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Empty our septic tank – Joe Wise details a key reason he finally quit

Member of Parliament for Bekwai and First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu has, for the first time, revealed why he is quitting public service. The 4 term lawmaker who entered Parliament as an Independent Candidate and later switched to the New Patriotic Party will no longer return to the house of …

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Oversubscription of treasury bills at high interest rates does not make sense – Joe Jackson

The Director of Business Operations at Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson, has bemoaned the high-interest rates on treasury bills in recent times. According to him, it does not make economic sense for the government to be borrowing at such high rates while investors also lend at such high rates. He said …

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Businessman to president: Ken Agyapong will be first to achieve that – Joe Donkor

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Second Vice Chairman for the Central Region, Mr Joe Donkor, has expressed his belief that Kennedy Agyepong will be the first businessman to be elected as Ghana’s president. According to Mr Donkor, Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, will lead the …

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‘I hope he wasn’t hurt’ – Donald Trump’s reaction to Joe Biden’s fall at Air Force event

Hours after President of the United States (POTUS), Joe Biden, tripped and fell to the ground at an Air Force graduation event in Colorado on Thursday, June 1, his predecessor Donald Trump reacted to the development. Asked by reporters at an event about the incident, Trump wondered if indeed Biden …

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NPP race: Joe Ghartey picks forms, pledges to fight poverty, unite Ghana

Presidential candidate aspirant of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Joe Ghartey, has picked forms to contest the NPP’s upcoming presidential primaries, with several Constituency executives and chairpersons joining his camp in his presidential bid. According to Joe Ghartey, he is seeking to become President in a bid to tackle poverty and unite the …

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Former finance minister Dr Joe Abbey is dead

Renowned Economist and former Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr Joe Abbey has passed away after a short illness. According to a Joy Business report, the former Government Statistician and Diplomat passed away over the weekend. Until his demise, Dr. Joe Abbey was serving as the Executive Director of …

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Elect an experienced, trustworthy person to make NPP win 2024 – Joe Ghartey to delegates

Presidential candidate aspirant, Joe Ghartey, has urged delegates of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to elect an experienced and trustworthy presidential candidate to help the party win the 2024 general elections. He said that the party needed someone who was loyal and also had compassion to lead the party. The former Minister …

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Hung parliament affecting governance badly, give NDC or NPP good majority – Joe Wise advocates

Joseph Osei-Owusu, Member of Parliament for Bekwai in the Ashanti Region, has admonished Ghanaians to avoid voting in another hung Parliament in the future. The MP, who doubles as First Deputy Speaker of Parliament said the current composition of the chamber has rendered it less effective in terms of the …

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NPP primaries: Joe Wise’s ‘brother’ allegedly threatens to kill contender’s supporter

A man said to be the brother of the incumbent Member of Parliament for Bekwai, Joseph Osei-Owusu (Joe Wise) has been reported to the police for allegedly threatening to kill a member of the New Patriotic Party in the constituency. According to a report by Wontumionline.com sighted by GhanaWeb, Kofi Buapen also known as …

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Govt not responsible for creating jobs – Joe Wise

First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu has absolved government of the responsibility of creating jobs for the youth. According to the Member of Parliament for Bekwai, government’s job is to create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive to employ the teeming youth of the country. Speaking in …

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