POLITICS

On December 28, 2022, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo swore in two new justices to the supreme court. At a quick ceremony held at the capital, the two were sworn in. The two people were approved for nomination to the Supreme Court by Parliament’s Appointments Committee in October. About four …

The Ghana Police Service has pleaded with operators of electronic communication networks, electronic communications service providers, and broadcasting services to forbid the use of their platforms to spread fraudulent ads. Charlatanic ads, in the opinion of the Police, are not only immoral but also illegal and punished by Ghanaian law. …

Due to resurgent intercommunal violence, certain financial institutions, notably the Agric Development Bank (ADB) and Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG), have shut down their branches and ATMs in the Bawku municipality of the Upper East Region. The banks took this precaution to guard against the possibility that stray gunfire from the …

The Value Added Tax Amendment bill, which would have raised the rate by 2.5 percent, has been approved by a majority of lawmakers. The contentious law required a head count in order to pass by a vote of 135 to 136. Members of the Minority advocated against raising the VAT …

According to Ghanatodayonline.com, the government has excluded pension money from the debt swap. The decision was made on December 22 after a meeting between organized labor, represented by Dr. Anthony Yaw Baah, and the government, represented by Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta and Minister for Employment Ignatius Baffour Awuah. Ignatius …

According to the Vice President of Ghana, the nation would receive its first shipment of oil under the gold-for-oil scheme in January 2023. On December 22, 2022, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia posted on Facebook, “I am happy to announce that the Government of Ghana has concluded the arrangements for the operationalisation …

The sub-regional alliance between Ghana and Burkina Faso to combat terrorism has been reinforced. After delivering a message from President Akufo-Addo to Burkinabe leader Ibrahim Traore in Ouagadougou on December 21, 2022, Ghana’s Minister of National Security, Mr. Albert Kan-Dapaah, revealed this to press. A senior team from Ghana, led …

As a result of an upsurge in abuse and attacks, the management of the investment business has ordered personnel to work remotely, therefore Databank has closed its premises as of today, Thursday, December 22. Databank indicated in a statement that it is unable to fulfill withdrawal requests due to a …

The National Cathedral Secretariat was to get 80 million Ghana cedis from the 2023 budget, however the Minority in Parliament forced Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta to transfer the money to the Roads and Communications Ministries. Given the country’s current economic situation, the NDC MPs who opposed the allocation at …

Professor Kwesi Botchwey’s family formally notified the Rt. Hon. Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin of his last funeral rites through a delegation on behalf of the former National Democratic Congress (NDC) minister of finance and economic development. After a brief illness, Professor Kwesi Botchwey passed away on November 19, 2022, …