Ghana Loses $1.3 Billion Due to Decline in Cocoa and Gold Prices .

 

Ghana, which is the world's second largest producer of cocoa and gold, lost a whopping sum of $1.3 billion in export revenues, as a result of the decline in prices of the two commodities on the international market last year.

IMF urges Ghana govt. to address short-term vulnerabilities.

 

A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Christina Daseking, visited Accra during February 12-25, 2014, to conduct discussions for the 2014 Article IV consultation. The mission met with Vice-President Amissah-Arthur, Finance Minister Terkper, Bank of Ghana Governor Wampah, other senior officials, members of parliament, and representatives of the private sector, think tanks, and civil society.

Ghana Electricity Distribution Network to Be Reinforced and Extended With Afdb Support .

 

In response to the significant increase in the demand for electricity in Ghana as a result of the fast growing urbanization and robust economic growth in the country, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved on Wednesday, February 26 in Tunis a US $30.47 million grant and a US $43.9 million loan to the Republic of Ghana to reinforce and extend the country's electricity distribution network.

Full transcript: President John Mahama's 2014 Ghana State Of The Nation address.

President John Mahama 2014 State of the Nation Address by paa kwasi otchere

Poor losing out in African boom, according to new report.

Former South African president Thabo Mbeki will chair a panel on illicit financial flows from the continent. Photograph: Jon Hrusa/EPA

Soaring economic growth in many African countries is coming at the expense of the poor, according to a new report that urges governments to overhaul their tax systems to halt rising inequality.

Ghana’s Economy ‘Not in Crisis?

 

An adviser to Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has rejected opposition charges that government policies have stalled economic growth and put the economy into crisis.

Comments made on Facebook after President John Dramani Mahama delivered the State of the Nation Address in Parliament of Ghana.

Post by John Dramani Mahama.

Newmont to cut additional 500-600 jobs at Ghana mine - official

 

Newmont Mining Corp plans to cut up to 600 jobs at its Ghana gold mine by June this year, its local manager said on Monday, citing an ageing facility and slumping gold prices.

Ghana Commercial Bank supports 49 Persons.

 

The Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd. (GCB) has donated an amount of GH?25,300.00 in support of 49 needy people with different physical abnormalities, which required plastic surgery in the Central and Western regions. The donation, which was done through the Graft Foundation, was to enable corrective surgery to be performed on needy people, who could not afford the cost of medical support and surgery.

Outstanding Issues 0f President’s Mahama 2013 State of the Nation Address and Business Ideas for him in 2014

 

Introduction

Ahead of President Mahama’s 2014 State of the Nation Address to be delivered next Tuesday, we take a look back at what he said in 2013 and how many of his key messages and milestones have been realized.

Nkrumah’s overthrow cause of Ghana’s economic crisis

 

The Chairman of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Samia Nkrumah, says Ghana’s current economic woes is due to the overthrow of Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

President John Dramani Mahama explains use of Ashanti to pilot NHIS capitation.

 

President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the choice of Ashanti Region to pilot the capitation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was not meant to discriminate against the people of the region, as is being speculated.

The Story Behind Kantanka Onantefo, Apostle Safo’s talking 4 Wheel Drive .

The successful manufacture of Kantanka Onantefo I, a 4×4 cross country vehicle, in the year 2006 further projected the technological skills of Apostle Dr Kwadwo Safo Kantanka to the world and proved all his critics wrong. It also marked the beginning of Ghana’s journeys on the production of 4 wheel drives.

Africa: All Eyes On $1 Trillion.

 

African agribusiness is set for a huge leap, according to a World Bank report

Workers plucking tea from plants growing on a hillside on the Mata tea estate. As Rwanda's biggest export earner, tea is a very important part of the country's development process.

Valuing Natural Resources Critical to Africa's 'Green Economy' Growth - UN

 

The next wave of investment and innovation in Africa will be driven by the need for new energy resources, wealth generation and job creation, the head of the United Nations environment agency told regional leaders, making a case for the need to place value on natural resources.

Ghana State Address:Paa Kwesi Nduom’s 'master plan' for President Dramani Mahama.

This past week, something important happened. But most Ghanaians do not know it. It was reported on a select few media platforms but not much attention was given to it.

Mugabe At 90 - Dictator or Freedom Fighter?

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe turns 90 on Friday. In the West, he is perceived as a dictator, but in Africa he still has many supporters.

Hope for HIV Positive Teenagers in Northern Ghana.

 

With tears rolling down her cheeks, Zainab Salifu queued at the fevers unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital in northern Ghana. Earlier in the day, the 18-year-old had been diagnosed HIV positive.

Despite the kind counselling offered by senior nurse Felicity Bampo, Salifu felt her world was crumbling. She wanted to die.

Mormon teen an advocate for exploited and at-risk children in her native Ghana.

 

Lillian Martino greets new acquaintances, young or old, with a firm handshake and a broad smile.

It's rare to see such assurance in a teenager who is still months away from her high school graduation. But young Lillian could aptly be called an “old soul.” She's lived a life that seems to stretch far beyond her 18 years.

Ghana Navy Moves To Counter Piracy And Drugs Smuggling In Gulf Of Guinea.

 

Ghana’s Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral GW Biekro, is convening a conference of senior international Admirals and naval experts to find solutions to further providing security in the Gulf of Guinea.

Wereko-Brobbey dares Mahama: Show you are in control; sack Gbevlo

 

Former Volta River Authority (VRA) Chief Executive, Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobbey, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to dismiss from office the National Security Coordinator for authorizing the demolition of a tollbooth at the University of Ghana.

We are law breakers in a lawless nation Ghana.

 

Ambassador-designate to the Netherlands, Dr. Tony Aidoo, says the nation has become lawless because the people, who flout the laws are left to walk freely without being punished.

Human rights abuse at Eastern Naval Base Command at Tema New Town Ghana.

This video was filmed by a fellow officer at the Eastern Naval Base Command, Tema New Town.

The video tells a story about how some recruits on parade are maltreated by their senior officers.

Africa’s Gays Await Nighttime Door Knock as Crackdown Widens.

When Ayo answered a knock at his door one evening last month, four Nigerian secret service officers barged in and found gay pornography on one of the phones and laptops he and six friends had in the apartment.

Alan kyeremanten speaks on falling Ghana cedi, proposes solutions.

 

The Political Editor of the Daily Graphic, Mr Kobby Asmah, had an exclusive interview with Mr Alan Kojo Kyerematen, a leading member of the New Patriotic Party, on the declining cedi and its impact on the Ghanaian economy.

North Korea war crimes as 'bad as Nazis' - witnesses claim labour camps saw starvation and ''unspeakable'' torture.

 

North Korea stands accused of crimes against its own people as barbaric as the atrocities carried out by the Nazis during the Second World War.

Did US Secretly Infect Tuskegee Men With Syphilis Under Guise Of Free Healthcare?

Between 1932 and 1972 the US government experimented on black men, infecting them and not treating them for syphilis to see how they would die.

Dr. Nduom: The Economy, The Ghana Cedi – What To Do, What Not To Do

 

It is time for us to focus our minds on solutions to the economic and currency problems we face.  We must move from being experts at discussing problems to become excellent at identifying, agreeing and implementing sound solutions. 

Minority caucus in Parliament has asserted that the government of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has no antidote to the current falling economy of Ghana..

 

The Minority caucus in Parliament has asserted that the government of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) under the leadership of President John Dramani Mahama has no antidote to the current falling economy.

Newly elected NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Wontumi and Osei Prempeh visits Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo at his London residence.

On Saturday, Nana Akufo Addo had the pleasure of meeting the newly elected NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Wontumi and Osei Prempeh, the man he contested, at his temporary residence in London. 

Ghanaians must know the true state of the Nation - Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings

 

The Leader and Founder of the National Democratic Party, NDP, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, says the general economic difficulty facing Ghanaians is so hard and has, therefore, called on well meaning Ghanaians including the media not to hesitate to create massive awareness about the situation.

Don’t worry over “noisy reactions” to prophecies – Duncan-Williams

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams has said just as “noise” accompanied the coming together of dead dry bones which came alive after Ezekiel’s prophecy of life into them - as told by the Old Testament of the Christian Bible - so will prophecies of men of God come with noisy reactions.

Is Africa the next big thing for investors?

 

The appeal of investing in Africa is that its future is still ahead of it. The region is setting out on the journey to economic, financial and industrial development that places like Latin America and mainland Asia, the last next big things, embarked on 20 or 30 years ago.

New UK visa payment policy will disadvantage Ghana – Analyst

 

An international relations analyst, Dr. Yaw Gebeh has disclosed that Ghana will be disadvantaged with new directive given by the British High Commission in relation to mode of payment for visa application.

Better Ghana Agenda is not for Mahama alone - Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur

 

Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur on Thursday reminded people in leadership positions in government to rally behind President John Mahama and make effective input into the successful execution of the Better Ghana programme.

Central African Republic: Ethnic cleansing and sectarian killings.

 

Ethnic cleansing" is being carried out against Muslim civilians in the Central African Republic, with international peacekeepers unable to prevent it, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.

France's defence minister earlier called on international forces deployed in the Christian-majority country to put an end to attacks by the militias "by force if needed".

No ban on textile import -Ghana Trade Minister.

 

The government has not taken any decision to ban the import of textiles into the country, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, has stated.

Ghana steps to stabilise currency won't work immediately.

 

New measures by Ghana's government to stabilise the cedi currency, which has fallen sharply so far this year, will take time to have an effect and inflation may rise further in the short term, Finance Minister Seth Terkper said on Tuesday.

Ghana president calls for changes over currency pressure.

 

Ghana needs to make "fundamental" changes to its economy if it is to protect its currency and allow its markets to continue growing steadily, President John Dramani Mahama said on Tuesday.

West Africa's second-largest economy has attracted international interest in recent years because of its promising oil reserves, relative political stability and high growth rates.

Seth Terkper Says Ghana Inflation Set to Quicken on FX Curbs

 

Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama and Finance Minister Seth Terkper justified steps taken to restrict foreign-currency trading in the West African nation, saying it will help strengthen confidence in the cedi.

Mahama and Terkper, speaking to reporters in the capital, Accra, late yesterday, said measures announced last week by the central bank to limit dollar sales were necessary to address demand for the foreign currency that far outstrips supply.

Ghana Government must backup; they have failed Ghanaians - Tony Aidoo

 

Dr. Tony Aidoo has criticised his own administration, accusing it of failing to live up to its responsibilities of making life less onerous for the Ghanaian.

Shirley Temple Dead: Former Child Star And U.S. Ambassador To Ghana And Czechoslovakia Dies At 85.

 

Shirley Temple Black, iconic child star and former U.S. ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia, died on Feb. 10 in California, The Associated Press reports. Cause of death was not released. She was 85.

Black was a Depression-era box office draw for her work in numerous 1930s films, including "Bright Eyes" and "Curly Top."

Some men of God should learn to keep their mouth shut - Ghana Christian Council

 

The General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr. Opuni Frimpong, has charged on Men of God to learn to keep their mouth shut or learn to say sensible things concerning prophecies when it comes to public speaking.

Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) has in a statement described the Mahama-led administration as a “crassly incompetent.

 

The Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) has in a statement described the Mahama-led administration as a “crassly incompetent and bereft government”.

Pratt jabs Duncan-Williams: 'Non-achievers' money made you rich.

 

The General Overseer of the Christian Action Faith Ministries (CAFM), Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has been chastised for his comments that non-achievers and under-achievers were not qualified to criticise him.

Stop sleeping and start thinking - Dr. Aidoo tells Ghana deputy ministers

 

Ambassador-designate, Dr. Tony Aidoo, wants deputy ministers to do much more than taking assignments from their bosses and exhibit a higher view of their work.

British High Commission refuse cash payment for visas in Ghana.

 

The British High Commission in Ghana has since January this year stopped taking payment for UK visas in cash.

Dr. Aidoo accuse schooling ministers, Ghana MPs pursuing higher education are cheating the Ghanaian taxpayer.

 

Ambassador-designate, Dr. Tony Aidoo has said ministers and MPs who are pursuing higher education while on the job are cheating the Ghanaian taxpayer.

Ghana Rate Hike Alone Unlikely to Support Currency.

 

The decision by Ghana's central bank to increase interest rates and introduce new foreign-exchange controls is unlikely to ease pressure on its currency, the cedi, in the absence of accelerated fiscal consolidation to address growing domestic macroeconomic imbalances, Fitch Ratings says.

IMANI 2013 Internet-Presence Rankings of Government Institutions.

IMANI has for the last four years appraised Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government (MDAs) with a view of ranking the best 5 MDAs and the worst 5 MDAs according to pre-defined criteria. That process has led to the annual release of IMANI’s Most Inspirational Public Sector Leadership Awards. The 2013 version will be published in next week.

Are Ghanaian doctors, nurses addicted to ‘heroin drug’ pethidine?

Ultimate Radio’s investigations have revealed that several doctors and nurses in Ghana’s health facilities are abusing Pethidine, a strong painkiller that has the components of heroin and cocaine.