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The Minority in Parliament has accused government of collapsing the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). According to the Minority, the accusations are based on government’s failure to release funds to the NHIA which has resulted in the scheme’s inability to pay service providers, a development they argue has seen the return of the cash and carry system. Addressing the media ...

Minority spokesperson on health, Kwabena Minta Akandoh, has indicated that the National Health Insurance Scheme under the Governing New Patriotic Party led by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is in a state of comatose. “Although the scheme has struggled since its inception to meet claims of active members to service providers, the recent misapplication of funds collected as levies and ...

The Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) has urged the general public, commuters and drivers in particular to disregard the purported transport fare increase of 20%. According to GRTCC, transport fares are determined by stakeholders and not any single body as seen in the case of recent increments. “We wish to state that, transport fares has always been negotiated for ...

The Electricity Company of Ghana is proposing that the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission allow the power distributor to charge 148% more as a tariff for 2022 It also wants 7.6% average adjustments between the periods of 2023 to 2026. The ECG said in a 55-page document that the gap between the actual cost recovery tariff and the PURC-approved tariffs ...

The Minority in Parliament has described as false the claim by the Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia that Ghana has excess capacity. A statement issued by the Minority Caucus following the almost nationwide power cut on Saturday, the minority stated that the nation is on the verge of facing an imminent power outages also known as ‘dumsor.’ “The baseless and unfounded ...

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has warned the public against persons styling themselves as staff of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to defraud on account of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy). “There is no reversal that starts with the entity calling you. The entities are the ones supposed to do the refunds. “Anytime someone calls you trying to engage you ...

President of the May 9 Foundation Herbert Mensah has showered praises on the President of Ghana Nana Akufo Addo for being the first President in 21 years to recognize families of the victims of the Accra stadium disaster. The former Kotoko Board Chairman was speaking in a video message to mark the anniversary of the historic soccer tragedy that occurred ...

The High Court in Accra presided over by Her Ladyship Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe has said it will not hear the application for trial in absentia of Ex-MALOC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sedina Christine Tamakloe Ationu until the two sureties appear before the court. The court said, before it will consider the motion for her to be tried in absentia, ...

North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is proposing that perhaps Ghana should hold national elections every year to keep politicians on their toes. According to Mr Ablakwa the “soaring hardships caused by unbridled price hikes, excruciating cost of fuel, 20% increase in transport fares, proposals by ECG for a 100% tariff adjustment, historic unemployment at 13.4% and a draconian E-Levy ...

The Board of Directors of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced the appointment of Professor Festus Ebo Turkson as an external member of the central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) pursuant to section 27(3)(E) of the Bank of Ghana 2002 (Act 612), as amended by the Bank of Ghana (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act 918). Professor Turkson is a Development ...