POLITICS

Former President John Dramani Mahama on Monday visited the Diabetes Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital to distribute to the patients Glucometers on the occasion of his 63rd birthday. Accompanied by his wife, Lordina, and children, President Mahama presented to the Centre, 150 Glucometers with strips to be given out to diabetes patients. Mr. Mahama told the patients in ...

Irate youth of Asamang Tamfoe in Atiwa East District in Eastern Region have attacked and set ablaze a container on an alleged community mining site. The arson attack is in protest against community mining which the youth have likened to illegal mining. All items including cement and other mining and construction tools and materials in the two forty-feet containers were ...

The former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu says the arrogance and impunity of power by President Akufo-Addo and his government must be blamed for Friday’s budget rejection by Parliament. “The Parliamentary vote of rejection of the 2022 budget demonstrates what the arrogance of power and impunity can do to any Government that takes the electorate for granted as rabbles,” the former ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has described as problematic the Minority in Parliament posturing towards the 2022 Budget and Economic Policy of the Government. The governing party says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority are “deceptively behaving” as if their reaction to the budget is for the good of the Ghanaians people. According to the NPP, on the matter of ...

Member of Parliament for Builsa North, James Agalga, has said that the bench warrant issued for the arrest of his colleague Madina Lawmaker, Francis-Xavier Sosu is unconstitutional. He explained that Sosu has been embarking on Parliamentary duties regarding the public hearing on the anti-gay bill when his case was called hence, he could not have appeared before the court. Any ...

Member of Parliament for Obuasi West, Kwaku Kwarteng, has said issues regarding the 2022 budget statement should be the topmost agenda for Parliament today Tuesday November 30. He said the budget is the most important issues at the moment hence it has tp be part of the business of parliament today as the Majority and Minority meet to deliberate on ...

The former Minister of Finance, Dr Kwabena Duffuor has revealed that more than half of Ghanaians in employment are earning a very low income. According to him, a low rate of formal employment would affect the government’s revenue generation, particularly with taxes adding that there is a high incidence of underemployment affecting 21.4% of the employed population. “Among the employed ...

Former Finance Minister Dr Kwabena Duffuor has said he was able to assist the late Professor John Evans Atta Mills to reduce unemployment rate from the time Prof Mills became President in 2009 to 2012. But, he said, the rate started increasing from 2013 to 2015, the period that Former President John Dramani Mahama was in office. Delivering a public ...

Former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has rejected the proposed E-levy in the 2022 budget statement. Apart from this levy destroying the digitalization agenda, he said, it will also be characterized by serious implementation challenges. Delivering a public lectyuer in Accra on Monday November 29, he said “It is now well known that Ghana is facing a large infrastructure deficit ...

The Dean of the Law School at the University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA), Professor Kofi Abotsi, has said Parliament is facing identity crisis at the moment. In a tweet reacting to the rejection of the 2022 budget, he said “What does the squabbling between the 2 sides say about parliament? The crisis of identity runs deep. Is it the ...