The Vice President of the NPP, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has proposed amending the Fiscal Responsibility Act to manage government expenditure under his presidency and run a lean administration. According to the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, this is a step in the right direction. Dr. Bawumia emphasized the importance …
Read More »Supreme Court throws out Anas’ application suit against Ken Agyapong
In a defamation lawsuit filed against Member of Parliament Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, Anas Aremeyaw Anas challenged the High Court judge Justice Eric Baah’s perceived bias. However, the Supreme Court denied Anas’ plea. Anas had applied for the High Court’s ruling to strike out Agyapong’s defamation lawsuit to be overturned. The …
Read More »Minority supports Speaker’s decision to suspend ministerial vetting over presidency letter
The Parliamentary Minority Caucus has taken issue with the Majority’s claim that Speaker Alban Bagbin and them are impeding government operations. The MPs for the National Democratic Congress said the Majority should stop blaming others and just reap what they sown. Bagbin used an interlocutory injunction from South Dayi MP …
Read More »Justin Kodua calls for debate between Bawumia and Mahama on policies
Voting for National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Dramani Mahama in the upcoming December elections could have negative consequences, according to the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The nation’s progress toward development may be impeded if Mahama is elected, according to worries expressed by NPP General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong. Kodua …
Read More »Ghana’s GDP grew by 2.9% in 2023
Following 3.8% growth in 2022, Ghana’s GDP grew by 2.9% in 2023, according to data released by the Ghana Statistical Service on Wednesday. To provide further details, the Statistical Service said that the real GDP growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2023 was 3.8%, which was the same as …
Read More »Freemasonry is not for the elite only – Kofi Jumah
Maxwell Kofi Jumah, the Managing Director of Gihoc Distilleries Limited, asserts that membership in the Freemasonry system is not restricted to the upper class, but rather is open to any man of good character who only requires a friend’s recommendation. He mentioned that he is a lover of the society …
Read More »Anti-LGBTQ+ bill: “Speaker went beyond expressing disagreement and rather pronounced judgment” – Majority
Speaker Alban Bagbin has come under fire from the majority in Parliament for the way he characterized President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his response to the letter the President’s secretary sent to the Parliament over the anti-gay law. Speaker Bagbin has informed President Akufo-Addo that he is deviating from …
Read More »Ghana Chamber of Commerce & Industry lauds Bawumia’s vision on tax digitalization
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia’s progressive vision of tax digitalization is worth pursuing, according to Dr. Clement Osei Amoako, President of the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The President of the Ghana Chamber of Commerce stated that digitizing the system is the best approach to achieve the nation’s tax administration …
Read More »Jesus commanded human beings to drink alcohol – Kofi Jumah
The Managing Director of Gihoc Distilleries Limited Maxwell Kofi Jumah says Jesus drank alcohol and commanded human beings to drink alcohol. He says that the first miracle Jesus did was to turn water into wine and not fruit juice. The Managing Director was reacting to a question about his dream …
Read More »EC refutes allegations of missing Biometric Verification Devices
The Minority in Parliament claimed that seven of the Electoral Commission’s Biometric Verification Devices (BVD) were missing, but the EC refuted their assertions. On Tuesday, March 19, the Minority Caucus raised concerns over the stolen BVD machines. Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minority Leader, urged the Ghana Police Service’s Criminal …
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