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A former Minister of State Prof. Kojo Yankah has criticised the Ghanaian obsession for elections moments after a government comes to power. He said governments need time to execute their vision and must not be stampeded with upcoming elections when they are yet to settle. “Sometimes I get worried about Ghana,” Prof Yankah told Kwaku Sakyi-Addo on the award-winning show ...

The Minority caucus in Parliament has accused Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of lying in his claim that revenue collection at the ports shot up as a result of the introduction of the paperless port system. Ghana on September 4, 2017 began the implementation of the paperless clearing process after a month of piloting. It followed a directive from the ...

Embattled businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome has filed another application for stay of proceedings requesting for 5 Supreme Court Justices to hear his case and not one. Mr Woyome who was absent in court Monday, was supposed to have his cross-examination continue today. Kasapa FM’s Court Correspondent, Daakyehene Ofosu Agyeman reported that Mr Woyome’s application will be heard on November 21. ...

All Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates in public schools will be registered for free by government for the 2018 examinations. “Government will absorb the registration fees of candidates in the public Junior High Schools (JHS),” a statement by West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) said. The statement, authored by W Addy Lamptey for WAEC Head of National Office, mentioned GH¢75 ...

In March 2017, the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, presented the budget for the 2017 fiscal year which was dominated by tax reforms aimed at growing the private sector and debt management measures to create fiscal space for spending. Other policies in the 2017 budget includes, One Village One Dam, One District One Factory, Free Senior High School Education ...

The District Chief Executive Officer for Amansie West District, William Asante Bediako has described former President John Dramai Mahama as the ‘right candidate’ to lead the opposition National Democratic Congress [NDC] in the 2020 Presidential polls. Asante Bediako speaking on Abusua Nkmmo hosted by Kwame Adinkra said the NDC has no other better figure presently to lead the party than ...

The Minority in Parliament has predicted next year will be a difficult year for Ghanaians despite assurances by government of better times ahead. According to the NDC minority, claims by President Akufo-Addo that the 2018 budget will create jobs is a mirage since evidence on the grounds run contrary to the projections by government. Addressing a roundtable ahead of Wednesday’s ...

Parliament on Friday passed the Zongo Development Fund Bill in fulfillment of the promise by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during the 2016 general elections to establish the fund to improve the lives of members of Zongo communities across the country. The Zongo Development Fund Bill seeks to establish a Fund to speed up the development of Zongo communities. The ...

Founder of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has said winning the fight against corruption is conditioned on a total change in the Ghanaian attitude. In a sermon to his congregation on Sunday, the charismatic leader said people who scream about fighting corruption in society should be careful what they wish for. “We need to be very careful as a ...

Two Ghanaian professors have kicked against an attempt by parliament to pass a bill in the name of Major Maxwell Mahama, the army officer who was brutally murdered at Denkyira-Obuasi (now New Obuasi), in the Central Region in May this year. According to them, it will be prudent for the government to widen the scope of the bill for the ...