POLITICS

Due to unpaid arrears, the Ghana Nurse-Midwife Trainees Association (GNMTA) has threatened to stage a protest. The Association asserted that the government has not yet paid the allowance that its members are entitled to. The National President of the GNMTA, Adumbisa Pascal, and General Secretary, Blessing Ampofo, released a statement …

The Ashanti regional youth wing of the NPP has been reminded by Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh of the vital role the youth wing of the party must play in its quest to “break the 8.” Speaking at the Mega Ashanti Regional Youth Conference on Saturday, December 16, 2023, …

President Akufo-Addo has refuted Speaker of the House Alban Bagbin’s assertion that he is a lame-duck president. Following the election of Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia as the NPP’s leader and presidential candidate, the Speaker of Parliament stated a few weeks ago that President Akufo-Addo was losing the support of certain …

Everything is ready for Tuesday, December 19, district-level elections, according to the Electoral Commission (EC). In the upcoming local elections, over 66,000 candidates are vying for assembly and unit committee seats. According to figures provided by the Electoral Commission, there are 66,257 candidates in total 18,755 candidates for assembly members …

At the award ceremony for the first eCedi Hackathon competition, held on Thursday, December 14, 2023, hosted by the Bank of Ghana in partnership with EMTECH Solution Inc., Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia praised the creative advances being made by players and stakeholders in the Ghanaian digital ecosystem, particularly in the …

Roads in cocoa-growing districts are in a terrible state, according to former president John Mahama, because the ruling NPP government refused to provide funding for construction following an audit of contracts that were awarded. He said that the cocoa roads program received an annual allocation of $250 million from the …

A parliamentary delegation led by Speaker Alban Bagbin paid a visit to Yakubu Andani Dasana, the Bimbilla regent, at his palace on Thursday. As Ghana marks 30 years of continuous parliamentary democracy, the Rt Hon. Speaker and his team are working to bring Parliament to Ghanaians’ doorsteps. This courtesy call …

The Ghanaian trading, commercial, and industrial community has received a strong call from Hon. Kobina Tahir Hammond (MP), Minister of Trade and Industry, to reduce their prices and help make life a little easier for customers. According to him, carrying out this action will be a component of their corporate …

The Electoral Commission decided to phase out the use of indelible ink in voter identification as a way to prevent multiple voting, but the People’s National Convention (PNC) and the Great Consolidated People’s Party (GCPP) have objected. PNC and GCPP representatives claim that the matter was never fully discussed at …

In 2024, road tolls most likely will be reinstated. The revelation was made earlier today in Parliament during the discussion of the 2024 budget statement and economic policy, by Kwasi Amoako-Attah, the Minister of Roads and Highways. In 2021, the government discontinued road toll collection after enacting the e-levy, which …