POLITICS

The rule that forbids unnatural carnal knowledge, such as anal intercourse, has been deemed constitutional by a seven-member Supreme Court panel led by Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie. A petition contesting the validity of Section 104 (1) (b) of the Criminal Offenses Act, 1960 (Act 29) was unanimously dismissed by the panel. …

The leader of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has promised to provide Ghanaian farmers with finance and tractors in order to increase output and lower food costs. At a Wa East campaign event, Dr. Bawumia recognized the critical role that farming plays in guaranteeing both the affordability …

The Finance Minister and the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo administration have come under fire from Cassiel Ato Forson, the minority leader, for failing to capitalize on Ghanaians’ predicament and abolish what he terms “nuisance taxes.” According to him, the government lost the chance to eliminate some levies that Ghanaians have …

The preliminary overall debt of the central government as of June of this year was GH¢742 billion (US$50.9 billion), according to Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam. That sum equals 70.6% of GDP (gross domestic product). On Tuesday, Dr. Adam delivered the 2024 mid-year budget review before Parliament in Accra. …

In 2024, the government plans to implement paternity leave nationwide as part of its labor reforms. This was declared by Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, the Minister of Finance, on Tuesday, July 23, when he presented the mid-year budget review to Parliament. He clarified that in order to improve labor administration …

Johnson Asiedu Nketia, National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is optimistic that the Bawumia-Mathew Opoku Prempeh ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will facilitate the NDC’s win in the polls on December 7. Mr. Nketia claims that because of Mathew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as Napo, being …

The government still honors the payment of trainee allowances, according to Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam. According to him, 104,000 nursing trainees received stipend payments of GH¢219 million between January and June 2024. Similarly, he stated during the mid-year budget presentation on Tuesday, July 23, that GH¢216 million had …

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has angrily rejected the notion of a presidential debate between Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and NDC flagbearer John Mahama. On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, Asiedu Nketia said on CTV’s “Dwabo” that Dr. …

Following the government’s instruction to freeze its pay for July, the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has withdrew all of its services. On July 22, the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) directed the Controller and Accountant General’s Department to put a hold on the pay of all …

In 2025, the government plans to reinstate road and bridge tolls. This statement was given on Tuesday, July 23, by Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam at the mid-year fiscal policy review for 2024 presentation in Parliament. Former Roads and Highways Minister Kwasi Amoako-Atta ordered the end of toll collecting …