Tag: Finance

Host of Good Evening Ghana, Paul Adom-Otchere has defended the expenditure incurred during his tenure as Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited and described the controversy surrounding the installation of a Christmas tree at Kotoka International Airport as a propaganda campaign. Despite public criticism about the festive decorations, the airport spent less overall…

The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has condemned the arrest and prosecution of the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Kwame Baffoe saying the case was politically motivated and has no legal basis. Abronye DC was rearrested on May 13, 2026, on allegations of spreading false information and making offensive public statements. He was…

The Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, Haruna Mohammed, has accused the state of using the security agencies to intimidate officials of the opposition party. According to him, the Bono Regional Chairman of the NPP, Kwame Baffoe, is being unfairly targeted. Speaking on Channel One TV’s Newsroom programme on May 17, he said…

The Acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Gaming Commission of Ghana, Lamtiig A. Apanga, wants government to gradually withdraw from commercial business activities, saying many State-Owned Enterprises perform poorly and require frequent bailouts. Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Big Issue programme on May 16, he said the state should focus on regulation and…

A senior lecturer at the University of Ghana, Joshua Jebuntie Zaato has condemned the double standards of political actors in responding to controversial public commentators. On May 18, he said on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana programme it was hypocritical to defend one commentator and condemn another based on political affiliation, citing political commentator Kevin…

Sam George, Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, has defended provisions of the proposed National Information Technology Authority Bill, 2025, describing public criticisms of the draft legislation as misleading and inaccurate. The minister was responding to concerns raised by commentator Jay Kwashie on Facebook on issues relating to presidential appointments, ministerial oversight, local participation…

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Kenneth Ashigbey said large-scale mining companies associated with the Chamber spent some $25.2 billion in Ghana between 2014 and 2024 on local procurement, operations, employment, infrastructure and other services in the mining value chain, while retaining more than 70 per cent of mining-generated value in…

Twenty-eight Ghanaians, mostly young people have been rescued and repatriated by a joint operation between Ivorian security forces and officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Ghanaian Embassy in Abidjan, after they fell victim to a human trafficking network in Côte d’Ivoire. The Ministry said the victims have safely returned to Ghana and…