POLITICS

The Majority Leader of Parliament and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has alleged that former Speaker of Parliament Edward Doe Adjaho is scheming to control affairs in parliament from his home. According to Mensah Bonsu, the former Speaker is behind the posturing of the minority in parliament. “The conduct of [Doe] Adjaho…the man is behind the scenes and ...

Education Minister Mathew Opoku Prempeh has berated the attitude of Ghanaians stating that Ghanaians are difficult people to govern. According to the minister, although Ghanaian contractors are always pushing for more contracts, they do not want to be punished if they breach the terms of their contracts. “Ghanaians are very difficult to govern. If you touch that contractor now, you ...

The Minority in Parliament has accused the Speaker, Rt. Hon Prof. Mike Oquaye, of frustrating efforts of the opposition to hold government accountable. Minority Chief Whip and Asawase MP, Alhaji Mubarak Muntaka complained, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs have observed the Speaker sidelines key NDC MPs during debates. He said the Minority Leader once stood up for almost 15 ...

The government has revealed, the World Bank and the Saudi government will be funding efforts to provide comprehensive free Senior High School education. Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh said this at a news conference in Accra Thursday, that the World Bank will provide $40m to support low-performing schools. Concessionary funds will be sourced from the Saudi government to construct ...

The Minority in Parliament has abstained from ongoing deliberations in the House regarding the government’s planting for food and jobs program. This was after the minority leader Haruna Iddrisu was stopped from asking a follow-up question by the Speaker when the Agric minister appeared before the House for questioning Thursday. “I have consistently made it clear to both sides of ...

The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has outlined the modalities for the implementation of government’s free senior high school (SHS) policy which starts in September 2017. According to him, government will only fully fund the education of students over the three-year duration. This means that students who are repeated for non-performance will subsequently have to pay their own ...

The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has outlined the modalities for the implementation of government’s free senior high school (SHS) policy which starts in September 2017. According to him, government will only fully fund the education of students over the three-year duration. This means that students who are repeated for non-performance will subsequently have to pay their own ...

The Minority in Parliament is considering taking steps to impeach the Speaker of the house, Prof Mike Oquaye, Class News’ parliamentary correspondent Ekow Annan has reported. The Minority claims Prof Oquaye is biased against them. Ranking Member of the Communications Committee of the house, ABA Fuseini, told Ekow Annan that: “For want of a better term, the Speaker has exhibited ...

The crave by some Africans, especially Ghanaians, to travel abroad in search for greener pastures keeps getting insatiable especially in the wake of various economic downturns in their countries. Here in Ghana, never a month passes by without word of the deportation of illegal migrants from both the European Union, US and even Saudi Arabia. But have we stopped for ...

Education minister Mathew Opoku Prempeh has berated the attitude of Ghanaians stating that Ghanaians are difficult people to govern. According to the minister, although Ghanaian contractors are always pushing for more contracts, they do not want to be punished if they breach the terms of their contracts. “Ghanaians are very difficult to govern. If you touch that contractor now, you ...