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An Aspiring MCE for Ayawaso East, Mr. Ahmed M. Gedel has in a statement dated April 3, 2025, commended the President of Ghana, His. Excellency John Dramani Mahama for abolishing some nuisance taxes.     He went ahead to state that those taxes (E-levy, Emissions tax, betting tax) initiated by …

President John Dramani Mahama has issued a rallying cry to Ghanaians, urging them to unite behind the government’s reset agenda to revitalize the economy and propel it toward sustainable growth. Speaking at the launch of the National Economic Dialogue on Monday, March 3, 2025, President Mahama underscored the importance of …

The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer has expressed concern over the passage of the anti-gay bill and its potential negative impact on Ghana’s economy and global reputation. Ghana’s parliament on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, passed the Promotion of Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, widely known as …

A Presidential Staffer, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has said the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, John Mahama, as a “spare driver”, could not steer Ghana’s economy during his tenure. According to him, John Mahama inherited an economy that was flourishing but could not sustain it. In a statement sighted on …

Just some three months after Ghana gained independence on March 6, 1957, the rivalry between Dr. J. B. Danquah’s National Liberation Movement (NLM) and Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s Convention People’s Party (CPP) simply could not go away, manifesting into a much broader situation that led the then opposition holding a press conference regarding …

Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum the Minister of Education has scolded former president John Mahama over his latest comment suggesting Ghana is no longer taking part in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Mahama recently chastised the government for pulling Ghana out of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination …

Economist, Prof John Gatsi, has disagreed with President Akufo-Addo’s assertion that the nation’s economy has turned the corner and on its way to growth. According to the Dean of the School of Business of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana’s economy has not turned any corner. “Definitely, not so,” …

Pope Francis has not permitted Roman Catholic priests to bless same-sex marriages, the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference has said. It follows a widespread misconceptions arising from the publication of the document “Fiducia Supplicans” by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on 18 December 2023 which states that priest …

Ghana has emerged as one of the global leaders in strengthening inclusion within the context of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) Results-Based Payment (RBP) mechanisms. Benito Owusu Bio deputy minister of lands and Natural resource announced this in his closing remarks under the theme “Strengthening Inclusion in …

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 …