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Bekwai MP discusses perceptions and realities of bring a parliamentarian

Politics of Sunday, 28 January 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.live Joseph Osei-Owusu Joseph Osei-Owusu, the Member of Parliament for Bekwai, has offered insights into why some politicians are eager to secure parliamentary seats, debunking common perceptions about the role’s attractiveness. In an interview on TV3, the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, addressed the misconception that MPs receive superior remuneration, which drives many to ...

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Next NDC govt will revamp AngloGold Ashanti – Mahama

Politics of Saturday, 27 January 2024 Source: CNR John Dramani Mahama Former President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to make AngloGold Ashanti more vibrant, focusing on job opportunities for Obuasi residents and host communities to help enhance the local economy. He made this commitment during a dialogue with traditional authorities in Adansi as part of his extensive stakeholder engagement tour in ...

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Ghana still in debt distress despite ongoing restructuring programme – IMF

Business News of Friday, 26 January 2024 Source: Joy Business International Monetary Fund (IMF) Ghana remains in debt distress with its current position assessed as unsustainable, the International Monetary Fund has revealed in its Staff Report on Ghana dubbed “2023 Article IV Consultation”. “Pending completion of the debt restructuring, the attached Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) continues to show large and protracted ...

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Supreme Court throws out Opuni’s application prohibiting trial judge

24.01.2024   LISTEN  Former Ghana Cocoa Board Chief Executive Officer’s application to prohibit the trial judge from handling his case has been thrown out by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The five-member panel with Mr Justice Gabriel Pwamang, presiding, held that Dr Stephen K Opuni’s lawyer had not been able to convince the court that the trial Judge Justice Aboagye Tandoh exhibited ...

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Record aan medicijnentekort in Nederland zorgt voor ‘schrijnende situaties’

  ANP Door het oplopende medicijnentekort zien sommige mensen zich genoodzaakt om bij apotheken over de grens medicijnen bij elkaar te sprokkelen die in Nederland niet meer verkrijgbaar zijn. De 75-jarige Krijn van der Maas uit ‘s-Gravenpolder is een van hen. Hij rijdt “heel wat kilometers” af op zoek naar medicijnen voor zijn vrouw, die lijdt aan de ziekte van ...

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Eurostar-reiziger vanuit Amsterdam moet straks in Brussel paspoort tonen, reis naar Londen duurt uur langer

Eurostar-reizigers zijn vanaf half juni een klein uur extra kwijt als zij naar Londen willen. Vanwege de renovatie van Amsterdam CS verplaatst de vervoerder de paspoortcontroles tijdelijk naar Brussel, vertelt topvrouw Gwendoline Cazenave. Op de terugweg blijft de reis even lang. David Bremmer 24-01-24, 12:57 Laatste update: 15:26 De reis met de Eurostar van Amsterdam naar de Britse hoofdstad duurt momenteel in totaal ...

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Otumfuo directs Kumasi Traditional Council to discontinue Chairman Wontumi case – Report

PLAY VIDEOClick Here to Watch in Twi The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has reportedly asked that the case be dropped   Wed, 24 Jan 2024Source: www.ghanaweb.com The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has reportedly directed the Kumasi Traditional Council to discontinue the sitting on the alleged disrespect from the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as ...

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Business News of Saturday, 13 January 2024Source: classfmonline.comGhana’s external debt treatment deal ‘clears path’ for board consideration of first review – IMF« PrevNext »Comments (5)Listen to Article WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Email This Kristalina Georgieva is the IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva is the IMF Managing Director Related Articles: Ghana’s IMF deal equal to ‘making a deal with the devil’ – Prof. Hanke Government reaches agreement with bilateral creditors on debt treatment GSE delivers 20th positive year with market capitalisation rise of GH¢73.89 billion ‘Eurobond holders are very unlikely to lend to African countries in future’ – Former AfDB chairman T-bill yields to remain elevated amid limited financing sources

Business News of Saturday, 13 January 2024 Source: classfmonline.com Business News of Saturday, 13 January 2024   Kristalina Georgieva is the IMF Managing Director Following the announcement of an agreement being reached by Ghana and its official creditors under the Group of 20 Common Framework for Debt Treatment, Ms Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has welcomed the deal. ...

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I am fully committed to fiscal discipline in 2024 election year – Ken Ofori-Atta

Business News of Friday, 19 January 2024 Source: Joy Business Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has expressed his personal commitment to fiscal discipline, assuring he will avoid budget overruns in 2024, ahead of the elections in December. “We have moved inflation from over 54.1% in December 2022 to about 23.2% in December 2023 and you think ...

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Xavier Sosu introduces bill to get petty crimes sentences replaced with community service

General News of Friday, 19 January 2024 Source: CNR Francis-Xavier Sosu The Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has introduced a new bill in Parliament to amend the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30), introducing community service and a Bond of Good Behaviour as an alternative to the traditional custodial sentences and fines for petty crimes. ...

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