GENERAL NEWS

President Akufo-Addo: We have decided to review the reforms in the energy sector, capping of statutory funds, implementation of the exemptions Act and a new property rate regime. We have decided also to continue with the policy of thirty percent (30%) cut in the salaries of political office holders including …

We will review the standards required for imports into the country, prioritise the imports, as well as review the management of our foreign exchange reserves, in relation to imports of products such as rice, poultry, vegetable oil, tooth picks, pasta, fruit juice, bottled water and ceramic tiles, and others which, …

President Akufo-Addo: 1. Enhanced supervisory action by the Bank of Ghana in the forex bureau markets and the black market to flush out illegal operators, as well as ensuring that those permitted to operate legally abide by the market rules. Already some forex bureaus have had their licenses revoked, and …

ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC,NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO,ON THE ECONOMY, ON SUNDAY, 30TH OCTOBER 2022. Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. Back in 2020, at the outbreak of the Corona virus pandemic, I started a regular conversation with you that came to be popularly known as Fellow …

In order to promote culture and tourism, the Kwabre East Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti region has expressed the significance of displaying the rich culture and heritage of the Municipality and therefore has endorsed the recommendation for the Assembly to institute cultural day. Deliberating a report of the Executive Committee …

The BBC, the 86-year-old sounded the word of warning at a session in the Vatican while responding to a question about how digital and social media should be best used. According to the news outlet, the Pope told priests and seminarians that “the devil enters from” watching porn, hence the …

Deputy Minister designate for Gender, Children and Social Protection and Member of Parliament for Kwabre East Constituency in the Ashanti region, Hon. Francisca Oteng Mensah is advocating for breast cancer disease be absorbed into the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS to be able to treat majority of people with the …

The Deputy Minister for Local Government, decentralization and rural development Hon. Augustine Collins Ntim has bemoaned the delay in the construction of Jaman North’s new assembly block after about 5years of being awarded to a contractor. Speaking in an exclusive interview the deputy minister who doubles as a member of …

The decision by some Majority Members of Parliament (NPP) threatening President Akufo-Addo to remove Ken Ofori-Atta, Finance Minister and Charles Adu Boahen, Minister of State at the Finance Ministry to help restore confidence in the Ghanaian economy is a wrong approach with a wrong timing. The Finance Minister is expected …

Some Majority Members of Parliament numbering about 20 have asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to remove the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta and the Minister of State at the ministry, Charles Adu Boahen, from office. The move, the group said could help restore confidence in the Ghanaian economy. Addressing the …