• Sam George says government should get a pool of cars that will serve MPs • He believes that MPs who want to own cars should buy it themselves • His comment comes on the back of the US$28 million car loan saga Sam George, the Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram has suggested an alternative means government can solve the vehicular challenges of members of parliament.

The Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced a nationwide “uprising” dubbed ‘No Salary Uprising’ to demand the withdrawal of a decision to pay monthly salaries to the spouses of the President and the Vice President. The NDC youth say it is surprising that at a time President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo […]

• Government is set to pay salaries for first and second ladies • This follows the formalization of a report by an emolument committee set up in 2019 • NDC MPs believes that it is against the constitution The government will have a new case to contend with at the Supreme Court as the Minority caucus in parliament has filed a suit to seek clarification from the apex court on the constitutionality of the decision to pay salaries

Four people suspected of assassinating Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse have been killed in a shootout with the security forces, police say. Two others have been detained, while officers are still in combat with some remaining suspects in the nation’s capital Port-au-Prince. “They will be killed or captured,” police chief Leon Charles said. Mr Moïse, 53, […] The post Jovenel

• MPs are set to enjoy a $20m loan facility • The loan is to enable them purchase vehicles for their activities • Some Ghanaians have reacted angrily to the issue Members of Parliament from both sides of the house have mounted a spirited defence of their right to enjoy the $20 million vehicular loan facility presented before the house by the Ministry of Finance .

• MPs are set to enjoy a US$28 million loan facility • The loan is to enable them purchase vehicles for their activities • Some Ghanaians have reacted angrily to the issue Members of Parliament from both sides of the house have mounted a spirited defence of their right to enjoy the US$20 million vehicular loan facility presented before the house by the Ministry of Finance .

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has ordered the Ministry of Health (MoH) to ensure the completion of a fence wall around the Pantang Hospital within two months beginning Thursday, July 8, 2021. The Labour Commission made this order in a press statement issued on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. This order comes on the back of […] The post Ensure Pantang

• DSP Hammond says he did not any pump action gun at the scene • He however heard shots of a pump action gun • He made the disclosure when he appeared before the committee of inquiry Deputy Superintendent of Police, Philip Hammond, the District Police Commander for Ejura has testified to hearing sounds of a pump action gun being fired by protesting youth during the protest of Tuesday, June 29, 2021.

The Ghana Education Service and the Ghana Health Service have partially locked down the Achimota School in the Greater Accra Region following the detection of the COVID-19 Delta strain in the school. The school authorities have been directed not to allow anyone to visit the premises nor allow anyone to go out for the next […] The post COVID-19: No more visitation

The youth wing of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) believes the approval of allowances for the wife of the President and the Vice President is unconstitutional. They have thus announced that they will challenge the move at the Supreme Court. A five-member emolument committee which set up in June 2019 by President Nana Akufo-Addo […] The post We’ll

Some journalists have taken issues with the approach of the three-membee committee probing the disturbances at Ejura in the Ashanti Region, that left two protestors dead, and four others injured after soldiers fired shots into the protestors. According to them, the proceedings appear to focus more on the role of the media, with members attempting […] The post Journalists

The three-member ministerial committee investigating the Ejura disturbances will continue sitting today, Thursday, July 8, 2021. The committee is expected to receive testimonies from the Ashanti Regional  Security Coordinator, the Medical Superintendent of the Ejura Government Hospital, and the Army Commander who led the military detachment on the day to Ejura. This will be the third […] The post Army

The National Labour Commission, NLC, has ordered the Ministry of Health to ensure the completion of a fence wall around the Pantang Hospital within two months beginning Thursday, July 8, 2021. The Labour Commission made this order in a press statement issued on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. This order comes on the back of an […] The post Fence Pantang Hospital within

Executive Director of the Center for Democratic Development (CDD) Prof Henry Kwesi Prempeh has called on the government to do the right thing if it indeed wants to introduce emoluments for First and Second spouses of the Republic of Ghana.

Government must be conservative in its expenditure approach for the next six months as the finance minister prepares to present a mid-year budget to parliament to avert Ghana’s debt stock from reaching unsustainable levels, that is an advice from economist Dr. Lord Mensah. According to him, borrowing from the international market may attract high interest […] The post Mid-year

Former South African President Jacob Zuma handed himself over to police late Wednesday, authorities said, to begin a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court.

The Parliament of Ghana has approved a loan agreement facility of US$200million from the World Bank as additional financing for the Ghana COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Project. The facility is expected to enable the rolling out of a mass vaccination programme in the country, as a number of individuals who received the first dose […] The post Gov’t

It won’t develop indigenous industries to take on Africa Even though the interim Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA) is not necessarily a bad move, striking such a deal at a time when the African continent is in the midst of creating its own market and local industries are still struggling is premature, international trade law expert […] The post Striking iEPA

Though the global pandemic caused many disruptions to all sectors, including the healthcare system, there is a positive development in the pharmaceutical industry as telepharmacy, which previously was not patronised much, has seen a soaring of demand with patients preferring the service to going to a hospital. Telepharmacy is a pharmacist using telecommunication technology to […] The post Healthcare