A Governance Expert Professor Baffuor Agyeman-Duah has asked the government, through the state power distributor, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to release a load-shedding timetable. This, in his view, will help consumers of power plan their lives properly. “The wise thing to do is to issue a timetable,” Prof Baffour Agyeman-Duah said on the Ghana Tonight show on TV3 Monday April 22. He further criticized the government for the snail’s pace with which it is finding solutions to the power challenges. He believes that given the rate at which the power outages occur, the government should ..read more

Dr. Kwame Asah-Asante, a senior political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, has cautioned the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to fast-track processes leading to the announcement of its running mate for the December 7 general elections. According to the political scientist, further delays “would pose a challenge to the party”, stressing that time is not on their side. With the December 7 polls barely eight months away, the NPP’s flagbearer, Vice President Dr. Mohamudu Bawumia, has yet to announce his running mate as the party anticipates breaking the ‘eight’. Dr. Asah-Asante high ..read more

Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham has been honoured with the prestigious 2024 Laureus World Sports Breakthrough of the Year award. The 20-year-old midfielder has swiftly emerged as a pivotal player for the Spanish giants since his high-profile £89m transfer from Borussia Dortmund last summer. Bellingham’s remarkable season has seen him score crucial goals, including the winner in the recent El Clasico clash against Barcelona, taking his La Liga tally to an impressive 17 goals. Additionally, he played a crucial role in Real Madrid’s victory over Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-fi ..read more

IMF is projecting a growth rate of 4.4 per cent for Ghana by the end of 2025. This was captured in the IMF’s Global Economic Outlook released on the sidelines of the Annual World Bank/ IMF Spring Meetings in Washington DC USA, on April 16, 2024. The IMF in the report also projected that Ghana will end 2024 with a growth rate of 2.8 per cent. This is similar to what the government had forecast in the 2024 budget. However, the World Bank believes that growth will hit 2.9 per cent by the end of this year. Even though there is no official reason assigned for this projection, persons close to the I ..read more

Former President John Dramani Mahama has said he will be surprised to see Ghanaians vote for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) come December 7, 2024, looking at the monumental failure of the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration in the last seven and half years. In the view of the 2024 presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), the Akufo-Addo administration is the “biggest political scam of the 4th republic.” Mr Mahama made this comment as part of his “Building the Ghana We Want” tour at Nalerigu in the North East Region, on Tuesday, April 16. “Akufo-Addo/Ba ..read more

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) is advocating for a 30 percent increment in transport fares in a bid to address the escalating operational expenses faced by its members due to hikes in fuel prices. The Deputy Public Relations Officer, Samuel Amoah, highlighted the union’s stance while contributing to the topic, “The Rising Cost of Fuel: Why you must brace for more hikes” on JoyNews’ PM Express. According to Mr Amoah, discussions with the Transport Ministry commenced last Wednesday and are scheduled to resume this week. He further recalled GPRTU’s earlier attempt in January to im ..read more

It is easy to assume that we all have the same definition of love, or that our partners know what we mean when we say, “I love you.” Different people can have different ideas about what romantic love means, and how it is or should be expressed.  So, what does it mean to be in love? How can we make sure that we are on the same page with our partners even after we have reached the stage where “I love you” feels second nature? Applying The 5 Love Languages to healthy relationships may be the way. What are the 5 love languages? Dr. Gary Chapman, a marriage counse ..read more

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has started enforcing the “price floor” for petroleum products in the country. The initiative, which is part of the NPA’s new pricing guidelines starts from April 16, to April 30, 2024 for the next window.  A circular issued on April 12, 2024 to the various players in the oil marketing and distribution industry seen by Joy Business stated that a litre of petrol should not be sold below ₵13.2 by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and Petroleum Service Providers (PSPs). Diesel on the other hand will have a price floor of ¢13.7. The directive also added tha ..read more

The Ghana cedi returned to its loss trajectory last week as it has depreciated by 9.65% to the dollar on the retail market since the beginning of the year. This is despite the Bank of Ghana’s intervention. The Central Bank auctioned $20 million to the Bulk Oil Distribution Companies at a forward rate of GH¢13.23 to a dollar. The local currency shed 0.19% in value to the American greenback last week. It also weakened 0.90% to the pound but closed with a 0.17% gain against the pound. Ghana and officials of the International Monetary Fund on Sunday reached a staff-level agreement on the second re ..read more

Whether it is feeling physical attraction towards your spouse or partner or simply relating to them on an emotional level, you know the value of these emotions. Therefore, you know something is amiss if even the slightest of these emotions is lost. Emotional connection is of great importance in any successful relationship. People tend to value emotional attachment in romantic relationships. Feeling distant in a relationship is often the lack of this understanding that people are unable to provide what many partners are looking for. In the absence of an emotional bond, partners m ..read more