POLITICS

Musician and a member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Asare Obeng popularly known as A-Plus has raised some pertinent concerns about the rollout of the government’s flagship Free Senior Secondary School programme According to him, it does not make economic sense for students who fall short of the pass mark to gain admission into Senior High Schools ...

The Majority Leader in Parliament has been explaining why he had to change his name from ‘Lawrence Addae’ in the past to his purely local name ‘Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’ which he presently uses. It will be recalled that some members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), have accused the Suame Member of Parliament of having skeletons in his cupboard for ...

The #FixTheCountry Movement has declined a request by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to join its impending demonstration against the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy). The Movement in a statement said it has received an invitation from the NDC on Friday, February 4, 2022 to joined their proposed E-levy demonstration scheduled for Thursday, February 10, 2022. They have however, catalogued ...

The Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper has expressed his disappointment in ECOWAS leaders after another coup d’état in Burkina Faso. “I’m so disappointed in the ECOWAS leaders…the coup leaders are even better than them. Currently, over 70 percent of Burkina Faso are now under the control of Islamic insurgents; were the ECOWAS leaders asleep when that was happening?” he queried ...

The Deputy General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen has berated claims by the opposition National Democratic Congress’ (NDC’s) General Secretary, Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia that the NDC MPs who engage in the brawl in Parliament over the passage of the controversial E-levy were defending the 1992 Constitution. According to him, what happened in Parliament ...

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched a new digitalization measure to end the era of cash for travel in the public sector, with the aim of bringing further transparency and accountability in the use of public funds. Known as the e-Travel Card Project, the Card is designed to facilitate the cashless disbursement of travel allowance and other payments for ...

Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) has downgraded Ghana’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings to Caa1 from B3 and changed the outlook to stable from negative. Moody’s said on Friday, 4 February 2022: “The downgrade to Caa1 reflects the increasingly difficult task the government faces addressing its intertwined liquidity and debt challenges”. “Weak revenue generation constrains government’s budget flexibility, and ...

A former member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Stephen Atubiga has noted shivers have been sent down the spines of his former political party over a possible Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh and Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia ticket for the 2024 elections. According to him, the NDC leadership have had sleepless nights mapping out strategies to neutralize the potency of the ...

One of the members of the NPP government communication team, Mr. Silas Kwabena Agyekum has declared his interest in the New Juaben South constituency Chairmanship position of the ruling New Patriotic Party. In a radio interview with Afeema FM on Thursday, 3, 2022, the New Patriotic Party Regional Government Spokesperson and a senior communicator said, he had what it takes ...

An application filed by Michael Ankomah Nimfah, a member of the New Patriotic Party at the Supreme Court seeking to injunct James Gyakye Quayson, the Member of Parliament for Assin North Constituency has been adjourned sine die. Mr Quayson, the MP for the National Democratic Congress has had his seat declared vacant by the High Court in Cape Coast but ...