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The Ministry of Finance has rendered an apology to civil servants whose names were deleted from government payroll following measures by government to sanitise the system by deleting ghost names.The Ministry ordered the removal of 26,589 names of public workers from government payroll. Those affected had not been registered on …

Family of Gregory Afoko, the man accused of the murder of Adams Mahama, a former Upper East Regional Chairman of the party want three persons within the party immediately arrested for their alleged roles in the crime. They mentioned Daniel Bugri Naabu, Madam Otiko Afisa Djaba, Rockson Bukari and Kamaldeen …

Parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee has summoned management of the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) Thursday following Joy News expose on some questionable payments. PURC Executive Secretary, Samuel Sarpong, and Head of External Affairs, Nana Yaa Jantuah were quizzed about how they expended the Commission’s monies for its nationwide tariff …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Upper West Region has sacked four executives in the Lawra Constituency, who they claim contributed to the defeat of their 2016 parliamentary candidate, Bede Ziedeng. The four include the Constituency Secretary, Philip Bagyo, Women’s Organiser Hajia Bintu Alhasan, Deputy Youth Organiser Sampson Botee …

Government will soon lay before Parliament, the necessary instruments that would give legal backing to the scrapping and review of some taxes, the Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu has revealed. According to the Suame MP, the revisiew or abolition of over ten taxes in the 2017 budget, will …

Former Power Minister and Member of Parliament for Pro East, Dr. Kwabena Donkor has criticised the proposed abolishment of taxes charged on head porters (Kayayei) and reduction on street light levy, suggesting that the pronouncement was misplaced, cosmetics and populist. According to Dr. Donkor the maiden budget statement of the …

  Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has presented the first budget of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to Parliament, Thursday at a time when there are high expectations. Presenting the 2017 Budget, dubbed ‘Asempa Budget’ on the floor of Parliament on Thursday, the Finance Minister said the government has decided to …

Hon. Peter John Amewu, Minister of Lands and Resources said, the country most devastated activities of illegal mining, euphemistically referred to as galamsey, says the operation should be legalized. “NPP will end galamsey once and for all”, he said. “One sure way to deal with the galamsey menace is first …

Member of Parliament of Bongo in the Upper East Region, Hon. Edward Bawa has asked the Government of Ghana to buy crude and  fix the ‘dumsor’ rather than telling Ghanaians lies. According to him, the government should focus on fixing the situation because the previous government left them with a …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday 27 February sworn into office members of the Council of State at the Banquet Hall, State House. The Council comprises 11 persons nominated by the president and 14 elected regional representatives. Contrary to the widely held belief that members of the Council of …