POLITICS

The arrears owing caterers under the Ghana School Feeding program, according to Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, have been paid. The payment, according to the minister, took care of the caterers’ back payments for both the first term of this year and the third term of the academic year 2022. On …

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and Ghana may be proud of Ashanti Ports Services Limited, concessionaires on the eagerly awaited Boankra Inland Port Project, after they visited the project site and pledged to finish the job on schedule. On Friday, July 28, 2023, senior personnel from Ashanti Ports Services Limited …

The “immediate release and reinstatement” of Mohamed Bazoum, the elected president of Niger, who has been detained by the military since Wednesday, has been sought by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In addition to stopping energy transfers, ECOWAS declared the “suspension of all commercial and financial transactions …

According to the 2022 Auditor-General’s report, anomalies in the functioning of public boards, businesses, and other statutory institutions for the previous year totaled more than GH15.1 billion. In comparison to the 2021 figure of GH17.48 billion, the amount is down 13.86%, or GH2.4 billion. It is crucial to remember that …

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) delegation from Ghana has intimated that their work is being hampered in a number of ways by member nations’ failure to ratify the Protocol that attempts to transform the PAP into a full-fledged legislative body. The five-person delegation claims that because PAP is an advisory body …

According to Ken Ofori-Atta, minister of finance, the government has made some progress and won’t require a supplemental budget. On Monday, July 31, 2023, he announced this when giving the mid-year budget review to Parliament. The Minister claims that the Appropriation has been changed from GHS227.7 billion to GHS206.0 billion …

After facing great economic hardship in 2022, Ghana is now achieving small economic progress, according to Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. On July 31, Mr. Ofori-Atta stated during the presentation of the 2023 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament that the government’s plans and programs are beginning to show progress. The Finance …

According to Ghana’s Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, 2022 was his worst year in charge of the country’s public coffers. The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic presented a significant problem for Mr. Ofori-Atta and the ruling New Patriotic Party, requiring the government to turn to the International Monetary Fund for …

At Nyinahin in the Ashanti Region, the Juaboso MP Kwabena Mintah Akando was engaged in a nearly fatal car accident. On the boundaries of Atwima Mponua township, the Ranking Member of the Parliament’s Health Committee was returning from his constituency when his official car struck head-on with an approaching Sprinter …

Today, July 31, 2023, the mid-year budget review for 2023 will be presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. The presentation was initially scheduled for July 27, 2023, but was later moved to July 25, 2023, only to be postponed once more until further notice. Members of Parliament (MPs) …