The presidential election contest of 2020 is the third between President Nana Akufo-Addo and his immediate predecessor President John Mahama.
In 2012 and 2016, Mahama was the incumbent whereas Akufo-Addo was the challenger. On this occasion, the table has turned, with Akufo-Addo as the incumbent and Mahama as the opposition...
Since we are in an election year, let's throwback to November 2016 (another election year) when my flight from Kumasi to Accra got delayed due to adverse weather conditions. I went to the Airport restaurant to grab a snack and catch up on my emails.
I was busily attending to my emails...
The Policy Forum with Emmanuel OWUSU
According to Regulation 128 (1) of Road Traffic Regulation Act LI 2180 the “Licensing Authority shall not register a motorcycle to carry a fare-paying passenger.” ... Section 128 (3) further stipulates that “a person shall not ride on a motorcycle or tricycle as a...
The two main political parties, the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have outdoored their respective manifestos, ahead of the December 2020 general elections. The manifestos are replete with a bevy of promises, on which the two parties have anchored...
Kete Krachi Timber Recovery Limited, (KKTR) operators of the Volta Lake Timber Concession under the One District Factory One Factory (1D1F) dispensation, stands out as a project living up to the aims and objectives of 1D1F in transforming rural livelihoods and bettering the economy of Ghana in general, Mr....
The sod has been cut for work to begin on a solid-waste treatment facility for the people of Bono Region.
The project - a collaboration between the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR), Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) and its private-sector partners - is aimed at improving sanitation in the...
…. Operations start next month
The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inspected ongoing work on a US$34 million starch processing factory at Amantin, in the Bono East Region.
The tour of the Amantin Agro Processing Ltd, a wholly-owned Ghanaian company, formed part of the President’s two-day working visit of the...
Unveiled. The People’s Manifesto was so-called by the NDC presidential-aspirant John Mahama and his history-making, running mate Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang. In the tradition of presidential political manifestos, it was long, the roll-out late, and more than a few of us snoozed before it was over.
What caught my attention...
The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations is pushing for a mandatory labour based planning document to be attached to all government projects moving forward. According to the ministry, the move will afford the government the opportunity to track the number of people each of its projects employ and uses the...