GENERAL NEWS

Some Members of Parliament whose names were not captured as part of attendees during Tuesday’s proceedings in Parliament, have raised concerns. According to the MPs, the absence of their names has courted attacks from constituents who have criticized them for being absent on a critical day E-Levy was being considered. Speaking on the …

With the passage of the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-Levy), arguments on whether or not the country should still pursue the option of either going to the World Bank or the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have been shot down by the Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. According to …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has called on all and sundry to throw weight behind the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources in the fight against illegalities in the natural resources sector, particularly the fight against illegal Mining and also support the Green Ghana Project. Addressing Ghanaians and the World, during his …

Some stakeholders in the fishing industry say the implementation of another closed season period during the minor upwelling season will yield zero results. According to them, the sector ministry must devise ways to effectively manage the fishing sector rather than focusing on closed season periods, as it is planning to …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has welcomed the passage of the controversial 1.5% Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy) in Parliament. Delivering the State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, the President said the passage of the e-levy presents an opportunity for Ghana to revive its economy. …

The State of the Nation Address (SoNA) as delivered by the president of Ghana, is typically a big occasion but the 2022 edition came with its own different feel when the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, used his opening remarks to specially welcome a former First Lady into the House. Nana …

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are diseases that many people are aware of but are not fully aware of the repercussions or how badly they will affect their lives. These infections are generally acquired through sexual contact. According to mayoclinic.com, the bacteria, viruses or parasites that …

Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga, the judge in the trial of former COCOBOD boss and two others, stunned the court again when he directed a sick witness to report to court irrespective of his health condition. The first defence witness, Mr. Charles Tetteh Dodoo, had presented a two-week excuse duty notice …

Major Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has refuted suggestions by the members of the minority caucus of Parliament that the passage of the E-Levy is illegal because there was no quorum in the House for the bill to be passed. According to Annoh-Dompreh, the majority caucus followed the right procedures, and the question …

The Ghana Prisons Service has said the investigations team tasked to investigate the circumstances leading to an incidental discharge of a gun by an officer in open court has concluded their investigation. On February 23, 2022, there was an accidental discharge of a gun which left the said prison officer …