POLITICS

The leadership of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has registered its dismay and disappointment at the proposed Debt Exchange programme announced by the Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta. The association in a statement said it rejects the government’s proposal. The association explained the basis for its rejection stating that “Pension funds are a collection of contributions of ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that the government is working hard to improve the economy in spite of the current challenges. He assured that Ghana shall be back on the way to prosperity. The Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery, who represented President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at the Grand Durbar of Chiefs and People of Aflao at ...

The Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery, represented President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at the Grand Durbar of Chiefs and People of Aflao at the 25th Anniversary of the enstoolment of His Royal Majesty Torgbui Adzonugaga Amenya Fiti V, Paramount Chief of Aflao Traditional Area and President of Aflao Traditional Council and Aflao Godigbe Festival 2022 at Aflao in the ...

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that some analysts and commentators have misinterpreted Ghana’s stated policy of using gold reserves to pay for oil as an attempt by the country to move away from the US dollar for international transaction. Speaking at the 2022 AGI Awards in Accra, Dr. Bawumia noted that to the contrary, Ghana’s gold-for-oil programme will ...

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has told Members of Parliament to work together regarding the debate and approval of the 2023 budget statement in the interest of the nation. Speaking at a post budget workshop on Saturday November 26, the Speaker said he was sure lawmakers on both sides would be able to tell their constituents benefits they stand ...

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin believes that Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta will take a cue from the ordeal suffered over the past few weeks. Between a censure motion from the Minority and a decision by the Majority to kick him out of office, Mr Bagbin is sure that Ken Ofori-Atta has picked lessons for the future. Ghana is currently at ...

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has revealed that Parliament is working to establish a budget and fiscal analysis department. He said this during a post-budget forum held on Saturday November 26. Mr Bagbin said this department will help furnish Members data, analytics and information in real time to enable them debate the budget competently. “We are working on establishing ...

By a unanimous decision, the Oslo Court of Appeal, Norway composed of three Justices of Appeal (Pal Morten Andreassen, Irene Sogn and Rolf Ytrehus), has in a judgment dated Tuesday, November 22, dismissed an appeal filed by Messrs. Jongsbru AS, the seller of a property identified by Ghana for use as a chancery building in Oslo, Norway. The Norway Court ...

A Professor at the University of Ghana, Ransford Gyampo has said he is disappointed in both the Minority and Majority for allowing the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to present the 2023 budget when they have all raised issues against him for which they wanted him out of office. Prof Gyampo said the lawmakers failed to appreciate the mandate given to ...

The Electoral Commission (EC) has revoked the certificates of seventeen political parties in Ghana. This means that eleven parties are now existing in good standing, the Director of Electoral Services Dr Serebuor Quarcoo said on the Ghana Tonight show with Alfred Ocansey on Monday November 14. “We have 15 new ones who have applied and we are assessing them,” he ...