POLITICS

Mahama dashes NDC 20 vehicles

The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has handed over 20 vehicles to the National Chairman of the NDC to help enhance the operational capacity of the party’s regional offices. The Nissan pickup vehicles and Renault Duster Saloon Cars were donated by various benefactors to support the former President during the recent internal NDC presidential ...

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Black Stars coach spotted at NPP health walk

The coach of Ghana’s senior national football team – Black Stars – was over the weekend spotted among supporters of the New Patriotic Party at a health walk throwing support for a potential parliamentary candidate. Coach Kwasi Appiah joined supporters of the Free Zones CEO during the walk which saw some executives of the NPP Eastern region declaring support for ...

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Osafo Maafo is hot; roasted nonstop over ‘Galamsey queen’ comments

Osafo Maafo’s antidote to Ghana’s struggling economy, when he suggested that freeing ‘galamsey queen’ Aisha Huang has had a positive economic impact on the country continues to irk “right minded Ghanaians”. The Chinese national was standing trial for engaging in illegal small-scale mining which could have ended her 20 years in jail under Section 99 (3) of Act 900. Whiles ...

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Luxury Vehicles Tax: Abronye DC descends heavily on John Mahama

The Bono Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe popularly known as Abronye DC has descended heavily on former President John Mahama for promising to abolish the Luxury Vehicles Tax if wins power in 2020. Speaking to executives and drivers of the Neoplan station local GPRTU in Accra on Thursday, April 18, 2018 as part of ...

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Parliament requests input from Ghanaians on anti-vigilantism Bill

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has called for the input of Ghanaians in the vigilantism and related offence Bill which has been laid before parliament for consideration. President Akufo-Addo has caused an anti-vigilantism and related offences bill to be laid before Parliament while the NDC and the NPP are also engaged in bi-partisan talks aimed ...

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Afeku should have been sacked from gov’t – Ebo Quansah

Veteran journalist Ebo Quansah has said former Tourism minister Catherine Afeku should have been sacked from government by President Akufo-Addo. He said he does not know what the former minister has been doing in government to merit a reassignment by the President. President Akufo-Addo  reassigned Mr.s Afeku to the office of the Senior Minister at the Presidency in his maiden ...

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Aviation Ministry details why Kotoka is not for sale

The Aviation Ministry insists that claims made by the Minority to outsource management of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) are untrue. In a press statement released to the media Wednesday evening, the Public Affairs Unit of the Ministry confirmed that the Government of Ghana will maintain ownership of the airport, although there have been talks to partner with another operator ...

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Chinese Ambassador promises to make Central Region popular in China

The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana has promised to make the Central Region a popular name in China to attract the needed investors and tourists. According to him, the lifestyle and the cultural, historical and tourism treasures the region has should excite every Chinese investor and tourist. Shi Ting Wang who paid a courtesy call on the Central Regional Minister, Kwamena ...

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