POLITICS

In a move to strengthen Ghana’s social welfare programmes, the government has allocated GHS5.4 billion to bolster the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme, the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), and the school feeding initiative. This substantial financial commitment was announced by the Minister for Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, …

The government has committed an amount of GHS 8.2 billion to boost small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country. This announcement was made by the Minister for Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, during his mid-year budget review presentation to Parliament on July 23, 2024. “Mr. Speaker, I am therefore …

Ghana’s economy is showing strong signs of recovery, registering a 4.7% growth in the first quarter of 2024. This encouraging development was announced by the Minister for Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, during his mid-year budget review presentation to Parliament on July 23, 2024. “Our economy grew by 4.7% in …

In a move to stabilize Ghana’s economy and restore investor confidence, the government has paid GHS 12 billion to bondholders under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme. This was a key highlight in the mid-year budget review presented by the Minister for Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, on Tuesday, July 23, …

Dr. William Attah Owusu, a former Parliamentary Aspirant for Subin Constituency on the NDC ticket as a dedicated member, has made a significant promise to the party’s old and elderly sympathizers to provide them with a monthly stipend to enable them to start small businesses and care for themselves. This …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has sacked the Member of Parliament for Sefwi-Wiawso, Dr Kwaku Afriyie, from the chamber. The Speaker ordered the Marshall of Parliament to walk the lawmaker out after the NPP MP challenged the authority of the speaker for his comments on the referral of nominees …

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Sefwi-Wiawso, Dr Kwaku Afriyie, has incurred the wrath of Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, leading to his sacking from the chamber during proceedings on Monday, July 22. The lawmaker had told the speaker that it did not rest with him to remind lawmakers about …

Appeals by President Akufo-Addo for the Seventh Day Adventist Church, SDA, to rescind its decision not to vote in the December 7 election may have fallen on deaf ears, as the church says it still stands by its position. The Church in a statement, noted that though voting is a …

The Chairperson for the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has assured that the recent theft of five laptops from the EC office will not impact the upcoming polls. The theft had raised concerns about its potential impact on the electoral process, with the National Democratic Congress calling for an independent …

The management of Groupe Nduom has petitioned the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama, to restore GN Bank’s licence if he emerges victorious in the December 7 elections. GN Bank had its licence revoked by the Bank of Ghana in August 2019. During a meeting with the …