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The Bank of Ghana has responded to allegations indicating it has printed an amount of GH¢22.04 billion to finance government’s budget without parliamentary approval. The assertion was made by the Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson when he addressed journalists outside the House on July 25. But the central …

Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, a former deputy Finance Minister, has alleged that government through the Bank of Government (BoG) has printed an amount of GH¢22 billion in new currency notes without Parliamentary approval. According to him, the new notes were printed between January and June 2022 on the orders of the government …

The founder and leader of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM) party, Pastor Kwabena Andrews, popularly known as Osofo Kyiri Abosom, has indicated that Russia would be an ally of his government when he becomes President. According to the politician cum founder and leader of the Life Assembly Worship Center, the …

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced a decision by the government to reintroduce road tolls. According to the minister, the reintroduced tolls will be collected on specific roads whose financing will come through a strategic Public Private Partnership Agreement under the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund. The minister, delivering the …

The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Kwasi Opoku Amankwah, has disclosed that the government is currently reviewing the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy. According to Prof Opoku Amankwah, the review is to determine which benefits of the Free SHS will be relinquished by the government …

Member of Parliament for Builsa South Dr. Clement Apaak has suggested that the 2022 calendar for the 2022 BECE and WASSCE would be affected because the government has started the West African Examination Council of the needed resources for the two examinations. The MP says the government has not released any money to the …

Security forces in Sri Lanka raided the main anti-government protest camp in the capital early on Friday, arresting protesters and dismantling tents. Hundreds of troops and police commandos moved on the protesters outside the presidential offices in Colombo, hours before they were due to leave the area. A BBC video …

Dr. Nana Ayew Afriye, Member of Parliament for Effiduase/Asokore Constituency, is unhappy about the political development of the Ashanti region and how gradually, voters are turning against those that they have voted for to represent them in Parliament. According to him, those who are to decide the development are the Ministers …

The government has agreed to pay 15% (of base pay) Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) to all public sector workers effective July 1. This follows recent agitations on the labour front with some groups resorting to strikes to demand the payment of 20% COLA in the wake of the increased …

On June 4, 1979, Jerry John Rawlings led a government overthrow after the then military government of the Supreme Military Council (SMC II), led by Lieutenant General Fred Akuffo, was accused of massive corruption. After leading the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) which governed the country and supervised an election in the …