NEWS

Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama is set to out-door his vice-presidential candidate for the December 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections today Monday 27, July 2020. The out-dooring of the immediate past Education Minister and first female Vice Chancellor of a public university, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, is expected to be held without the usual crowd ...

The Paramount Chief of Hemang in the Ashanti Region, Nana Wiafe Ababio Apau says people in his community who are known to be members of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) are described by the people as mad. According to him, if you belong to the Ashanti kingdom, then you should automatically belong to the New Patriotic Party(NPP); an assertion he believes ...

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. I am happy that I have the opportunity this evening to engage with you, again, in your homes. I want, at the outset, to thank all of you for your prayers and expressions of good wishes when doctors advised me to go into quarantine for two (2) weeks. God being so good, I am back again ...

Government has extended free water and electricity to all Ghanaians for a period of three months. This was disclosed by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta in the 2020 mid-year budget review and supplementary estimates for the 2020 financial year to Parliament on Thursday, July 23, 2020. Speaking on the floor of Parliament, Mr. Ofori-Atta mentioned that it is the ...

The Minority in Parliament has tagged the mid-year review and supplementary budget statement as hopeless. Ken Ofori-Atta in his presentation announced measures aimed stimulating the country’s economy amidst Covid-19. The minister announced a reduction in CST from 9% to 5% and an insurance scheme for workers who have been laid off as a result of the pandemic. Government has also ...

The office of the special prosecutor says it has unearthed crimes of impersonation and forgeries in the ongoing investigations relating to the Airbus SE (Ghana) bribery scandal. On July 10, Interpol issued an international red notice for Samuel Mahama and three others over their alleged involvement in the Airbus Bribery Scandal. Mr Samuel Mahama also known as Samuel Adam Fosters, ...

Government has established a Guarantee Scheme of up to GH¢2 billion to enable businesses to borrow from banks at more affordable rates and at a longer tenor. This was announced by the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta during the mid-year budget review and supplementary estimates on Thursday, July 23, 2020. Speaking on the floor of Parliament, the Minister noted that ...

The United States Government has lifted the visa sanctions imposed on some category of Ghanaians in 2019. The sanctions were over claims that Ghana was unreasonably delaying the return of its nationals ordered to be removed from the US. The lifting of the visa restrictions followed an agreement reached between Ghanaian officials and their United States counterparts which resulted in ...

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced that a temporary financial relief programme for persons who lose their jobs as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Presenting the mid-year budget review to Parliament, the Finance Minister said the scheme to be known as the National Unemployment Insurance Scheme, will be a temporary income and will be paid to ...

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has stated that despite the significant negative impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Ghana’s economy, the government is not daunted and will continue with its development agenda. “COVID19 pandemic is far more than a crisis and Ghana’s economy hasn’t been spared. We must not and will not be daunted by this crisis. Government will ...