Ghana Politics

In a recent announcement, the Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah, revealed a substantial increase of 23% in the salaries of public sector employees set to take effect in 2024. This decision was reached considering the current economic landscape in the country. The increment in salaries will …

President Akufo-Addo has made a fervent demand for a formal apology and reparations from the Western world for the atrocities committed during the slave trade era. Addressing attendees at the inaugural Accra Reparation Conference, he underscored the need for Africa to receive compensation for the historical human rights abuses suffered …

Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo is a Ghanaian politician. He is the current Member of Parliament for Wa Central constituency in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Early life and education He was born on 5 May 1964 and hails from Wa in the Upper West region of Ghana. He had his Middle School Leaving Certificate in 1976. He also had his …

Aaron Mike Oquaye (born 4 April 1944) is a Ghanaian barrister and politician who served as the sixth Speaker of Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana from 2017 to 2021. An academic, diplomat and Baptist minister, he previously held the cabinet ministerial portfolios for energy and communication and was also the High Commissioner of Ghana …

Ignatius Kofi Poku-Adusei is a Ghanaian politician of the Republic of Ghana. He was the Member of Parliament representing Bekwai constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana in the 4th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party. Early life and education Poku-Adusei was born on October 25, 1963. He is a product of the Kwame …

Kwame Owusu Frimpong is a Ghanaian politician. He was a member of parliament for the Ahafo Ano North constituency in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic. Early life and education Frimpong was born on 10 October 1960. He had his tertiary education at the University of Ghana where he obtained a diploma in Statistics. Career …

The European Union (EU) has unveiled plans to roll out a Private Sector Development Programme aimed at tackling youth unemployment in Ghana, following the approval of a funding deal worth 50 million Euros with the Ministry of Finance. Recent statistics from the Ghana Statistical Service reveal that more than 7 …

The President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, has voiced grave concerns about the widespread and uncontrolled corruption suffocating Ghana. During the inauguration of the 2023 plenary assembly in the Sunyani Diocese on November 13, 2023, Rev. Gyamfi highlighted the alarming situation of the country’s continued …

The Supreme Court has ruled against the application by Ken Kuranchie, the editor of Daily Searchlight, which sought to contest John Dramani Mahama’s eligibility to run in the upcoming 2024 elections. Kuranchie’s application was deemed flawed by the apex court, citing its deficiencies. Filed in June 2023, the case targeted …

Economist Dr. Patrick Assuming emphasized the necessity for the 2024 budget to concentrate on enhancing tax compliance instead of introducing fresh taxes. Ahead of the impending presentation of the government’s 2024 Annual Budget Statement and Economic Policy by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to Parliament on November 15, 2023, there have …