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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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Gitmo 2 can stay in Ghana – Parliament okays
Posted on | CommentGhana’s parliament has ratified an agreement between the country and the United States on the resettlement of two former Guantanamo (Gitmo) Bay detainees being hosted in Ghana. The two Gitmo detainees, Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih … Read more →
EC brouhaha: Charlotte Osei is avoiding me – Amadu Sulley
Posted on | CommentOne of the beleaguered deputy chairpersons of the Electoral Commission Amadu Sulley has accused his boss of sidelining him as the wrangling at the commission continues. In a new string of accusations contained in a letter addressed to Charlotte Osei, … Read more →
CID grills 3 NDC MPs over $510m AMERI deal
Posted on | CommentThree former ministers in the previous Mahama administration, whose homes were raided by operatives of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service over the ongoing AMERI $510 million probe, yesterday reported themselves to the police. The former … Read more →
I now have appetite to lead NDC in 2020 – Sylvester Mensah
Posted on | CommentA former Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Sylvester Mensah has revealed that if previously his appetite for the Presidency was low, today, his “appetite is very very high” to occupy the Flagstaff House in 2020. … Read more →
Minority storm out of Parliament over AMERI deal
Posted on | CommentThe Minority in Parliament stormed out of Parliament on Tuesday over the Speaker’s decision to forward the motion to withdraw the 2015 AMERI deal to the House’s Energy Committee. Indicating his displeasure to Citi News, the Minority Chief Whip, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka … Read more →
‘Asempa’ budget now ‘asembone budget’ – Ato Forson
Posted on | CommentFORMER deputy Finance Minister, Ato Forson, says government’s revision of some of the targets in its 2017 budget portends bad news for the Ghanaian taxpayer. He has described the 2017 budget as ‘asembone’ budget despite government touting its economic policy … Read more →
Deficit slashed to 6.3%
Posted on | Comment-Commitment to fiscal consolidation moved a notch higher – Capital expenditure and transfers to state agencies slashed GOVERNMENT has revised down key macroeconomic targets, including lowering 2017 budget deficit to 6.3% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 6.5%, a clear … Read more →
Ghana’s economy is recovering – Finance Minister
Posted on | CommentThe Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, yesterday gave a ray of hope for Ghana’s economic resuscitation and expressed great optimism for the future, with tailored economic policies that will facilitate smooth transition into prosperity for all Ghanaians. He made these assertions … Read more →
You’ll reap from your sweat – Chief Of Staff to NPP Supporters
Posted on | CommentThe Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, has assured supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Ghanaians that they will reap from their sweat soon after bringing the party to power. According to her, government was putting in place … Read more →
EC Boss Charlotte Osei in fresh trouble
Posted on | CommentPressure is mounting on the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Charlotte Osei, to reinstate a senior officer she asked to proceed on leave over alleged misappropriation of the commission’s staff welfare fund. Joseph Kwaku Asamoah, EC’s Director of Finance, … Read more →
I support call by IDEG & CFI for probe into EC saga – Mac Manu
Posted on | CommentThe 2016 Campaign Manager of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Peter Mac Manu, says he supports the call by two Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) for a probe into the alleged massive rot at the Electoral Commission (EC). The Institute of … Read more →
Gov’t withdraws special prosecutor bill
Posted on | CommentThe Office of the Special Prosecutor Bill has been withdrawn from Parliament by government following calls by the minority. The Parliamentary, Constitutional and Legal Committee of Parliament last week rejected a request by government for the office of the Special … Read more →
Charlotte Osei tells Parliament – No money is missing
Posted on | CommentChairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei, says monies collected from journalists for accreditation in the December 7, 2016 general elections and other internally generated funds are not missing. She told Parliament Wednesday that the failure to capture the … Read more →
Kweku Baako defends Charlotte Osei
Posted on | CommentAbdul Malik Kweku Baako has jumped to the defence of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs. Charlotte Osei; claiming she’s being made a “target of scrutiny”. Kweku Baako, commenting on the issue on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo‘, called for thorough investigations into … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo forwards petition against Charlotte Osei to Chief Justice
Posted on | 1 CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has forwarded the petition seeking the impeachment of Electoral Commission (EC) boss, Charlotte Osei to the Chief Justice, the Flagstaff House has said. A statement by the Director of Communication at the Office of the … Read more →
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