Author Archives: larryehu

IMANI scores gov’t 48.78% in delivery so far

Policy think tank IMANI Africa has scored the Akufo-Addo government 48.78% in the delivery of its campaign promises so far. They also scored the government 54.35% for its handling of the economy. The manifesto assessments by IMANI which was outdoored Wednesday said government has only implemented 41 out of the 162 promises it made in the party’s 2016 manifesto. The ...

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I’ll look stupid if I diss Shatta Wale – Prince Bright

Musician Prince Bright has refuted claims ‘Oofeetso’ is a diss song targeted at dancehall artiste Shatta Wale. The song by Sarkodie which features Prince Bright of Buk Bak fame has lyrics some fans argue are direct responses to certain statements Shatta Wale made in times past. But speaking to TV3’s MzGee, Prince explained that the song was birthed following comments ...

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Cedi depreciation, high import duty cause of cement hike – Manufacturers

Cement manufacturers in the country have attributed the recent increase in cement prices to the depreciation of the cedi to the dollar, high port taxes and duties amongs others. Major cement manufacturers in the country have announced a 5% increment which takes effect today, warning that prices could increase further if the situation remained the same. Explaining the rationales behind ...

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Gov’t still owes us – 2018 limited recruitment teachers

The 2018 limited recruitment teachers have refuted claims by the Education Minister Matthew Opoku Prempeh that government does not owe them any salary or allowance arrears. According to them, the Minister, during the 70th anniversary commemorative event of Prempeh College emphasized that government does not owe any teacher salary arrears or allowance since 2017 to date, as reported by online portal ...

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Release GHC49m to pay striking teachers – Govt orders CAGD

The Ministry of Finance has ordered the Controller and Accountant General’s Department to release an amount of GHS49,998,626.72 to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to settle outstanding salaries and transfer grants of its staff. The letter that gave the order was signed by Deputy Minister of Finance, Abena Osei Asare on Wednesday, 11 December 2019. It said: “You (CAGD) are ...

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Akufo-Addo says I should see him but ‘powerful’ gatekeepers won’t allow me – Amoako Baah

A failed Chairman-aspirant of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Richard Amoako Baah, has revealed that despite President Nana Akufo-Addo relaying a message through the First Lady to him for a meeting, the “gatekeepers” at the Jubilee House have refused to grant him access to the President for the past two months. “Some of them will even tell you ...

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