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Okatakyie Afrifa Mensah discloses conversation he had with John Mahama

Politics of Saturday, 12 August 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Okatakyie Afrifa Mensah Okatakyie Afrifa Mensah who has been a staunch critic of John Dramani Mahama has said he told the former president the bitter truth when their paths crossed. The broadcaster, during an interview on The Delay Show monitored by GhanaWeb, said he encountered Mahama in 2020 and did not hesitate to communicate his assessment ...

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You leech off MPs every day yet ‘hate to hear their salary increased’ – Bagbin tells Ghanaians

General News of Friday, 11 August 2023 Disclaimer Source: classfmonline.com   Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has wondered why Ghanaians hate to hear that the salary of their elected MPs has been increased when they are the same people who go knocking on their doors for financial assistance of all sorts. At a public forum in Takoradi in the ...

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German Amb sets record straight on reports of Ghana’s expenditure reduction during World Bank Loan request

Business News of Friday, 11 August 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   The German Ambassador to Ghana, Daniel Krull The German Ambassador to Ghana, Daniel Krull, has set the record straight regarding reports suggesting his stance on Ghana’s expenditure reduction during the World Bank loan request process, in an article published on February 25, 2023. In the initial article published across various media ...

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BoG’s net equity expected to improve overtime; return to positive territory – IMF

Business News of Friday, 11 August 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   The International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund has called on the Bank of Ghana to ensure its policy mandates are upheld and implement stringent measures to tame inflation back to its designated target of 8-percent. In a post captured on its website, the IMF said the Bank of Ghana’s income is however expected to be ...

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Otumfuo destools chief of Bekwai-Abodom over ‘abandonment’ of stool, galamsey

General News of Friday, 11 August 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com play videoHis Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, has destooled Nana Saforo Koto, the Chief of Bekwai-Abodom. The destoolment is as a result of Nana Saforo Koto’s inability to defend himself against nearly 20 charges presented by concerned residents within his community. The charges against him predominantly ...

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FULL TEXT: What IMF said about BoG’s GH¢60 billion DDEP-induced loss

Business News of Friday, 11 August 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   The International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has justified the Bank of Ghana’s GH¢60 billion impairment loss recorded in the 2022 fiscal year. The Bretton Wood institution in a post captured on its website about Ghana on August 10, 2023 said there is no cause for alarm. It upheld the position that ...

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Ofori-Atta’s ‘turning the corner’ does not mean end of the game – Deputy Finance Minister on Mid-Year Budget

Business News of Sunday, 6 August 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Deputy Minister for Finance, John Ampontuah Kumah Deputy Finance Minister, Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah, believes that the recent “turning the corner” comment made by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, during the 2023 mid-year budget review in parliament is being misconstrued. According to him, the statement does not mean the country has finally ...

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Husbands must accompany their pregnant wives to antenatal clinics always – Midwife

HEALTH AUG 5, 2023   LISTEN     Would-be fathers must endeavour to accompany their wives to ante-natal clinics as a way of supporting them to nurture the unborn babies and know what to expect during delivery. Ms Rosemary Fosuaa, a Senior Midwife at the International Maritime Hospital (IMaH) in Tema, said when men joined their partners to antenatal clinics where pregnancy schools were ...

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Bagbin refers GH¢187m ‘Kitchen Cabinet’ scandal to Finance Committee for investigation

General News of Thursday, 3 August 2023 Source: starrfm.com.gh Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has tasked the Finance Committee to investigate an exposé by North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa which he terms the Kitchen Cabinet Scandal. According to Ablakwa, cousin to President Akufo-Addo and leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has been ...

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Beige Bank case: Some charges levelled against Micheal Nyinaku weren’t referred to me for investigations – Investigator to Court

General News of Thursday, 3 August 2023 Source: starrfm.com.gh   CEO of Beige Bank, Mr. Michael Nyinaku It has emerged at the Financial and Economic Division of the High Court in Accra that some of the charges levelled against the founder of defunct Beige Bank, Mr. Michael Nyinaku, including money laundering of over GHc400 million were not investigated by the case ...

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