POLITICS

Speaker of Parliament Prof Aaron Michael Oquaye has urged journalists in Ghana to help the nation develop politics based on principles as it prepares for general elections this year and thereafter. He identified a lack of knowledge as a cause of conflict in elections and called for a thorough knowledge of laws of elections and applying them with professionalism to ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has challenged the Akufo-Addo government to account for all the excavators that have been seized in the fight against illegal mining so far. According to Communications officer of the party Sammy Gyamfi, government in its own 2020 budget stated that about 900 excavators have been confiscated so far and not 500 as is being ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Sunday 16/1/2019 Our attention has been drawn to several lies and provocative words by the communication director of the NPP in Assin central directed at the good citizens of Assin Akropong and Wurakese for expressing their grievances on the bad nature of their abandoned road by construction firm, DHM company. Several months after abandoning the said road, ...

Parliament has reportedly referred the Teacher Unions to the Education Ministry for further engagement on some outstanding matters of concern to them on the pre-tertiary education bill. The bill is currently before Parliament. However, Teacher Unions called on Parliament last week to suspend any further deliberations on the Pre-tertiary Education Bill until they have resolved all outstanding issues with the ...

The General Secretary of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Alexander Nana Yaw Kumi-Larbi, has said that a minister who does not live above reproach is not sound and fit for his or her calling. “As a minister, you must be a person of integrity. The people you are leading must see you as sound and fit to lead them. If ...

An economist and a lecturer at the University of Ghana has lauded the Akufo-Addo government and the economic management team headed by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for spearheading remarkable progress on the economic front of Ghana coupled with a stable macro- and micro-economic growth. Speaking on Joynews’ flagship political show ‘Newsfile’ on Saturday, 15th February to review the townhall meeting organised ...

Bryan Acheampong has described the recommendation by the Emile Short Commission that he should be reprimanded by the state over the Ayawaso byelection violence as bogus. According to him, there was no testimony or evidence at the commission hearing that links him directly to the chaos that shocked the nation during the election to replace the deceased MP Emmanuel Agyarko. ...

Claims: 3 claims about fiscal deficit [2018, 2019] being below 5%, 8 financial institutions that started operations during NDC governments going bust and reducing/abolishing at least 15 separate taxes and levies Source: Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia Verdict: One claim false, two others true In 11 months time, Ghana will be heading to the polls. An opportunity for Ghanaians to ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has set up its Manifesto Committee for the 2020 general elections. The committee is to be chaired by the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, a statement issued by the General Secretary of the NPP, Mr John Boadu on Thursday [February 13, 2020] said. It mentioned the names of the other members of the committee as: ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Thursday walked out of a meeting called by the Electoral Commission (EC) for technical persons of the political parties and the commission in relation to the plan for a new voters register. The NDC argued that the letter inviting them to the meeting did not have an agenda. “There was supposed to be ...