Tag Archives: GOVERNMENT

Cassiel Ato Forson, Member of Parliament for Ajumako Enyan Essiam Constituency in the Central Region has alleged that government went on a borrowing spree in the lead-up to the 2020 polls. Ato Forson, who is the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee said a total of GH¢67 billion was borrowed, an amount which …

Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, says it is wrong to measure government’s performance only by the current post-COVID-19 economic difficulties. He said the country’s economy outlook before the onset of the pandemic was positive; thus the reason the government continued to attribute the current crisis to factors emanating from the …

The sad news coming from Abura Dunkwa in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District Assembly is that, a two-week-old baby boy has been kidnapped at the government hospital. In an exclusive interview with Ghanaweb, Mr. Ebenezer Mensah, father of the child mentioned that the incident happened during the early hours of Friday October …

The government has said it has released funds to the National Food Buffer Stock Company and the Senior High and TVET Schools across the country for feeding. In a statement, the government said GH¢126,000,000 had been released to the National Food Buffer Stock Company for non-perishable food items. GH¢72,106,603 was …

Government has come under criticism from a cross-section of the public due to the current economic crisis. In the wake of this, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been at the receiving end from almost all and sundry. While the “ordinary citizens” have been agitating on and off social media, Ghanaian celebrities …

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools, CHASS has called on government to revert to the traditional trimester system in the 2023 academic year, since the current semester system puts a lot of stress on school facilities and infrastructure as well as staff and students. In a Communique released …

Government has ordered the burning of structures and equipment belonging to Akonta Mining, a company owned by New Patriotic Party, NPP, Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Bosiako, alias Chairman Wontumi. Accra-based Joy News, in a report stated that their sources confirmed that the destruction of the properties took place on …

The usually bustling streets of Accra during the weekends became a thing of the past as the increase in oil prices compelled then-General Ignatius Kutu (I.K) Acheampong’s government to ban the use of petrol by private vehicles on weekends. The ban on October 22, 1975, was from 6.00 pm on …

While the mystery surrounding the usage of Kirani Ayat’s video by the Ghana Tourism Authority without the musician’s consent is yet to be demystified, another musician, Fuse ODG, has issued a statement saying his legal team is in touch with the authority for using his video for the promotional video …

A young man based in Ashaiman, Wisdom, has stated that the government of Ghana must provide jobs for the youths of Ashaiman, otherwise, the government must legalise the sale of weeds. According to Wisdom, he has been jobless for a long while and depended on weed to cater for himself …