John Abdulai Jinapor, ranking member on Parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee, has asserted that the next NDC government, under the leadership of John Dramani Mahama, will inherit a weakened and anemic energy sector. He said this when he appeared on TV3’s Hot Issues programme on Sunday, March 24. According to the former deputy energy minister, […] The post Mahama
One of the major announcements the nation, particularly New Patriotic party (NPP) loyallists, is eagerly waiting for as the nation draws gradually towards election 2024 is the unveiling of the vice-presidential nominee by Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President and NPP’s presidential candidate for the elections. The big question on the lips of many is who … The post NPP
The Ghana Navy (GN) has strengthened its readiness in protecting Ghana’s territorial waters and marine installations through testing the endurance and combat readiness of its ships. This was done through revisiting its old tradition of crossing the Equator known in naval terms as ‘Crossing The Line’ dubbed ‘Exercise Sea Lion 2024’ to test the resilience … The post We
A law to prohibit the payment of compound interest by the state in transactions entered into on her behalf by public officers, has been passed by Parliament and assented to by the President. The law, the contracts (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act 1114), sponsored by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame in 2023, … The post Parliament passes law
More than one hundred structures were destroyed during a fire outbreak at Bubuashie Cable Wireless in Accra, last Friday. The inferno affected makeshift wooden structures, three vehicles, two metal containers, but no casualties have been recorded. Business owners who used the place as an abode and commercial purposes were displaced. When the Ghanaian Times got … The post Over
Member of Parliament (MP) for the Yapei-Kusawgu constituency and Ranking Member on the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament, John Abdulai Jinapor, has characterised President Akufo-Addo’s letter to Parliament as “disrespectful and insulting”. He said the President could have communicated his position in a more decorous manner rather than seeking to instruct Parliament to “desist […] The post Anti-gay
The Women Caucus of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Parliament has urged the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to concentrate on revitalising the economy rather than targeting the character of Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the NDC’s running mate for the 2024 presidential election. The caucus expressed disappointment over the claims made by the … The post Stop
A former Deputy Minister of Information, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has criticized Vice President Dr Mahamud Bawumia for the woes of the Cedi against the dollar. As head of the Economic Management Team (EMT), Mr Ofosu Kwakye said, Dr Bawumia has as failed to manage the entire economy well, leading the struggles of the Cedi. In […] The post Bawumia is the worst to have managed
The Director of Communications for the Bawumia 2024 Campaign Team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, is urging Ghanaians to recognize the significance of Vice President Bawumia’s initiative to digitize various sectors of the economy. Explaining this in an interview on March 25, he pointed out that digitalization is crucial for economic growth in today’s world, hence trivialising […] The post Do
The letter that was written to the clerk of Parliament by Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante asking the House not to remit the anti-gay bill to the office of the president was a proactive action taken under the law, a presidential staffer Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has said. Parliament unanimously passed the Human Sexual […] The post Anti-gay
A Presidential Staffer Mr Dennis Miracles Aboagye has said that several people he has spoken to on the anti-gay bill have not read the entire document. He says even several Members of Parliament (MPs) have not seen the final draft bill. “80 percent of people I talked to haven’t read the bill… Some MPs may […] The post Many MPs haven’t even seen the final
A Presidential Staffer Mr Dennis Miracles Aboagye has said that several people he has spoken to on the anti-gay bill have not read the entire document. He says several Members of Parliament (MPs) have not even seen the final draft bill. “80 percent of people I talked to haven’t read the bill… Some MPs may […] The post Many MPs haven’t even seen the final
The Majority caucus in Parliament says the decision by the Speaker, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, to adjourn the House sine die without exhausting businesses before it was “arbitrary and capricious”. The Speaker on Wednesday adjourned the House sine die putting on ice the approval of President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo’s new set of ministerial nominees and … The post Speaker’s
The Ghana International Trade and Finance Conference (GITFiC) together with Ghanaian universities have embarked on an initiative to integrate the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) into tertiary education curriculum. Under the leadership of Dr Edwin Alfred N.O Provencal, chairman of the GITFiC-AfCFTA Tertiary Students Club, a team of esteemed academic consultants has been assembled … The post GITFiC,
The Black Stars of Ghana is set to honour the first of two international friendly matches against the Super Eagles of Nigeria in a March FIFA free day friendly international today at the Grande de Stade Marrakech in Morocco. The Uganda clash will happen four days later. That presents the new technical team of the … The post BlackSatelltes brace for Uganda agenda appeared first on Ghanaian
The Director of Research at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Dr John Kwakye, has said that Ghanaians should vote for leaders who will rely on the natural resources of the country to generate revenue for development. He says leaders who beg for Western aid should be rejected. Ghanaians are preparing for the polls on […] The post 2024 polls: Reject leaders who beg for Western aid – Kwakye
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has a duty to slash its Policy Rate (PR) drastically by at least 200 basis points, an economist and Director of Research at the Institue of Economic Affairs (IEA), Dr John Kwakye, has said. In his view, reducing the rate drastically will trigger a decline in the ‘artificially high’ lending […] The post Cut policy rate drastically – Economist tells Bank
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has launched a book chronicling Ghana’s experience with the novel Corona virus. The launch of the book was held on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Accra. Authored by the Minister for Health Designate, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, the book is titled Fellow […] The post Akufo-Addo launches Okoe Boye’s Fellow Ghanaians
The three teachers union yesterday declared an indefinite industrial strike, over the delay of a new collective agreement and the distribution of teachers’ laptops. They are the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT-GH). According to the unions, despite the frequent engagements … The post 3
The Director of Research at Ghana COCOBOD, Dr Francis Baah, yesterday told the Accra High Court that no cocoa farmer drank lithovit fertiliser as a substitute for water. He was giving testimony in the ongoing trial of Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of COCOBOD, and Mr Seidu Agongo, the Managing … The post Alleged
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