POLITICS

A five-member committee has been established by the deputy minister of state for local government and rural development, Mr. Osei Bonsu Amoah, to look into the March 15 fire outbreak that destroyed a section of the Kejetia market. Professor Theophilus Adjie-Kumi from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology’s …

The Kumasi Kejetia Market’s barricaded area, which was impacted by the fire breakout, has been breached by some merchants. The traders rushed the impacted area of the market and took down the barricades while wearing red clothing and armbands. The market’s 807 stores have been shuttered, affecting the merchants’ means …

The government has been urged to carry out part II of the Kumasi market redevelopment project by the Combined Kumasi Central Market Traders Union (CKCMTU). The union, which claims some of its members are still living at home because they cannot afford to move to the Race Course, where the …

The Kumawu constituency representative, Phillip Atta Basoah, passed away, and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has sent its sympathies to his family and the Kumawu community. Basoah, 54, passed away early on March 28. He tragically passed away precisely one week after Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei. Before entering politics, Mr. …

“A word to the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. There’s no way he can intervene. That answer he gave, wait until we pass it, and we will direct you to execute it, that is where you come in. In terms of the law which is part of the policy, we …

In order to make it clear that the anti-gay measure presently before parliament is an initiative from a small group of MPs as a private members’ bill, President Nana Akufo-Addo has removed his administration from it. The Ghanaian leader informed foreign journalists who inquired about the bill during a joint …

The problem of the criminalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) behaviors in Ghana has been raised by Kamala Harris, vice president of the United States of America. On March 27, Kamala Harris said in response to a query that she was asked at Jubilee House in Accra …

In the aftermath of parliament’s acceptance of President Akufo-Addo’s six cabinet nominees, National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer candidate Dr. Kwabena Duffuor has cautioned against actions that could foster disunity within the NDC. He has urged the party to unite and fight tirelessly to take office in the 2024 elections. He …

Philip Atta Basoah, the Ashanti Region’s Kumawu’s representative in parliament, passed away. He reportedly had a heart incident on March 23, 2023, on a Thursday night. He was supposed to attend Parliament on Friday to cast his contentious vote to confirm six ministerial candidates, but he was unable to. The …

The Ministry of Finance will receive full-time support from a resident advisor from the United States of America’s Office of Technical Assistance (OTA), which is part of the Department of Treasury, in developing and implementing the medium- to long-term reforms necessary to enhance debt sustainability and support a vibrant, competitive …