The big news stories in this edition of Eyewitness News with Umaru Sanda Amadu are; Finance Minister requests GHS27.4 billion for 2021 1st quarter expenditure I’m innocent, I’ve not distributed weapons to cause chaos – Said Sinare NDC rubbishes claims coronavirus pandemic influenced rising debt HIPC is behind us, there’s no turning back – Ofori-Atta […] The post Eyewitness
The National Vice-Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Alhaji Said Sinare has denied culpability in an alleged plot to arm people with weapons to cause chaos during the December 2016 polls. The NDC stalwart is to report to the police on Thursday after the NDC constituency chairman of Ayawaso North reportedly confessed to police that […] The post Police
Ghana’s Cashew sector is not as developed as its cocoa sector. For over seven decades, as the world’s second, and at some point leading, producer of cocoa, Ghana has benefited enormously from her cocoa sector. All these years, the cocoa sector has been the most well-organized, and properly regulated subsector of the Agricultural industry, with […] The post Isaac
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is insisting that Ghana has the features of a Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) even if it has not officially been classified as one. “We wish to reiterate the assertion by our flagbearer, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, that President Akufo-Addo has supervised the degeneration of Ghana’s economy back to […] The post Mahama
A 28-year-old manager of Joyment Ventures has been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly embezzling GH¢535,963.83 belonging to his employers. Karikari Acheampong is alleged to have used part of the money to set up his own companies. He pleaded not guilty to stealing and has been admitted to bail in the sum of […] The post Joyment Ventures manager arraigned
The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Cape Coast South constituency, George Kweku Ricketts-Hagan has said the incumbency advantage the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is enjoying will not guarantee its victory in the upcoming general elections. “John Mahama is the one the people have chosen, and the one the NDC wanted,” Mr. Ricketts-Hagan, who is […] The post Incumbency
The presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has expressed concern over the increasing cases of youth unemployment. Mr. Mahama added that this needs to be urgently resolved as it constitutes a national security threat. The former President made these remarks at a meeting with the Osudoku Traditional Council at […] The post Youth
A co-convener of Aspirants Unite for Victory, Bice ‘Obour’ Osei Kuffour, has called on all aggrieved New Patriotic Party (NPP) members to unite for a resounding victory. He said the collective interest of the party must be prioritized by all members, with less than two months to the election, no matter their grievances during the […] The post Obour urges aggrieved
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has rubbished assertions that Ghana’s debt is rising in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. It maintains that Ghana’s debt “was already increasing at an alarming rate and had reached unsustainable levels.” “Therefore, the claim by government spokespersons that COVID-19 is what has accounted for our current unsustainable and catastrophic […] The post NDC
The Minister of Finance is seeking parliament’s approval to issue sovereign bond worth $3 billion to support the 2021 budget and liability management. According to him, the US$3 billion bond will have the option to increase to US$5 billion should market conditions prove favourable. Delivering the 2021 first-quarter budget statement in Parliament on Wednesday, October […] The post Government
The Minister of Finance is seeking parliament’s approval to continue to raise funds from the international capital market to fund the 2021 budget and liability management. According to him, the funds will comprise the issuance of sovereign bonds of $3 billion with the option to increase it to U$5 billion should market conditions prove favourable. […] The post Government
Over one hundred supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress in the Awutu Senya West constituency have defected to the governing New Patriotic Party. The defectors include NDC’s former Awutu Senya West constituency Chairman, Simon Duodo. At a ceremony to welcome the defectors, Member of Parliament for the area, George Andah said he was happy […] The post Ex-NDC
A 24-year-old tiler who defiled a minor at Agyiriganor has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Akorlatsey Kofi Adams pleaded guilty to the charge of defilement. The court presided over by Mrs. Christiana Cann, convicted Adams on his own plea, and sentenced him accordingly. Prosecuting Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) […] The post 24-year-old
Ghana recorded 200,000 abortions in 2017, out of which 71 percent were illegal. The country also records an estimated 767,200 unintended pregnancies each year. The figure represents 53 percent of total pregnancies. This was made known in Accra at the presentation of the findings of a research conducted in 2017 to ascertain the incidence of […] The post 200,000 abortions recorded
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta says his outfit was able to produce 50 Bills since 2017 which were all passed into law by Parliament. Ofori-Atta disclosed this when he presented the 2021 Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation statement to Parliament on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. The Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation is a mini-budget […] The post Finance
The National Film Authority – Action Group (NFA-AG), a pressure group largely made up of film industry stakeholder associations and guilds, has called the government to immediately take action to lift restrictions on our cinemas in Ghana. Presenting the petition to the Presidency through the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Barbara Oteng Gyasi on […] The post Film
Ghana has been adjudged one of the best countries that have effectively managed the COVID-19 crisis, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has said. Presenting a budget to cater for the first quarter of 2021 in Parliament today, 28th October 2020, the Minister explained that an increase in business and consumer confidence was a sign of […] The post COVID-19
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta says the Akufo-Addo government will commit more funds into infrastructural development in the country if it is retained on December 7, 2020. Delivering the 2021 first-quarter budget statement in Parliament on Wednesday, Mr. Ofori-Atta said key among the developments will be affordable housing. “In 2021, we will see significant investment […] The post NPP
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta says Ghana is making economic progress and “there is no turning back” to the days of HIPC. The Minister said the decision of the President John Kufuor administration to sign Ghana unto the HIPC initiative was due to the poor economic situation inherited from the previous National Democratic Congress […] The post HIPC is
The Inspector-General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh says the police service will not hesitate to deal ruthlessly with persons who intend to foment trouble in the upcoming general elections. Mr Oppong-Boanuh, speaking to the media at Koforidua after accessing the operational preparedness of the Eastern Regional Command ahead of the December elections, reiterated the commitment of […] The post We’ll
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