Newcastle supporters have launched a fundraising in memory of the late Christian Atsu, with the goal of completing the former winger’s plan to construct a new school in Ghana. The 31-year-old former winger for the Newcastle and Chelsea was declared dead under the wreckage of the horrific earthquake that struck …
Read More »Parliament to launch 30th anniversary celebrations on Wednesday
On Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at 9:00 am, Parliament House in Accra will officially kick off the commemoration of our 30th Anniversary of Parliamentary Democracy under the Fourth Republic. The launch is being held under the theme “Thirty (30) Years of Parliamentary Democracy Under the Fourth Republic: The Journey This …
Read More »GRA informs Ablakwa that Kusi Boateng and Kwabena Adu Gyamfi are separate persons
According to the records of their Tax Identification Numbers (TIN), Victor Kusi Boateng and Kwabena Adu Gyamfi are separate persons, according to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The GRA described how the two individuals came into possession of the various TINS in a letter dated February 3, 2023 that was …
Read More »Ghana international Christian Atsu found dead in Turkey
Following the earthquake in Turkey, Ghanaian foreigner Christian Atsu was discovered dead after being buried in the debris for days. The 31-year-old football player is survived by his wife Marie-Claire Rupio and their two children. The tragic news of Atsu’s passing was announced on Twitter by his agent Nana Sechere …
Read More »Parliament vets Sticka, KT Hammond, Bryan Acheampong others today
The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s most current list of nominations for minister and deputy minister is being reviewed by Parliament’s Appointments Committee. K.T. Hammond, a member of parliament (MP) for Adansi Asokwa, has been proposed as the minister-designate for Trade and Industry, and Stephen Amoah (Sticka), a member of …
Read More »Individual bondholders to picket Black Star Square today over DDEP
Until their demand for exemption from the government’s Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) is granted, the Individual Bondholders Forum has threatened to picket the Black Star Plaza on Monday, February 20. Although the scheme was formally terminated on February 10, one of the leaders of the individual bondholders asserts that …
Read More »We’ll settle any problems about school placement – Free SHS Secretariat
All issues relating to the Computerized School Selection Placement System (CSSPS), according to Nana Afrah Sika Mensah, Deputy Coordinator of the Free SHS Secretariat, would be rectified. The GNAT Hall in Accra was crowded with parents of kids who took the BECE (Basic Education Certificate Examination) on Thursday. The Ghana …
Read More »Ofori-Atta: The pensioners’ picketing outside the Finance Ministry has caused me great distress
The picketing of pensioners at the offices of the finance ministry, according to finance minister Ken ofori-Atta, has caused him significant grief. To demand complete exclusion of their investments from the debt exchange, members of the elderly bondholders’ group have been picketing outside the Ministry of Finance. He stated that …
Read More »Statistical Service reports that 80% of public sector employees make less than GHC3,000 per month
More than 80% of public sector employees, according to the Ghana Statistical Service, make less than 3,000 Ghana cedis each month. The top 10% earners in the public sector make up 22% of all wages received by the government, despite the fact that the sector’s highest income is 33,000ghc. The …
Read More »We are yet to receive DDEP exemption letter from Finance Minister – Pensioner Bondholders
The Pensioners Bondholders Forum has received a letter from the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, informing them that they are excluded from the Domestic Debt Exchange Program (DDEP). This comes after a week of loud protests outside the Ministry’s forecourt over what some older residents fear would ruin their finances. According …
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