The Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Buaben Asamoa, has admitted that the decision by the government to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout is the best policy option under the current economic circumstances. He, therefore, calls on Ghanaians to rally behind the government in the decision taken. “That decision deserves our respect ...

Chief Operations Officer at Dalex Finance, Mr Joe Jackson, has said implementation of the conditions that will be given by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Ghana will come along with pains. He explained that the country cannot get out of the situation without going through pains to implement the yet-to-be determined conditions. Speaking in an in interview with TV3’s Martin Asiedu-Darteh ...

Assin Central lawmaker, Kennedy Agyapong has expressed disappointment in the decision by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for support. He said this decision will make breaking the 8-year cycle by the party tough. In his view, this is like handing over power to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) without a contest because the NPP criticized ...

The Executive Secretary of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) Isaac Bampoe Addo has said the association supports the decision by the government to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for support. He told TV3’s Daniel Opoku in an interview on Friday July 1 that this will not be the first time Ghana will be seeking assistance from ...

The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has said the New Patriotic Party cannot win the 2024 elections with people leading the nation to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a financial bailout. Speaking at an on-going NPP National Constituency Officers Welfare workshop at Koforidua in the Eastern Region Friday, Mr Agyapong expressed disgust about the move by ...

The Minority in Parliament has called on the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government to apologise to Ghanaians and immediately cancel the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) for heading to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout. Speaking to Starr News Minority spokesperson on Communications A.B.A Fuseini argued the move is final proof of the level of mismanagement of the economy by the Akufo-Addo ...

Ghanaian musician Thunder Gospelz disclosed to Helen Appiah-Ampofo on the Star Zone segment of 3FM Sunrise Morning Show that he quit music for about seven years because he realized that he was not getting the expected response and support from the people. Obomofour Thunder started his music career as a rapper with his partner in 2001. The hip-life music duo ...

Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Marking has told the Minority that the National Democratic Congress (NDC), when in government, went to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for support due to mismanagement of the economy. The Effutu lawmaker stated on the floor of Parliament Friday July 1 that at the time the NDC went to the IMF, there were no major international crises that ...

The Dean of the Business School at the University of Cape Coast, Professor John Gatsi has said that the decision to return to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an indication that the programmes and measures outlined by the government to deal with the economic challenges are not strong enough. It also means that the management of the economy has been difficult ...

North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has asked the government to cancel the e-levy if it has finally decided to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He explained that the government gave two options to Ghanaians, either to implement the e-levy or to go to the IMF to tackle the economic challenges. The e-levy, he said, was finally chosen ...