POLITICS

Galamseyers, also known as illegal miners, have been cautioned by Hon. Ernest Ofosu, the district chief executive for Fanteakwa South in the Eastern Region, to stop their activity or face arrest and legal action. He said that unlawful mining had severely harmed the environment, particularly water bodies and farmlands, and …

Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, Ghana’s Vice President, has ordered the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to build the Ejuraman Anglican Senior High School SHS in the Ashanti Region an ultramodern dining hall facility. The order was given in response to a request for a permanent dining hall for the school made …

Sophia Akuffo, a former chief justice, asserted that since she is no longer employed by the government, she is free to express her views. She believes that the government has failed and that it owes the elderly some respect. It is disrespectful and illegal to include pension bondholders in the …

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has warned the Ministry of Finance and the whole government against trying to reclassify the GMA’s Pension Fund as something other than a Pension Fund and place it under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), as such a move will be vehemently opposed. The 2nd …

The Domestic Debt Exchange Program (DDEP), which would put “haircuts” on the bonds, has been opposed by the Ghana Individual Bondholders Forum (IBF), which has asked all bondholders to hold onto their bonds. The IBF claims that if bondholders in the various DDEP categories signed up for the scheme, they …

In order to demand that their investments be spared from the government’s Domestic Debt Exchange scheme, pensioner bondholders continued their picketing outside the Ministry of Finance on Friday. On the fifth day of their demonstration, Sophia Akuffo, a former chief justice, joined them and carried a placard. Members of the …

Today Friday, February 10, 2023, Hon. Boakye Agyarko, a former energy minister and founding member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), will launch his statewide campaign tour under the banner of “Restoring Hope” in an effort to win the NPP’s presidential candidacy. This is a part of his vision, …

Razak Kuampa Avoliya, a National Democratic Congress (NDC) Suame Constituency Youth Organizer, has been remanded into police prison by the Asokwa Circuit Court for allegedly instigating violence. The suspect will show up in court once more on February 14, 2023. The NDC executive has been accused of acting offensively. The …

Today, Thursday, February 9, 2023, the Pensioner Bondholders Forum’s picket at the Ministry of Finance has reached its fourth day. In order to emphasize their requests that their assets be spared from the government’s Domestic Debt Exchange Program, members of the Pensioner Bondholders Forum continued to picket today. The government …

According to the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), it is important to reduce spending and the size of the government apparatus in order to instill confidence in the ability to handle the economic problems facing the nation. The ecumenical group also emphasized how crucial it was for the government …