Politics

2024 Budget empty; it’ll exacerbate the plight of Ghanaians – Ato Forson

1,397  The Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has criticised the Akufo-Addo Government’s 2024 Budget statement, describing it as hollow. The Leader of the NDC MPs also predicted that it would worsen the challenges faced by Ghanaians. Following Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s presentation of the budget in Parliament on Wednesday, November 15, Dr Ato Forson […]

Politics

The tax reliefs in 2024 budget are ‘highfalutin’ – John Jinapor

1,453  A ranking member on the Mines and Energy Committee of parliament, John Jinapor, has described as highfalutin, the government’s introduced tax reliefs. Speaking on Joy FM’s Top Story on Wednesday, November 15, he said the reliefs would not bring about any significant changes. “They are talking of so-called electric vehicles for public sector transport. […]

Politics

African leaders unanimously condemn slave trade; call for reparations and return of stolen artifacts

1,249  African leaders have unanimously condemned the historical injustices including slavery and apartheid meted out to the continent and its people during the dark days of slavery. A unanimous call has also been made for the return of looted resources by the slave masters and their descendants. At the Accra Reparations Conference, the leaders took […]

Business

CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG GIRLS AND WOMEN IN STEM’, ANTOINETTE KWOFIE, MTN CFO

1,174  The Chief Finance Officer (CFO), at MTN Ghana, Antoinette Kwofie, has charged corporate Ghana and stakeholders to invest in creating opportunities for young girls and women who are in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Mrs. Kwofie made this call at the Executive Women’s Network (EWN) Conference when she spoke during a panel discussion […]

Education

Over 17,000 children transitioned to mainstream school-Education Minister

1,526After one year into the operations of the Ghana Education Outcomes Project (GEOP) in the country, it has successfully transitioned 17,340 children into mainstream schools. All the over 17,000 children who were out of school have been integrated into the mainstream school after being offered the opportunity to study with special assistants from a team […]

Politics

Kudos to TV3 Ghana for calling out the religious hypocrite Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia-SAMMY GYAMFI ESQ. Writes

1,519  The 2024 election is not about the religion a Presidential Candidate professes or where he comes from. Rather, it’s about TRUST, INTEGRITY, COMPETENCE particularly in relation to economic management, VISION among others. Ghanaians will not be electing a religious leader who will be leading the nation in prayers or sermons come December 7, 2024. […]

Politics

Two years after toll abolition, persons with disability sleep at Roads Ministry to demand employment

1,280  Two years ago, they all lost their jobs when the Finance Minister announced the abolition of road tolls. The government promised to reassign all of them but many of them remain unemployed. Some persons with disabilities who were toll booth workers pass the night at the roads ministry on the second anniversary of their […]