Just some 24 hours after Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s resignation as Majority Leader, his deputy, Mr. Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has been appointed as his successor. Mr Afenyo-Markin will now lead the Majority caucus, with Miss Patricia Appiagyei, the MP for Asokwa in the Ashanti Region, as his Deputy. Mr Frank Annoh-Dompreh, the MP for Nsawam-Adoagyiri in the Eastern Region, will continue to serve ...
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Dampare has been exceptional – Ameer Bin Salih
The head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission in Ghana Alhaji Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih has extolled the leadership qualities of the Inspector- General of Police Dr George Akuffo Dampare describing him as the best the country has had so far. According to the Muslim Cleric, the changes and efficiency of the Police Service since Dr Dampare took over is so ...
Read More »Government borrowed GH¢22.06bn via T-bills in January 2024
The government borrowed GH¢22.06 billion via treasury bills in January 2024. This is about 35.80% more than the targeted amount of GH¢15.13 billion. The majority of the bids came from the 91-day T-bill. Analysts expect the uptake trend to continue in February 2024 as the treasury heads for an estimated cash coupon payment of about GH¢4.3bn on the new bonds. ...
Read More »‘A smarter strategy could have been used’ – Gyampo on Bentil’s comment on Bawumia
A Professor at the University of Ghana, Ransford Gyampo has said one cannot be one of the loudest critics of the current government and suddenly make the case for its remnants to be given hearing when things are growing from bad to worse. He was replying to a comment made by Vice President of IMANI Africa Kofi Bentil on Vice ...
Read More »Withdraw emission levy – NPP’s Nana B to gov’t
The National Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, also known as Nana B, has urged the government to withdraw the emission levy. “It must be withdrawn,” Nana B emphasised. “Withdraw the emission levy; it’s unnecessary. The Finance Minister must retract it.” According to him, emission levies are typically imposed on developed countries that have advanced ...
Read More »Taxes have become more of a punishment to businesses – Badu-Aboagye
The Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mark Badu-Aboagye, has expressed serious concerns about the escalating burden of both direct and indirect taxes on businesses in the country. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express, Mr Badu-Aboagye questioned the sustainability of business profitability in the face of increasing costs and taxes. He argued that taxes have become an ...
Read More »‘Unfortunate’ Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger breakaway’ll be ‘negative’ for their people – Akufo-Addo
The “unfortunate” decision by Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to withdraw from the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) “is going to be very negative for the populations there”, Ghanaian leader Nana Akufo-Addo has said. The former ECOWAS chair, however, said the regional bloc “is yet to meet” on the withdrawals. “It happened on Sunday, and we are waiting ...
Read More »Kennedy Agyapong’s brother wasn’t qualified to contest – Asenso-Boakye
The Member of Parliament for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye says he knew he would win the just ended parliamentary primaries of the party regardless of the machinations. “So I believed that I had done a lot of work and knew I could pull even bigger percentage but it did not happen. Because of the support my opponent had going into the ...
Read More »Decriminalizing Attempted Suicide: Psychological Association Of Ghana Commend Parliament
*Decriminalizing Attempted Suicide: Psychological Association Of Ghana Commend Parliament. The Psychological Association of Ghana has commended Parliament for amending the Criminal Offences Act 1960 (Act 29) to decriminalize attempted suicide in the nation. The association believes decriminalizing attempted suicide was long overdue because anyone who attempts suicide is presumed to have a severe mental disorder, and the provisions of the ...
Read More »Wassa Amenfi East MP Donates 50 Bags Of Cement To English And Arabic Basic School
Hon. Nicholas Amankwah, the Member of Parliament for Wassa Amenfi East has donated 50 bags of cement towards the renovation of English and Arabic Basic School in Wassa Akropong in Amenfi East municipality of the Western Region. The donation presented by the lawmaker on Tuesday, 30th January, 2024 sought to accelerate the renovation of the basic school that was currently ...
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