Politics

The Minority in Parliament has described as “terrible and disappointing” the decision by the Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Ministry to increase passport application fees. The Ministry, in a statement on Monday, adjusted the fees for passport applications, raising them from GH¢100 to ¢500 for the 32-page booklet and to ¢644 for the 48-page booklet under the standard service. For …

In 2014 the Supreme Court unanimously ordered businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome to refund some ¢51.2 million to the state. This was after the court had ruled that Mr Woyome got the money out of unconstitutional and invalid contracts between the state and Waterville Holdings Limited in 2006 for the construction of CAN 2008 stadia. Subsequently, in 2020 the Supreme Court …

An outspoken operative of the NDC, James Agbey, has replied to the MP for Abetifi, Bryan Acheampong, over his reiterated comments that the NPP will not hand over political power to the opposition. Bryan Acheampong rehashed his unpopular statements during the past weekend at Kwahu, indicating that the National Democratic Congress should ready itself because power will not be transferred …

The Minority in Parliament is urging health facilities to be exempted from the current unannounced and unscheduled electricity load shedding by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). They are also advocating for an audit to determine the capacity and reliability of alternate power supply systems in hospitals. “The Ministry of Energy, in collaboration with relevant agencies, must, without delay, exempt …

BY: Abigail Ofori Mr Seth Offei, a member of the New Patriotic Party’s communications team, has refuted the statement made by Mr Frank Ntui Fafa, a communication team member of the NDC, which suggested that the New Patriotic Party leadership has not added any Megawatts to the energy national grid. Mr. Fafa had hinted on Adoatv that the power outages, …

BY: Abigail Ofori Frank Ntui Fafa, a communication team member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), shared his perspective on the current energy crisis that Ghanaians have been experiencing lately. He expressed that the power outages, commonly referred to as “Dumsor,” did not originate during the administration of former President John Dramani Mahama. It has been an issue since the …

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George has fired salvos at the current Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo. According to him, the Chief Justice is engaged in judicial thuggery which he believes is a threat to the dispensation of justice in an equitable, fair, and just manner. Sam George believes that the Chief Justice is cloth …

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed concerns over what it describes as judicial bias in the scheduling of political cases by the Supreme Court. The party has taken issue with the Chief Justice’s decision to prioritise the hearing of a case filed by the MP for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, over an earlier case filed by Richard Dela …

By Stephen Bittor As part of Government efforts to expand the digitization agenda, President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo has unveiled his government’s plan to construct 100 smart schools across the country. Speaking at the launching of the “Ghana Smart Schools Project” at the Accra International Conference, the President emphasized that these projects will be completed in batches with the first …

The vice president and flagbearer of the NPP, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has told members of the Council of Indigenous Business Association of Ghana (CIBA) that his new tax reforms policy is carefully thought through to help the growth of businesses, especially indigenous businesses. Following his major policy address as the new flagbearer of NPP last month, Dr. Bawumia has been interacting …