The Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has insisted that the government has obtained an International Civil Aviation Organization (IACO) certification for the Ghana Card to be used as a travel document from abroad. He explained that the government was determined to eliminate the challenges in securing visas. Dr …
Read More »Dr. Bawumia Discloses Two More Reasons For Government’s Decision To Seek IMF Bailout
The Vice President of Ghana and Head of Economic Management Team, Dr Mahamudu Bauwmia has said that analysts who say that Covid spending alone cannot be the reason for the increase in Ghana’s public debts are right. He said the banking sector cleanup exercise, as well as the excess …
Read More »Church Is For Poor People, The rich Don’t Waste Time There – Dada KD
Prominent highlife artist, Dada Kwaku Duah, popularly known as Dada KD, opines that the church is for broken people. The musician believes that accomplished people will never spend all their time in a church. In an exclusive interview with Christian Agyei Frimpong on Onua FM’s Anigye mmere entertainment show, …
Read More »Finance Minister Should Take A Personal Decision To Resign – Former Chief Of Staff Under Kufour’s Regime
A former Chief of staff and minister of presidential affairs under the Kufour administration has called for the resignation of some Ministers. Kwadwo Okyere Mpiani is firm in his conviction the utterances of the Finance Minister before the government decided to seek the intervention of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) …
Read More »EC Not Compiling New Register But New Entrants To Be Registered With Only Ghana Card – EC Director of Elections
The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed reports that it will compile a new register for the 2024 Elections. Maintaining that the register which was compiled for the 2020 Election was still credible, the Commission says it was instead putting in place measures to ensure the continuous registration of persons onto …
Read More »Privileges Committee : Clerk Must Inform EC That Adwoa Safo’s Seat Is Vacant
Chairman of Parliament’s Privileges Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu says the Clerk of Parliament is required to inform the Electoral Commission that the Dome Kwabenya constituency seat is vacant. This, Mr. Osei-Owusu says, is the conclusion reached by the committee after it held hearings on legislators who had absented themselves from parliament …
Read More »Afrobarometer Report: Majority Of Ghanaians Oppose E-Levy
A new Afrobarometer study has shown that a large majority of Ghanaians oppose the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy) because they think “it is a bad idea and will mean a greater tax burden on citizens.” The survey adds that many do not trust that the government will even use the …
Read More »CHASS Considers Closure Of Senior High Schools In Eastern Region Over Food Shortages
The Eastern Region Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) is now considering the closure of schools in the region because of the shortage of food items. In a statement, it said there have been food shortages for the past two years, as well as struggles with reduced weight …
Read More »Labour Unrest: List Of Worker Unions On Strike, Others Imminent
July seems to be an unending one for the government. The myriad of disturbances in the labour space has worsened as deliberations so far are yet to see the light of day. The running theme in this latest series of agitation has to do with the Cost of Living Allowances …
Read More »‘IMF Focused On Fiscal Correction, Protecting Vulnerable’
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is focused on helping the government of Ghana to improve its fiscal balances in a sustainable way while protecting the vulnerable and poor. It said the two issues were part of a raft of measures discussed during the first round of discussions on …
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