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The presidency has confirmed that appointees will take salary cuts as part of measures approved by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to mitigate hardships in the Ghanaian economy. Government has recently admitted that the economy is in distress amid the rising cost of living, hike in fuel prices and the …

The government is expected to cancel the mandatory PCR tests for vaccinated passengers at KIA, according to a document in possession of Starr News. The document details a number of restrictions government intends to ease including reopening of land borders and corresponding measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. This follows …

The government is set to review all of its flagship policies, information minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah has said. “All the 16 flagship programs are up to be looked at. The President has directed that the flagship programs should be protected and fully implemented to ensure that the impact is achieved. However, he wants …

Government could, in the coming days, reduce the salaries of some appointees by between 20 percent and 30 percent, a report from Asaase.com has revealed. According to the report, the move is to protect the social intervention policy of the Akufo-Addo administration which includes Free Senior High School policy. This …

The Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government sits comfortably at the top of the list of governments since Ghana’s independence that have had the tallest records of appointees serving in various ministerial portfolios. The ‘elephant-sized’ government of the Nana Akufo-Addo regime was announced right after the New Patriotic Party assumed office in 2017, …

#FixTheCountry convener, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has stated that he knew the police had planned to arrest him on his arrival at the Kotoka International Airport, from London, over his Facebook post. According to him, even though he did not know how long he would be detained for, he had prepared himself …

Member of Parliament for Juaboso Constituency in the Western Region, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has dismissed claims that the minority in parliament are sabotaging the government’s business by obstructing motions for lack of quorum from either side of the House. According to him, the minority is implementing the ruling of the Supreme Court which …

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department under the auspices of the Ministry of Finance has launched the Government of Ghana Staff and Travel Card (GoG E-Travel Card) for use by government functionaries and employees. The launch of this innovative product, geared toward enhancing public financial management and reporting, was made possible …

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia says the Government will continue to motivate teachers and expand school infrastructure to achieve the best outcomes in the education sector. He said interventions like the School Feeding Programme, the Free Senior High School (SHS), the focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Technical, Vocational and …

The Member of Parliament for Juaboso, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has accused the government and the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) of not being able to account for the $1.3billion cocoa syndicated loan. He said no tangible explanation has been given when asked about the whereabouts of the funds. In 2019, a consortium of …