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Sam Nartey George, the Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, has responded to concerns raised by the US Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, regarding Ghana’s anti-LGBTQI bill and its potential impact on American investors. In a Facebook post, Sam George expressed surprise at Ambassador Palmer’s concerns and questioned whether American investors are only interested in countries without values. He argued that the …

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin is worried over what he calls the public outrage that greet the announcement of an increase in salaries of Members of Parliament. Mr Bagbin insisted that MPs who shoulder the majority of responsibilities in the various constituencies should be paid well.  Speaking at a public forum in Takoradi in the Western Region, Alban Bagbin said …

Sacks of onions sent to various onion markets in the Ashanti Region have gone bad due to the border closure in Benin, which delayed the movement of the goods for several days. Over 500 sacks of onions that were offloaded from trucks have turned bad, and onion sellers are counting their losses. The rotten onions are either being disposed of …

The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has justified the newly introduced 10 percent withholding tax on betting and lottery winnings. In an interview, the Suame MP passionately upheld the decision by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to impose a 10 percent withholding tax on bet and lottery winnings. He argued that the surge of betting companies has contributed to a sense …

The Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has for the first time reacted to a viral video of him eating with the Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin. The minority leader refuted assertions that the viral video showed him eating a birthday lunch bought for him by Afenyo-Markin. He explained that he [Forson], Afenyo-Markin, and other legislators were in Cape …

The Deputy Minister for Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has rebuffed claims that the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will be scrapped after 2023. According to him, the Ghana Education System (GES) has no plans to abolish BECE but there will be a different format with the same examination standard as determined by the West African Examination Council (WAEC). Rev. Ntim …

A medical practitioner at the Amen Scientific Center, Dr. Okyere Sheriff has mentioned how large or big buttocks can contribute to arthritis. Arthritis is a health condition where one’s joints (where two bones meet) are inflamed. It could either affect the elbows or the knees. Dr. Sheriff noted that owing to the weight from the buttocks, coupled with the body …

The Bank of Ghana has come under intense scrutiny over the past weeks following allegations of it writing off over GH¢40 billion it lent the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government by the minority caucus of the Parliament of Ghana. The vice president of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons has also alleged that the central bank is paying its independent directors US$8,000 (GH¢86,000) each month. Now, US-based Ghanaian …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has called for a concerted effort among stakeholders to formulate a national policy to adopt a local language as the country’s official language. He described Ghana’s current official language – the English language as another man’s language, saying; “no society develops with the language of another society”. Mr Bagbin said: “That is …

Former President John Dramani Mahama, has suggested that the governor of the Bank of Ghana is using the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) as a smokescreen to mask his alleged mismanagement of the central bank. The NDC Flagbearer’s comment comes after the Bank of Ghana explained that GH¢53.1 billion out of the GH¢60 billion losses it posted in its 2022 …