POLITICS

The Western Region’s Wassa Amenfi East constituency’s Member of Parliament, Hon. Nicholas Amankwah, has graciously allowed the bitumen to be applied on the roads in Wassa Akropong Town. The incumbent opposition MP has given local contractors the go-ahead to start renovating and reconstructing the roads in Akropong Town. The member …

There have apparently been two nominations made by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for appointment to the Ghanaian Supreme Court. The candidates are Justice Sophia Rosetta Bernasko Essah, a justice of the Court of Appeal, and Prof. Richard Frimpong Oppong, a legal scholar and fellow of the Ghana Academy of …

The government has been urged by the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) to reduce the high energy expenses incurred by industry in its forthcoming mid-year budget review. AGI claims that this action will shield local business owners from financial ruin brought on by excessive production expenses. This request was made …

Ahead of the mid-year budget review, the Ghana Union of Traders (GUTA) has made clear demands of the government, including the stabilization of the local currency. GUTA claims that they want practical steps taken by the government to either maintain or lower the existing exchange rate. Dr. Joseph Obeng, President …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Dramani Mahama has been asked by Groupe Nduom management to reinstate GN Bank’s license in the event that he wins the elections on December 7. In August of 2019, the Bank of Ghana cancelled GN Bank’s license. On Friday, July 19, Dr. Papa …

Due to their protracted strike, the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) is holding an emergency meeting. Teachers from the several education institutes went on strike on June 14 in protest of their pay and working conditions. This was in reaction to the government’s protracted implementation of the …

The Ghana Hoteliers Association has announced that it will look into threats made by certain hoteliers to sue the Local Organising Committee (LOC) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports for not paying some members 80 percent of the money they owed them after they hosted guests for the 13th …

On Tuesday, July 23, 2024, Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam is expected to deliver the 2024 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament. This declaration was made by Deputy Majority Leader Patricia Appiagyei, who said that the Finance Minister will update the government’s annual projections in light of the newly disclosed …

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, has charged former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta of defrauding the state in a $34.9 million transaction involving Service Ghana Auto Group Limited. According to Mr. Ablakwa, on February 9, 2024, Ken Ofori-Atta authorized the payment of US$34,904,505.00 for the acquisition …

The Marshal has been instructed by Speaker of the House Alban Bagbin to usher Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, the Member of Parliament for Sefwi-Wiawso, out of the chamber due to a remark that was deemed offensive. Alban Bagbin encouraged the house to investigate the problems surrounding the full complement of justices …