POLITICS

Cassiel Ato Forson, a ranking member of the Finance Committee of Parliament has stated unequivocally that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Hospital, which was built whilst former President John Dramani Mahama was in office, is the legacy of John Dramani Mahama. According to him, even though the hospital was built with public funds, the former president provided the needed leadership ...

President Akufo-Addo has charged the board of trustees of the Novel Coronavirus National Trust Fund to spend all monies that would be realized through the fund judiciously. The President gave the admonishing to the trustees after he administered the oaths of Office, Allegiance and Secrecy to them at a brief ceremony at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. ...

The Finance Committee of Parliament has granted request by finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta to spend over GHC1.2 billion from the contingency fund in government’s fight against Covid-19. The approval was done by consensus in spite of reservations by Minority. Explaining the breakdown to the House, the finance minister said GHC280 million will be spent on food packages and hot meals ...

The Managing Editor of New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has reacted to some ‘inconsistent’ and ‘dishonest’ claims by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo, the veteran journalist punched holes in a number of statements made by the party and some of its members including National Communications Director, Sammy Gyamfi ...

Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Shi Ting Wang has given assurances that his home country will try its possible best to maintain relations with African countries, particularly Ghana when the coronavirus pandemic is defeated. He says though his country has equally felt the ripple effects of the novel coronavirus over the past weeks, it is ready to support other countries overcome ...

Nana Addo The “Adidi preko hene” says all our revenue, from taxes, oil receipts, royalties, loans and grants should go into funding FREE SHS, and with that all our problems as a nation are solved. A very great “generational thinker and visionary” John Mahama says; I want to share the resources of State to cater for the critical sectors of ...

Managing Editor of the Insight, Kwesi Pratt Jnr has opposed arguments that says government should not commit revenue from the Ghana Heritage Fund (GHF) to deal with the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on the Ghanaian economy. Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana, he raised concerns about the need for the Finance Minister to head to the Heritage Fund for rescue ...

Private Legal Practitioner, Francis Kwarteng Arthur is questioning the rationale behind the government’s request for the personal information of Ghanaians as part of the contact tracing process to identify persons affected by the Coronavirus. Mr. Kwarteng Arthur believes that the government’s contact tracing exercise does not give President Nana Akufo-Addo the right to access anyone’s private details, particularly bank details. ...

Director of Communication of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, says an NDC government would have given Ghanaians free electricity if the party was still in power. President Akufo-Addo in his fifth update to the country said the government has directed that there is a constant flow of water to the homes of Ghanaians. The President further announced that the ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on Medical Doctors in Ghana who are at the heart of the nation’s fight against COVID-19, to stand up for Ghanaians in this critical health situation the world finds itself. The President made the call when he met with the leadership of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) at the Jubilee House as part ...