POLITICS

According to former president John Mahama, the Akufo-Addo administration has engaged in “seven years of corruption, waste, arrogance, nepotism, abuse of office, human rights violations, and economic mismanagement.” At the party’s European Chapters Conference last weekend in Amsterdam, Holland, Mr. Mahama said, “Seven years of reckless mismanagement of the economy …

The Government of Ghana’s long-term issuer rating in local currency has been upgraded by Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) to Caa3 from Ca, with a stable outlook intact. The senior unsecured MTN program rating in local currency has also been improved by Moody’s from (P)Ca to (P)Caa3. Moody’s assessment of future …

The new Chief Justice of Ghana, Justice Gertrude Araba Essaba Torkornoo, has taken the oath of office. Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, who retired in May 2023, is replaced by her. After Sophia Akuffo and Justice Georgina Theodore Wood, she becomes the third female Chief Justice in Ghana’s history as a …

The primary schedule for the forthcoming presidential election and the Orphan Constituencies primary has been revised, according to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). This information was provided in a statement released by the party on Monday, June 12, 2023, and signed by Justin Kodua Frimpong, general secretary. The party’s …

The newly appointed board of the Millennium Development Authority was sworn in by the president of the republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on June 7, 2023, in Accra. The new board will serve as the Coordinating entity for the Economic Enclaves Project after the Ghana Power Compact was completed and …

Dr. Arthur Kobina Kennedy, a prominent member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), has claimed that Kiss Agyebeng, the special prosecutor, has been acting inconsistently. He asserts that there have been situations where the Special Prosecutor should have taken action but did not, such as when it came to …

Residents of Ejura in the Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipality of the Ashanti Region claim that Barima Osei Hwedie II, the Divisional Chief of the Ejura Traditional Area, has met all of their demands during his first eight years in power. The multiple construction initiatives undertaken by Ejurahene and the traditional council have …

In the approaching by-elections, the Convention Peoples Party’s national youth organizer is pleading with Assin North voters in the Central Region to cast a sizable number of ballots against the disgraced former member of Parliament. The National Youth Organizer of Osagyefo’s Party, Comrade Osei Kofi Acquah, claims that Mr. Gyakyie …

On Monday, June 12, 2023, Lydia Seyram Alhassan, the Member of Parliament for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency in the Greater Accra region, launched the second phase of a Free Driving Training Program called “LSA Free Driving School” for University of Ghana students. With flexible time schedules, the three-week theoretical and …

All former members of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), according to Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng, are the focus of current investigations into crimes including galamsey’s corruption and crimes related to corruption. Mr. Agyebeng claims that the OSP has been looking into the committee for a long time as …