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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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MPs sleep in Parliament – Prez. Mahama
Posted on | CommentPresident John Mahama yesterday blasted the minority New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Parliament for accusing him of throwing the country into huge debt due to unbridled borrowing. He dismissed claims that his government has misused the various loans it has … Read more →
NPP to Prez. Mahama: “Bawumia is competent to criticise you”
Posted on | CommentThe New Patriotic Party (NPP) has hit back at President Mahama’s recent comments that the party’s running mate, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has no basis to describe him as an incompetent leader. At a press conference in Accra, Wednesday, the Acting … Read more →
Paul Afoko ‘pisses’ in
Posted on | CommentAt the time the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was hosting the media at the party’s Kokomlemle office, Accra, to respond to President John Mahama’s political tirades, suspended National Chairman Paul Afoko was busily challenging what in his opinion were flagrant … Read more →
VIDEO: Ken Agyapong replies Prez. Mahama, attacks Kofi Adams
Posted on | CommentAssin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong has hit back at President John Dramani Mahama for rebuking Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and other leading members of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP). President John Mahama hurled jibes at the Running Mate … Read more →
Finance Minister plans $750m Eurobond next year
Posted on | CommentFinance Minster, Seth Terkper has hinted that government will next year sell a $750 million Eurobond to finance its budget deficit, as access to non-concessional loans and donor flows begin to dry up. The Minister in presenting the 2016 budget … Read more →
Suspended Akofo addresses press today
Posted on | CommentSuspended National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Afoko, will address a news conference Wednesday on the controversial issues surrounding his removal. This will be Mr. Afoko’s first ever formal public engagement since his many troubles with the … Read more →
Prez. Mahama under fire over Bawumia’s attack
Posted on | CommentPresident John Mahama’s outburst following a tag of ‘incompetence’ by his critics has attracted the ire of sections of the public who have described the president as a frustrated person. The president went haywire on Monday when he was addressing … Read more →
Finance Minister dodges EC budget
Posted on | CommentThe Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, whether intentionally or not, did not answer a question by a journalist on how much the Electoral Commission (EC) had budgeted for the 2016 general elections and whether it made any provision for a possible … Read more →
Show us what competence you display – Prez. Mahama to NPP
Posted on | CommentPresident John Dramani Mahama has lashed out at some elements in the opposition especially New Patriotic Party’s Vice Presidential Candidate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, for continually describing him as incompetent. In an unusually fiery speech at the launch of Greater Accra … Read more →
Ghana’s total debt stock now GH¢92.1bn
Posted on | CommentThe country’s provisional debt stock as at September 2015 stood at GH¢92,161.84 million ($24,285.07 million) down from GH¢94.5 billion recorded in July, this year, Seth Terkper, Finance Minister told Parliament on Friday. The debt stock comprised an external debt factor … Read more →
2016 budget presents no hope for Ghana – Dr. Bawumia
Posted on | CommentDr Mahamudu Bawumia, running mate to the 2016 New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has observed that the 2016 budget presented by Finance Minister Seth Terkper on Friday presents no hope for the country. He said the … Read more →
No Northerner may be voted President in the next 20-30 yrs – Martin Amidu
Posted on | CommentFormer Attorney-General Martin Amidu is predicting that no one from the north may be elected president of Ghana again in the next 20 to 30 years. He says the conduct of President John Dramani Mahama is responsible for his rather … Read more →
Highlights of the 2016 Budget statement
Posted on | CommentFinance Minister Seth Terkper has presented to Parliament government’s 2016 budget. It is the first budget in the second-year of a 3-year IMF programme that recommends austerity in public expenditure. 355432016_highlights-1[1]
Finance Minister sweats over ‘Dead Goat’ budget
Posted on | CommentThe Minority New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Parliament yesterday described the 2016 budget statement presented by Finance Minister Seth Terkper as a ‘dead goat’ budget. The Minority said the budget would not address the country’s development needs, as it offered … Read more →
Finance Minister presents 2016 Budget to Parliament today
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of Finance, Mr. Seth Terkper will today present the 2016 Budget and Financial Statement of the government to Parliament. Sources close to the Ministry of Finance told the Daily Graphic that the financial statement of the government for next … Read more →
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