Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, is concerned about the state of the country’s economy and what it will take to revive it. According to her, the alternatives on the table do not make the situation any less biting as they will all come at a bitter cost. “The harsh …
Read More »2023 Budget May Delay Due To IMF Talks – Majority Leader
Ghana’s Budget Statement and the Economic Policy for 2023 may not be read on November 15, as scheduled. Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has revealed that the current negotiation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may delay the presentation. The Public Financial Management Act mandates that the budget is presented next …
Read More »54% Of Respondents In GIA Report Back Calls For Akufo-Addo To Step Down
A snap opinion poll by Global InfoAnalytics shows that more than half of respondents are in favor of calls for the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to step down. While 54 percent were in support of the call, 40 percent were against it, with the remaining six percent saying they …
Read More »NPA Quells Fears Of Fuel Shortage
Communications Manager for the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mohammed Abdul-Kudus, has dismissed rumours of an imminent fuel shortage in the country. According to him, the country has enough quantity of petroleum products in storage to sustain the demand of consumers till the next delivery of fuel happens. His statement follows …
Read More »Applicants Frustrated Over Delayed Issuance Of Passport Booklets
Passport applicants in parts of the country are frustrated in their quest to secure the travelling document. For months now, most passport applicants have had their application processes protracted, which according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is due to a shortage of booklets. Despite assurances to resolve the backlog …
Read More »‘My Greatest Sin Is Campaigning For Akufo-Addo Gov’t; Forgive Me’ – Yaw Berima To Ghanaians [Audio]
The Public Relations Officer of the True Drivers Union, Yaw Berima is asking for forgiveness from Ghanaians. A staunch supporter of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who was in the thick of things and encouraged Ghanaians to vote for President Akufo-Addo to power, has regretted his actions. “ My Greatest …
Read More »MMDCEs And Presidential Staffers Will Be Appointed From Constituency Executives – Peter Otokunor
An aspiring General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Peter Boamah Otokunor, says he will ensure that future appointees of government under their administration are chosen from the constituency executives. He said this during his campaign across the country, during which he met delegates to discuss his plans …
Read More »Ursula Owusu Hints At ‘Measures’ To Deal With Persons Deliberately Refusing To Re-register SIMs
The Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has hinted at possible sanctions for persons who deliberately refused to take part in the SIM Re-registration exercise. This comes on the back of the expiration of the October moratorium granted by the Ministry to get SIM users to re-register their cards. …
Read More »VALCO Workers Rejected 22% Salary Increment
The management of the Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO) has said workers, after a series of negotiations led by their union executives, made an initial demand of a 62% salary increment to the Management, and subsequently reduced it to 55%. In response, the Management of VALCO, said it offered to …
Read More »I Have Used Presidential Jet With Akufo-Addo ‘Two or Three Times’ – President’s Brother Tells Court
The brother of President Nana Akufo-Addo says he has used the Presidential Jet with President Akufo-Addo “two or three times”. This was Edward Akufo-Addo’s response to a question posed by Victor Adawudu at an Accra High Court. Mr Adawudu is the lawyer for the Executive Director of the Alliance for …
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