Osei Bonsu Amoah, Minister of State-Designate, Ministry of Local Government, Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has stated unequivocally that no one in Parliament can obstruct government business. The leader, who is also the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, made these remarks in his closing remarks after Electoral Commission officials explained why they wanted to use the Ghana card as the sole form of identification for ...
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Ghana card will not be used to vote in 2024 – Jean Mensa
General News of Wednesday, 1 March 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Jean Mensa, Chairperson of the EC The chairperson of the electoral commission, Jean Mensa, has stated that the Ghana Card will not be used to vote in the 2024 general elections. According to her, the Ghana Card is only a requirement to register as a voter. “I wish to emphasize that the Ghana ...
Read More »IMF deal: Chinese delegation in Ghana as government restructures external debts
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed confidence that with the cooperation Government is receiving from members of the Paris Club and China, it would be able to conclude finally an agreement with the International Monetary Fund, (IMF) by the end of March. President Akufo-Addo said the Chinese Government has sent a delegation from China’s Eximbank to Accra, over the ...
Read More »Meerderheid Kamer voor TikTok-verbod op werktelefoons van ambtenaren
De vier coalitiepartijen VVD, D66, CDA en ChristenUnie willen dat het rijksambtenaren wordt verboden TikTok op hun werktelefoon te hebben. Dat stellen de partijen nadat de Amerikaanse Senaat eind vorig jaar unaniem stemde voor eenzelfde verbod in de Verenigde Staten. Daarmee is steun van een Kamermeerderheid. Redactie politiek 15-02-23, 17:13 Laatste update: 15-02-23, 17:28 ,,We moeten niet naïef zijn en de weg van de Amerikaanse ...
Read More »Kleine meerderheid Nederlanders is voor ‘proefballon’ om dienstplicht weer in te voeren
MET VIDEOHet plan om een maatschappelijk of militair dienstjaar in te voeren voor jongeren, valt vooral bij ouderen in goede aarde. Per saldo is een bescheiden meerderheid van de Nederlandse bevolking (57 procent) te spreken over herinvoering van zo’n dienstplicht, blijkt uit een peiling van actualiteitenprogramma EenVandaag. Edwin van der Aa 16-02-23, 03:00 Laatste update: 08:39 Sinds 1 mei 1997 roept het ministerie van ...
Read More »DDEP deadline ends February 7 as no further extensions announced
The deadline for Ghana’s domestic debt exchange programme ends on Tuesday February 7, 2023 after various extensions since the programme was announced in December 2022. The Finance Minister in an address on February 6, 2023, urged all institutional and individual bondholders to sign on to the programme. He noted that “However, we admit that there were legitimate and critical concerns ...
Read More »FULL TEXT: Finance Minister updates Ghanaians on the economy
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta on Monday February 6, 2023 provided an update to Ghanaians on the measures that the government is putting in place to get the country out of the current economic hardship. Ken Ofori-Atta in his address provided an update on the government’s Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) which he has stated is critical to the nation securing ...
Read More »Ghana to conclude IMF deal in March – Akufo-Addo hopes
President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is optimistic that Ghana will conclude talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a possible financial bailout programme. According to President Akufo-Addo, though government’s debt exchange programme was fraught with several challenges after its announcement, it has largely been accepted by the citizenry. He made this known when the German ...
Read More »You’re coming after six years of neglect – Alan gets cold treat in Western North region
Alan Kyerematen, former Minister of Trade and Industry Stakeholders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Western North are fuming with rage over what they say is an attempt by former Trade Minister, Alan Kyerematen to take them for granted as the NPP gears up for its flagbearership contest. Alan resigned from government as Trade Minister to pursue ...
Read More »NDC Tamale South Constituency chairman descends on Asiedu Nketiah, Fifi Kwetey over Haruna Iddrisu’s removal
General News of Tuesday, 24 January 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Tamale South Constituency Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abdul Rauf The Tamale South Constituency Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abdul Rauf, has said that he and his constituents will not accept the decision of the national executive of the party to replace Haruna Iddrisu as the minority leader. According to him, if ...
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