POLITICS

The Minority in Parliament stormed out of Parliament on Tuesday over the Speaker’s decision to forward the motion to withdraw the 2015 AMERI deal to the House’s Energy Committee. Indicating his displeasure to Citi News, the Minority Chief Whip, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka said, “this is the first time in my whole life in Parliament that I am seeing that ...

The ministry of education has announced a monitoring team to oversee government’s flagship Free Senior High School program. The team will include representatives from the National Ambulance Service, National Fire Service, National Security, school heads and Auditors. The minister of education Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh announced this in Kumasi at a consultative meeting held with heads of senior high schools, ...

Former Deputy Attorney General Dr. Dominic Ayine has said he fears the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service may frame him in connection with a probe into the controversial $510million power deal between the Mahama administration and private firm Africa and Middle East Resources Investment Group’s (AMERI Energy). Armed with a warrant, the CID searched the home ...

Raiding homes of former government officials under the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) by officials of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Police Service shows incompetence, lawmaker of the opposition NDC has said. “On what reasonable suspicion did the police have in searching for information that is already in the public domain?”.He asked The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member ...

The Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central Isaace Adongo has described as ludicrous claims by Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, that the economy has bounced back following some prudent measures being pursued by the government. Mr. Ofori-Atta disclosed Monday July 31, 2017 while presenting the mid-year budget review, that macro-indicators for the first half of the year are pointing in ...

The District Chamber of Agriculture, Commerce and Technology (DCACT) has warned the joy of Ghanaians who want to see the factory promised every district by government delivered could turn sour if Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) snub unfamiliar telephone calls and emails in the coming days. The chamber says it has so far received over 300 proposals from ...

The Ministry of Education has announced a monitoring team to oversee government’s flagship education program – Free SHS. The team include representatives from the National Ambulance Service, National Fire Service, National Security, school heads and Auditors. The minister of education Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh announced this at a consultative meeting held with heads of senior high schools. Government on Thursday, ...

President Akufo-Addo will leave for Nigeria today, August 1 on an official visit. He has been invited by the Acting President of Nigeria Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as a special guest of honour for the graduation ceremony of Nigeria’s National Defense College. According to the Communications Director at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, the President will return later today after the ceremony. ...

A former Deputy Finance Minister has projected a national debt figure under the current administration that will far exceed the previous administration’s figure after four years. Kweku Ricketts-Hagan believes if the current borrowing pattern under the Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration continues, Ghana’s debt stock in 2020 will exceed 2016 figures by at least GH¢18 billion. “Since they came to office, the ...

Former President of Ghana Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, has lashed out at Ghanaians for being indisciplined when it comes to sanitation and has backed the Accra Mayor, Mohammed Adjei Sowah, to combat the filth that has engulfed the nation’s capital, Accra. A number of sanitation inspectors led by the Mayor of Accra commenced their journey in a bid to ...