The Finance Minister-designate, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has made a commitment to eliminate the betting tax and the e-levy in his upcoming budget proposal.
During his appearance before the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Monday, January 13, Dr. Forson presented his case for abolishing the current betting tax, stating that it has not been effective in achieving its desired goals.
“I...
President John Dramani Mahama has issued a stern warning to potential appointees, emphasising that they will be held to the highest ethical and professional standards.
Speaking at the National Prayer and Thanksgiving Service held at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) on Sunday, January 12, 2025, Mahama made it clear that those seeking public office should be prepared for...
President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to investigate the National Cathedral Project, an initiative spearheaded by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as a national Christian worship centre and symbol of Ghana’s religious heritage.
The project has been plagued by allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement, raising concerns about its execution and funding.
Speaking at a Christian National Prayer and...
The statue of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, placed at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital roundabout in Sekondi, Western Region, has been completely vandalised.
This marks the second instance of damage to the monument, which was unveiled to honour the former president’s contributions during his tenure. The first act of vandalism occurred on December 16, 2024, when unidentified individuals...
Blay Nyameke Armah, the Member of Parliament for Sekondi in the Western Region of Ghana, has expressed his intention to request permission from President John Dramani Mahama to move the statue of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo from the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis to his hometown of Kyebi.
Armah believes that Akufo-Addo does not have any...
President John Mahama has announced his appointments for key positions in his administration. Ajumako Enyan Essiam MP and Majority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has been selected as the Finance Minister-designate.
This decision marks the first set of appointments made by President Mahama since his inauguration on January 7, 2025.
Additionally, Yapei-Kusawgu MP, John Jinapor, has been chosen as the Energy...
Prophet Ebenezer Yiadom, popularly known as Opambour, has expressed dissatisfaction with the organisers of President John Dramani Mahama’s inauguration ceremony.
In a video making rounds on social media, Prophet Opambour criticised the spot where President Mahama and Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang took their oaths, stating that it was poorly structured.
He explained that the President and his Vice stood under...
The GaDangme Association of Washington DC Metropolitan Area as part of its 40th Anniversary recently donated a variety of essential items to the Teshie Orphanage in Camp Two (2), Accra, and a scholarship scheme for brilliant ones, bringing joy and relief to the children.
The Association is celebrating this milestone to help increase the visibility of its mission, allowing it...
Finance analyst and Chief Operations Officer at Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson, has said that resetting the country’s economy will not be an easy task for the new government.
He says the level of devastation caused by the outgone administration is so huge that the new government requires some time to bring the nation back to where it used to be.
The...
Philip Fiifi Buckman, the Member of Parliament for Kwesimintsim in the Western Region, has condemned the outgone New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration starving the region of development.
He says the government in eight years, failed to complete a single project in the region, with the exception of the sculpture of President Akufo-Addo at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital.
Speaking with Captain...
