POLITICS

The Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has called Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, a former minister of environment, science, and technology, in connection with claims he made about the involvement of some presidential staff in unauthorized small-scale mining (galamsey). The invitation was issued after President Nana Addo Dankwa …

According to reports, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given the Ghana Police Service’s Criminal Investigations Department (CID) permission to look into claims made by Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng about the participation of some staff members at the presidency in illegal small-scale mining (galamsey). Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, a former minister of …

The managers of the Kejetia new market attempted to postpone the facility’s closing, but the Joint Traders Association of Kumasi City Market rejected their plan. The traders have sworn to oppose any attempt by the Management to end trading after the previously determined time. Following a fire that broke out …

The Kumasi City Markets Limited board of directors has ordered that the new Kejetia Market remain closed for an additional week. This comes after a fire on March 15, 2023, completely destroyed the market and destroyed goods worth millions of Ghana cedis. After the incident, the facility was reopened after …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has emphasized the importance of the Ashanti region to the party’s success to delegates in the Nhyiaeso constituency. He asserts that despite the party’s normal denial that it is their region, past elections have demonstrated their ability to win more votes than two regions can. …

According to Ghana’s former president John Dramani Mahama, “default settings” are required for the economy to recover. The leading opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate highlighted that under Akufo- Addo’s rule,  businesses are failing as well as people are suffering. The government, he claimed, is also pestering business owners with …

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, vice president, has pushed state-owned businesses to aggressively assess their operations in order to fulfill the goals for which they were created and also to make a contribution to overall national development. A well-focused and -managed SOE is crucial to sustained national development, and it’s important that …

In opposition to proposals to cap the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has submitted a petition to Parliament. Before submitting the petition to the House’s Education Committee, the petitioners—led by NUGS President Mr. Dennis Appiah Larbi Ampofo protested with signs in front of …

Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, the majority leader, asserted that the NDC administration is ineffective at managing the country despite the current economic crisis it is experiencing. Without taking into account COVID-19, he claimed that the Akufo-Addo administration was reforming Ghana’s economy, which saw growth of 7.0 percent in terms of ECOWAS …

The ensuing confusion between illegal miners and workers at the Golden Star Wassa mine in Benso, western region, left one person dead and many others injured to varying degrees. , illegal miners exploited at a former company mine. This caught the attention of company authorities, who traveled there to sack …