Ghana’s parliament Members of Parliament (MPs) will on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, begin debate on the 2023 Budget Statement. Ahead of the debate, Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo Markin, has outlined areas of concern saying, “on November 29, 2022, it’s expected that the debate will focus on Finance, Agriculture, Trade and Industry, and Wednesday Communications, Energy, Roads, Works, Housing, Sanitation ...
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ghDon’t implement Act banning importation of some used vehicles – Trade Ministry to GSA
Alan Kyeremanten, Minister for Trade and Industry The Ministry of Trade and Industry has directed the management of the Ghana Standards Authority(GSA) to abandon the implementation of Act 891. The Act passed by Parliament is to ensure road safety by banning the importation of certain types of used vehicles. According to the Customs (Amendment) Act 2020, Section 61 of ...
Read More »Norway Appeal Court dismisses appeal against Ghana
Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame By a unanimous decision, the Oslo Court of Appeal, Norway composed of three Justices of Appeal (Pal Morten Andreassen, Irene Sogn and Rolf Ytrehus), has in a judgment dated Tuesday, November 22, 2022, dismissed an appeal filed by Messrs. Jongsbru AS, the sellers of a property identified by the Republic ...
Read More »Social media users roast Afia Pokua over comments on Rita Dominic and Simon Guobadia’s marriage
Journalist Afia Pokua Media personality, Afia Pokua got on the wrong side of social media users in her Facebook post that tagged Ghanaians as people filled with ‘pure hatred’ that hinders them from sharing in the joy of others. Her ‘harmless’ post has attracted backlash in what has been termed as a deliberate attempt to ridicule Ghanaians by comparing them to ...
Read More »‘God will provide our daily bread’ – Empress Gifty reacts to the news of her husband’s dismissal
play videoEmpress Gifty and her husband, Hopeson Adorye Gospel singer, Empress Gifty, has reacted to news of her husband, Mr. Hopeson Adorye’s dismissal from his National Security job. Earlier, Mr. Adorye announced during a discussion on Oman FM that he had been fired from his job mainly because of his staunch support for an NPP flagbearer hopeful, Alan Kyerematen. “God ...
Read More »Ghana suffering a ‘severely disorientated economic downward spiral’ – Bagbin
Alban Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has commented on the current state of the Ghanaian economy describing it as being in a state of severe disoriented downward spiral. Bagbin was speaking over the weekend during an out-of-town post-budget retreat for Members of Parliament and other relevant stakeholders. In his address, he spoke about the responsibility ...
Read More »Jospong Group aims to boost local rice production; signs MoU with major rice players in Thailand
Executive Chairman of JGC with Vice President of Exim Bank-Thailand, Madam Draswan Shoowon The Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) has responded positively to the government’s decision to boost rice production in the country by signing MoUs with major rice players in Thailand. Presenting the 2023 Budget in Parliament last week, the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, said that as part of efforts to ...
Read More »Bawumia clarifies usage of gold instead of dollars to purchase oil products
The Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated the usage of gold to purchase oil instead of dollars is not a move against the usage of the US dollar for international transactions. He explained that the decision came about, due to the persistent depreciation of the Ghana cedi. Speaking at the AGI Awards night in Accra, Dr. Bawumia ...
Read More »List of expenditure cut measures in 2023 budget
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta Government has introduced a number of expenditure cut measures that will take effect from January 2023. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, made this known when he appeared before parliament to present the 2023 budget statement. He said: “Mr. Speaker, as a first step toward expenditure rationalisation, Government has approved the following directives which take effect from January ...
Read More »Government freezes employment for civil and public servants for 2023 financial year
play videoFinance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta The government has frozen the hiring of public and civil servants for the 2023 financial year. According to the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, this is part of expenditure cut measures being adopted by government to address the current economic challenges. “A hiring freeze for civil and public servants. No new government agencies shall be established in ...
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