POLITICS

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said negotiations between the Government of Ghana and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a programme, have not stalled. He explained that usually, it takes between six to nine months for a porgramme under the Fund to be sealed. Mr Oppong Nkrumah was reacting to a comment by the Director of Research at the ...

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has officially declared his intention to contest the chairmanship position of the NDC. Mr Nketia made the declaration in a joint interview on Accra100.5FM and CTV morning shows, today, Thursday, 13 October 2022. Lands For Sale “Yes I have the intention of picking up a form to ...

The Minister of Energy, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh has underscored the commitment of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to increase investment in renewable energy and reduce the carbon footprint of Ghana. The Minister made the statement as the Special Guest when he addressed the Opening Ceremony of the COP 27-Global Student Pre-Summit which was held under the auspices of the ...

Director of Research at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) Dr John Kwakye has said that the IEA is spearheading the passage of legislation to cap borrowing by government. In his view, this is the surest way to control reckless borrowing by governments and uncontrollable indebtedness. In a tweet, Dr Kwakye said ” The Institute calls on key stakeholders, including ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Bagbin, has urged parliamentarians across Africa to pay much more attention to climate change, emphasising the risk it has on the continent. He said this at the 145th Inter-Parliamentary Assembly Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. As the Speaker and leader of the Ghana delegation, he touched on the effects, risks and challenges of climate change ...

Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is in Washington, DC, to attend the 2022 IMF and World Bank Annual meetings and advance negotiations with the IMF on a Programme that addresses Ghana’s macroeconomic and structural challenges. As part of the Annual Meetings Programme, the Finance Minister, on October 11th, 2022, attended the 108th Meeting of Ministers and Governors of the Group ...

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, responsible for Lands and Forestry, Benito Owusu-Bio, has sounded a clear warning to illegal miners to stay off forest reserves as he stressed that regardless of positions, they will be driven out and sanctioned. “No matter who you are, we don’t care, if you enter the forest reserves we will drive you ...

Blay & Associates, the law firm belong to former National Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Freddie Blay, has explained its decision to defend four accomplices of Aisha Huang, who was arrested for her alleged involvement in illegal small-scale mining, in court. Lands For Sale On Tuesday, October 11, it came to light in court that Blay & ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama stands tall to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC) into the next general elections in 2024, an aspiring General Secretary of the NDC, Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah has said. He said interested persons in the flagbearer position of the NDC are welcomed to contest but he strongly believes that John Mahama, who was the NDC’s 2022 presidential ...

The Dompim-Pepesa Chief has alleged that the Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, Deputy Lands Minister George Mireku Duker, and the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Chief Executive, Benjamin Kessie, are behind illegal mining in the area. Lands For Sale Nana Nyonwah Panyin IV said he has incontrovertible evidence of their involvement in the activity in the area. As a result, he has dared ...