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Koku Anyidoho inducted into Ghana Psychology Council
The founder and CEO of the Atta-Mills Institute, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has been inducted into the Ghana Psychology Council (GPC).
The event which took...
SML contract is inimical to Ghana’s development – John Jinapor
The Ranking Member of Parliament's Mines and Energy Committee, John Jinapor has opposed the government's 10-year contract with Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML), describing...
Akufo-Addo will miss the biggest opportunity to remake history as Tema motorway remains funeral...
If contract duration, averagely is anything to go by, President Akufo-Addo and his government will miss fine the opportunity to make history.
The confusion and...
The GH₵3 Billion Lie: Gov’t pays hundreds of millions to company despite false claims...
In a control room in Tema in the Greater Accra Region, officials of Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) tried to convince The Fourth Estate of its wild...
Don’t be complacent with declining inflation rate – GUTA cautions govt
The President of the Ghana Union Traders Association (GUTA), Dr. Joseph Obeng, has cautioned the government against complacency despite the recent decline in inflation.
While...
Imposters of Okudzeto Ablakwa in trouble
Two persons have been arrested and arraigned at the High Court in Accra for allegedly impersonating Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel...
External Debt Restructuring: China will always negotiate hard; Ghana must accept it – Dr....
Political Risk Analyst and Economist, Dr. Theo Acheampong, has stated that it is time for government to concede and accept some terms proposed by...
The young lawyer who battled his former lecturer in court and received praises from...
In just two years at the Bar, the highly intelligent lawyer George Adabadze, also known as Alaska, made a significant impact in the case...
Ablakwa slams gov’t for prioritizing $20million judgment debt over flood victims
Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa has condemned the government for prioritizing the payment of judgment debts over providing emergency housing...
ECG makes part payment to Sunon Asogli
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has paid $30 million out of the $60 million debt owed Independent power producer, Sunon Asogli Power Limited....
2024 Budget approved
Parliament has approved the 2024 Budget Statement & Economic Policy.
This decision came after the Speaker, Alban Bagbin conducted a headcount on Thursday, December 7,...
Gov’t suspends controversial import restriction L.I
JoyNews can confirm that Government of Ghana is suspending the laying of the controversial Legislative Instrument seeking to restrict the importation of at least...
Ghana’s tourism sector guns for top 3 in Africa
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has mentioned that the government aims to position the country strategically among Africa's top three tourism destinations in...
We can’t achieve sustainable development goals if we don’t decentralise – Okyenhene
The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has emphasized that the country cannot achieve sustainable development goals until it abandons the centrality of governance and...
Govt lays out plan for Asogli debt payment
The government has agreed on a plan to retire debt owed to Sunon Asogli (Ghana) Limited Company, an independent power producer (IPP).
Checks by the...
Alan Kyerematen urged Akufo-Addo to seek IMF bailout – Ohene Ntow
A member of Movement for Change, Nana Ohene Ntow has disclosed that, it was Alan Kyerematen's economic counsel that convinced President Akufo-Addo to seek...
We have not approved registration fees, other charges – GES
The Director of Public Relations at the Ghana Education Service (GES), Cassandra Twum Ampofo, has stated that no school has received approval to ask...
Stop harassing our members, we are not running away from paying taxes – GGEA...
The Ghanaian German Economic Association is appealing to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to stop what it describes as harassment of its members.
According to...
Winneba: Ten arrested for pelting stones at police officers
Ten individuals, including one woman, were apprehended by the Winneba District Police Command for hurling stones at police officers preventing them from accessing the...
Sunon Asogli suspends shut down after Finance Minister’s intervention
Independent power producer, Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Limited, has suspended for one more week the decision to shut down its plant.
The decision according...
Vehicle owners likely to pay GH₵100 ‘eco-tax’ annually
Petrol and diesel vehicle owners may be required to pay a new annual tax of GH₵100 per vehicle.
The government is introducing this new tax...
Finance Minister visits La General Hospital site
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta on Wednesday led a delegation to tour the La General Hospital site.
Accompanied by his deputy, Abena Osei Asare, the visit was to confirm...
2024 budget is empty, Majority Leader is ‘clutching at straws’ – Sam George
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Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram constituency, Samuel Nartey George has criticised the 2024 Budget Statement presented by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.
According to...
2024 budget approved – Finance Minister
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said as far as he is concerned, Parliament has approved the 2024 budget statement.
He made this remark during a press briefing in Parliament....
Deputy Finance Minister urges Parliament to approve 2024 budget on time
A Deputy Minister of Finance, Abena Osei Asare, has urged Parliament not to delay the approval of the 2024 budget to ensure its timely...
Awards dinner replaces Farmers Day durbar
The usual congregation of farmers across the country at durbars to climax the biggest national annual agricultural event, the National Farmers Day, will be...
Komenda Sugar Factory: KT Hammond drags Mahama’s officials to EOCO
Minister for Trade and Industry, K.T Hammond has referred former officials involved in the Komenda Sugar Factory project to Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO)...
Ghana anticipates food self-sufficiency in 2024, unveils ambitious plans
Ghana's Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta is confident Ghana would achieve food self-sufficiency by next year, citing strategic measures taken by the government.
After touring...
MP brings sanitary pads to Parliament
Deputy Minority Whip, Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe took the 2024 budget debate to another level when she brought a sanitary pad and a piece of...
Seth Terkper: Primary balance as fiscal anchor…a soft target and retrogressive step
In his 2023 Mid-Year Review (MYR) Statement to Parliament, the Minister for Finance (Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta) made the following significant departure to date from Ghana’s...
More support coming for flood victims – Chief of Staff
Government is taking steps to make available adequate resources to support communities grappling with the aftermath of the recent spillage in the Volta region...
1D1F needs thorough investigation – Prof Gatsi
The Dean of the School of Business of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Professor John Gatsi, has called for a ‘proper investigation into and...
2024 budget is ‘absolutely useless’ – Ato Forson
The Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has criticised the incumbent government for presenting what he describes as an “absolutely useless” budget for the...
Parliament begins debate on 2024 Budget today
The Parliamentary debate on the 2024 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government will begin today, November 21.
The Majority Leader and Leader of Government...
My official bungalow was almost sold off – Speaker Bagbin
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has revealed that his official bungalow was almost sold off to a private developer.
Mr Bagbin stated he was...
Tax waiver on electric cars useless; how many people use it in Ghana? –...
The Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has continued his bastardization of the government’s 2024 budget statement describing some of the tax waivers as...
‘Na who cause am?’ – CLOGSAG responds to Kwabena Donkor
The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has responded to Dr. Kwabena Donkor’s condemnation of staff of the Finance Ministry for cheering...
Budget 2024: What’s in for the betting and gaming industry?
In 2024, the Government of Ghana is hoping to generate some GH¢176.4 billion cedis in revenue and grants of which about 81% is expected...
No need to rush approval of 2024 budget – Alban Bagbin
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has stated that the House will not rush to approve the 2024 budget statement presented by Finance Minister,...
My ’ 24-hour economy’ can create jobs for our disillusioned youth – Mahama insists
John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is promoting his envisioned "24-hour economy" as a pivotal strategy to revitalize the...