POLITICS

Vice-president Mahamudu Bawumia has said that the prime focus of the Akufo-Addo government has been the promotion of inclusive policies to alleviate the suffering of Ghanaians. Delivering a keynote address at the 11th Quadrennial Delegates Conference of the Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU) in Accra on Thursday, 26 August 2021, Dr Bawumia told the workers that the ultimate objective ...

The Youth Wing of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has condemned the Akufo-Addo government and the Dampare-led police administration for freeing the Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, Mavis Hawa Koomson, even though she confessed to firing gunshots at a voter registration centre within her constituency in the lead up to the 2020 general elections. This follows ...

The Abodom Police Command in the Ashanti Region is investigating an alleged assault case reported by one Okatakyie Kwame Opoku Agyemang, an NPP executive of the Bekwai Constituency Reports suggest there was a brawl during an electoral area meeting by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) held at Bekwai Dadease and Adwumam electoral areas in the Bekwai municipality. The meeting, which ...

A Tribunal constituted under the auspices of the London International Court of Arbitration (LCIA) has issued an award in favour of the Bank of Ghana, dismissing all claims brought by Sibton Switch Systems Limited (“Sibton Switch”) in relation to the termination by the Bank of the Master Agreement for the Ghana Retail Payment Systems Infrastructure in 2017. The Tribunal also ...

Two members of parliament from the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (North Tongu Constituency) and Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah (Ellembele Constituency) have petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate the deaths and injuries that occurred during the 2020 election. The lawmakers want the security personnel who shot at the voters and also injured ...

The family of slain social media activist, Mohammed Macho Kaaka, has expressed displeasure with the manner in which the Ghana Police Service is handling the investigation and prosecution of suspects in the case. According to the family, the police have “deliberately peddled misinformation” to achieve a premeditated outcome in the trial of Baba Iddi, a brother of Kaaka who is ...

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has said it did no wrong in writing off some GHS23.9 million debt attributed to expired fertilisers and agrochemicals from its books in 2018. In a statement, the management of COCOBOD said: “When the current management took over administration in 2017, it was surprised to find out that there were significant volumes of chemicals and ...

Vice-president Mahamudu Bawumia will today, Wednesday, 25 August 2021, launch the Revenue Assurance and Compliance Enforcement (RACE) initiative. The launch, is in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Interior, National security and the Ghana Revenue Authority. RACE aims to facilitate effective and efficient mobilisation of resources. It also aims to ensure high tax compliance and ...

African health ministers met on Tuesday August 24 to take stock of the continent’s fight against COVID-19 as the pandemic continues to stretch health systems to breaking point in some countries and just 2% of all Africans are fully vaccinated against the virus. Ministers assessed immediate actions needed to curb Africa’s third wave, which saw COVID-19 cases in Africa surpass ...

*Dr. Bawumia & NPP Government Never Promise Free Cars to Okada Riders in 2020: Razak Kojo Opoku Writes to Franklin Cudjoe/NDC Members* I have read a news item emanating from the camp of the Founding President of IMANI, Franklin Cudjoe and NDC Members, asking the whereabouts of the cars Dr. Bawumia proposed to the Okada riders during the 2020 general ...