The Ghana Water Company Limited has admitted to distribution challenges that have led to some communities being without water. Its Managing Director, Clifford Braimah, said the company is currently struggling with the combined factors of the dry season and high demand. “Demand has increased, and you have the same quantity …

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Tuesday, 16th March 2021, for Cote d’Ivoire, to attend the funeral of the late Hamed Bakayoko, Prime Minister of Cote d’Ivoire. President Akufo-Addo according to a statement from the Presidency is attending the funeral in his capacity as Chairman of the …

The Executive Director of the African Center for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Rasheed Draman says the Executive must soften its stance on the decision to slash the budget of Parliament. He said for a long time, the Executive has had its way in adjusting the budget of Parliament, resulting in the …

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has indicated that road transport operators will increase transport fares after Parliament approves the 2021 budget. The Union says it will release new fares immediately after the approval of the budget. According to the union, the 2021 budget contains a number of taxes …

An 11-year-old boy has been burnt to death while his mother and two other siblings are in critical condition after his stepfather allegedly set ablaze a room they were sleeping in. According to the owner of the house, the 45-year-old suspect whose name was only given as Agyemang has been …

The Tarkwa Nsueam Police Command is on a manhunt for four out of six persons suspected to be part of a robbery incident that led to the death of a security officer. The robbery incident took place at the Unicom fuel station at Wassa Agona in the Tarkwa Nsueam Municipality. …

Minister-designate for Finance Ken Ofori-Atta has attributed his recovery to divine intervention as he acknowledges even the doctors felt “someone upstairs” was watching over him. Mr Ofori-Atta had to fly to the United States of America (USA) to seek medical care after suffering post-Covid complications. Virtually joining a post-budget forum …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin is threatening to stall processes towards the approval of the 2021 budget estimates if the Executive goes ahead with its plans to cap budgetary allocation to the law-making body. The Executive Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante in a letter to Parliament informed …

The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has indicated that the government’s proposed new taxes are to help address the huge fiscal gap created as a result of the government’s COVID-19 expenses. According to him, the government spent about GH¢ 19 billion of borrowed funds to provide free water and …

The Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMC) has attributed the latest increases in prices of petroleum products to the prices and forces of demand and supply on the world market. In a statement to clarify issues on the back of the government’s newly proposed petroleum levies, the OMCs said the …