Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has described the 2021 budget as a battle cry with a call on all Ghanaians to share the burden The covid-19 pandemic has ravaged global economies with Ghana as no exception, as the coronavirus pandemic increased the cost of government expenditure by about GH¢25 billion.   …

Member of Parliament for Yapei-Kusawgu Constituency has debunked claims by government that recent economic hardships are a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to John Jinapor the problem is a result of mismanagement of state funds, as well as incessant borrowing by the current administration. “There’s been an attempt to …

  Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Energy, is confident the high cost of petroleum products in the country may soon change.   The energy minister believes this may become a reality if key players such as the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) are thorough, fair and principled in their work. …

The Minister for Finance-designate, Ken Ofori-Atta, is attributing his recovery to God and prayers by Ghanaians.       Speaking during a virtual post-Budget forum organised by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on Tuesday 16 March 2021 from his base in the United States, he said that even the doctors who are “handling” …

A man has reportedly set a house ablaze in the Ashanti Region, leaving a nine-year-old boy dead, according to eyewitnesses. The man only identified as Agyemang, a commercial driver, attempted to take his life after the incident, his neighbours at Medoma confirmed to Asaase News.     He is currently under medical …

The Food and Drugs Authority says the country has not recorded any case of blood clots from its COVID-19 vaccination exercise.         According to the Authority, even though vaccines and medicines tend to have some side effects, no serious case has been recorded in the country. It …

An Accra High Court has granted an interim injunction against the industrial action embarked upon by members of the Telecom and IT Professionals Union (TIP).           The court also ordered the various factions including the leadership of the union to “appear before the National Labour Commission …

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin is on a collision course with President Akufo-Addo over his decision to slash budget estimates for the Judiciary and the Legislature.     Alban Sumana Bagbin during the presentation of the 2021 budget statement last Friday directed the Interim Finance Minister Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu and …

Muntaka Mubarak, the Chief Whip for the Minority in Parliament has reminded Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress that national interest must always take precedence over that of the party’s.       “I don’t want to go into the merit or demerit of the …

    Four persons died last Monday evening in a motor accident near Nyinasin, a community on the Cape Coast-Praso highway, in the Central Region. According to reports, a Toyota Hiace passenger vehicle with registration number CR 906-20 suffered a tyre burst, causing the accident.   The injured were rushed …