POLITICS

The 2023 Green Ghana Day was officially launched in Kumasi by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, who also called on all Ghanaians and residents to participate in the nationwide tree-planting initiative. The 2023 Green Ghana Day is scheduled for June 9, 2023. He claimed that the Green Ghana Day …

Ghana is scheduled to receive the first installment of the $3 billion bailout package agreed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) , May 19, 2023, according to Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. Speaking at a press conference with representatives of the IMF and the government of Ghana, Ofori-Atta detailed a plan …

The projected 18.36% increase in Ghana’s electricity rates has shocked the Consumer Protection Agency (CPA). The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), in the opinion of CPA, failed to consult them with the anticipated rate change, describing the action as a unilateral decision that cannot be approved. On Thursday, May 18, …

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a member of parliament for North Tongu, is pleading with President Akufo-Addo to uphold his word to Ghanaians and dismiss his cousin Ken Ofori-Atta as finance minister after sealing the $3 billion IMF deal. Recall that the Majority Caucus in Parliament demanded that Mr. Ofori-Atta be removed …

The legal team for the party asserts that Mr. James Gyekye Quayson can run for office despite the Supreme Court’s (SC) unanimous decision ordering the removal of the embattled National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for the Central Region’s Assin North Constituency from parliamentary records. James Gyakye Quayson, …

Ghana was commended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for obtaining a $3 billion bailout as requested to aid in the nation’s economic recovery. On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, the executive board of the Fund approved the funding, allowing for an immediate distribution of around $600 million. The remainder will …

Prof. Jane Naana Opku Agyemang has been hailed by a supporter of former President John Dramani Mahama as the ideal candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2019 general election. Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang was cited by Joyce Bawa Mogtari as a strong candidate for the …

The management of the Youth Resource Centers around the nation has been instructed by Vice President Bawumia to instill a culture of proper use and care for the facilities. Dr. Bawumia pushed the contractor to reach the estimated completion date while speaking during a Wednesday inspection of ongoing construction at …

The 2020 parliamentary election results in the Assin North seat were declared invalid by the Supreme Court. The Minority in Parliament strongly condemned this judgment, calling it baffling and a slap in the face to Ghana’s democracy and the rule of law. The caucus is vehemently opposed to the decision, …

The Supreme Court unanimously authorized Parliament to remove James Gyakye Quayson’s name from the records of parliamentarians. The election of Mr. Gyakye Quayson as MP for Assin North was ruled unlawful by the Court today, May 17, 2023. After the Cape Coast High Court invalidated Mr. Quayson’s election as the …