Business

‘You can’t manage mineral resources like running an investment bank’ – Yaw Graham

May 19, 2022

The Coordinator of the Third World Network Africa, Dr. Yao Graham, has kicked against what he calls the development banker’s approach to managing Ghana’s finances and resources, amid concerns over the Agyapa deal. Speaking on The Point of View on Citi TV, Dr. Graham said the deal to securitize Ghana’s gold revenue followed a trend […]Continue Reading

Business

Manufacturing, Petroleum sub-sectors push Producer Price Inflation to 31.2%

May 19, 2022

The manufacturing and petroleum sub sectors pushed the Producer Price Inflation (PPI) high to 31.2%, signaling increasing price of goods and services. According to the Ghana Statistical Services, the month-on-month change in the producer price index between March 2022 and April 2022 was 1.1%. Indeed, the producer inflation for the Manufacturing sub-sector, which Continue Reading

NEWS

Achimota Forest saga: We have suffered ‘grave historical injustice’ – Owoo family

May 19, 2022

The Owoo family in Accra, have expressed their displeasure about the ongoing public discourse on the alleged declassification of the Achimota Forest in Accra. According to them, they have suffered, ‘grave historical injustice’. In a statement by the principal elders of the family on Thursday, the family disclosed that, to date, they have not taken […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Government should hold Achimota land and use the rest in broader national interest – OccupyGhana

May 19, 2022

OccupyGhana says government should hold the rest of the Achimota land, maintain some of it as a green belt, and use the rest in the broader national interest. In a statement on Wednesday, the group said it has closely followed the public discussions on the issue of re-classifying some parts of the lands acquired in […]Continue Reading

Crime NEWS

Mother of man who died in Nkoranza police-youth clash demands justice

May 19, 2022

The mother of a 19-year-old man who died in the clash between Police and the youth of Nkoranza on Tuesday, wants justice. Madam Kwaa tells JoyNews that she would be appeased only when the officers who killed her only child, a son whose education she has laboured to support, are brought to justice. The deceased,  […]Continue Reading

Crime

Contracts for Sale: SP slaps former PPA boss, brother-in-law with 18 counts of offences

May 18, 2022

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (SP) has charged the former Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenim Boateng Adjei, and his brother-in-law, Francis Kwaku Arhin, with 18 counts of offences for their various roles in “The Contracts for Sale” saga. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the office of […]Continue Reading

Crime

Nkoranza youth attack Police station; free suspects in custody

May 17, 2022

Some irate youth in Nkoranza in the Bono East region have attacked the Police station in the area freeing at least three suspects in custody. The youth who are protesting the death of  28-year-old trader, Alber Akwasi Donkor reportedly attacked some officers before setting the inmates free, Starr News has gathered. Meanwhile, the Inspector General […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Truck rams into family of 5 in Sekondi, 2 in critical condition

May 17, 2022

An Articulator truck has rammed into a family of five in Sekondi, at the Enamase area at about 3:00 AM on Tuesday, May 17. According to the Assemblyman who spoke to Skyy News, Mr Baba Salami indicated the family from Shama does their business in Sekondi and they own a mini supermarket at the location. […]Continue Reading

Crime NEWS

C/R: Boyfriend slashes girlfriend, 56, with machete for denying him sex

May 17, 2022

A 56-year-old woman, Akua Baduwa, has allegedly been slashed with machete multiple times by her boyfriend, Bob, aged 45, for refusing him sex. The woman is currently receiving treatment at the Abura Dunkwa government hospital in the Central Region after the incident which happened at Abakrampa on Sunday May 15, 2022 around 1:30 PM. According […]Continue Reading

Foreign POLITICS

Somalia elects new President by 327 people

May 17, 2022

  Somalia’s former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been elected President after a final vote that was only open to the country’s MPs. He defeated the current president, Mohamed Abudallahi Farmajo, who has been in office since 2017. The ballot was limited to Somalia’s 328 MPs due to security concerns over holding a wider election, […]Continue Reading