Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam Casiel Ato Forson has described the mid-year budget statement presented to Parliament by Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta as cosmetic. He said the budget is empty and has no hope for Ghanaians. The member of the Finance Committee in Parliament told journalists after the budget reading on Thursday July 29 […]
Yendi lawmaker, Farouk Aliu Mahama, has said the mid-year budget will ease the pressure on Ghanaian youths because of the job creation mechanism it contains. He told journalists in Parliament after the budget reading on Thursday July 29 that “The Minister’s announcement today, to us as parliamentarians about the creation of the jobs is something […]
A new Board to oversee the affairs of Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has been sworn-in at the Energy Ministry. The new composition comes at a time of rapid development and growth in the power sector, with key projects currently underway to establish consistent power supply and delivery across the country. The Board is led by […]
Mr. Frank Ofori, the father of Medeama goalkeeper, Eric Ofori Antwi, has apologised to Hearts of Oak for describing the club as ‘bad luck’ when they were desperate to sign his son eight years ago. In 2013, Mr Ofori in a radio interview stated he won’t allow his son join Hearts of Oak because players […]
Member of Parliament for Old-Tafo Ekow Vincent Assafuah has noted that Ghana’s economy is picking up from the shocks of the coronavirus pandemic. Commenting on the mid-year budget statement presented to Parliament by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Thursday July 29, he said focuses on amongst many other things, jobs for the teeming youths of […]
Deputy National Youth Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Edem Agbana has said that the mid-year budget statement presented to parliament by the Finance Minister is uninspiring. He said the budget does not inspire hope for the youth of this country. “Demons & principalities budget – What I heard is NOT inspiring. Usual Rhetoric’s […]
Three suspected armed robbers have been arrested in the Upper East, the Police have said. The Upper East Regional Police Command arrested the three persons on Wednesday, 28 July 2021, for the robbery incident. The robber, according to the Police occurred on the 28th October 2020 in the Gbane Mining site at Tongo. By 3news.com|Ghana
Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri Frank Annoh Dompreh has said the mid-year budget shows that Ghana is slowly but surely making a recovery from the effect of the virus. In a tweet, he said “The Mid-Year Budget Review demonstrates clearly that despite the ravages of COVID-19, Ghana is slowly but surely making a recovery. “The […]
Mr Kwasi Afrifa, the lawyer who made the five million dollars bribery allegation against the Chief Justice Anin Yeboah has been charged by the General Legal Council (GLC) with 9 counts of Misconduct. His charges read “You are hereby notified that following preliminary inquiry held by the Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council, a […]
President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice, Mr Edward Amoako Asante, has asked the government of Ghana and all Ghanaians to contribute to building the local economy in order to minimize the reliance on aids for survival. This, he said, will ensure that the country is not hard hit […]
Finance Minister Mr Ken Ofori Atta has told Parliament during the presentation of the mid year budget statement that that for the first time in the history of the fourth republic, the exchange rate did not see a spike after an election year. He explained that cumulatively, from the beginning of the year to date […]
The government’s decision not to introduce new taxes in the 2021 mid-year budget statement shows that the cries of Ghanaians have for once been heard by the managers of the economy, a senior lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, Dr Lord Mensah, has said. Dr Mensah commended the Finance Minister and his team […]
A senior lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, Dr Lord Mensah has commended the Finance Minister and his team for good mid-year budget statement. He told Dzifa Bampoh on the First Take on the 3FM Thursday July 29 after the mid-year budget statement presentation that, the programmes in the government’s fiscal document are […]
Gabriele Martinelli is likely to face a six-year sentence for abusing a fellow boarder at the seminary for altar boys before becoming a priest. Prosecution lawyer Roberto Zannotti revealed to the court in his closing argument that Gabriele Martinelli, in his youth, repeatedly abused another young boy during their 5-year stay in the seminary. Both […]
The Finance Minister has announced the setting up of a scheme to help the youth set up businesses across the country. To be referred to as ‘Youth Banc’, the scheme will be championed by the Enterprise and Youth Support Fund (EYSF). Addressing members of Parliament (MPs) on Thursday, July 29 as part of the presentation […]
Ghanaian actress cum social activist Efia Odo seems to have found a new crusade to champion as she makes a social media comeback with racy ‘rainbow-inclined’ photos on Twitter. A few months ago, Efia Odo took a break from social media to focus on her mental health. According to the communique she put out, her […]
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has emphasized in the reading of the mid-year budget in parliament that the government is managing the finances of the country with discipline and competence to save the taxpayer’s money in the national purse. He said the fiscal operation of government from the period January to June 2021 indicates the overall […]
Presidential aspirant of the Ghana Journalists Association(GJA) Gayheart Mensah, has outlined his goal and vision for the professional association, saying he is committed to building the capacity of journalists in the country to make it attractive and respected. He said he is coming with a suite of benefits that will serve as an attraction into […]
Minister of Finance Kenneth Ofori-Atta has reiterated that the transformation agenda by the current government since assuming office in 2017 is “very much on course”. He noted that despite the advent of Covid-19 with its devastating ravages to the economy, the world over, government has lived up to its avowed resolve of ‘knowing how to […]
Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has attributed the spike in the public sector debt to covid-19 related expenditure as well as the issuance of the Eurobond in April 2021. He also said the financial sector cleanup and bailout also contributed to the increase in the debt. Delivering the 2021 mid-year budget statement in Parliament on […]
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