Ghana Broadcasting Corporation

Founders Day forms a significance occasion in this country. In the first place, it shows the contributions and role of past leaders in the country towards the establishment of Ghana as a state, Ghana will not have been what  it  is today if some people had not sacrificed their lives and fought for the establishment of this country. Some of the leaders who fought for the establishment of the state of Ghana are those who are often known as the big six. They are J.B. Danquah, Kwame Nkrumah, Ako Adjei, Obetsebi Lamptey, William Ofori-Attah and Edward Akufo-Addo. Most of the youth today do not know the unique role played by these leaders and therefore find it difficult to celebrate them. It is therefore important for the nation to focus on founders day as a way of creating awareness in the minds of both the youth and older people. The celebration of this day can rekindle the spirit of Patriotism in Ghanaians and influence them to go the extra mile in fighting to put the c...

Eighty five years in the life of any entity is no mean achievement, if its challenges and achievements  impacted  generations positively. The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation—the State Broadcaster clocked 85 years on July 31. It has in this period been committed to providing credible, reliable and quality broadcasting and communication services. The Corporation prides itself in promoting national consciousness, programmes, loyalty, self-reliance, as well as providing strong sense of national identity. It has also been guided by a high standard of professionalism, objectivity accuracy, balance and excellence. Through its chequered, history, GBC which begun its journey as Station ZOY in 1935 now has Regional and Community Radio Stations, digital television channels, online presence and training Colleges. Without a shade of doubt, the Corporation still remains the leading broadcasting station with nationwide reach, as well as mandate to do public broadcasting. Inspite of ...

Section 28 of Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) 2016, Act 921 mandates the Finance Minister to prepare and submit to Parliament a mid-year fiscal policy review, not later than 31st JULY of each financial year and in line with PFMA 2016, this ritual was performed on Thursday 23rd July 2020 by the Minister, Ken Ofori Atta. Prior to reading the 2020 budget Ghana had made some significant gains on the economy which had been resilient and robust.  For instance, growth rebounded from three-point four percent in 2016 to an average of seven percent. Inflation ebbed from 15-point four percent in December 2016 to seven-point six percent in September last year. Fiscal deficit declined from six-point five percent to four-point five percent at the end of the third quarter. On successes chalked up, one point two million students enrolled under the free SHS; while more than 97 graduates were employed under the NABCO programme and 307 ambulances procured for distribution across the country, Pla...

The choice of Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang by the flagbearer of the NDC, John Dramani Mahama, as his running mate for the December Elections generated much excitement and awe throughout the country. Many political pundits hailed it as a strategic and promising move while some gender activists celebrated it as opening up of the political space for increased women participation and influence. Others, especially functionaries of the ruling NPP, however, raised a number of questions about the former Minister’s ability to perform judging from her days at the Education Ministry. One of the concerns was that, although a distinguished scholar of international repute chairing the Economic Management Team would be a challenge to her. This is because she is not an Economist. The Economic Management Team, is a body set up by the state to steer the affairs of the economy to greater heights. Since its inception it has been the Vice President who chairs it. With the exception of one, all governmen...