Deputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei-Asare, has given assurance that government is ready to disburse the funds to allow the smooth implementation of the free senior high school policy. She said the Ministry had finalised preparations to credit the accounts of 647 public SHS and was waiting for the Ministry of Education to provide them with numbers placed in every school, after placements […]

About 50 workers of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), are stranded outside their office in Accra following an unannounced lockout. The move, the workers believe, was informed by a protest on Wednesday to resist the reinstatement of the former Director of Public Affairs of the Commission, Nana Yaa Jantuah, who resigned in May, 2017. The posters on the door are in protest […]

Assembly members of the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) have suspended the Member of Parliament for Tema West constituency, Mr. Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, who also doubles as the Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry. The suspension of the MP will last for a period six-month which bars him from taking part in all activities of the assembly. To this end, the Hon. […]

Government has cited the Minority MPs for conscious, systematic efforts designed to create negative public sentiments against, especially the finance minister. According to Deputy Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the National Democratic Congress Members of Parliament (MPs) in a series of news conferences, have consistently levelled unsubstantiated allegations against Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration. The […]

The General Secretary of National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Mr Angel Kabonu, has urged both parents and the general public to hold onto their criticisms on the implementation of ‘Free SHS’ and wait to see the outcome of the policy. Free SHS education has been one of the top priorities of the ruling New Patriotic party (NPP) government as […]

NDC Member of Parliament Samuel Nartey George has given indication the Minority side will boycott activities of the house unless government constitute boards at the various state institutions. The group this afternoon held a press conference raising concerns about a Ten Million Cedi loan given to McDan Shipping Company without the presence of a board at the ADB Bank, which, […]

It is curious that the Minority in Parliament who claim to be advocates of good corporate governance in state institutions have remained mute on the $72 million software scandal at the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), but are commenting on other matters, Mustapha Hamid, Minister of Information, has said. The Minority had accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) […]

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta has rejected claims he breached due process by approving a loan facility from Agricultural Development Bank to McDan Shipping Company Limited. He argues that the bank’s credit committee was responsible for the ultimate approval or otherwise. The Minority has accused Ken Ofori Atta for flouting public procurement rules by approving the GHc 10,459,500 loan for […]

Former Attorney General, Martin Amidu, has explained that whoever is appointed by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the Special Public Prosecutor will not need parliamentary approval. He said “the Constitution has clearly delineated the type of public officers who shall be appointed by the President with the approval of Parliament. Public officers in the category of the Special […]

Some Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) across the country are calling on the government to, as a matter of urgency, cancel the fumigation contract which it signed with Zoomlion Ghana Limited. Joy News on Tuesday revealed how a GH¢98 million fumigation contract was single-sourced to 11 subsidiaries of the Jospong Group of Companies despite an existing fumigation contract. The […]