President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to serve as the caretaker Minister of Trade and Industry. The development comes after the President accepted resignation of Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen after reports emerged he tendered his resignation on Thursday 5, 2023. Although there are no clear reasons for Alan Kyerematen’s resignation, …
Read More »Alan Kyerematen resigns as Trade and Industry minister – Report
Minister of Trade and Industry, John Alan Kyerematen has reportedly resigned from the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government. According to Accra-based Joy FM, the former diplomat tendered his resignation, which has been accepted in principle. Reports indicate that he has been given a few days to wrap up his role …
Read More »Road contractors will be paid before end of year – Roads Minister
Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta, the Minister of Roads and Highways, says the Government would clear a “chunk” of outstanding debts owed road contractors before the end of the year. “Contractors of this country are doing a yeoman’s job despite all the difficulties, and I want to assure them that Government will …
Read More »How then UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher reacted to the shooting of Acheampong, Afrifa, others
Per the account of events given by Kojo Yankah in his book ‘The Trial of JJ Rawlings’, it is safe to assume that whereas the killings of the military generals after the June 4 coup enjoyed overwhelming support locally, the international community was not particularly enthused about what they termed …
Read More »Central regional minister shows dancing prowess, unknowingly offering herself for marriage
With her majestic dancing steps, calculated body moves and captivating smiles before a chief, Justina Marigold Assan, the Central Regional Minister, had no idea she was offering herself for marriage. “I was later prompted by a linguist that a lady dancing before chiefs is a sign of availability to attract …
Read More »Osu family head arrested for ‘insulting’ Greater Accra Regional minister – Report
Nii Odoi Kwao II of the Nii Odoi Kwao family house in Osu Kinkawe has been remanded into police custody for a week on the orders of the Accra Circuit Court 9 The court handed down its ruling on Friday, December 9, 2022, a day after the accused was arrested …
Read More »‘You are on your own!’ – Minister cautions bondholders who reject debt operation
Deputy Minister of Finance, John Kumah, has underscored the enormity of the economic challenge that government is currently faced with and has thus urged institutional bondholders to sign on to the current domestic debt exchange proposed by government. Kumah told Joy FM on Tuesday, December 6; that the consequences for …
Read More »We might have over-borrowed – Deputy finance minister
Deputy Finance Minister, Dr John Kumah, has said that the current hardship in the country might be because the government over-relied on borrowing to run the economy. According to him, the government could have considered other alternatives to financing its projects and programmes aside from borrowing. “Maybe the levels of …
Read More »End stigmatization against HIV AIDS patients – Ashanti Regional Minister urges public
The Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei Mensah has urged the public to end stigma against HIV AIDS patients. The minister has appealed to the public to eliminate barriers preventing HIV AIDS patients from accessing quality health care. “It is the responsibility of all to help reduce the negative …
Read More »Akufo-Addo’s management of coronavirus better than America, Brazil, Ecuador – Minister
Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Kwaku Afriyie, has described Ghana’s fight against COVID-19 as spectacular. As a medical practitioner who trained in the United States of America and compared the two countries, he said Ghana managed the outbreak far better than America with the resources and logistics. The minister explained that the …
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