Politics

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has called for the amendment of the 1992 Constitution before the next Presidential and Parliamentary elections in 2024. The Party said amendments would eliminate loopholes that created opportunities for corruption for rapid socio-economic development. Mr Richard Nii Amarh, the Executive Director of PPP at a …

Ghana will continue to defend democracy and constitutional rule, and uphold human rights in the country, and on the wider African continent, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. He indicated that Ghana would work “to strengthen the institutions that support democracy in our country and in our Region.” Addressing …

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Environment, Science and Technology has met four agencies of the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology Innovation (MESTI) to discuss improved ways of financing research and development in Ghana. The meeting involved the management of Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), Council for Scientific and Industrial …

The Central Regional Office of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has confirmed the death of Madam Ama Benyiwa Doe, Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Gomoa West and Central Regional Minster. According to Mr Kwesi Dawood, Central Regional Communications Officer of the NDC, Madam Benyiwa Doe died at Teaching Maritime …

Mr Daniel Kweku Botwe, Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development Sunday made available the list of 260 persons nominated by the President for the positions of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executive (MMDCE) to the public. The scanned versions of the list, made up of 132 males and …

The Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold (CACM) has called on Parliament to investigate the role played by Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) in the closure of Menzgold. It also asked the legislature to investigate the role played by Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in the collapse of the …

Mr James Klutse Avedzi, Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has called on Heads and Accountants of Public Institutions to take the public procurement law seriously to avoid financial malfeasance. “Do not play with the public procurement law, you can be fined, jailed or suffer both if you …

Former President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, has urged the government to complete the numerous development projects initiated by the NDC government which have been abandoned in the Ashanti region. He said the strategic location of Ashanti, which was the second-largest region in the country, made it critical in terms of …

Mr Benson Tongo Baba, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Poverty Reduction Strategy, says poverty is a threat to Ghana’s national security, and called for immediate action to reduce it. He said poverty had no political colour and was across all sectors of the country, and had become …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has said his government will stay on the path of truthfulness and good works to deliver a developed and prosperous nation. He said he was hopeful Ghanaians would imbibe truthfulness and good works to develop the country. President Akufo Addo was addressing chiefs of …