Ghana 2nd among countries with the highest debt default risk in 2022. The country closely follows El Salvador (ranked number one) in the Sovereign Debt Vulnerability Ranking. Ghana’s debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to Bloomberg, is estimated at 84.6% by the end of this year. This indicates that […]Continue Reading

NEWS

My brother died because we couldn’t pay ¢700 demanded by ambulance service – Joy FM listener recounts

July 19, 2022

A listener of Joy FM, Seidu Abdul Gafaru, has narrated the ordeal his family went through with the National Ambulance Service (NAS) when his brother was knocked down by a car. According to him, his brother, Seidu Mohammed had a head injury as a result of the accident and was rushed to the Damongo Government […]Continue Reading

NEWS

2005 Gambia Massacre: Government urged to engage The Gambia over $600k compensation to victims’ families

July 19, 2022

The Jammeh2Justice Ghana Coalition (J2J Ghana) has urged the government of Ghana to immediately initiate discussions with The Gambian government to pay the promised compensation to the West African migrants including, more than 44 Ghanaians who were unlawfully killed in The Gambia in 2005. Following the findings by the Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Continue Reading

Business

‘Essence of SSNIT gone completely, scrap it’ – TUC tells government

July 19, 2022

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called for the total overhaul of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). The Union insists the trust has failed in delivering on its mandate. The Secretary-General of the Union, Dr. Yaw Baah made the call at a media engagement on Monday, July 18. His reasons for the […]Continue Reading

Business

BoG may increase policy rate for 3rd consecutive time – US based Economist

July 19, 2022

The Bank of Ghana may increase the policy rate for the third consecutive time this year, following the increase in inflation rate to 29.8% in June 2022. According to Assistant Professor of Economics at Niagara University in New York, USA, Dr. Dennis Nsafoah, he expects the policy rate to re-anchor markets expectation of the near-term […]Continue Reading