POLITICS

An indefinite strike that started on June 10, 2024, has been suspended, according to the Divisional Executives Council of the Public Services Workers Union (PSWU) of TLIC (Ghana), National Identifications Authority(NIA) Division. Important talks with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) are set to take place on Friday, June …

The Consultative Committee for Constitutional Review has suggested capping the number of MPs elected to the House. The committee feels that in order to ensure that there are no more than 277 elected members of Parliament, Article 93 has to be amended accordingly. It contended that the action would result …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer and vice president, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has received praise from Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, for continuing to uphold his moral principles and humility throughout the years. On the final day of his regional tour, Dr. Bawumia visited the Asantehene at the Manhyia …

A recent national opinion poll conducted by Global InfoAnalytics has revealed intriguing insights into the “skirt and blouse” voting phenomenon in Ghana. The analysis compared the share of votes for leading presidential candidates John Mahama and Dr. Bawumia to that of their parliamentary candidates, based on party affiliations. The poll …

In an effort to provide the proper conditions for free, fair, peaceful, and credible elections on December 7, 2024, Speaker of the Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has begun corresponding with important state organizations. “This, I believe, will inspire confidence in the process and faith in our democratic institutions. We …

The Attorney General and businessman Richard Jakpa are featured on an audio tape that the trial judge in the current ambulance case let into evidence. Today, June 13, 2024, Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe entered the tape into evidence. She cited the same justifications for admitting the recording in her June …

Former President John Mahama pledged that following a “unbiased assessment,” all of the banks that the Akufo-Addo administration, under the ministerial direction and oversight of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, collapsed would be returned to their owners. The Bank of Ghana closed ten banks that belonged to Ghanaian businessmen between …

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president, has given the senior high school pupils at Kumasi’s Opoku Ware School their first of several thousand smart tablets. In addition, he saw the first lessons taught in classrooms and put the first Smart School Block into service. By giving every student an educational …

Ernest Frimpong, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Amenfi East, was detained by the Ghana Police Service due to remarks he made recently. Mr. Frimpong was seen speaking at a forum full of people thought to be illegal miners in a video that went viral on social media. …

The Parliamentary Minority has entered the disputes pertaining to the clearance of more than 180 containers containing vital medical supplies at the port. The Global Fund has threatened to cut off future shipments to Ghana since the supplies have been stranded at the port for more than a year. The …