General News of Saturday, 21 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   The Parliament of Ghana The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will have at least 89 seats in the upcoming 9th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. This comes after seven of the nine constituencies whose parliamentary election results were disputed were resolved by the Electoral Commission of Ghana. Before the ...

Politics of Saturday, 21 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Minister of Local Government, Decentralization, and Rural Development, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah The Minister of Local Government, Decentralization, and Rural Development, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, has been declared the winner of the 2024 parliamentary election for the Techiman South Constituency in the Bono Region. The Techiman South Constituency was one of the nine constituencies whose ...

Multiple lives have been lost in recent cholera outbreak The ongoing cholera outbreak is a sobering reminder of the devastating consequences of systemic failures in public health and sanitation. Multiple lives – already in the double digits – have been lost, and nearly 800 suspected cases have been recorded as of December 7, with daily infections exceeding 60. These figures, ...

Business News of Friday, 20 December 2024 Disclaimer Source: thebftonline.com A file photo of mined lithium Hopes for the ratification of Ghana’s first-ever lithium agreement, signed in October 2023, appear increasingly uncertain as parliamentary consensus falters. Resource experts warn that while the delay may not be inherently wrong, it raises concerns about lost revenue opportunities, diminished investor confidence, and deferred local ...

Business News of Saturday, 21 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com play videoEconomist and senior lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Lord Mensah   Economist and senior lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Lord Mensah, has criticised the Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam for failing to present an interim budget for the first quarter of 2025. In a social media post ...

Politics of Saturday, 21 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Incumbent Member of Parliament for the Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh The incumbent Member of Parliament for the Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has been declared the winner of the constituency’s 2024 parliamentary election. The declaration was made at the Greater Regional office of the Electoral Commission, where results of the disputed parliamentary elections are ...

Business News of Wednesday, 18 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com play videoJohn Mahama, President-Elect A cross section of Ghanaians has ranked the E-Levy and betting tax as the top issues they expect President-elect John Mahama to tackle once he is sworn in as President on January 7, 2024. According to them, these taxes have become major causes of the economic problems that ...

Business News of Thursday, 19 December 2024 Disclaimer Source: classfmonline.com Minority Chief Whip, Kwame Governs Agbodza The Minority in Parliament has raised concerns over alleged corruption surrounding the government’s decision to contract a private entity for the operation of the newly commissioned E-gate system at Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The $147 million project, intended to streamline passenger arrivals and reduce processing times, has ...

Politics of Friday, 20 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com NDC’s Ewurabena Aubynn (L) was declared MP-elect for Ablekuma North, beating NPP’s Owusu Afriyieh A High Court in Accra has reportedly ordered the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) to re-collate the parliamentary election results for the Ablekuma North Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, despite the opposition of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). According to broadcaster ...

Business News of Thursday, 19 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress, Joseph Yamin The Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) has noted that an incident occurred at the National Assay Centre, located at the Aviance Cargo Terminal, involving the National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress, Joseph Yamin. According to a statement by the PMMC, Yamin ...