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A special committee has been established by lawmakers to conduct a probe into the National Cathedral project and any connected issues. The goal is to put forth appropriate suggestions for the House’s consideration. A private member’s resolution submitted by six minority members, including Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Member of …

MTN Ghana, the largest telecommunications provider in Ghana, said in its earnings announcement for the first half of 2023 that it had invested more than GHS2 billion to upgrade its network and IT systems in order to improve network quality. Improvements to the network and IT systems were made possible …

After conducting an audit, the campaign team for New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen claims to have found irregularities in the proposed album for the party’s upcoming super delegates’ convention (SDC). In a letter dated August 2, 2023, written to the head of the presidential elections …

The second installment of the $3 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) financing will be given to the government once all structural reform requirements have been completed. The benchmarks, also known as conditionalities, call for the creation of a thorough inventory of the payment arrears accumulated by all ministries, departments, and …

In the mid-year budget review, Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin criticized the government for not eliminating the tariffs on sanitary pads. The Speaker had previously encouraged the administration to use the mid-year budget review to eliminate the levies on sanitary napkins, but this was not included in the Finance Minister’s …

Minority Leader Cassiel Ato Forson and a few other minority members criticized the finance minister’s presentation, which was disputed by Deputy Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo Markin. Afenyo-Markin emphasized the $3 billion petroleum-based China Development Bank (CDB) loan arrangement from 2011 in order to show that Ato Forson was unsuccessful in …

The Ghana Physician Assistants Association (GPAA) has temporarily suspended its statewide strike in opposition to a Ghana Medical and Dental Council proposal to modify Act 857. The Association objects to the law because it will make them subject to the Medical and Dental Council’s oversight, which could limit their ability …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), at their propagandist best, made a deliberate attempt to draw a wedge between the Majority Leader and the Dormaahene, Oseadeyo Agyemang Badu, in their recent press statement on a case involving the Electoral Commission of Ghana and Hon Gyekye Quayson (MP for Assin North). In …

According to the Director General of Ghana AIDS Commission Dr Kwabena Kyeremeh Atuahene about 46 people get HIV daily in Ghana. He said that, this is as a result of people not protecting themselves during sexual intercourse. Speaking in an interview with the media, he stated that the fight against …

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has the backing of Sammi Awuku, Director General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), who has reaffirmed his support for him. The NPP will be led by Bawumia in the 2024 elections. Sammi Awuku is confident that Dr. Bawumia is the best person to assist …