Source: Kenneth Awotwe Darko/myjoyonline.com Between an imminent crash of the economy and a desperate cry for an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout, Ghana is at crossroads. The steps government takes in the next few weeks regarding its expenditure and general economic management will greatly impact the fortunes of the citizenry going […]

Source: MyJoyOnline.com The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), has expressed concern about the frequency of industrial actions carried out by the country’s tertiary institutions. NUGS in a release signed by its President, Dennis Appiah Larbi-Ampofo stated that tertiary education in the country is heading toward danger as a result of […]

It’s regular to witness young people with their heads buried in phones, jumping from one social media platform to the other. In search for fun activities or trends to hop on from TikTok to Instagram, then Facebook, to WhatsApp among others. Most often, these people get overwhelmed by online activities, […]

Source: MyJoyOnline.com The Minority in Parliament is lamenting the unfair attacks they have suffered after the approval of the policy principle statement of the 2023 Budget on Tuesday. Although this does not mean an approval of the entire budget and the taxes introduced, a section of the public has criticized the […]

On Tuesday, 6th December 2022, President Nana Addo commissioned the Afienya Road over Bridge on the Tema-Mpakadan Railway Line Project. The project, a brainchild of the first NPP Government of 2001 – 2009, when the highly respected Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi was Minister for Harbours and Railways, was conceived to create […]

Source: https://www.freemannewsug.com Tanzania’s president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has canceled Independence Day celebrations scheduled for Friday and directed that the budget instead be used to build dormitories for children with special needs. The 61st Independence Day event was to cost $445,000, money that will be used to build eight dormitories in […]

Former President John Agyekum Kufour has said loyalty alone is not enough for a good leader in assessing his appointees. The leader should be able to reshuffle his appointees when the need be, Mr Kufuor said. Speaking when the leadership of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) called on him, former […]

It is most unconscionable and unpardonably reckless in this period of economic crisis, austerity, haircuts and total freeze in public sector jobs for the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia/Ofori-Atta government to massively increase allocation to the Contingency Vote from GHS993million in 2022 to a mind-boggling GHS1.4billion. (See page 209 of 2023 Budget). One would […]