POLITICS

The office of former President John Mahama has dismissed reports that Mr Mahama is in connivance with some state agencies to scuttle the Free SHS policy. According to a statement signed by Joyce Bawa Mogtari, an aide to the former President, “A government-sponsored attack has been launched on HE John Dramani Mahama, former President of the Republic of Ghana, based ...

Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful and Ningo Prampram lawmaker are trading words on social media over the acquisition of AirtelTigo by the government of Ghana. The Ningo lawmaker has raised issues with the Communications minister’s claim that government purchased the telecommunication company for $1. He is demanding details on the sale price. “I side with most Ghanaians who are requesting assurances ...

FORMER PRESIDENT John Dramani Mahama has caused a stir as he has attributed his successive 2016 and 2020 electoral defeats to superstition. He said he was very sure that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) caused his rejection by the electorate through spiritual means. According to him, he did everything possible to transform the country during his one term as ...

Introduction Policy evaluation is an integral part of the policy formulation process. Summative evaluation of policies and programmes occurs at the end of the policy implementation process. In Ghana, the Free SHS policy can be said to have run its full course after three years (2017-2020) of implementation. Throughout the implementation phase, one issue that gained traction and is still ...

A member of the Council of State, Mr Enoch Teye Mensah, has urged members of the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) to put aside political differences and work for the common good of Tema. He said political differences needed not be synonymous with enmity, using himself as an example. He said he was a long-time friend of President Nana Addo Dankwa ...

A youth group in Asamankese in the Eastern region has appealed to President Akufo-Addo not to renominate the Municipal Chief Executive for West Akyem Municipality Seth Oduro Boadu for his second term. According to the Asamankese Youth for Development, Mr Oduro Boadu failed in his numerous promises to develop the municipality. In a statement, the group said the municipality has ...

The intent of maximizing revenue in the extractive sector through the Agyapa Royalties deal initiated by the government in 2020 is not a bad idea, the Chairperson of the Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas, Dr Steve Manteaw has said. However, he said the lack of public trust and confidence in the government is one of the main reasons ...

The Ghana Revenue Authority, GRA, will begin prosecution of tax offenders this year as part of the broader strategy to engender tax compliance and maximize revenue collection. GRA launched its prosecution Policy in 2019. The Authority went ahead to table request before the Chief Justice to set up a dedicated court to expeditiously prosecute tax offenders. Speaking at the opening ...

State prosecutors have brought fresh charges against a former Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Mr Ernest Thompson and four others for causing financial loss to the state. This latest charge follows a Supreme Court ruling that the particulars the state had provided to support the charge of causing financial loss to the state against the ...

Political Scientist Dr. Kwame Asah Asante says he expected President Akufo-Addo to increase the number of women in his ministerial appointments. He said even though the numbers are better than in the past, more should have been done. President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, April 21 announced his deputy Ministerial nominees for the various ministries. Out of the thirty-nine, nine were female ...