Dede Drives the Discourse:
Hello, my name is Dede Nyansapo. I am an entrepreneur who also participates in Accra’s burgeoning gig economy as a driver. My love for meeting fascinating people and my curiosity about how they think usually places me in the midst of some very entertaining conversations. Invariably,...
Incontestably, many businesses – small and big have collapsed or are facing imminent closures due to the effects of the current global economic crisis. At the local level, the crisis has resulted in high operational costs reflected in high-interest rates for loans/credits, the rising cost of raw materials, hyperinflation,...
In 2005, the late Jake and his advisors at the time saw the drifting away of our youth into an unprecedented level of promiscuity. I remember whiles in Achimota secondary school, Valentine Day had become fashionable and students at the time will spend so much money on Valentine Day...
Ghanaian workers have reported shocking human rights abuses aboard Chinese-owned trawl vessels - from beatings to a lack of drinkable water or basic medicines, and punishing working hours.
This abuse of the crew goes hand-in-hand with threats, bribery of fisheries observers, and large-scale illegal fishing.
The testimonies, documented in a new...
Mahatma Gandhi, the eminent Indian independence activist and leader, once said "No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive." This statement underscores the imperative for cultures to embrace diversity and promote unity.
In other words, a culture cannot thrive or be sustainable if it isolates itself from other...
On January 30, the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced the approval of a dual-currency trade Finance Line of Credit for the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID). The three-and-a-half-year facility, which comprises of US$50million and €50million, and additional co-financing of US$30million from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC),...
The rapid development of the Ghanaian economy is predicated on effective functioning of its various sectors. Therefore, it would be economically suicidal to supervise any sector of the economy to its dissipation. To avert any economic dissipation, it has become increasingly necessary to identify ways in which the under-performing...
Work has begun on the construction of a €20-million solid and liquid waste treatment plants for the people of the Northern Region.
While the solid waste plant is expected to be completed within four months, the liquid waste facility will be ready in twelve months.
It follows the sod-cutting ceremony performed...
By Ibrahim ASARE
In accordance with Article 179 (8) of the 1992 Constitution and as stated in section 28 of the Public Financial Management Act (PFMA), 2016 (Act 921), the Minister for Finance shall, not later than the 31st of July of each financial year, prepare and submit to Parliament...