A communication team member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Eric Sosu has described as outrageous the cost of COVID-19 test for travellers who are returning to Ghana. According to him, the cost is not only outrageous but a fleece on the travellers who have been hit by the economic challenges of the coronavirus. Travellers coming to Ghana by ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo addressed the nation for the 16th time on the measures his government has taken to combat the spread of the novel Coronavirus among Ghanaians. In his address, delivered Sunday August 30, the President announced the reopening and resumption of operations at the Kotoka International Airport effective Tuesday, September 1, 2020. President Akufo-Addo told Ghanaians that ...

The Ghana Committed Drivers Association (GCDA) has said former President John Dramani Mahama might as well legalise sakawa (fraud) if he wants to legalise the Okada business (use of motorcycle for commercial purposes). The group’s leader, Mr Charles Danso, told Odiasempa Apomasu Mensah on Accra100.5FM’s midday news on Thursday, 27 August 2020 that if the flagbearer of the National Democratic ...

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has admonished NDC flagbearer John Dramani Mahama to assure Ghanaians that the mistakes that happened under his tenure as President will not be repeated if he is re-elected in the upcoming December polls. The Asantehene made the comments during a visit by the former President to introduce his running mate, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang ...

PNC General Secretary, Atik Mohammed has waded into discussions about the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) 2020 manifesto which the party launched in Cape Coast. The manifesto catalogues a list of previous promises made and executed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and future promises when given a second term in office. As the nation draws near towards the 2020 ...

The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama says the new Births and Deaths Registration Act which has been passed by Parliament will help improve collation of vital information for national development. At a Meet the Press engagement Wednesday [August 26, 2020], Hajia Alima Mahama said in 2019, the Registry registered 707,064 infant births (359,532 males and ...

The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development has disclosed that over 500 youths, who were previously engaged in illegal mining have received training in Technical and Vocational skills and have been supported with start-up tools and equipment, through the Alternative Livelihood Programme. Addressing the media in Accra Wednesday, Hajia Alima Mahamasaid the beneficiaries were drawn from 35 severely affected ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama says he will return mining concessions which have wrongfully taken from their original owners back to them if he wins the December polls. Speaking at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi Wednesday while introduidng his runningmate to Otumfuo Osei Tutu, Mr Mahama said an NDC government will ensure equitable distribution of national resources. “The other time, ...

The Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) has said plans by theNational Democratic Congress (NDC) to cancel the controversial Agyapa Royalties deal if it wins power raises the risk of the deal. Opposition NDC flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, said recently that his government will cancel the deal because it fails the test of transparency. However, Executive Director of ACEP, Benjamin ...

The Managing Editor of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Kweku Baako Jnr has taken a swipe at flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama. The former President courted controversy when he recently called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to debate him on infrastructure. The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) however won’t have it. Deputy General Secretary of ...