POLITICS

Before Ghana’s economic support program can be approved by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the country must provide evidence that its debt levels are manageable. Abebe Aemro Selassie, the director of the IMF’s African Department, claims as much. On October 14, Mr. Selassie informed the media in Washington that before …

Four people have petitioned the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to launch investigations into galamsey allegations made against Akonta Mining Limited, which is owned by Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, also known as Wontumi, the Ashanti regional chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). …

Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), has been fired. This was stated in a letter from the President’s Office dated Monday, October 17, 2022. A copy of the letter written and signed by Nana Asante Bediatuo, Secretary to the President, informing Prof. Opoku-Amankwa of the …

The President of the Republic of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that, aside the Suame Interchange, the government is handling crucial road projects around the nation holistically to ensure that every region of Ghana has high-quality, all-weather roads. “In the Ashanti Region alone, the Akufo-Addo Government has completed …

In keeping with a promise, he made during his tour of the Ashanti Region last year, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, cut the sod for the beginning of construction of a 4-tier interchange at Suame on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. The Suame Interchange, which will be …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has retaliated against people in the Ashanti Region who he claims are his critics. He contends that there is sufficient evidence to show that the Akufo-Addo administration has benefited the Ashanti Region’s growth, therefore it cannot be stated that it has not done enough for …

Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), claims that Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the party’s General Secretary, has made unjustified personal assaults against him. Chairman Ofosu-Ampofo maintains that he faithfully carried out his duties as the party’s national chairman. As a result, he said that Mr. …

The Public Affairs Directorate of Parliament announced in a statement that the four judges President Akufo-Addo nominated to the Supreme Court bench would be appearing before the Appointments Committee of Parliament later today. Justice George Kingsley Koomson, Justice Samuel Kwame Adibu Asiedu, and Justice Barbara Frances Ackah-Yensu, all of the …

The current negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for an economic rescue program, according to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, are the most transparent in Ghana’s history. He claims that his administration has always been open and honest with Ghanaians. “The IMF program has never been more transparent than …

The Kumasi Central Business District’s traders have received assurances from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that he will complete the project’s second phase of Kejetia Redevelopment. He claims that the project will be finished in February 2024 and given to local traders. On Monday, October 17, 2022, the president, who …