GENERAL NEWS

The Ghana National Association of Authors and Publishers (GNAAP) is instituting a new price increment for books and stationery for schools. The increment which took effect on 8th November 2022 will affect bookshops, basic schools, Junior and pre-tertiary institutions. GNAAP named the current exchange rates, inflation, payment terms, and interest …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has said that Ghana, is in a worst state today than at any time in the history of the 4th Republic. The said the country is presently witnessing high levels of corruption, hardships due to bad economic and financial policies, a hungry and angry people, …

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has said he has committed no crime and that members of the Minority in Parliament have not been able to prove their case.   Speaking in Parliament on Thursday (7 December), “For I tell you, Mr Speaker, that even if I said I am …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) youth wing in the Eastern region have held a press conference at the NDC party office in Akyem Oda in the Birim Central Municipality to throw their massive support for their incumbent national youth organizer; George Opare Addo popularly called “Pablo” in Ghanaian politics to …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo has asked the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to humbly resign and allow someone with fresh ideas to take over.   Contributing to the debate on the report by the ad-hoc committee of Parliament that probed allegations against …

The Bank of Ghana has denied rumours of a fire outbreak at its premises. It said the false report which followed a widespread video on social media was rather a “routine fire drill to prepare staff for real-time fire situation”. In a statement, the Central Bank said, “the general public …

A Real Estate agency, Waterstone Realty Limited has sued the Lands Commission for the demolition of a two-storey multipurpose building previously located at the current location of the National Cathedral project. The plaintiff, in its writ of summons, said the defendant, the Lands Commission in 2018 compulsorily possessed and demolished …

The President of the Ghana Medical Association, Dr. Frank Serebour, says the government has not shown that the country is in crisis, thus organized labour should not be coerced to face the brunt of the economic crisis. He was speaking concerning the government’s debt exchange programme which has faced strong …

Former Communications Director of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Yaw Adomako Baafi, has stated that the opposition National Democratic Congress is using glittering generality to argue that Ghanaians want the NPP out of power.   Responding to claims by former President John Dramani Mahama that Ghanaians want the NDC back in power, Adomako …

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has urged the leadership of the Gaming Commission of Ghana, to intensify efforts to close down betting companies that flout laws guiding their operations in the country.   He cited the siting of betting facilities close to educational institutions to entice children as something …