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A transport analyst, Magnus Quarshie, says the implementation of an efficient transport system by the state would ease the financial burden of commuters. Speaking to Citi News, after the recent transport fare increases, Mr. Quarshe said the Greater Accra Passengers Transport Executive (GHAPTE), should have been used to better organise the transport space. But as things stand, he said GHAPTE ...

The immediate past Ghana Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, Alhaji Said Sinare, has announced his decision to withdraw from the party’s upcoming national vice chairmanship contest. His aide, Mr. Japhet Festus Gbede announced this in a Facebook post which has subsequently been confirmed by Alhaji Sinare in an interview with ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has indicated that Ghana’s economy has, in the past few years, moved from one crisis to the other. This, he said, has resulted in the most debilitating living conditions in several decades. Within a space of ten months, he indicated, the currency has depreciated by over 62% against the US$, which he said, is the highest ...

All the MPs in the New Patriotic Party Caucus in Parliament want Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta out of office, according to Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu. After a recent meeting, the Suame MP said the whole caucus now supports calls for the Finance Minister to resign or be sacked. “Even though the issue started with a group of 80-plus, the caucus ...

The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations has invited to a meeting teacher unions threatening to embark on a strike if the appointment of the new Director-General for the Ghana Education Service (GES) is not reversed. Three teacher unions had vowed to lay down their tools following the appointment of Dr. Eric Nkansah as the Director-General of the GES. They ...

Programmes Director of the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana, Dr Charles Nyaaba has expressed doubt that food prices will go down in December. This is due to the challenges farmers are going through including high cost of doing business, he said. Dr Nyaaba told TV3’s Roland Walker on the Big Issue, Friday November 4 that “depending on the commodities, food ...

A former Director General of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) Dr Nii Moi Thompson has called for the amendment of the Bank of Ghana Act in order to make economic growth and job creation the main objectives of the monetary policy. In his view, the current approach to monetary policy is anti-growth and anti-jobs therefore, the Act must be ...

Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has assured Ghanaians that they have a Finance Minister who has gone through the aches and pains and nobody can really come and say the team managing the economy does not know what they are doing. Speaking at a meeting with the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) in Accra on Thursday November 3, he assured businesses that ...

Some frustrated drivers in the Greater Accra Region have pledged to review their prices anytime there is fuel increments in the country. According to them, they will not wait on the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) to engage with government on the upward adjustment percentage. Speaking to Accra-based TV3, one driver argued that, Oil Marketing Companies (OMC) don’t give ...

The Government of Ghana has been told to tell Ghanaians how much has been accrued from higher-than-budgeted oil prices. The government has also been asked to explain why it is not using part of it to subsidise pump prices that threaten the economy and livelihoods. Tus comes at a time the Minority in Parliament has sked the government to cushion ...