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Like Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, a Professor in finance and economics at the University of Ghana, Legon, has asked for more from the President, despite admitting that he has done far better than his predecessor, John Mahama. Prof. Godfred Alufar Bokpin who was commenting on the 2020 Budget on JoyNews PM Express said, “If we have to compare ourselves to ...

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Assin Achiase residents in the Assin South District in the central region are crying over lack of footbridge on river “OKYE” that linked the farmers from Achiase and it’s communities to their farmlands. Over the years, they have been using Canoe to cross the river to their various farms, which sometimes sinked leading to lost of lives and properties The ...

The Minority in parliament has described the 2020 budget as “unimpressive and deserves an exit”. Reacting to the 2020 budget presented by the Finance Minister Wednesday, Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu the budget should be the last one for the NPP government. “One uninspiring budget deserves an exit. Ghanaians are worse off under the Akufo-Addo government than the erstwhile Mahama administration” ...

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta says all is set for construction works to begin on the controversial National Cathedral. Presenting the 2020 budget in Parliament Wednesday, November 13, 2019, the Finance Minister said work on the project will commence in March next year. “Mr. Speaker, the interdenominational National Cathedral that will be located in the heart of the capital stands to ...

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says the Akufo-Addo government has fought and won some painful financial battles since assuming power. “This is the year that one can confidently say that God’s blessings of the hard work is beginning to manifest, putting us on a positive trajectory for sustained lift,” Mr Ofori-Atta said on Wednesday when he presented the 2020 Budget to ...

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has disclosed that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will still have a private firm to partner it despite the cancellation of the deal with the Power Distribution Services Ghana Limited (PDS). Addressing Parliament on Wednesday, Mr Ofori-Atta said the government cannot overstate the importance of learning from past mistakes. He said the nation’s ...

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, today presented the 2020 Budget Statement and Economic Policies of the government to Parliament. The minister dressed in his usual white apparel, holding his famous brown bag delivered what he described as the “Nkosuo ne Nkabom budget” for 2020. According to the Finance minister, the year 2019 has been “a very good year for ...

Government says it has directly or indirectly put an amount of 12.2 billion cedis into the pockets of many Ghanaians since 2017 through its major initiatives and social interventions. Delivering the 2020 Budget statement in Parliament on Wednesday, the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta disclosed that the Free SHS policy has saved parents a total of 1.8 billion cedis ...

There was drama in the Supreme Court Wednesday when the Special Prosecutor, Mr Martin Amidu, lost his cool. Mr Amidu accused a Deputy Attorney-General (A-G), Mr. Godfred Yeboah Dame, of disrespecting him and inferring that he was a liar. “If you don’t respect, don’t come to me for cooperation. You are younger than my son and a junior at the ...