Legislators have gone on recess after Parliament ended the second meeting of its third session. The last day of sitting run deep into Friday evening where a number of Bills were passed in the wake of the mid-year budget review. The Communication Service tax amendment Bill, the Earmarked funds, capping …

The Ghana National Ambulance Service in the next 40 days will take delivery of 48 new Mercedes Benz Ambulances as the first batch of the 275 ambulances promised by the government. The Akufo-Addo led government has unveiled 275 Mercedes Benz Ambulances which will be distributed to all constituencies in the …

The approval of an 11 million dollar loan facility for the supply of night vision binoculars, monoculars and training equipment for the Ghana Armed Forces was a subject of controversy on the Floor of Parliament on Friday. According to the report of the Finance Committee, a single night vision goggle …

At least two people have so far turned down the offer to be the running mate of National Democratic Congress (NDC) 2020 Flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, according to a report by the New Publisher Newspaper. The Newspaper claims in its Friday, 2nd August, 2019 edition that at least two people …

Minority in Parliament has called for the immediate annulment of the concession agreement between the Government of Ghana and Power Distribution Services (PDS), describing it as highly inimical to Ghana’s power sector. According to them, the concession, if left to continue had the potential to destabilise the energy sector with …

Earlier today Former President John Dramani Mahama, flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress via his Twitter account shared his vision for Ghanaian youth should he be re-elected into office come December 2020. According to him, when he is re-elected, he would create jobs and reduce the high cost of …

The government has renamed the University of Development Studies (UDS) Wa campus, S.D. Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies following the passage of the University for Business and Integrated Development Studies Bill 2018.The Minority MPs who were against the name changed refused to vote allowing the Majority to …

Dr. Nana Ama Browne Klutse has affirmed that she has never been a New Patriotic Party sympathiser, adding that allegations were only being peddled against her by some NPP members who feels threatened by her popularity. At the centre of the allegations is the incumbent Member of Parliament for the …

The First Vice-Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Central Region, Horace Ekow Ewusi, can no longer hold and exercise his authority as the second-in-command of the elephant family in the region. This follows his indefinite suspension from the party for grossly misconducting himself. The decision for Ewusi’s …

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah has condemned government for its indebtedness to some road contractors and has charged it to “employ every means possible to find money to pay them”, MyNewsGh.com reports. He has described the development as worrying, saying, “I share the frustrations of the contractors that …

Special Prosecutor Martin A.B.K Amidu is demanding an unqualified apology and retraction of the defamatory publications Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, Member of Parliament (MP) for Aumako-Enyan-Esiam Constituency made and caused to be made against him in both the print and electronic media. According to the Special Prosecutor, the MP is …

Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has stated that he knew for a fact, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was never going to honour his promises made to Ghanaians prior to the 2016 polls. According to him, the extent of regression in what was promised …

Pupils of Pakro Roman Catholic Primary and Junior High School near Nsawam in the Akuapim South District of the Eastern Region before vacating on Friday embarked on a demonstration against incessant defecation in their classrooms by unscrupulous persons in the Community. The pupils backed by their teachers marched through the …

The Minority in Parliament has accused the Akufo-Addo administration of fudging the original Power Compact II agreement to handover the management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to surrogates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). “This project was expected to significantly improve access to electricity, ensure operational efficiency, turn …

Members of the Communication Team of the govering New Patriotic Party in the Upper East Region have been cautioned against joining a campaign to get government to resume and complete work on the Bolgatanga-Bawku road. A campaign dubbed #FixBolgaBawkuRoadNOW emerged in the past few weeks, spearheaded by an advocacy group …

Members of the National Social Studies Association (NaSSA) have called on the government to reconsider its decision to scrap social studies from the school curriculum.The group have threatened to demonstrate and picket the Jubilee House, if the subject is tampered with.Addressing a press conference in Kumasi on Wednesday, 31 July …

Members of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) have threatened to lay down their tools effective September 1, 2019, should the Ghana Education Service fail to halt monthly deductions of GHc10 from their salaries. The Ghana Education Service introduced an insurance policy which has become unpopular with many teachers. …

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament over the proposed increase in components of the Energy Sector Levies (ESLA) which will lead to increase fuel prices. COPEC in its petition said the “current fuel price increase is coming at the wrong time.” The mid-year budget …

Multimedia Journalist, Manasseh Azuri Awuni is predicting former President John Dramani Mahama could be made canonized someday if the current trend of happening in the country under the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration persists. “If things continue this way, we will have to canonize John Dramani Mahama someday”, he revealed …

Twenty – three people who claim to have suffered various forms of injuries during the violence that rocked the Ayawaso- West Wuogon by- election on January 31,2019, have sued the government over what they describe as violations of their fundamental human rights. In a suit filed at the Human Rights …

The Kwesimintsim hospital in the Western Region is in dire need of financial support as government is unable to pay its nine months national health insurance payments amounting in excess of 2 million Ghana Cedis. The Administrator of the facility, Felix Kesse told Empire News’ Emmanuel Ohene-Gyan that the last …

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress who doubles as the Vice President of the Socialist International, Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has left Ghana at the head of a three-man party delegation to attend the annual conference of the Socialist International scheduled to take place in Tel Aviv, Israel, …

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has reaffirmed Government’s determination to fulfil the campaign pledge of facilitating year round farming in the northern regions through the construction of dams under the ‘One Village One Dam’ programme. According to Vice President Bawumia, government will complete ongoing construction works for these dams, to …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) through the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) programme will from today begin the mass administration of anti-lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) and river blindness (onchocerciasis) drugs across 126 endemic districts in the country. In all, 15 districts have been targeted for elephantiasis, 120 districts for river blindness and …

President Nana Akufo-Addo is reported to have constantly reminded his appointees, especially the cabinet ministers that all is not well with the country yet and urged them to work for the betterment of the ordinary Ghanaian. Finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, disclosed this at the Mid-Year Budget Review presentation in Parliament …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results of candidates who wrote the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The examination body however withheld results of 48,855 (14.12%) candidates pending conclusion of investigations into various cases of examination malpractice detected during and after the conduct of …

There is currently tension brewing in the Asawase Constituency of the Ashanti Region this time within the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) following a resolution by the Regional Executive Committee of the party to impose the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Hon. Alidu Seidu as a parliamentary candidate. According to notice …

Aide to former President John Evans Atta Mills, Koku Anyidoho, has said that the erstwhile John Mahama administration and the National Democratic Congress NDC) have failed grossly in protecting the legacy of the late President. According to Koku Anyidoho, he expected the then Mahama-led-government and the NDC party as a …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has promised to build a Regional Hospital for each of the six newly created Regions if he wins the 2020 elections. “It has remained our policy as NDC that every region must have a well-functioning regional hospital. When we assume government in 2021, therefore, I …

The Akufo-Addo-led government will gradually fix all the deplorable roads in the country, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said.Presenting the mid-year budget review statement on the floor of parliament on Monday, 29 July 2019, Mr Ofori-Atta said: “Fellow Ghanaians, I wish to plead with you and assure you to bear …