The Minority in Parliament has blown an alarm accusing Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson of repeatedly using Certificates of Urgency to push through tax increases without parliamentary scrutiny.
According to the Minority, the latest increase in the fuel oil levy followed a similar pattern...
Collins Adomako-Mensah, the Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Energy Committee, has reminded the John Mahama government that its decision to increase the fuel oil levy contradicts its promise to provide tax relief and...
Chief of Staff at the Jubilee House, Dr Julius Debrah, has challenged the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to ensure its research translates into jobs, businesses and practical solutions.
Dr Julius...
A netizen has argued that the Mahama government’s acceptance of a recommendation by the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) to allow Ghanaians with dual citizenship to hold public office is already in existence.
According to the netizen,...
Political analyst Samuel Boateng has punched holes in the proposal to increase Ghana’s parliamentary seats from 275 to 300.
The Political analyst highlighted that parliamentarians have not delivered any substantial or valuable results for...
Justice Abdulai, a private legal practitioner, has said the Court of Appeal’s decision to acquit and discharge former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, is a sound judgment.
The...
Kwesi Pratt Jnr, a veteran journalist and Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, has fired shots at the Mahama government proposals to sell a 70% stake in the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO) in exchange for a $600 million investment.
According to Kwesi Pratt, Ghana is sitting on bauxite worth $48bn; yet public officials claim the country cannot raise $600m.
He explained that the country’s bauxite reserves, valued at about $48 billion, could serve as collateral to raise the required capital.
Kwesi Pratt Jnr questioned why the government would consider giving away a controlling stake in VALCO when the company can potentially become the backbone of Ghana’s industrialisation project.
Speaking on Metro TV on...
The management of Ghanaian dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has broken their silence following the cancellation of ShattaFest UK.
In a statement released after the incident,...
The second wife of late Ghanaian Highlife legend Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, Odo Broni, has, during the first anniversary of the musician’s passing, broken down in tears at his...
Gary Nimako Marfo, the Director of Legal Affairs of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said the Court of Appeal’s ruling in the Sedina Tamakloe case has given him hope in the appeal...
