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Hawa Koomson’s son stabbed; check out how

Ato Koomson, the son of Awutu Senya East Member of Parliament (MP), Mavis Hawa Koomson is in stable condition after being stabbed. The unfortunate incident occurred on Sunday after confusion broke out at the Electoral Commission’s (EC) office at Kasoa. According to the Campaign Manager for the MP, Kwadwo Anim Ato was stabbed in his chest. Mr Anim who rushed …

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Ato Forson files application for mistrial in ambulance case

Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the first accused in the ongoing ambulance trial, has applied a mistrial. He cited recent developments involving a leaked telephone conversation between Mr. Jakpa and Attorney-General Godfred Dame. In his affidavit filed on Friday, May 31, Dr. Ato Forson highlighted concerns regarding the leaked tape, which he believes demonstrates professional misconduct on the part of the …

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Majority accuses minority of hypocrisy over rejection of $350m tax exemptions

The Majority in Parliament has accused its Minority counterparts of hypocrisy.This follows the rejection of the $350 million tax waiver requests for some 42 companies under the 1D1F initiative.The Minority through its leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, on the floor of parliament during the recent emergency sitting questioned the basis for such waivers when government is in dire need of …

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Bawumia calls for broad-based road tolls to fund road infrastructure

Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called for a broadened road toll system to fund the development of the nation’s road infrastructure. Ghana abolished road tolls in 2022 in a bid to ease the implementation and encourage acceptability of the controversial electronic transactions tax, and the Vice President, who was touring the …

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The court got me wrong – Sammy Gyamfi responds to caution by ambulance case judge

National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has accepted a general caution by an Accra High Court judge, that political commentary on an ongoing trial needed to be toned down. Gyamfi, however, holds that a direct caution to him by the judge over a recent comment in Ato Forson, another vs. The State, was a misinterpretation of his …

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How can you get only 7% of gold proceeds in this civilized world? – Dormaahene slams government

The Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II, has criticized the government’s share of profits from the country’s mining industry. According to him, the percentage of proceeds that the government benefits from is woefully inadequate. Speaking in a recent interview shared on social media, Dormaahene revealed that the government of Ghana receives only 7% of the profits from mining activities, a percentage …

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‘SSNIT must come clean’ – Majority Leader demands transparency on hotel sale

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has urged the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to release documents related to the sale of its shares in four hotels to Dr Bryan Acheampong, the Agriculture Minister. “Let me make this appeal to SSNIT, SSNIT must come out, make the documents available, and speak to it. I mean, they cannot be …

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