POLITICS

The Executive Secretary of the Africa Center for Energy Policy has given a damning verdict of government review agreement of the controversial AMERI deal. Ben Boakye, whose think tank was vehement in criticizing the original AMERI deal signed in 2015 by the Mahama led administration, told Joy News’ Emefa Apawu the new deal entered into by the Akufo-Addo led government ...

The General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party has eulogized the late Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur; describing him as a tolerant fellow. John Boadu said he admired the former Vice President for his level and the patience with which he went about his duties. “[I will remember him for] his level of tolerance and patience, being able to hold on ...

The Council of State has approved President Nana Akufo-Addo’s nomination for the vacant Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Starrfmonline.com has gathered. The President last week nominated Mrs Jean Mensa as the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission. She replaces Mrs. Charlotte Osei who was removed with her two deputies – Amadu Sulley and Georgina Opoku Amankwah – by the President following ...

Diocesan Bishop of Accra, Rt. Rev. Samuel K. Osabutey says the demise of former Vice President, Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur is a big loss to the Methodist Church. Rev Osabutey was recounting memories shared with the former statesman at the forecourt of Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) where the mortal remains of the technocrat-turned-politician have been laid in state. He described Amissah-Arthur ...

The government on Wednesday laid a paper in Parliament for the amendment of portions of the controversial $510 million AMERI deal. It follows a motion filed by the Adansi-Asokwa Member of Parliament KT Hammond for Parliament to cancel the AMERI agreement due to what he calls “misrepresentations” by the company when the deal was presented to the House under the ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo only hoodwinked Ghanaians with the free Senior High School (SHS) promise ahead of the 2016 election just for votes, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, former Deputy Minister of Communication, has said. According to him, the Akufo-Addo-led government has no idea about how to finance and sustain the programme, but for purposes of votes, he had to make ...

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has tasked the interview panel interviewing about 147,000 applicants who applied for placement under the Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) to execute their mandate professionally in order to select competent and committed applicants. He said 137, 000 applicants have so far been interviewed nationwide since the interview started about six weeks ago, noting that, the programme ...

Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has accused the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) of implementing policies that have the potential of “messing up” Ghana’s education system. The flag bearer-hopeful of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), is of the view that the double-stream system announced by President Nana Akufo-Addo for senior high schools, is “not well-thought out”. ...

Daniel Asiedu, the self-confessed killer of the late Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa North Constituency Joseph Boakye Dankwa-Adu, has challenged deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Obiri Boahen to come clean over the death of the lawmaker. At a very dramatic day in court Thursday, the accused person, who was not allowed to speak in court ...

Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) has raised concerns about what it believes is a hasty implementation process of the double-track system for Senior High Schools (SHSs). “The speed with which government is trying to introduce the two-track SHS system i.e. two months from now, without any meaningful broad stakeholder consultations in consonance with the principles of good governance is worrying,” ...