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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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Prez. Mahama summons ministers, appointees over IMF deal
Posted on | CommentPresident John Mahama has summoned all his ministers and their deputies to discuss the implications of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bail programme to be rolled out from 2015. The IMF programme will roll out from January 2014 and is … Read more →
CJ says corruption situation in Ghana at tipping point
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Justice, Mrs Georgina Theodora Wood, has decried the level of corruption and the pervasive abuse of state resources by individuals and institutions entrusted with public funds. That situation, she said, had created serious doubts in the minds of … Read more →
NDC admits ownership of $20m office complex
Posted on | CommentAfter nearly three years of denial, the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), has finally admitted that the party indeed owns the ultramodern office complex at Adabraka in Accra. National Organiser of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Yaw Boateng Gyan … Read more →
GBA charges Prez. Mahama to appoint new EC Chairman
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Bar Association (GBA) wants President John Mahama to initiate the process to select the successor to the Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan. The GBA in its demands is also asking that the appointment of a … Read more →
NDC’s Allotey Jacobs says no political party can “uproot” corruption
Posted on | CommentThe Central Regional Communications Director of the governing National Democratic Congress [NDC], Allotey Jacobs says it will be impossible for any political party to totally eradicate corruption in this era. According to him, the only option left for this current … Read more →
Alan Kyerematen says Prez. Mahama lacks technical knowledge
Posted on | CommentFlagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) says the bane of the country’s progress is President John Mahama’s lack of technical knowledge and managerial skills. Addressing a group of professionals who paid a courtesy call on him at his … Read more →
Oye Lithur to challenge Vanderpuye for Odododiodoo seat in 2016 (PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentSome members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Odododiodoo constituency in the Greater Accra Region, are reportedly encouraging Nana Oye Lithur to wrestle power from incumbent Member of Parliament (MP), Nii Lantey Vanderpuye. The youth have started putting … Read more →
Special committee presents Bagbin bribery allegation report to Speaker
Posted on | CommentThe special parliamentary committee that was constituted to investigate an allegation of bribery leveled against parliamentarians has presented its report to the Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon Edward Doe Adjaho. Disclosing this to the Daily Graphic in an interview, the … Read more →
GH¢3.2bn lost to tax exemptions
Posted on | CommentThe government will use the first-ever programme-based budget due in Parliament next month to reduce the high level of tax exemptions which currently account for about 3.3 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In 2014, total productivity in the … Read more →
Enough of the promises – Casely-Hayford to Prez. Mahama
Posted on | CommentFinancial Analyst, Sydney Casely-Hayford has expressed doubt over President John Mahama’s assurance that the nation will not seek a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after the three-year program runs out. He has since advised the President to refrain … Read more →
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources weeps over layoff
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Kenyatta to appear before ICC
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Asantehene welcomes govt’s decision to seek help from IMF
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Prez. Mahama says this may be the last time Ghana is going to IMF
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IMF funds likely to be misused by Ghana – Nduom
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