Government is being urged to adopt a comprehensive, multi-stakeholder strategy to tackle the underlying causes of illegal mining, following recent deadly clashes on concessions of some Ghana Chamber of Mines member-companies.
Indeed, the Ghana Chamber of Mines is calling for a coordinated effort involving all stakeholders to address the socio-economic...
By Kizito CUDJOE
The Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Alliance has called on President John Dramani Mahama to issue an urgent directive that immediately halts all illegal mining activities across the country.
The group, during a press conference in Accra, emphasised the need for decisive action to deter those engaging in unlawful...
Some youths, believed to be members of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), went on a rampage and set ablaze some items in the party's constituency office at Ho in the Volta Region.
The disturbance was allegedly linked to dissatisfaction among some grassroots party members in the constituency, who were...
By Juliet ETEFE ([email protected])
Producer price inflation (PPI) declined slightly to 26.1 percent year-on-year in December 2024, according to latest data from the Ghana Statistical Service.
This marked a 0.9 percentage point decrease in producer inflation relative to the rate recorded in November 2024 (27.0 percent). On a month-on-month basis,...
By Juliet ETEFE ([email protected])
Businesses are optimistic about growth opportunities but have called for urgent reforms to address challenges hindering progress, says a report by UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce (UKGCC).
The report, 2024 UKGCC Business Environment and Competitiveness Survey (BECS), revealed that while businesses are cautiously optimistic about future growth...
By Joshua AMLANU
Government’s ambitious 24-Hour Economy policy stands to gain substantial momentum from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as the landmark agreement begins reshaping intra-African trade and economic cooperation.
According to Francis-Xavier Kojo Sosu, Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina Constituency, the policy seeks to promote industrial...
...UNDP Ghana’s bold initiative is transforming lives through youth-led innovation
The Young Africa Innovates (YAI) programme, led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with funding from Mastercard Foundation, is transforming Ghana's approach to innovation, particularly among marginalized youth.
With nearly 40% of Ghana’s population aged between 15 and 35 (according...
By Buertey Francis BORYOR
Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, the Minister-designate for Gender, Children and Social Protection, has promised to advocate for tax-waivers on sanitary pads to make them affordable for women and girls.... especially those in rural areas.
Speaking during her vetting by parliament's Appointments Committee, she identified the high cost...
Minister for Food and Agriculture-designate Eric Opoku has indicated that government will engage land owners to release potential farmlands in a bid to increase the amount of land available for farming purposes through a land banks policy.
The policy is touted to significantly boost food production for both domestic consumption...
Owing to mounting debts associated with its implementation, corruption and inefficiency, government is being urged to abolish the premixed fuel subsidy policy.
Rather, Policy Lead-Petroleum and Conventional Energy, Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Kodzo Yaotse believes direct financial support to fisherfolk would be a more effective option for fuel...