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 …