The perilous steel bridge on the Akyem Etwereso to Akyem Oda road in Akyemansa district in the Eastern region has been awarded to contract by the Department of feeder roads. The steel bridge constructed decades ago is on the verge of collapse hence shut down by the department of feeder roads to avert disaster. Commuters from Etwereso therefore use Ayirebi ...

The Chief Executive Officer of Afb Ghana, operators of Qwikloan services on MTN has hinted that it would cease to exist in a year if the proposed electronic transaction levy (e-levy) is implemented in its current form. The 1.75% tax on electronic financial transactions was proposed in the 2022 budget statement presented before Parliament by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has described as problematic the Minority in Parliament posturing towards the 2022 Budget and Economic Policy of the Government. The governing party says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority are “deceptively behaving” as if their reaction to the budget is for the good of the Ghanaians people. According to the NPP, on the matter of ...

Member of Parliament for Builsa North, James Agalga, has said that the bench warrant issued for the arrest of his colleague Madina Lawmaker, Francis-Xavier Sosu is unconstitutional. He explained that Sosu has been embarking on Parliamentary duties regarding the public hearing on the anti-gay bill when his case was called hence, he could not have appeared before the court. Any ...

Professor Akwasi Osei, a member of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, has stated that homosexuality is an abnormal behaviour, mostly learned and not biologically determined. Prof Osei, who is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority, said the argument that “homosexuality is normal” was, therefore, not tenable. Prof Osei stated this ...

Member of Parliament for Obuasi West, Kwaku Kwarteng, has said issues regarding the 2022 budget statement should be the topmost agenda for Parliament today Tuesday November 30. He said the budget is the most important issues at the moment hence it has tp be part of the business of parliament today as the Majority and Minority meet to deliberate on ...

Barbados has officially removed Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become the world’s newest republic. In an overnight ceremony in the capital, Bridgetown, Dame Sandra Mason was sworn in as president. The Prince of Wales and Barbadian singer Rihanna attended the event, which coincided with the country’s 55th anniversary of independence. In a speech, Prince Charles acknowledged ...

The Office of the Speaker of Parliament has explained that the recent trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin for a routine medical check-up is part of his conditions of service. The trip was embarked upon just a day after he ruled to reject the 2022 budget statement and government’s economic policy under controversial circumstances. ...

Former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has said parliament’s rejection of the government’s 2022 budget was self-inflicted. According to Mr Amidu the Parliamentary vote of rejection of the 2022 budget demonstrates what the arrogance of power and impunity can do to any Government that takes the electorate for granted. He said the Akufo-Addo-led government has become infested with arrogance and impunity ...

Founder of now-defunct uniBank, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, has opened up about his struggles with the revocation of his bank’s license. “It was a big blow but I was lucky and the family was behind me. [It was a] very painful experience but I understood it,” he said on Citi TV’s Point of View. Dr. Duffuor, a former Finance Minister and ...