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27 Jul

Digitalization Helping To Reshape Ghana’s Moral Fibre- Dr Bawumia

Wontumi2Featured, NewsVice President Bawumia

Government is leveraging digitalization to shape national discourse and promote behavioral change based on moral principles, Vice President Bawumia has stated. Outlining the positive effects achieved by the ongoing infusion of digitalization in daily national life, Dr Bawumia said Government has taken a deliberate decision to reduce the human interface, which is usually the arena for corruption, in order to reduce its incidence and cultivate a new approach to national life. Dr Bawumia extolled the virtues of digitalization in the fight against corruption and moral decadence when he addressed guests at the National Development Conference 2023, organized by the Church…

27 Jul

NPP Parliamentary Race: Supporters Pick Nomination Forms For Ho MCE

Jackson Odom KpakpoNewsHo Central, NPP, Primaries, Volta Region

Some supporters of Hon. Divine R.K. Bosson in a show of undying support and enthusiasm have picked up his nomination forms to aid his bid to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ho Central constituency into the 2024 elections. The supporters picked up the nomination forms have recognized his sterling attributes in helping the NPP to win the seat and driving the genuine change the constituency much needs. Presenting the form leader of the group, Mr. Nunyuie said they waited for far too long for the MCE to pick the form himself but to no avail. They therefore…

27 Jul

Today’s Newspaper Frontpages; Thursday, July 27, 2023

Jackson Odom KpakpoNewsnewspapers

26 Jul

Government Debt To IPPs To Hit $2.2Bn By July 31, 2023

Wontumi1Businessdebt, IPPs

The government’s indebtedness to the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) is expected to hit $2.2 billion by the end of July 2023. To this end, the IPPs will convey an emergency meeting tomorrow July 27, 2023, to strategise on how to retrieve some of the debt owed them by the government. They have declined to give any further comment until after the emergency meeting. Joy Business is learning that the IPPs are unhappy because the government has breached its promise to settle part of the debt and will not hesitate to cut power supply to the national grid. They had earlier…

26 Jul

The Call For The Removal Of Ofori-Atta As Finance Minister Is Unnecessary Now – Tolon MP

Wontumi1BusinessFinance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta

Ghana’s Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta has been under intense fire by a cross-section of the public for some months now over the weak Ghanaian economy. Prior to landing an IMF bailout, some Members of Parliament belonging to the ruling party expressed their displeasure with the performance of Mr. Oforiwa Atta and also impressed upon President Akufo Addo to remove him as Finance Minister. However, the President requested that the minister be allowed to conclude the IMF negotiations which he had already commenced and after concluding the deal further asked for him to present the budget for the year…

26 Jul

Cocoa Prices Surge – BoG Governor

Wontumi1BusinessCocoa prices

Governor of the Bank of Ghana Dr Ernest Addison has stated that prices of Ghana’s major export commodities (cocoa, gold and crude oil) traded mixed on the international market in the first half year. He said cocoa prices surged to record highs last seen over a decade ago, triggered by tight supplies from West Africa coupled with expectations of a global deficit in the 2022/2023 crop season. On a year-to-date basis, cocoa beans gained 25.5 percent to settle at US$3,185.29 per tonne in June 2023, he said. Dr Addison further said that from the beginning of the year to June…

26 Jul

Ghana’s Ernest Nuamah Ranked Most Expensive U-21 Winger Playing Outside Top 5 European leagues

Wontumi1SportsErnest Nuamah

Ghana youngster Ernest Nuamah has been named by CIES Football Observatory as the most expensive left winger among U-21s playing for a non-top-five league club in Europe. With a value of €15.4m, the FC Nordjaelland forward topped a list of 10 youngsters beating competition from Sergey Pinyaev and Myron Van Brederode, the only other two, valued above €10m in the list. The 19-year-old has been in sensational form stretching from last season where he scored eight goals with four assists in the Danish Super League which earned him three individual awards as he bagged the Danish Superliga Player of the…

26 Jul

I Highly Commend The House Helps For Stealing Cecelia Dapaah’s Money; They Helped Stabilise The Dollar Rate- Kafui Amegah

Wontumi1NewsCecelia Dapaah, DOLLAR RATE, Kafui Amegah, Movement in The Morning

Communication team member for the New Patriotic Party, Kafui Amegah, has highly commended the culprits involved in the theft which occurred at the premise of Honorable Cecelia Dapaah. Kafui Amegah eulogized the accused house helps of the former Minister for Aviation and Sanitation and Water Resources, Honorable Cecelia Dapaah, for stealing her thousands of dollars hoarded in her house in an interview with Kwaku Dawuro, on Movement In The Morning show, which airs on Movement TV/Wontumi radio. According to him the culprits need to be released since the move they made saved the country from crisis by stabilising the dollar…

26 Jul

NPP flagbearer balloting; Ken Agyapong picks number 1, Alan 2, Bawumia…….

Jackson Odom KpakpoNewsAgyapong, Alan, Balloting, Bawumia, KAA, NPP

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has held balloting for its flagbearer hopefuls ahead of the special delegates conference on August 26. At the end of the balloting held in Accra today, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, Kennedy Agyapong picked the first slot followed by Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen with the second slot. Agents of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia picked the 10th position for their boss. Check the full list below: Ken Ohene Agyapong Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen Joe Ghartey Kwadwo Poku Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto Kwabena Agyei Agyepong Francis Addai Nimoh Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku Boakye Kyeremanteng Agyarko Dr Mahamudu…

26 Jul

I Am The Only Candidate Who Can Break The 8 For NPP -Alan

Jackson Odom KpakpoNewsAlan, NPP Primaries

Former Trade Minister Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen who is vying for the presidential aspirant position to lead the New patriotic party NPP in the 2024 elections says he is the only candidate out of the ten who is fit and best to lead the party to break the 8 years jinx. For this reason he is arguing that it is his turn and deserves to lead the NPP to the 2024 presidential election than any other aspirant. During his just ended two-day tour of the Oti Region to meet delegates of the electoral college, which has just ended, he said Ghanaians…