Minister of Finance Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta has broken his silence on whether or not he is harbouring any presidential ambitions. He told Paul Adom-Otchere on Metro TV on Thursday, November 18 that he is satisfied with contributing his intellectual abilities to the success of the government and Ghana, as a whole. “Sometimes, people believe that it’s their energies and ...

A former Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr Fiifi Kwetey has accused the government of insensitivity following the introduction of some taxes in the budget statement for the 2022 fiscal year. According to Mr Kwetey, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) promised to move the country from taxation to production. However, he said, after winning political power, they have reneged on that ...

The Ministry of Roads and Highways has clarified that its earlier statement decreeing that toll collection be stopped across the country following the abolishment of road and bridge tolls in the 2022 budget, was to intervene in the chaotic situations that occurred at the various booths. A statement issued on Thursday November 18 explained that soon after the Finance Minister had announced ...

Some former toll collectors have appealed to the government to ensure their salary arrears are paid as an immediate step to reducing what they see as impending hardship on them. Speaking to the Human Rights and Governance Centre via phone, a former Kumasi Metro President of the Ghana Federation of Disability Organizations, Prince Debrah, and the Central Regional Chairman of ...

The Attorney General (AG) and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame has revealed that cabinet has approved his request to amend the Criminal Procedure which will allow for plea bargaining to certain criminal offences in the country. According to the AG, the draft bill will soon be put before Parliament which will enhance the criminal justice delivery in the country ...

Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane is reportedly ‘warming’ to the Manchester United job – and it could see him reunite with Cristiano Ronaldo and Raphael Varane. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is under immense pressure after suffering an embarrassing defeat by local rivals City earlier this month. That 2-0 loss to Pep Guardiola’s side came just two weeks after Liverpool humiliated the ...

The Ghana Football Association has exposed the South African Football Association over claims of traveling 9 hours from Accra to Cape Coast for the 2022 World Cup final qualifying match against the four-time African champions. SAFA made the bizarre claim of traveling close to 10 hours from the capital Accra to Cape Coast after missing out on the African play-offs. ...

Any Ghanaian who is able to send more than GHS100 day via mobile money platforms is not poor, the Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has said. Once the 2022 budget is approved, all electronic transactions in Ghana will attract an Electronic Transaction Levy or E-Levy, as part of moves by the government to shore up its revenue ...

Female Ghanaian afrobeat singer Wendy Asiamah Addo, popularly known on the local music scene as Wendy Shay, will this Saturday perform at the much hyped musical concert dubbed ‘Heat Rave’ at Bayview Village Event Centre located at the Atomic Junction in Accra. Intended to bring Ghanaian music lovers from various backgrounds together on one platform to celebrate Ghanaian music, BEATWAVES ...

All arsenals must be marshalled to tackle corruption in Ghana, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in last year’s elections, has said. She noted that the corruption menace has been a major challenge in Ghana and one that is hampering development. Therefore, she said, it must be dealt with no matter what ...