Mr. Kwesi Botchwey, who served as a finance minister first during the military era of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) from 1982 to 1991 and then in the constitutional period of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) from 1992 to 1995, is dead. Dr Botchwey is said to have …
Read More »We Will Be Alert At World Cup Public Viewing Spots – Ghana Police
The Ghana Police Service has informed the general public that sufficient security measures have been adopted to uphold peace and order during the FIFA World Cup viewing at public places. The global football showpiece kicks off on Sunday 20 November 2022. In a statement released on Thursday (17 November), …
Read More »Speaker Has Not Given Any Directive Banning Phones In Parliament
The Speaker of Parliament says he has not given any directive banning phones in the Chamber of the House. Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin issued the disclaimer to the false publication in a private newspaper of Thursday, November 17, 2022, titled “Bagbin bans phones in Parliament”. Addressing the Parliamentary …
Read More »Ghana’s Debt Stock Jumps From GH¢120bn To GH¢450bn In Last 6 Years
Ghana’s total debt stock has shot up to GH¢450 billion in 2022 from a total of GH¢120 billion in 2017, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has revealed. The current debt stock means Ghana has borrowed over GH¢300 billion since the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia-led government assumed power in January 2017. Appearing before the ad-hoc …
Read More »Ken Ofori-Atta To Present 2023 Budget Despite Threat By Rebel NPP MPs
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta says he will present the 2023 Budget in Parliament next week. The Minister’s comment is coming at a time when some Majority MPs have threatened to boycott the 2023 budget statement if he (Finance Minister) is not sacked. In an interview with JoyNews’ Parliamentary Correspondent, Kwaku …
Read More »Volta Region: Teacher Allegedly Murders His 3 Kids
A basic school teacher has allegedly murdered three of his children after a misunderstanding with his wife in the Akatsi North District of the Volta region. The teacher, known as Mr Dordoye, is reported to have deliberately drowned the three children in a well after his wife packed out, …
Read More »Ghana Arrive In Qatar For 2022 World Cup In Stunning Smocks [video +Photos]
The senior national team of Ghana have landed in Doha, Qatar for the upcoming FIFA World Cup which starts this weekend. Ghana arrived in Qatar on Friday afternoon in a stunning smocks after a four-day training camp in Abu Dhabi, UAE for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Black …
Read More »Ken Ofori-Atta To Ghanaians : “I Feel Your Pain; Am Truly Sorry’
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has apologised to Ghanaians for the hardship being suffered in recent times. According to him, the brunt borne by the populace due to the ongoing economic turmoil is unfortunate. He said this when he appeared before the Ad-hoc Committee hearing the motion of censure against …
Read More »Let’s Rise Above Witch-Hunting And Entrapment – Ofori-Atta Tells MPs, Others
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has called on the clergy, traditional rulers, Members of Parliament (MPs) and the general populace to rise above witch-hunting and entrapment, in the country’s pursuit to grow its economy. The Finance Minister, today November 18, 2022, appearing before the ad-hoc committee of Parliament probing …
Read More »Chainsaw Operator Jailed 18 Months By Akyem Swedru Circuit Court
The Akyem Swedru circuit court in the Birim South district of Eastern region presided over by His Honour Abubakar Abass Adams has sentenced a thirty-three year chainsaw operator by name Kwaku Arful to eighteen months in prison custody for engaging in unlawful chainsaw operation in the Oboyo forest reserves located …
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