General News of Friday, 21 June 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com RIchard Jakpa, Justice Yony Kulendi and A-G Godfred Dame   Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the ambulance trial currently ongoing in an Accra High Court, took the witness box for the second time on June 20, 2024. The explosive first cross-examination took place two days prior when Jakpa faced questions fielded ...

Business News of Friday, 14 June 2024 Source: classfmonline.com Bank of Ghana explains cash supply chain   play videoMr. Dominic Owusu, Head of the Currency Management Department at the Bank   By law, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) is the sole authority mandated to issue and redeem currency, according to Section 35 of the Bank of Ghana Act (2002), Act 612. ...

General News of Saturday, 15 June 2024 Source: classfmonline.com Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, General Secretary, NDC   The main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has announced its opposition to any attempts by the Majority in Parliament to pass a law that would protect the legacy of President Nana Akufo-Addo. NDC General Secretary, Fifi Kwetey, described the proposed law to support ...

Business News of Thursday, 13 June 2024 Source: thebftonline.com Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam,   The government has secured debt service relief that will free up resources for crucial infrastructure investments. Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, during a press briefing following the formalisation of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with bilateral creditors, announced that the agreement reschedules ...

General News of Thursday, 13 June 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Ghana’s parliament A draft report from the Constitutional Review Consultative Committee has been presented to the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs. The report includes a significant recommendation to cap the size of parliament at 277 members. The proposed amendment to Article 93 of the Constitution reads: “There shall be a Parliament of Ghana which shall ...

General News of Tuesday, 11 June 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Ernest Owusu-Bempah and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has been dragged to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), by the Deputy Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ernest Owusu-Bempah Bonsu. The petition is for CHRAJ to probe the MP over his ...

The Akufo-Addo government saved the Ghanaian taxpayer more than $1 billion in the award of a contract for the purpose of creating the mobile money interoperability, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said. According to Dr Bawumia, before the NPP came into power, the erstwhile Mahama administration had awarded the contract for $1.2 billion. The contract was, however, cancelled by the ...

Politics of Sunday, 9 June 2024 Source: starrfm.com.gh Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia   The flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is expected to commence a 3-day campaign tour in the Ashanti region on Monday, June 10, 2024. Rumours are rife in Kumasi that the Vice President is most likely to name Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, ...

General News of Wednesday, 5 June 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has been in the news lately regarding his supposed role in an ongoing case involving the purchase of some ambulances for Ghana. Today, the minister turns 45 and on reflecting on all ...

Politics of Monday, 3 June 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Jean Mensa   The Electoral Commission of Ghana has ordered its regional directors to prevent political parties from observing the ongoing voter transfer exercise. The order comes after reports of violence at a number of centres where voter transfer exercises are taking place, including the Kasoa EC office. There, ...