Former Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, says the country will continue to run to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial support until it utilizes its natural resources well and pays attention to agriculture. He said investments in the sector would give rise to giant industries that would …
Read More »Israel vs Hamas war: Israel has been stealing from Palestine – Ambassador
The Palestinian Ambassador to Ghana, Abdalfatah Ahmed Khalil Alsatarri, has levelled accusations against the Israeli army. He alleged theft and aggression against the Palestinian people by the Israeli army especially at the borders. In an interview with Ghana Web’s Daniel Oduro in a yet-to-be-aired episode of The Lowdown, the Ambassador …
Read More »Government must withdraw L.I. seeking to restrict import of strategic products -Minority
The Minority in Parliament, Cassiel Ato Forson has called on President Akufo-Addo to immediately cause the withdrawal of a regulation seeking to restrict the importation of rice, fruit juice, margarine, cement, fish, sugar and 16 other “strategic products”. The Trade Minister, Kobina Tahir Hammond, who is pushing this regulation hopes it will help …
Read More »Reduce e-levy, introduce 0.5% charge on cashouts – Telecos Chamber to govt
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GCT) has called on the government to lower the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy) from 1% to 0.5% and impose a 0.5% levy on cash-outs to align the policy with Ghana’s digital-first strategy. “Our recommendation to the Ministry of Finance is to consider reducing the levy …
Read More »More support coming for flood victims, says Chief of Staff
The government says it is taking steps to make available adequate resources for supporting communities grappling with the aftermath of the recent spillage in the Volta Region and floods in the Northern parts of Ghana. This is in line with the allocation of an amount of GHC220 million to support …
Read More »Religious bloc of parliament driving Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ agenda – CDD Fellow
A Senior Programmes Officer, Human Rights and Social Inclusion at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Michael Augustus Akagbor, has stated that the religious bloc of Ghana’s parliament is the driving force behind the agenda to pass the controversial anti-gay bill into law. According to him, the proponents of the …
Read More »No overspending in 2024 elections – Gov’t assures
The government has assured that prudent measures have been put in place to ensure fiscal discipline in the year 2024. It has assured that it will refrain from overspending in the next year’s election. The Minority in Parliament predicted that the government was likely to spend beyond its budget in …
Read More »EIU’s report is not always accurate – Justin Kodua
The General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has raised objections to a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), predicting a win for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2024 election. In an interview with Nhyira FM’s Nana Kwadwo Jantuah on the ‘Kuro yi mu nsem’ …
Read More »National Security intervenes to stop “Fixing the Country” planned picketing at Mahama’s office
Top officers of the Ministry of National Security have intervened to stop the leadership and members of the “Fixing the Country Movement” from going ahead with their planned picketing exercise at the office of former President John Mahama, in Labone, over their demand for more action by the Office of …
Read More »71 First-Year Students at Dormaa Presby Nursing and Midwifery College repeated over poor performance
Management of Dormaa Presbyterian Nursing and Midwifery College in Bono Region have repeated seventy -one (71) first-year students due to their academic performance falling below a GPA of 1.0. The Principal of Dormaa Presbyterian Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Dr. Agyeman-Prempeh Charles, emphasized that this decision is aimed at providing …
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