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Prez. Mahama orders fuel tax cuts, cheaper transport
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President John Dramani Mahama has ordered immediate interventions to shield Ghanaians from surging fuel prices, as global tensions in the Middle East continue to disrupt oil supplies and push up costs. The directive was issued following a Cabinet meeting in … Read more →
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NDC’s timetable for internal elections
Posted on | CommentThe main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced dates for its internal elections in preparation for the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections. Below is the detailed timetable for the elections; Addressing a press conference on Thursday, December 21, Party’s … Read more →
Economy: Gov’t scores 70%
Posted on | Comment-In first year of administration THE Centre for Policy Analysis (CEPA) has scored the government 70 percent in its first year of administration of the economy but was quick to add that the government has to work much harder to … Read more →
GH¢1.9bn budget approved for Office of gov’t machinery
Posted on | CommentParliament has approved an estimate of GH¢1.9 billion for the Office of Government Machinery for the 2018 financial year. Out of this amount, GH¢1.2 billion has been allocated to the Scholarship Secretariat and GH¢218.3 million to the National Identification Authority … Read more →
Trade and Industry Minister speaks On $100,000 saga
Posted on | CommentTrade and Industry Minister, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has cleared the air about the brouhaha generated by the allegation of extortion of monies from expatriate business persons desirous of sitting on the Presidential High Table during the recently-held Ghana Expatriate Business … Read more →
Alan Kyeramaten responds to Prez. Akufo-Addo’s query on $100k for seat
Posted on | CommentTrades and Industry Minister, Alan Kyeramaten has officially responded to the query by the Office of President over the role his ministry played in the collection of $100,000 from some expatriate businessmen and women. The money was the cost the … Read more →
Carlos Ahenkorah rains insults on Okudzeto Ablakwa
Posted on | CommentDeputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Carlos Ahenkorah, on Tuesday locked horns with the Minority Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto in Parliament over alleged money charged expatriates who sat beside the President during the recent Ghana Expatriates Business Awards. … Read more →
NDC vows to challenge ROPAA implementation
Posted on | CommentThe opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said it will challenge the implementation of the Representation of the People Amendment Act also known as the ROPAA law, 2006 [Act 699] as ordered by the court. The High Court in Accra, … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo praised for rejecting ‘alluring’ powers
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s open advocacy against the concentration of power in himself, at the just- ended New Patriotic Party (NPP) extraordinary national delegates’ conference, has drawn applause from the Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive. Felix Mensah Nii Annang-La, the … Read more →
Parliament rejects GH¢6m budgetary allocation to Senior Minister’s Office
Posted on | CommentParliament Monday rejected the GH¢6.0 million 2018 budget estimate for the Office of the Senior Minister for its planned programmes and policies. The rejection of the budget estimate followed submissions by the legislators that the office was not a legal … Read more →
NDC suspends Jomoro Constituency chairman for misuse of party funds
Posted on | CommentThe National Democratic Congress has suspended one of its constituency chairmen for allegedly misusing party funds in the run-up to the 2016 general elections. Gideon Koniba, who is the chairman for Jomoro, was said to have collected money from party … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo lays job foundation
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has put in place proper economic structures that will enhance job creation to address the present unemployment challenges in the country. According to him, that had … Read more →
NPP adopts sweeping reforms
Posted on | Comment-But rejects controversial proposals Delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have adopted sweeping reforms, making amendments to the party’s constitution, which proponents say will strengthen the party. At its extraordinary National Delegates’ Conference, held in Kumasi, delegates approved that … Read more →
Seize corrupt officials’ assets – Attorney General
Posted on | CommentThe Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Gloria Akuffo, has encouraged seizure of the properties of public officials found to have engaged in acts of corruption. Speaking at the launch of an Anti-Corruption Action Plan for the Judicial Service and … Read more →
Ghana needs $600 million for 100% electricity coverage – Veep
Posted on | CommentVice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday said Ghana needs $600 million to achieve 100 per cent electricity coverage across the country from the current 85 per cent. He said the government had put in place measures to enable it to … Read more →
Ghana signs €100m renewable energy agreement with Germany
Posted on | CommentGhana and Germany have signed a 100-million Euro bilateral investment and reform partnership agreement to promote private investment in renewable energy and vocational training in Ghana. Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, and Germany’s Deputy Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, … Read more →
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