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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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FULL STATEMENT: Ghana’s 2020 Budget Statement and Economic Policy
Posted on | CommentFinance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, today 13th November, 2019 in Parliament presented the 2020 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the President Nana Akufo-Addo’s government. Find below the full statement of Ghana’s 2020 budget statement and economic policy; 2020-Budget-Statement-and-Economic-Policy
Ofosu-Ampofo loses again
Posted on | CommentThe National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has for the second time failed in his attempt to have the charges against him struck out by an Accra High Court. Mr. Ofosu-Ampofo, who has been charged … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo nominates 3 Judges to Supreme Court
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Akufo-Addo has nominated three judges to the Supreme Court. The nominations are subject to Parliamentary approval. The three judges are: Justice vgMariama Owusu, Justice Lovelace Johnson and Justice Gertrude Tokornoo. They are all judges of the Court of … Read more →
Sinohydro phase 2 to take off
Posted on | CommentThe second tranche of the $2 billion Sinohydro deal has been approved and set to be disbursed early next year. It follows an approval given by Sinosure, the Chinese Export and Credit Insurance Corporation. Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia who dropped … Read more →
Finance Minister presents 2020 budget tomorrow
Posted on | CommentFinance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is scheduled to visit Parliament tomorrow, November 13, 2019, to present the 2020 statement and economic policy. The presentation, according to the Information Ministry, would commence at 10:00am. It comes amid threats by the Minority National … Read more →
I’ve fixed Kufuor’s NHIS which Mahama ‘ruined’ – Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Akufo-Addo has said his government has fixed the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) introduced by the Kufuor administration which was “ruined” by the Mahama administration. Speaking on Wednesday, 6 November 2019 at the official opening ceremony of the … Read more →
Election pressure shouldn’t throw away fiscal discipline – Akufo-Addo tells Ministers
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo says he will not allow the 2020 election pressure, to cause the treasury to throw away the fiscal discipline his administration has achieved so far. In preparing the 2020 budget, the President has given firm directives to his … Read more →
Killer of Takoradi NPP Treasurer left gun
Posted on | CommentIt is emerging that the assailant who killed the New Patriotic Party (NPP) treasurer for Takoradi Constituency in the Western Region left behind the weapon he used to perpetrate the heinous crime. The Western Regional Police Commander, DCOP Vincent Redeemer … Read more →
Termination of PDS deal won’t mar Ghana-US relations – Finance Minister
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has downplayed fears that the termination of the Power Distribution Services (PDS) deal will adversely affect the relationship between the Government of Ghana and the United States of America. He said it was healthy … Read more →
NPP’s Takoradi Constituency Treasure shot dead
Posted on | CommentThe New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Takoradi Constituency Treasure, Mark Ofori has been shot dead at his Fijai residence. A close source to the family told www.233timescom that “armed robbers came to the house last night (29th October, 2019) and went … Read more →
‘I made Ghana the fastest-growing economy not Akufo-Addo’ – Mahama
Posted on | CommentFormer President John Mahama has claimed credit for Ghana’s fastest-growing economy in the world status. According to him, the Akufo-Addo government did nothing toward that achievement but only reaping from the previous administration’s “hard work”. A World Bank Report recently … Read more →
My second coming is to rescue Ghana – Mahama
Posted on | CommentFormer President John Dramani Mahama says his second coming is to rescue Ghana from the terrible performance of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his appointees. He claimed Ghanaians are “disillusioned” under the direction of the Akufo-Addo led government. “I … Read more →
VEEP flies to Saudi Arabia for 3rd Public Investments Fund conference
Posted on | CommentThe Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has left Accra for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to attend the 3rd Session of the International Conference of the Public Investments Fund (PIF)’s Future Investment Initiative (FII), to be held from 29th to 31st October, … Read more →
2020 Budget hearing slated for November 14
Posted on | CommentThe presentation of the 2020 budget has been tentatively scheduled for November 14, 2019. This was announced by the Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Adwoa Safo, during her opening remarks in the House on Tuesday. She also used the opportunity … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo leaves for Russia-Africa Summit, NAM conference in Azerbaijan
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, to lead the Ghanaian delegation to attend the maiden Russia-Africa Summit, being held in Sochi, Russia. The Summit is being held to deepen the ties of friendship between the two … Read more →
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