The beleaguered Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, will on Friday be expected to put up a defence to the Minority’s push for a vote of censure against him. This follows the conclusion of the first public hearing by the eight-member ad-hoc committee sitting on the matter on Tuesday, amidst heated exchanges, objections and concerns over admissibility […] The post Censure
Sportsmen and women from 14 public tertiary institutions have converged on the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) campus to participate in this year’s edition of the Ghana University Games (GUSA Games). The event is being held at the Paa Joe Sports Stadium. The last time KNUST hosted the biennial event was in […] The post 14
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has proposed six measures for the transformation of the Commonwealth to enable it to serve rich and poorer members equally. They include policies that would facilitate trade and investment; regulate, yet make the flow of labour within commonwealth countries easier; and lead to greater […] The post Ayorkor
Mark Darlington Osae, the manager of Reggie ‘N’ Bollie and Skrewfaze has dragged the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and the Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame to court over the ban on celebrities from advertising for alcoholic beverages. The FDA’s directives bar the use of celebrities in plugging alcoholic beverages. This according to the Authority […] The post Reggie
The first day of the public hearing of the committee on the motion of censure against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, was characterized by heated exchanges and clashes between the Minority members and some members of the Majority side. The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, also engaged in heated […] The post ‘You
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority through its taskforce has impounded 50 vehicles in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions for various offences. The operation of the taskforce which was to clamp down on vehicles which do not have the requisite documents to be used in the regions, saw several nationals from […] The post Customs officials impound 50
A 55-year-old man was prevented from committing suicide by residents of CP a suburb of Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Municipality after he climbed a telecommunication mast. A similar incident occurred at Ngleshie Amanfro in the Ga South Municipality, where an individual committed suicide in a similar manner after he was electrocuted by a […] The post Kasoa: Man attempts
The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has dismissed suggestions that the current economic crisis in Ghana was mainly caused by the war being waged on Ukraine by Russia. Addressing the Committee on the motion of censure against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, the Tamale South MP, said the “reckless borrowing” and “reckless spending” by the […] The post Ofori-Atta’s
The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has slammed Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a staunch member of the New Patriotic Party, over claims that the Suame MP wants the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta sacked to take over his job. Recent reports in the media have indicated that the Majority Leader was scheming to get the Finance Minister to […] The post Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
The Office of the Special Prosecutor has commenced investigations into corruption allegations levelled against the former Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Charles Adu Boahen, by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas. Mr Adu Boahen was on Monday sacked by President Nana Akufo-Addo after allegations that he demanded some monies to facilitate a meeting between […] The post Anas
Private Legal practitioner and leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko on Tuesday represented Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta in the hearing of the Parliamentary Committee probing the basis for a vote of censure against him [Ofori-Atta]. The start of the hearing was held up because of a clash over the mode […] The post Gabby Otchere-Darko
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The Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, K.T. Hammond has suggested that he is unaware of the current fuel prices because he does not have a car. In a sharp response to the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, on whether he had noticed the current fuel prices, during the committee hearing on the motion of censure […] The post I don’t buy fuel because I don’t
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The start of hearings of the Committee probing the basis for a vote of censure against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta was held up because of a clash over the mode for tendering evidence at the committee. Even before being sworn in, the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu and, Minority Spokesperson on Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, […] The post Ofori-Atta
The Ministry for Food and Agriculture has expanded its Planting for and Food and Jobs market to include cabbage, yams, carrot, pepper, spring onions, cucumbers and rice. The initiative which started on Friday, November 11, with bunches of plantain is now in its third day. On Monday, scores of individuals thronged the premises to buy […] The post Agric
The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has hinted at plans for the country to pilot the dual education system next academic year in some selected Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in the country. He explained that the dual system would allow TVET students to dedicate almost equal time to learning at […] The post Education
Yes, you read that right. The founder of Modern Natured, Emma Okyere, created her debut fashion collection, The Genesis CollectIon in Ghana within eight days. Generally, fashion collections are created in a year. However, everyone’s journey is different. Modern Natured had a little over a week to finalize its collection to debut its Spring/Summer 2023 Couture, The […] The post From
The Veterans Administration Ghana (VAG) is calling on the citizenry to honour its living heroes by patronizing the poppy. The Administration maintains that the sacrifices made by the Ex-Servicemen during the first and second World Wars are worth emulating. Speaking on the sidelines of the 77th Remembrance Day Observation at the Christiansburg Commonwealth War Cemetery […] The post Veterans
The police have arrested one more suspect in connection with the disturbances which occurred during the Ashanti Regional National Democratic Congress (NDC) executives’ election held on Sunday, 13th November 2022. The arrest of suspect Bashiru Atta brings to four the total number of persons arrested over the disturbances. Meanwhile, accused persons Yahya Shaibu Tia and […] The post One
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