Finance Minister-designate Ken ofori Atta has said that he hopes the entire nation will come to terms with the reality of diversifying the country’s natural resources and leverage them into equity. It is for this reason that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked that the Agyapa Royalties agreement be …
Read More »Driver, 28, Handed 12-yr Jail Term For Defiling 15-yr-old
A 28-year-old driver, Isaac Kwame Asante, has been convicted and sentenced to a 12-year imprisonment for defiling a teenager. The victim, 15, is currently pregnant. Facts from the Prosecuting Officer, Inspector Salifu Kamal Gumah, indicated that on October 29, 2020, the victim was sent by her mother to buy food …
Read More »Akufo-Addo Reverses Decision On Budget Cap For Parliament, Judiciary After Opposition From Speaker
President Akufo-Addo has reversed his earlier decision to cap the budgetary allocation for Parliament and the Judiciary after Speaker Alban Bagbin opposed the Executive’s decision. Speaking in Parliament, Mr Bagbin, who described the move as “worthy of commendation” revealed that government had approved the budget estimated of approximately GH¢523 million, …
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Read More »Appointments Committee To Vet Ken Ofori-Atta Today
The Appointments Committee of Parliament will on Thursday, March 25, 2021 vet Finance Minister-designate, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta. Mr. Ofori-Atta is the only nominee left on the list of ministers the President, Nana Akufo-Addo presented to Parliament on January 21, 2021, for vetting. Mr. Ofori-Atta …
Read More »Akufo-Addo: Government Fully Committed To Supporting PIAC
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has been assured of timely support under the Akufo-Addo administration President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated government’s support for the work of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC). PIAC monitors and evaluates compliance with the Petroleum Revenue and …
Read More »I Will Not Tolerate LQBTQI+ On My Stool Land Our Customs Is Against – Chief Caution.
Nana Kofi krah II, the enstool chief of Nkwanta Akrofrom has cautioned that he won’t tolerate any gaism and lesbianism in his town. According to him our customs and traditions and even the constitution are against LGBTQI± , so he won’t allow it at Nkwanta Akrofrom He raised concrned …
Read More »St Peter’s Headmaster Sets Up Barbering Salon To Deal With ‘Rasta’ Students
St Peter’s Senior High School in Nkwatia in the Eastern Region has instituted stringent measures to deal with students with non-approved hairstyles, 3news has gathered. According to reports, the headmaster of the school has even set up a barbering salon to make sure students’ non-approved hairstyles “are converted into clean shaven …
Read More »Government Pushing Us To Consider Strike – Health Services Workers’ Union
The Health Services Workers’ Union says the Government’s failure to engage its leadership on their conditions of service, is pushing the union to the brink of industrial action. The union in a communiqué on Tuesday gave a one-month ultimatum to government to renegotiate their expired conditions …
Read More »I’m Number 3 In Ghana, What’s Yours? Speaker Teases Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has reminded Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu of the difference in their portfolios as far as leadership in Ghana is concerned. Tuesday’s sitting saw a brief banter between the two long-time friends as the Majority leader sought to encourage Mr Bagbin to be stringent and fair in certain …
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