The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has bemoaned the disrespect for time by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta regarding the presentation of the 2022 budget. This follows the inability of Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to present the government’s budget statement before parliament at the scheduled time. The budget, which is scheduled to be presented today, 17 ...

Executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has said Manchester United are committed to delivering success with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the club announced their latest financial results. In a statement issued on Wednesday, United revealed revenues are up by 16% to £126.5 million thanks in part to supporters returning to Old Trafford after the coronavirus pandemic but in pointed comments, Woodward ...

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said that the Akufo-Ado administration has better records in the management of public sector debt than what the National Democratic Congress (NDC) did. He indicated that the debt figures and statistics do not favour the main opposition party. Speaking to TV3 ahead of the 2022 budget presentation on Wednesday November 17, the Ofoase Ayirebi lawmaker indicated ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has been explaining the reason behind the undue delay in the presentation of the 2022 budget statement by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Wednesday. The exercise, which was scheduled to start at 10:00am, began after 1:00pm. “The pre-sitting meeting which we usually refer to as conclave has rather taken a longer time than anticipated,” Speaker ...

Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has told Parliament that no public sector worker was laid off despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the country’s finances. Presenting the government budget statement for the 2022 fiscal year on Wednesday November 17, he highlighted the negative impact of the pandemic on the local economy. “I am proud to announce that not ...

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will move up to cruiserweight to fight Ilunga Makabu for the WBC title in a bid to become a five-weight world champion. Alvarez’s latest move to cement his legacy as one of the greatest fighters of all time comes less than two weeks after he became the undisputed super-middleweight champion by stopping Caleb Plant in Las Vegas. ...

South Africa remain unconvinced they lost genuinely to Ghana in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers on Sunday with their defender Rushine De Reuck saying that ‘it felt like the game was rehearsed’. South Africa FA organised a press conference on Wednesday in which De Reuck, who conceded the penalty that helped Ghana win 1-0, spoke emotionally about Bafana Bafana’s defeat. ...

After Manchester City’s first Champions League game of this season, Pep Guardiola expressed his disappointment over the low attendance of City fans at the Etihad Stadium that evening. “I would say the last three games we played here; we scored 16 goals”. Guardiola told BT sport, “So I would like more people to come to the next game on Saturday, ...

Madina MP Francis-Xavier Sosu has filed a motion at the high court in a bid to stop his “unlawful” arrest by the police. Mr Sosu, a human rights lawyer, is praying the court for the enforcement of his right to freedom of movement, right to protest and demonstrate, right to personal liberty, right to freedom of expression, and right against ...

A former Vice Chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Mr Kwame Jantuah, has alleged that stealing at the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has been going on for years. Recently, some staff of TOR were interdicted for their involvement in the alleged theft of GHS10.4 million worth of cables. According to the Interim Management Committee (IMC), the affected staff “who ...