POLITICS

The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Mr. Kennedy Agyapong has issued a stern warning to the Pan Africa International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association not to step foot in Ghana since our laws frown upon their acts. Speaking on Oman FM’s ‘Boiling Point’ show and monitored by ghbeyondpolitics.com, the NPP firebrand stated clearly that inasmuch as the ...

The Volta Caucus of the opposition National Democratic Congress in Parliament has visited the home of the late Marcus Mawutor Adzahli to commiserate with the family. The deceased who was the Assemblyman for the Sogakope South Electoral Area was gruesomely murdered at his residence in the wee hours of Sunday by some unknown assailants. At the family home of the ...

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo’s expected visit to the European Parliament has been postponed, Ghana Embassy in Brussels has communicated. In an official statement from the Embassy copied to the ECOWAS and UEMOA representation, it indicated the postponement has become necessary to allow the European Parliament put down precautionary measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). President Akufo-Addo ...

Government is pushing for the passage of a law to facilitate the birth of the Ghana Automotive Industry. The law which is an amendment to the Customs Act, 2015 (Act 891) will provide legal backing for the incentives that Ghanaian car manufacturers will enjoy under the Ghana Automotive Industry Policy. The implementation of the Policy will make Ghana a fully ...

Fidelity Bank Ghana has denied a statement attributed to National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, that the bank intends to take over the assets of Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG). “We wish to state in no uncertain terms that Hon. Adongo’s statements are not only despicable and irresponsible but false, defamatory and constitute tortious interference with our business ...

The Offinso South constituency secretary of the New Patriot Party (NPP) Mr Nsiah Boakye has called on delegates, party executives and Party faithfuls to work at ensuring the peace and unity of the party devoid of riots during the NPP primaries. Mr Nsiah Boakye described the primaries as “home affair” which electoral factions and violence needs to be buried in ...

Parliament has approved the controversial $23.9 million dollars tax waiver for Platinum Properties Limited for the Pullman Accra Airport City Hotel and serviced apartment. The minority which had alleged the project is for a family member of president Akufo-Addo abstained from voting on the report of the finance committee when speaker Prof. Mike Oquaye put the question. The report was ...

The Inter-party resistance against a new voters’ register has slammed the Jean Mensah led Electoral Commission for telling “well-packaged lies to Ghanaians” in an attempt to compile a new register ahead of the 2020 elections. Addressing the press on Tuesday, General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia stated that the lies by the EC were “deliberately ...

A deputy Attorney General, Godfred Dame has challenged former President John Mahama to break his silence and state his position on the controversial Airbus scandal. According to him, he is surprised that the former president has gone silent over the matter despite his involvement in the purchase of the three aircraft for the state. Godfred Dame said the former President ...

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Sekondi Constituency, Andrew Agyapa Mercer, has contradicted public claims by Minister of Communications and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma West, Ursula Gifty Owusu-Ekuful, that the continuous closure of radio stations critical of the Akufo-Addo government, is as a result of the stations having a bad case, leading to them being thrown out ...