POLITICS

Hearing of the Review Application filed by embattled Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North Constituency, James Gyakye Quayson, challenging the Supreme Court order that stops him from performing his parliamentary functions has been adjourned to May 17. The case was adjourned by the Registrar of the apex Court without assigning any reasons. Mr James Quayson is seeking a review ...

The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced dates for its internal party elections. According to a provisional timetable released by the party, the NDC will hold its branch executive elections by Wednesday, 15 June 2022, while Constituency elections are expected to be held in September 2022. The elections for Regional executives is expected to take place in October ...

Incumbent National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, is promising a “strategic organisation” for the ruling party to sustain growth and success ahead of a nationwide tour to kick-start his campaign for the National Organiser position. The campaign launch, which is expected to be drenched in inclusiveness and participatory activity ...

The Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPRTU) has served notice it no longer consults the government nor the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) in the adjustment of transport fares across the country. According to GPRTU, they have not been obliged by any law to consult the government for the adjustment of fares. The group explained that they adopted ...

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has disclosed that it has made over GHS1million in a day after commencing the implementation of Electronic Transfer Levy also called E-levy. According to GRA, the said amount of money was received by one of the charging entities which owns more than 70 percent of the population. The E-levy was started Sunday May 1, 202w ...

Prof Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, a leading contender in the chairmanship race of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has commenced a nationwide tour beginning from his home region, Bono East to congratulate the newly elected Constituency executive as part of the re-organization of the party structures across the country ahead of the 2024 general elections. Interacting with some of the newly ...

The Minority in Parliament has described as false the claim by the Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia that Ghana has excess capacity. A statement issued by the Minority Caucus following the almost nationwide power cut on Saturday, the minority stated that the nation is on the verge of facing an imminent power outages also known as ‘dumsor.’ “The baseless and unfounded ...

North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is proposing that perhaps Ghana should hold national elections every year to keep politicians on their toes. According to Mr Ablakwa the “soaring hardships caused by unbridled price hikes, excruciating cost of fuel, 20% increase in transport fares, proposals by ECG for a 100% tariff adjustment, historic unemployment at 13.4% and a draconian E-Levy ...

Ghana’s Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, today, Thursday, 21 April 2022 received the Vice President of Costa Rica, Epsy Campbell Barr (the first black Vice-President of Costa Rica), and the Executive Director of the UNFPA, Dr Natalia Kanem, at the Jubilee House. The two leaders discussed, among others, ways to deepen the bonds between Africa and her sons and daughters ...

Attorney General Godfred Dame has told the Supreme Court that it has to start dismissing, in chambers, all frivolous cases while giving attention to only important cases as part of measures to reduce the caseload. “The time has come for the Supreme Court to reduce its caseload by prioritising the kinds of cases it actually hears”, Mr Dame suggested and ...