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The High Court in Accra has dismissed an appeal filed by Rosemond Alade Brown a.k.a. Akuapem Poloo which sought to challenge the 90-day jail term handed to her by the Accra Circuit Court on April 16 this year. In a ruling Wednesday morning, the Criminal Division of the court, presided over by Justice Ruby Aryeetey, upheld the Circuit Court’s decision...
The launch that was held today at Alisa Hotel was to encourage and make sure that all citizens in the country are vaccinated. Minister for Health, Hon. Kwaku Agyemang Manu during the ceremony encouraged and urged all Ghanaians to part-take in the exercise. He explained that the new variant (omicron) was detected at the KIA, and the carrier is a Nigerian....
The Kaneshie District Court in Accra has withdrawn the bench warrant issued for the arrest of Hon. Francis Xavier Sosu, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina Constituency. The Court on Monday, November 29, 2021, issued the warrant after the MP refused to appear before the court for the third time. This was after the Police had dragged the MP to...
The Asantehene, His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has revealed the power outages (dumsor) in the Ashanti Region has destroyed his appliances. The revered King bemoaned over the effects of the 'dumsor' when Energy Minister Matthew Opoku Prempeh paid him a visit. “For about three weeks to a month now, I know my son (Energy Minister) has been doing a...
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has assured the Minority Caucus that their concerns over the 2022 budget will be addressed. Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, Ken Ofori-Atta insisted that in preparing the budget, government considered its possible effects on the living conditions of Ghanaians. The Minority Caucus earlier rejected the budget due to concerns over...
The former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, says arrogance and impunity of power have taken over the Akufo-Addo administration since it assumed office in January, 2017. In his latest epistle, the former Attorney-General said, government creates an impression of being democratic; however, it is evident that President Akufo-Addo is running a self-styled “democratic-autocratic governance.” According to him, government seeks “cosmetic post facto...
The Minority in Parliament has described as unconstitutional, the decision by their Majority counterparts to approve the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy in their absence. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu stressed that the purported approval of the 2022 Budget by the Majority is a slap in the face of the law; basing his...
Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said that the electronic transaction levy (E-levy) will be reduced from 1.75% to at least 1.5%. According to him, the reduced charge was captured in the revised version of the 2022 budget submitted by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on Tuesday. Speaking on PM Express, he said the reduction is a result of government listening...
Ghana's Parliament occupied by only the NPP Majority on Tuesday, November 30, approved the 2022 budget statement. The Minority caucus were not present in the House on Tuesday. The First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu, who sat in for the Speaker said on Tuesday that “The House has adopted the Financial statement and approved the budget statement for the ensuring year...
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) does not have Ghanaians at heart hence its agenda to crash government business in 2022. Speaking at a press conference in Koforidua on Monday, 29 November 2021, John Boadu, the general secretary of the NPP said the opposition is using illegal means to reject the 2022...

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