Deputy Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and his team cannot be accused by the Minority of mismanaging the economy. He stated that the issues that are affecting the local economy are as a result of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic as well as the ongoing warfare between Russia and Ukraine. He noted that these two factors have affected every aspect of life. Addressing the press in Parliament on Monday, July 25 after the Minority accused the Finance Minister of mismanaging the economy, the Effutu lawmaker said “should an NDC MP come to you and tell...
NABCo trainees call nat’l conference over unpaid allowances
The NABCO Trainees Association of Ghana (NABTAG) will hold a national press conference on Friday, July 29 in Kumasi to express displeasure at the plight. According to a statement signed by National President Dennis Opoku Katakyie on Monday, July 25, the press conference “is to report on the unbearable hardship suffered by trainees due to our unpaid stipends for the past nine (9) months and the silence of government over the permanent employment arrangement”. The Nation Builders’ Corps programme, which began in 2018, was scheduled to end in 2021. However, trainees were directed to stay on after Sunday, October 31....
Last flight of Hajj pilgrims arrive home safely
The last flight of Hajj pilgrims arrived on Monday, 25 July 2022. The plane conveying pilgrims from Saud Arabia to Accra landed at 1:30pm. The pilgrims begun arriving in Tamale last Wednesday. Seven flights conveyed pilgims from Tamale and ccra to Saudi Arabia. More than 3,000 pilgrims left Ghana for Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj.
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has reiterated government’s resolve to revive the economy.
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has reiterated government’s resolve to revive the economy. Delivering the Mid-Year Review of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government for the 2022 financial year in Parliament today, July 25, 2022, Mr. Ofori Atta said government has a track record of reviving the economy. He is thus confident the current economic challenge will be no different. Mr. Ofori-Atta said the government will not request supplementary funds for its activities for the rest of the year. Although, he lamented about the impact of the external factors that has crippled the revenue sectors of the economy,...
Chief Ismail Haidara enstooled as the Songhai chief of Ga-west.
Chief Ismail Haidara who was the ruler of Muslims in Rahma City in Ga-West Local Government of Accra city, on 24 July 2022 was enstooled as the chief of Songhai for Ga-west. The ceremony was presided over by Nii Okanfrah. Among the dignitaries who attended the ceremony include; His Excellency Alhaji Lamine Maïga, Galadima Usman Bida Haidara, Chief Ishaak Naba Sigiri, Sheikh Abdul Malik Maiga, Chief Mustapha Haidara, King Mohammed Al Halipha Haidara, Chief Abdul Mumin Shuaib, Hon. Joseph Kwame Kumah, Chief Sup. Frameees Somain and many others. First, the Chiefs of Ga West crowned him as “Nkosuohene” which is...
Ghana to revert to May/June WASSCE
Ghana will revert to writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in May/June in 2024, the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa has announced. He explained that currently, Ghana was doing a gradual recovery learning, based on contact hours in the classroom. “We are hoping that by 2024, we would have come up to the same level with the other member countries. “That is why we said this year the calendar that we put out was a transitional calendar. We are transiting to go back to our old calendar when we start school from...
Chess robot breaks seven-year-old boy’s finger during Moscow Open
A robot broke a seven-year-old boy’s finger during a chess match in Moscow last week, Russian news outlets report. “The robot broke the child’s finger,” Sergey Lazarev, Moscow Chess Federation President, told Tass news agency. “This is of course bad.” A video shared on social media shows the robot taking one of the boy’s pieces. The boy then makes his own move, and the robot grabs his finger. Four adults rush to help the boy, who is eventually freed and ushered away. Mr Lazarev said the machine had played many previous matches without incident. The boy was able to finish...
Gov’t in talks with nuclear vendor countries to develop Ghana’s first nuclear power technology
Government is set to soon announce a vendor country to develop Ghana’s first nuclear power project to provide an affordable and reliable baseload source as Ghana transitions to clean energy. Nuclear vendor countries are those who have the expertise in producing nuclear reactors, and are also capable of helping other countries to build their nuclear energy capacity.According to the Deputy Minister of Energy, in charge of power, William Owuraku Aidoo, the government is currently evaluating submissions from vendor countries to select a suitable vendor and nuclear technology to partner with Ghana in the development of a Nuclear Power Plant. ...
Minority MPs gather signatures to impeach Ken Ofori -Atta from office
The Minority caucus has gathered over 100 signatures from its fold to kickstart the vote of censure proceedings against the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta. Their action seeks to invoke article 82 of the constitution, which provides for the elaborate procedure of removing a minister of the state through proceedings in Parliament. If the motion is admitted, the Minister for Finance will be the second Minister in recent times to have such a motion filed against him, following that of the Minister of Health, which is still pending in the house. The Minister for Finance has been under pressure to...
Bansi bids farewell to Baina TV
The General Manager of Baina Broadcasting Corporation(BBC) has resigned from his post, after eight months since joining the company. Bansi Abubakar Abdul Hamid first joined the Broadcast Giant in October 2021 as the Marketing Manager and rose to the position of General Manager within a short time before his official resignation in June 2022. In his farewell message to Staff of BBC, Mr Bansi admonished workers to continue to support whoever was going to take over from him. Baina TV, a subsidiary of Baina Broadcasting corporation is the only Television Station on Digital, terrestrial platform T2 in Ghana running programmes...