BY: DANIEL OTU ASANTE                                                    27-08-2024 The Agbobloshie Market, a bustling hub of commercial activities in the national capital, Accra, is facing a severe sanitation crisis that has raised concerns among residents and traders. The market, which is known for its vibrant trade in fresh farm produce, textiles, and household goods is grappling with deteriorating hygiene conditions that pose serious health risks. Vendors and shoppers alike have expressed concern over the increasingly unsanitary conditions, which include lack of trash bins, uncollected waste, and stagnant water – a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Some vendors who spoke to Pan African News expressed how frustrated they are about the situation. “The situation has been exacerbated by irregular waste collection services and insufficient garbage management infrastructure, and if both

Socrates Shika 3 days ago  The deputy ranking member of the Education Committee in Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak has exposed the double standard being displayed by the Majority in Parliament led by Alexander Afenyo Markin on the Free Senior High School bill. According to him, the Minority in Parliament will not oppose any bill that will make the Free SHS policy better. “If the content of the July 1st, 2024 Daily Graphic front page story, attributed to the Minister for Education, titled “Free SHS Bill Goes to Cabinet: Seeks Cancellation of BECE for SHS Admission – SHS to be 6 Years, is indeed true, then, it raises serious questions with regards to the purpose of the yet-to-be-seen FSHS Bill as originally announced by the

On July 5, 2024 By ghananews247 Rex Omar, a renowned Ghanaian musician, has called on successive governments to pay more attention to the country’s creative economy, which he describes as “low-hanging fruit.” Speaking on 3FM, Omar highlighted the longstanding neglect of the sector, using his own family’s experience as a case study to illustrate the generational disregard for creative talents in Ghana. Rex Omar recounted how his father, who was a better musician than himself, chose to pursue a career as a medical doctor, relegating music to a mere hobby due to the unappealing nature of the creative industry. “The creative industry is so unattractive that my father, despite his musical talent, became a medical doctor and only did music as a hobby,” he said. Rex Omar explained

Dr Kofi Abrefa Busia, John Kufuor Akufo-Addo and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo A prominent member of the National Democratic Congress, Dr. Tony Aidoo, has stated that throughout Ghana's governance history, governments led by the New Patriotic Party have consistently shown incompetence in managing the country's economy.He noted that all NPP governments have a tendency to lead the country into economic turmoil with significant debt burdens.Dr. Aidoo pointed out a recurring pattern in NPP-led governments, which involves excessive borrowing, reckless spending, bankruptcy declarations, and subsequent requests for debt relief."If you observe, there is a discernible pattern that has characterized successive governments managed by the Dankwa-Busia political orientation. It starts with Busia, went through Kufuor, and has ended up with Akufo-Addo. That pattern is to borrow

By Abdul-Gafaru Ayamdoo Salifu June 10, 2024 Vice-President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said that Ghana’s cocoa producer price of GH¢2,070 per bag is the highest in West Africa. Dr. Bawumia, who is contesting the 2024 Elections on the ticket of the governing NPP, made the claim during a meeting with the Western North Regional House of Chiefs on May 3, 2024, as part of his campaign tour of the region. He argued that the NPP government led by President Nana Akufo-Addo has done a lot to improve the living conditions of cocoa farmers and cited the recent increase in producer prices of the commodity as one such government action that has left farmers better off. Fact-Check Ghana has verified the claim and presents the facts below. Claim: “You

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has adduced evidence to support the claim by the 3rd accused in the ambulance purchase trial, Richard Jakpa, to the effect that the Attorney-General, Godfred Dame, asked him to implicate the 1st accused, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson. Richard Jakpa, a private businessman, Sylvester Anemana, former Chief Director of the Ministry of Health and Dr Cassiel Ato Forson are being tried for causing financial loss to the state in the purchase of ambulances for the National Ambulance Service. At the last hearing on May 23, the third accused said Godfred Yeboah Dame had approached him to help him implicate Minority Leader and former Deputy Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson. The businessman who was under cross-examination by

Emmanuel Cherry The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry, Emmanuel Cherry, has said he is unaware of any GH₵49 billion Finance Minister Dr Amin Adams claims has been released to contractors. Amin Adams during a press briefing on Friday, said that the cedi's current depreciation was partly due to payments of approximately GH₵49 billion to contractors and $400 million to Independent Power Producers (IPPs), thereby feeding a speculative dollar accumulation. “We have paid contractors. I want to say that the complaints of no money and no money, and no money, we don’t hear that anymore because we have paid and paid contractors. Same time last year, we did GH₵41 billion and so this demonstrates there's a lot of cedi liquidity in

Cassiel Ato Forson + Godfred Yeboah Dame Site icon Asaase Radio Asaase News has uncovered what appears to be a deliberate plot to entrap the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, last April in the house of a Supreme Court judge (name withheld), who happens to be a very close relative of the accused person suspected to have secretly recorded the Attorney General. Richard Jakpa, the man suspected to have recorded the AG, is on trial with the former Deputy Minister of Finance and Minority Leader, Cassiel Ato Forson, in the ambulance procurement trial with an alleged €2.3 million financial loss to the state. The facts available to Asaase News indicate that Mr Yeboah Dame was invited by a Justice of