POLITICS

Minister for Interior Ambrose Dery has said the introduction of the electronic transactions levy (E-levy) will reduce the rate of unemployment amongst the youth in the country. Mr Dery was speaking at a townhall meeting held in Wa in the Upper West Region, on Monday, 21 February 2022. The Minister questioned the suggestion by the main opposition NDC for government ...

#FixTheCountry Movement convener Oliver Barker-Vormawor who is currently in Police custody has called on the media to verify from Parliamentary records to find out whether he was a Presidential Staffer under former President John Dramani Mahama. “I am also asking the media to verify from Parliamentary records, as to whether I was ever a Presidential Staffer,” a statement issued and ...

The Aliu Mahama Foundation is set to hold the 10th anniversary celebration of the demise of the late former Vice President of Ghana, Alhaji Aliu Mahama. Ahead of the celebration, the Foundation has unveiled a new logo to commemorate this year’s event under the tagline, “Ten Years On; Celebrating Alhaji Aliu Mahama”. The week-long event is aimed at celebrating the ...

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor has assured the people of Appiatse that the Green and Sustainable Community promised by government will be built on equity, fairness and justice. The Minister declared this when he again paid a working visit to Appiatse together with the Reconstruction Committee on Monday, 21st February, 2022. The visit was to ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban S.K Bagbin, has said that as Leader of the House, he can only be impartial but he cannot be neutral. Speaking in reference to current issues before Parliament concerning the 2022 Budget and Financial Statement, the Speaker said “the concept of majority rule should give way to participatory inclusiveness. Given the current changes, Parliament cannot ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana, on Thursday, 10th February 2022, to begin a 10-day working visit to France, Guyana, Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. President Akufo-Addo’s first port of call will be Brest, France, where, at the invitation of Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, he will participate in the One Ocean Summit, to be held ...

An aide to former President John Dramani Mahama, Godwin Eduzie Tamakloe has handed a new economic title to the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for his efforts in the current management of the economy. According to him, the Vice President who is the head of the Economic Management Team (EMT) has moved to become the Head of the Economic Mismanagement ...

Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has said the Akufo-Addo-led government has managed Ghana’s economy better than his predecessor despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister was speaking at a Press Conference held in Accra on Wednesday, 9 February 2022. The Minister noted that the government will need time to fix the country due to the effect of the COVID-19 ...

STC Chief Executive Officer, Nana Akomea has waded into discussions surrounding foreign travels by government officials, both past and present. The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been criticizing the ruling government over the cost of travels for President Akufo-Addo. General Secretary of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, popularly known as General Mosquito claims the controversial e-levy will only be used ...

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram Sam Nartey George has said the government is unable to justify why Ghanaians should pay the controversial Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy). “If we gave you Ghc300 billion and you have failed to do anything significant in our lives. How then do you explain that with Ghc6 billion you can transform Ghana, that lie ...