The District Chief Executive for Ellembelle, Kwesi Bonzoh has stated that the relocation from the official bungalow by the Nkroful District magistrate was not due to galamsey activities. The Regional Administrative Officer in the Western Region in a letter dated 14th July 2022 and addressed to the District Chief Executive disclosed that the Nkroful District Magistrate relocated from her bungalow ...
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Amenfi East MP ‘Fights’ Communication Minister Over Poor Cellular Network
The Minister for Communication and digitalization, hon Ursula Owusu Ekuful has assured that some communities in Wassa Amenfi East of the Western Region will soon enjoy uninterrupted communication network and internet service after she was dragged to Parliament. The communication minister made the assurance on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, 26th July, 2022, after the Wassa Amenfi East MP, ...
Read More »Budget review: Provide tax incentives to Ghanaians – Lord Mensah tells govt
A Professor at the University of Ghana Business School, Lord Mensah has asked the government to give Ghanaians tax incentives in the mid-year budget review following the rising rate of inflation which currently stands at 29.8 per cent in June 2022, up from the 27.6 per cent recorded in May same year. Prof Lord Mensah said he also expects that ...
Read More »Budget review: Admit e-levy, other policies that were resisted are underperforming, having negative effect – Bright Simons
Vice President of Imani Africa, Mr Bright Simons has said, ahead of the mid year budget review by the Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta today Monday, July 25, the Minister must admit failings with some of the policies that were resisted in Parliament especially the e-levy. Speaking in an interview with TV3 ahead of the budget review, on Thursday July ...
Read More »Mid Year Review: NABCo personnel to be paid, integrated into YouStart
The government will use today’s mid-year budget review (MYBR) to address the myriad of challenges facing the Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) programme that was introduced in 2018 to provide jobs for the teaming youth. It is expected that it would announce a comprehensive exercise to integrate the beneficiaries into the YouStart programme, another initiative of the government. The exercise would ...
Read More »Budget review to rally nation behind IMF deal
The government will use the mid-year budget review (MYBR) to be presented Monday, July 25 to rally the nation behind a prospective programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that is intended to improve upon the country’s balance of payment (BOP) and fast track the economic recovery. It would also use the opportunity to call for a non-partisan support for ...
Read More »You’ve committed sacrilege in altering Mill’s tomb – Ohene Agyekum tells Gov’t
A leading member of the National Democratic Congress, Ambassador Daniel Ohene Agyekum, says the government has no justification for tampering with the tomb of the late former President Prof. John Evan Atta Mills. According to him, the government has committed sacrilege in altering portions of the tomb without the express authority of the late President’s family. A renovation exercise executed ...
Read More »A 70% import dependent economy is no economy – Mike Oquaye makes case for local industries
Former Speaker of Parliament Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye has challenged the government to focus on saving and investing in local industries as a solution to challenges in the economic situation in the country. Speaking as a guest of honour at the 60th anniversary launch of the University of Ghana Political Science Department Friday, July 22, the statesman noted that it ...
Read More »Finance Minister to present mid-year budget review today; IMF move to feature strongly
The Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta will be presenting the 2022 mid-year budget review in Parliament today, Monday July 25. The presentation will take place at 1PM. The budget review is expected to centre on the move to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other issues. Ahead of the budget review, analyst including the Vice President of Imani Africa, ...
Read More »Kuami Eugene is my best pick for ‘Chow’ remix – DSL
TV3 Mentor X winner, DSL, has expressed interest in redoing his first single with label mate, Kuami Eugene. DSL dropped his first single, Chow, after winning the coveted title under the management of Lynx Entertainment as part of his winning package. Chow may have an upgrade featuring Kuami Eugene very soon. For DSL, even though he would love to feature ...
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