The Minority in Parliament has served notice to protests the continuous Covid testing at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) by Frontiers Limited. They believe that the tests being done by the company is illegal. “We have today notified the Ghana Police Service of our irrevocable intentions to lead a series of picketing actions at the […]
A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Gabby Otchere Darko has said the 30 per cent pay cut for all government appointees is a significant sacrifice being made by the executive. He asked whether Parliament will emulate the step taken by the executive to also cut salaries of lawmakers. “Age of sacrifices. 30% pay […]
North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto has accused the Akufo-Addo administration of lacking the ability of being economical with public money. To that end, he said, he is torn between giving the salary cut to a government that does not spend wisely or to use in supporting social intervention programmes in his constituency, after […]
European champions Italy will not play in the 2022 World Cup after being stunned by North Macedonia in their play-off in Palermo. Aleksandar Trajkovski picked up the loose ball before driving forward and firing a sensational winner from the outside the area in injury time. The goal sparked celebrations on the North Macedonia bench as […]
Daniel-Kofi Kyereh may miss Ghana’s match against Nigeria on Friday after failing to show up for the Black Stars’ final training session on Thursday. The Germany-based attacker was not part of the group that trained at the Baba Yara Stadium ahead of the crucial match. 3news.com gathers that Kyereh, who has scored 11 goals and […]
The Minority in Parliament is contesting the position of government not to roll back on any of the flagship programmes including the Free Senior High School Programme in order to save the economy from further plummeting. The caucus said there must be a national conversation on the Free SHS policy. “We think there must be […]
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Editing by Emmanuel Kwame Amoh Follow @kwame_amoh
The presence of the Assin North Member of Parliament James Gyekye Quayson in the House on Thursday March 24 resulted in a heated debate among legislators regarding whether or not his presence was in contempt of court. In Parliament, Member of Parliament for Kwadaso Dr Kingsley Nyarko asked the First Deputy Speaker who was presiding, […]
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said that the government will begin the implementation and collection of the revised Property Rate by end of April 2022. Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Thursday March 24, he said while announcing new measures to deal with the economic challenges that the government will “Begin the implementation […]
The Government will conclude the renegotiation of the Energy Sector Independent Power Produces (IPPs) capacity charges by end of third quarter of 2022, the Finance Minister has said. He said this will further reduce excess capacity payments by 20% to generate a total savings of GHS1.5 billion. Mr Ofori Atta said this while announcing new […]
Ghana isn’t ready for a merger of two vocal powerhouses on one beat! But maybe, just maybe, this almost dreamlike wish may just come to pass sooner as Efya Nokturnal and Kofi Kinaata drop hints on Twitter to that effect. Multiple Best female vocalist award-winner Efya Nokturnal and Ghana’s finest lyricist Kofi Kinaata have been […]
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta has said that the the impasse in Parliament is adversely affecting government business such as the passage of some revenue bills including the E Levy bill. According to him, this is creating uncertainty which has been highlighted as a key risk by the Ratings Agencies and affected our credit spreads, […]
Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has taken a swipe at the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, over his address in announcing government’s austerity measures to address the current economic challenges. The Tamale South Member of Parliament minced no words by saying the government exchequer has lost touch with reality. He said the current challenges are more about […]
An Economist, Dr Adu Sarkodie, has said the new measures introduced by the Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta place government in a position that show that they are listening to the concerns raised especially regarding the E-levy. “It is more of IMF programme on a shadows because of the expenditure containment approach that they are […]
An Economist, Dr Adu Sarkodie has said the new fiscal measures introduced by the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta are the same measures that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would have given to Ghana if the country had gone to the Bretton Woods Institution for support. In his view, the new measures place government in the […]
They say it’s a man’s world. And according to Stephanie Benson claiming ownership comes with responsibilities. And thus, she has charged artiste managers to step up their game and deal professionally with females in the music industry. Conversation in TV3’s Ladies Circle took a quick turn when the tenets of artiste management popped up. And […]
The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system has successfully installed at the Baba Yara Stadium for Friday’s 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off between Ghana and Nigeria. CAF officials were at the stadium on Thursday to install the system in preparation for the first leg match. This is the first time that VAR will be used in […]
Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam, Cassiel Ato Forson has described the new measures announced by the Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta as cosmetic and empty. He said the government just rather place a moratorium on new loans, cut 2022 foreign financed projects by at least 50 per cent. In a tweet reacting to the new […]
Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has said the government will conclude on-going measures to eliminate “ghost” workers from the Government payroll by end December 2022. He said this while announcing measures to deal with the challenges facing the country on Thursday March 24. “Government will conclude on-going measures to eliminate “ghost” workers from the Government […]
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