POLITICS

The Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central Isaac Adongo has urged the Akufo-Add-led government to devise other innovative ways to fund the free SHS policy and not resort to what he describes as ‘Susu collection’ from the public. His comments come after the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Wednesday announced that a Voluntary Education Fund is being set up by ...

The Member of Parliament for Bolga Central, Isaac Adongo, has accused the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta of lying to Ghanaians on the country’s debt profile. Ofori-Atta presenting the government’s 2018 budget statement and Economic policy Wednesday, November 15 disclosed the government through prudent management of the economy successfully reduced the country’s debt burden. The reduction, he explained, was achieved as ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings says Africa’s longest-serving leader is one of the few to have served with pride as an African, more than many leaders the continent has produced. The Zimbabwean leader since Tuesday, has been confined to his home in Harare, after the army took over power, ending the 37-year-rule of the former British colony. Mr Mugabe is ...

Vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has eulogized the late Alhaji Aliu Mahama for his principles in both private and public life. Speaking about the late former second gentleman of the land on the 5th anniversary celebration of his death, Dr. Bawumia disclosed that the late Mahama who deputized for President J.A Kufuor from 2001-2008, was key in getting him into ...

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a former Deputy Minister of Education, has said the Akufo-Addo-led government is struggling to finance the free Senior High School programme, hence the establishment of the Voluntary Education Fund. The government of Ghana on Wednesday revealed that it will set up a trust to receive donations from the public to support education in Ghana. “In 2018, the ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said access to education is the only way by which the world can foster a sense of cohesion and solidarity amongst displaced persons. He said education helps to create an enabling environment, which will spur them on to lead more purposeful and dignified lives. According to President Akufo-Addo, education is the key to human ...

The government has created 38 new Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts to bring governance closer to the doorstep of citizens. This brings the number of MMDAs in Ghana to 254 from the previous 216. The Minister of Local Government Hajia Alima Mahama laid the Legislative Instrument to back the creation of the new MMDAs in Parliament on Thursday. She said some ...

Education Minister Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh must apologise to his predecessor Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang for describing the latter as a “disgrace” and “embarrassment” as a minister, former Minister of Education Betty Mould-Iddrisu has said. Dr Opoku Prempeh on Tuesday, 14 November told Kwadwo Asare-Baffuor Acheampong (KABA) on Asempa FM’s Ekosi Sen political talk show that: “Her [Prof Opoku-Agyemang’s] four-year ...

General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia says the process of appointment and the person who will emerge as the Special Prosecutor will determine whether or not the person will be independent. According to the NDC Chief Scribe, inasmuch as the theory behind the establishment of office of the Special Prosecutor is good in the ...

Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has presented to Parliament the budget for 2018. This is the second budget statement and economic policy since the President Akufo-Addo led administration assumed office on January 7, 2017. Click here to access the document. Key Highlight of the 2018 Budget Statement and Economic Policy Theme: “Putting Ghana to work” MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE FOR 2017   ...