To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. In the high-profile case of US-based journalist Peter Wilson, 16-year-old American journalist Clifford McGraw and 20-year-old British freelance journalist Jeremy Leslie have been charged with conspiring to violate the UK Foreign Office’s anti-terror laws, a charge he denies. On Monday, UK attorney Andy McDonald revealed that he had spoken. “Few worry about catching Covid anymore, as it’s just a matter of time before they do,” says Tea, a teacher at a school for…
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To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. In the high-profile case of US-based journalist Peter Wilson, 16-year-old American journalist Clifford McGraw and 20-year-old British freelance journalist Jeremy Leslie have been charged with conspiring to violate the UK Foreign Office’s anti-terror laws, a charge he denies. On Monday, UK attorney Andy McDonald revealed that he had spoken. “Few worry about catching Covid anymore, as it’s just a matter of time before they do,” says Tea, a teacher at a school for…
Kumasi Asante Kotoko’s Ghana Premier League title credentials were evident over the weekend when they defeated Aduana Stars in Dormaa to break a long-standing winless un against the Ogya boys away from home. Goals from George Mfeuge and Richmond Lamptey on Saturday were enough for the Porcupine Warriors, who moved ahead of Aduana on the league table with a first win in Dormaa in over a decade. King Faisal, having beaten Kotoko in midweek in the FA Cup kept their momentum as they went past Bibiani Gold Stars at home on Sunday. The Insha Allah lads needed goals from Osman…
Former Ghana international, John Paintsil, believes Milovan Rajevac does not have enough experience in his squad to end Ghana’s 40-year wait for another Africa Cup of Nations trophy. Rajevac named his final 28-man squad for the upcoming tournament on Monday with AS Roma’s Felix Afena-Gyan and Clermont Foot’s Salis Abdul Samed being dropped. Ghana’s squad also features the likes of Jonathan Mensah, Mubarak Wakaso, Jordan Ayew, Andre Ayew, Abdul Baba Rahman and a host of other players who have been involved in the AFCON in the past. However, Paintsil believes the experience in the squad is not enough to secure…
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations is set to commence in Cameroon on January 9 after suffering a delay and being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. With five days away from the start of the tournament, Joy Sports takes a look at Group A, which has host nation Cameroon, one-time winners Ethiopia, Burkina Faso and Cape Verde. Cameroon Cameroon have 20 appearances at the AFCON, winning on five occasions (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017). The Central African side is coached by Antonio Canceicao with Vincent Aboubakar leading the charge for the Indomitable Lions. Cameroon’s last experience at the continental…
Government secured ¢923.79 million from the latest issuance of the 5-year bond, auctioning results from the Bank of Ghana has revealed. But that came at a higher cost of 21%. The Government accepted all the bids of ¢923.79 million from the investors. But the cost of the debt instrument was above the initial pricing guidance of 20.50%. However, the rate was expected because investors had raised concerns about the fiscal outlook of the Ghanaian economy which is characterized by rising debt, arrears, amongst others. On the flip side, the amount raised through the issuance of the 5-year bond exceeded the…
Ranking member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has encouraged Ghanaians to brace up for more economic hardships in 2022. In a Facebook post on Sunday, January 2, he predicted that there will be an increase in general goods while “the Ghanaian cedi, now trading at almost ¢6.5 to $1, is likely to hit ¢7 before the end of the year.” The Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam MP projected that “2022 is a year of economic misery and inflation.” “Prices of goods to be increased by at least 30%. Fuel prices, set to go up by 18 pesewas this week, is likely…
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has urged government not to heed calls by some stakeholders for the implementation of the reversal of Benchmark values to be suspended for further consultations. Speaking in an interview with Joy News, Executive Director of the Association, Seth Twum Akwaboah said government should go ahead with the implementation of the benchmark values while it holds consultations aside. “I am fully against it, government should not suspend implementation, rather consultation should continue let’s implement, let’s see what happens along the line. “The fixed product that we have challenges in terms of output, let’s see how…
The Ghana cedi ended last year with a depreciation of a little above 9% on the retail market and 3.93% to the dollar on the interbank forex market. This performance has been described as mixed by analysts and currency traders because of the spread between the retail and interbank market. Secondly, the local currency until the second half of this year, had been appreciating against the American ‘greenback’. In 2020, the local currency registered about 3.9% decline in value to the American dollar on the retail market. Senior Currency Analyst at Databank Research, Courage Martey, tells Joy Business that there…
The World Bank has charged African countries including Ghana, Zambia and Angola with high debt levels to urgently improve debt transparency, its 2021 Africa Pulse Report has revealed. It therefor wants the countries to publish more and better debt data as well as improve contingent liability reporting. “Improving debt transparency remains critical. In particular, African countries need to collect and publish more and better debt data and improve contingent liability reporting.” “It is imperative to continue building government staff capacity for improved debt management, including for audits and internal controls”, the report explained. Ghana’s debt hit ¢335.9 billion in July…
