More than 70 passengers escaped unhurt after a Metro Mass Transit Bus conveying worshippers to a prayer camp caught fire in Kumasi. The bus which picked up the worshippers from Suame was headed to a prayer camp at Adadietem in the Ejisu Municipality, where congregants of the Pentecost Church Ghana, usually converge to worship. The […] The post Kumasi: Over 70 passengers
The Minority in Parliament singled out five issues it wanted to be revised in the 2022 budget before offering its endorsement. The minority boycotted the budget approval following its contentions with the policy document. Despite the Majority MPs insisting the budget had been passed, the government has agreed to make some concessions following the Minority’s […] The post Government’s
The Overlord of Dagbon, Ndan Ya-Na Abukari II, has praised the Best National Farmer for 2021, 44-year-old Alhaji Mohammed Mashud, who hails from Mion District in the Northern Region. He said the award was for the people of Dagbon, thus urging the youth in Dagbon township and the country as a whole to emulate the […] The post Dagbon Overlord lauds Best National Farmer appeared
2022 BUDGET STATEMENT AND ECONOMIC POLICY 6TH DECEMBER 2021 Introduction Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen. I thank you for honouring our invitation to this Press Conference. On Friday, 26th November 2021, the Parliament of Ghana was scheduled to sit and conclude the debate on the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of Government. […] The post Ken
A youth-led environment NGO, Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND) has relaunched the Children 4 Climate (C4C) program to promote climate action and education among children in Ghana. According to the C4C Project Officer, Sarfoh Danquah, the program began in 2019 but was “truncated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, therefore, the need to relaunch it […] The post SYND
Veteran broadcaster, Kwasi Kyei Darkwah aka KKD, has debunked rumours that he is a notorious womanizer, a position he believes is held by those who do not know him well. KKD, who appeared on Citi TV’s Upside-Down show, said his unique personality and openness attract people from all walks of life to interact with him. […] The post I don’t chase women; I like people – KKD appeared
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has asked President Nana Akufo-Addo to lead by example in the directive given to his appointees to suspend all foreign travels for one month. The President on Sunday, December 5, 2021, instructed all Ministers and Deputy Ministers who are MPs not to travel outside […] The post Lead
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, says government will exclude references to mineral royalties’ collateralization in a revised 2022 budget. In a statement issued on Sunday, November 28, 2021, and signed by Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, the Minority asked the government to among other things abandon the proposed electronic transaction levy and the Agyapa royalties […] The post Government
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, says the government will continue engagements with the minority in parliament and other stakeholders including mobile network operators in getting the proposed e-levy approved. According to him, the levy has a significant impact on Ghana’s fiscal situation, hence the need to ensure consensus on it. Addressing the media on […] The post We’ll
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, says the government will continue engagements with the minority in parliament and other stakeholders including mobile network operators in getting the proposed e-levy approved. According to him, the levy has a significant impact on Ghana’s fiscal situation, hence the need to ensure consensus on it. Addressing the media on […] The post We’ll
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has indicated that he has written to the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin with details of some amendments the government has made to the 2022 Budget Statement and Fiscal Policy following concerns raised by various stakeholders. Briefing the press on the amendment on December 6, 2021, Mr. Ofori Atta said […] The post I’ve
The government will commit at least GH¢10 million to preparing a plan to fight coastal erosion in worst affected communities. Addressing the press on Monday, December 6, 2021, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, said the government is also eyeing a more holistic solution to tidal wave flooding that recently displaced some 3,000 in the Anlo […] The post Sea
Out of the over 20 participants from Africa, only two Ghanaians have been selected to participate in the Maiden Continental Knowledge Management for Agricultural Development (KM4AgD) Challenge 2021. The Ghanaians, Paul Atsu, a Digital Innovation and Communication strategist for Footprints Bridge International, and Zainab Abdulai, an Agriculture Extensionist and the Chief Executive Officer of Agrocare360 […] The post Two
Veteran Nollywood actor and movie producer, Richard Eyimofe Evans Mofe-Damijo, aka RMD, has expressed gratitude to his fans in Ghana whom he says make him feel at home every time he visits the country. According to RMD, he considers Ghana as a second home, as Ghanaians have always shown him love and support throughout his […] The post I have never felt unwelcome in Ghana – RMD
The Communications and Digitalisation Minister, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has said Ghana’s digital agenda needs infrastructural development that requires investment. She made this known in her welcome address at the GhanaCARES Digitisation Readiness Workshop held in Accra on 2nd December 2021. According to Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful, Ghana cannot be left out of the world’s technological advancement, as […] The post Digital
An elderly woman has died in Nalerigu in the North East Region, after she was beaten over suspicions of witchcraft. The deceased, identified as Mma Rukaya, moved to the area from Janga, in the same region, because of similar accusations. Speaking to Citi News on the matter, a resident of Nalerigu, Jonathan Nabila, said, “those […] The post Another elderly
The caretaker Minister for the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Cecilia Abena Dapaah has indicated that government has introduced electronic systems to facilitate proper coordination of its Social Protection programmes as well as help in the effective management of violence and other forms of challenges faced by vulnerable people in the country Speaking […] The post Government
The introduction of E-levy by the Government of the New Patriotic Party in the 2022 budget as a novelty of raising tax revenues to support the government agenda for developing the country has two strategic objectives; scaling up employment generation for our teeming youth and the construction of road infrastructure network. It has been met […] The post Manso
The Konongo District Court in the Ashanti Region has discharged four juveniles standing trial in connection with the death of a first-year student of the Konongo-Odumase Senior High School. The prime suspect in the case has however been remanded as the office of the Attorney General continues processes to transfer the case to the High […] The post Prime
Police at Anyaa-Sowutwuom in Accra have arrested more than five drivers who were demonstrating as part of a sit-down strike by commercial transport operators nationwide over the rising cost of fuel in the country. The drivers were chanting, singing, and moving from one end of the road at Ablekuma Central to the other, causing vehicular […] The post Anyaa-Sowutwuom:
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