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Legendary Ghanaian musician Abrantie Amakye Dede has called on government to legalize the smoking of weed in Ghana. According to him, perceptions that weed smokers are bad are wrong and misleading. “If you smoke weed, you’re not a bad person. I think the Government should legalize it,” the ‘Mmaa p3 sokoo’ hitmaker told Nana Aba Anamoah on Starr Chat Wednesday. ...

The Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) has said it is not running any fuel subsidy promotion. It has therefore urged the general public to disregard any fuel subsidy promotion scheme with a link being circulated on social media. A statement issued by the Company on Wednesday, 20 July 2022, said: “The promotion encourages unsuspecting customers to join a fake trivia ...

Prophet Kumchacha questions why the government does not turn to these “spiritual” men (voodoo) who claim to provide financial relief for money. Prophet Nicholas Osei, known as Prophet Kumchahca, rued the frequency with which these con men under the disguise of juju (voodoo) swindle gullible Ghanaians out of their hard-earned money. He held our leaders and authorities responsible for the ...

The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved 24, fast-track programs to help Africa mitigate rising food prices and inflation caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine, climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic. The first round of approvals is part of the Bank’s $1.5 billion African Emergency Food Production Facility, established in May to boost food security, nutrition, and ...

Aide to Former President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari has explained what may have increased the corruption perception within the Ghana Police Service. She stated that because the Police are one of the first institutions for human engagements, the perception about they being corrupt will increase. She said these on the New Day show on TV3 with Berla Mundi on ...

A United States of America-based Economist, Dr. Sa-ad Iddrisu, has described the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as a ‘wizkid’ of contradictions, and also termed his recent comments on the Ghana card as unfortunate. Dr. Iddrisu made these statements on Wednesday, July 20, during a zoom lecture with some sections of Ghanaian students in the United States on Ghana’s economy. ...

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor has announced that government will on Monday, 25th July, 2022, inaugurate a National Planning Committee to implement the new flagship programme; the Green Street Project, which he said is intended to plant trees in the median and avenues of the regional capitals of the country. He noted that the project ...

A United Kingdom-based organisation, Death Penalty Project, led by its Executive Director, Saul Lehrfreund has called on Ghana’s parliament to take death penalty off its statutory books. Mr Lehrfreund made the call on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 when he led a team to visit the 1st Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu to solicit for the support of Ghana’s Parliament ...

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in charge of Lands and Forestry, Benito Owusu-Bio has called for concerted efforts to mitigate and deal with the effect of climate change on the ecosystem. Representing the sector Minister, Samuel A. Jinapor at the maiden edition of the Business and Financial Times’ (B&FT) Environmental Sustainability Summit held on Wednesday, 20th July, ...

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has proposed that the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana increase the policy rate by 100 basis points or 150 basis points to hit 20 per cent or 20.5 per cent from the current 19 per cent. “…We are minded to suggest that the MPC should increase the policy rate by a ...