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IMF deal would be cancelled if … – Prof Ebo Turkson
Associate Professor of Development Economics at the University of Ghana, Professor Ebo Turkson, has said without successful implementation of the debt restructuring program, there will...
National COVID-19 vaccination: Hard-to-reach vulnerable should be targeted
The Rural Initiatives for Self-Empowerment Ghana (RISE-Ghana), a Non- Governmental Organisation, has underscored the need for a deliberate effort to target vulnerable groups in...
Bagbin set up a kangaroo censure motion committee – Muntaka
The Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak, has described the ad-hoc committee set up to investigate the censure motion against the Finance Minister as a...
National Cathedral an unproductive project – Togbe Afede
The Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, has asked the government to stop funding the construction of the controversial National Cathedral.
According to...
LGBTQI+: We want your gay children to be safe – US Ambassador
Ambassador of the United States of America (USA), Virginia Palmer, says calls for the protection of the rights of persons of same-sex orientation should...
If US allows polygamy then they can talk about LGBTQ+ rights in Ghana –...
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, says the United States can only respond to matters of LGBTQ+ rights in Ghana...
Anti-Gay Bill: Ghanaian MPs must respect peoples’ rights – US Ambassador
United States Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, has advised Ghanaians and their representatives in Parliament to respect international obligations and Domestic laws which centre...
Rebel NPP MPs gave us the vim to file censure motion – Suhuyini
Tamale North MP, Alhassan Suhuyini, says the Minority Caucus’s censure motion against the Finance Minister, was motivated by the call by 98 NPP Members...
Why I don’t want to die early – Bagbin explains
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has stated that it is his wish to live longer in order to see things.
Though he did not categorically...
Outcome of censure motion was predictable – CDD fellow
Political scientist and Centre for Democratic Development-Ghana (CDD-Ghana) fellow, Dr John Osae Kwapong, has said he is not surprised about the outcome of the Censure...
Censure motion against Ofori-Atta: Afenyo-Markin justifies Majority walkout
The Majority in Parliament has justified its decision to stage a walkout during the vote of censure motion against Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.
The Caucus...
Full text: Speaker Bagbin’s formal statement on ‘Ofori-Atta vote of censure motion’
FORMAL STATEMENT BY THE SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT RT HON ALBAN SUMANA KINGSFORD BAGBIN ON MOTION TO PASS A VOTE OF CENSURE ON THE MINISTER...
Censure motion: We didn’t find a single piece of evidence against Ofori-Atta – K.T....
K.T. Hammond, a co-chair of the committee that probed allegations in a censure motion filed against the Finance Minister, said they did not find...
We don’t want you anymore; it’s not by force to serve us – Adongo...
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, has asked the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to humbly resign and...
Single Man Contractors Association petitions Parliament over arrears
A group calling itself the Single Man Contractors Association under Ghana Highways Authority has petitioned Parliament over their unpaid salaries.
The group says...
Censure motion hearing: There was no findings against Ofori-Atta – KT Hammond
Kobina Tahir (K.T) Hammond, a co-chair of the Ad-hoc committee that probed allegations in a censure motion against the Finance Minister, has said they...
Censure motion: Parliament fails to oust Ofori-Atta
The vote of censure against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has failed after less than 183 Members of Parliament voted to oust the embattled...
Censure motion: I’m innocent, I’ve committed no crime – Ofori-Atta
The embattled Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has once again rejected allegations of conflict of interest and gross mismanagement of the economy levelled against him...
2023 Budget: 4 key areas that received less allocation than National Cathedral
Between an imminent crash of the economy and a desperate cry for an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout, Ghana is at crossroads.
The steps government...
Ofori-Atta’s censure motion: Our side didn’t take sitting allowances – Ablakwa
A member of the ad-hoc committee that probed the Minority’s censure motion against the Finance Minster has denied allegations that his side took sitting...
Debate on censure motion against Ofori-Atta begins today
The green light has been given by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to decide the fate of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on Thursday.
Members...
Debt Exchange Programme: Minister replies Labour Unions [Audio]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Abena Osei Asare On Debt Exchange Programme
A Deputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei Asare, has fought off claims by Labour Unions that there...
Court adjourns Saglemi case over poor health of accused
The health condition of one of the accused persons facing trial over the Saglemi Affordable Housing Project compelled the trial judge to adjourn the...
Road tolls: We will no longer be paying 50 pesewas and ₵1 – Roads...
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako-Atta, has said that road tolls will no more be collected by human beings when the levy...
Parliament approves 2023 budget
Parliament has approved the Budget Statement and Economic Policy for the 2023 fiscal year, after heated arguments from both sides of the House.
This comes...
Phone owners without Ghana card have not been blocked – Ursula
The Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has dismissed reports that mobile subscribers without a Ghana Card which is the main document for the SIM...
Parliament does not have the guts to sack any Minister – ACEPA’s Rasheed Draman
JoyNews/AdomNews · “Parliament Does Not Have The Guts To Sack Any Minister” – Dr. Rasheed Draman
The Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary...
Parliament to rise on this date…
Parliament will on Wednesday, December 21, adjourn its sittings, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business in Parliament, has announced.
Presenting the...
Parliament sends strong message to absentee ministers over budgetary allocation approval
It’s been day three of the 2023 budget debate and the Majority is struggling with numbers at the chamber for the debate.
Not only...
Failed political censure against Ofori-Atta mere allegations – Afenyo-Markin
The Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has told the Minority that it will have no support from the Majority in the censure motion agenda...
Dr Kojo Asante calls out Akufo-Addo, NPP MPs for abandoning 2023 Budget to watch...
Director of Advocacy and Policy Engagement at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Dr Kojo Pumpuni Asante, has slammed President Nana Akufo-Addo and other...
Ofori-Atta has more integrity than 99% of politicians – Prof Stephen Adei
Former Board Chairman of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Professor Stephen Adei, has expressed his displeasure over the manner in which MPs demanded the...
Ato Forson calls out ministers and MPs for abandoning budget debate for Qatar
A ranking member on the Finance Committee of Parliament, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has criticised government officials who are currently in Qatar to catch...
Far-right killer stabbed in South African prison
Janusz Walus, who was about to be released on parole after serving nearly three decades in a South African jail for killing anti-apartheid leader...
Ken must go: The confused journey of many paths that may never end
Some Ghanaians, if not many, are calling for the head of Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Kuntunkunuku Ofori-Atta for his “unsatisfactory” performance in keeping the...
Parliament begins debate on 2023 budget today
Parliament will today, Tuesday, 29 November 2022, begin the debate on the 2023 budget statement following Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta's presentation last Thursday.
The budget,...
Total MoMo transactions hit ¢833.3bn in October 2022 despite E-levy implementation
Despite the implementation of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy), total Mobile Money transactions in the first 10 months of 2022 grew by 12.9% year-on-year...
Ofori-Atta has learnt a bitter lesson – Bagbin on calls for Minister’s head
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, believes that Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta will take a cue from the ordeal suffered over the past few weeks.
Between...
Abossey Okai spare parts dealers unhappy with 2.5% increment in VAT rate
Spare parts dealers at Abossey Okai have described as unfortunate, the increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate by 2.5%.
Government on Thursday announced...
Censure Motion: Ad-hoc Committee lays report against Ofori-Atta before Parliament
JoyNews/AdomNews · Ad-hoc Committee lays report of censure motion against Ofori-Atta before Parliament
The eight-member Ad-hoc Committee, set up by Parliament to probe the Minority...