POLITICS

Road and bridge tolls banned effective November 18, 2021 Speaker of Parliament says the directive lacks legislative backing Failure by Minister to withdraw directive will amount to contempt of parliament, says Speaker The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has directed the Minister for Roads and Highways to reverse a directive that …

The minority MPs in parliament have threatened to reject new taxes announced by Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, in the 2022 budget presentation. Ofori-Atta announced the scrapping of road tolls and the introduction of E-levy to cover Mobile money transactions, remittances and other electronic transactions. Fees and charges of government services …

Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has taunted the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta over his presentation of the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy dubbed the ‘AGYENKWA Budget’ which is aimed to provide relief to Ghanaians. According to the Finance Minister, the government will be introducing further taxes to expand the …

TWI NEWS Marlon Anipa was the first DCE of the newly created Guan Assembly His nomination as DCE was confirmed some two weeks ago He had been in office for just 11 days The recently confirmed District Chief Executive of the Guan District Assembly, Mr Marlon Anipa has reportedly died. …

The Ashanti Regional branch of Alpha Patriots, a male volunteer group of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been officially launched in Kumasi, the region capital.   The launch, according the to the leaders, was to rally the youth to protect the progress the NPP have since assuming political power in …

There was a near brawl at the foyer of parliament over the tidal wave devastation in the Volta region as some members of the majority clashed with minority MPs on Friday, November 12, 2021. Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, MP for South Dayi, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Deputy Majority Leader, and Stephen Amoah, Nhyiaeso …

• A KNUST lecturer has been remanded over the alleged disappearance of his wife • Rhodaline Amoah-Darko, a staff of Lands Commission was reported missing • The lecturer is to reappear before the court on November 26, 2021 The Asokwa District Court in Kumasi, on Friday, November 12, remanded a …

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Adentan constituency, Adamu Ramadan, broke down in tears before the House when he recalled the horrific death of a seven-year-old boy in the area. The boy, identified as Prince Wisdom Mawuena, was a class one pupil and the only child of his mother. Young …

Daughter of former President Rawlings’ appeal to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at the commemoration of his one year anniversary has been met with stiff opposition. Pollster Ben Ephson has noted that no present member of the party founded by her father can extend an invitation to the former First …

TWI NEWS • Jerry John Rawlings died on November 12, 2020, at the age of 73 • A remembrance service was held in his memory t • A tomb was unveiled for the former president Zanetor Agyeman Rawlings has appealed to the National Democratic Congress to do whatever it takes to …