POLITICS

The ace legislator, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu (Hon MP, Suame), who doubles as the Majority Leader/Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Leader of Government Business of the Republic of Ghana, yesterday, Tuesday July 12, 2022, put-up a stunning performance in delivering his public lecture on the theme ‘Constitutional Review; Perspective of a Legislator’ …

The Health Sector Unions and Professional Association which comprises of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Health Services Workers’ Union (HSWU) has served notice to strike by 22 July 2022 if their demand for 20 per cent Cost of Living Allowance is not granted. …

In response to the 20% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA), the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana has mandated that its members go on an indefinite strike. Additionally, they demand that the government pay the interest that accumulated on their tier two pension arrears from 2016 to 2021. The …

Charles Bissue, a candidate for General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), has withdrawn from the campaign. He claims that he has delivered his letter of resignation to the Party’s election committee at the National Headquarters in person. He believes they will welcome it as luck. In a statement announcing …

Officers from Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) that have been blamed in the Auditor-Report General’s for violations have been informed by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman, Hon. James Klutse Avedzi, that the Committee does not exist to inform those who appear before it. Officers shouldn’t feel frightened when taking …

Iddrisu Musah, the fondly known as Musah Superior, the deputy CEO of the Ghana Forestry Commission, has issued a warning to the current NPP National Executives not to attempt to rig the national elections, which would take place from July 15 to 17. The former mayor of Tamale has frequently …

Mr. Alfred Amoah, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Western North Region’s Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai municipality, passed away in a horrific tragedy. A trailer truck traveling from Kumasi to Accra with the license plate AS 4229-X reportedly broke an axle and lost control a short distance from the Birim River on …

The Electoral Commission’s (EC) plans to create a new voter registration based only on the new Ghana card are being resisted by the Minority in Parliament. The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, claims that creating a new register on this basis would be a waste of money and would disenfranchise many …

Seth Kwame Acheampong, the minister for the Eastern Region, has denied allegations that Ghana’s economy was in freefall, prompting the government to turn to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for assistance. On Wednesday, July 6, 2022, the Ghanaian government started talks with the IMF over a balance of payments support. …

As the African Union Champion of Financial Institutions, President Akufo-Addo addressed at the Boma of Africa on the continuing financial turmoil at the invitation of the African Union and AfroChampions. The meeting’s organizers were harshly warned by him to focus and concentrate on efforts to strengthen Africa’s influence over the …