POLITICS

Residents of Kwahu Daah in the Kwahu West Municipal Assembly have issued a stern warning to the member of parliament for the Nkawkaw Constituency to stop trying to indulge in illegal mining, often known as galamsey, in the region. Following social media reports that Member of Parliament Joseph Frimpong attempted …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has been called to step down by the Convention Peoples Party (CPP) because of his failure to defeat the practice of illegal mining known as galamsey. “I believe it is time for him to step aside, for Nana Addo to stop working, and to let capable others …

According to the World Bank, Ghana’s government is free to use the $430 million that the Bretton Woods organization provided to the West African nation to battle the COVID-19 outbreak. In an interview with Accra-based TV3, the Bank’s Country Director for Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, Mr. Pierre Frank Laporte, …

The Member of Parliament for Atwima-Nwabiagya South, Hon. Emmanuel Agyei Anwhere, was today, Tuesday 20th of September, 2022, joined by the Majority Leader of Ghana’s 8th Parliament, Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, to celebrate 60years of meaningful existence on Earth. Known amongst his constituents as P. Kolo, a  manifestly joyous Agyei Anwhere, …

Today, September 21, Ghana commemorates Kwame Nkrumah Day. This holiday honors the birthdate of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s principal independence fighter, first prime minister, and first president. This day off on September 21 was formerly recognized as Founder’s Day. The Akufo-Addo administration decided to mark August 4 as Founders’ …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has repeatedly pushed for the adoption of the National Identification Card to be the only document required for voter registration and the procurement of a voter’s ID card, while the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has stated that it opposes this. The NDC claims that it is …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has asked the Electoral Commission (EC) to postpone using the Ghana Card as the exclusive form of identification for voter registration and card acquisition. The removal of passport requirements and the guarantor system, according to the party’s national chairman Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, is unlawful. He …

According to preliminary data made public by the Ghana Statistical Service, the country’s economy expanded by 4.8% from April to June 2022 compared to the same time last year. The real GDP of Ghana expanded by 1.1% in the second quarter of 2022 (April to June), which is 0.2 percentage …

Hon. Isaac Apaw Gyasi, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the New Juaben South in the Eastern Region, has slammed detractors and urged them to avoid unwarranted criticism and help the government by paying taxes and property rates on time in order to fund national development initiatives. The MCE adds …

Awudu Mahama, managing editor of the Custodian Newspaper, asserts that Ghana can only triumph in its battle against galamsey if the two main political parties adopt a common stance on the threat. He described galamsey as a “complicated domain” that predominantly benefits politicians from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and …