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Laud Nartey is a current affairs editor with the MG News team at Media General, serving TV3 Ghana, 3News, Onua TV and more platforms.
Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has said that his respect for the Chief Justice nominee, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie is intact despite the controversies that his nomination generated. Kofi Bentil said he would have wished that Mr Baffoe-Bonnie had gotten to the office of the Chief Justic
It is important for the courts to sit and deal with all the cases that the former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo filed against her removal, Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has said. In the view of Mr Bentil, it does not speak well for these cases to linger on while a new chief [&helli
Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has said that the reinstatement of Gertrude Torkornoo as Chief Justice is possible in law if it is established that her removal was wrong. Mr Bentil stated that it was important for the matters that Madam Torkornoo raised against her removal, which are cu
Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has said that no one group of persons or a political party can take the country forward. He makes the point that one party cannot take credit for the economic recovery witnessed lately. "Governance is a continuum. Nobody inherits a blank slate. They [Maha
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Oil Palm Research Institute (CSIR‑OPRI) has welcomed the government’s plan to develop 100,000 hectares of oil‑palm plantations as part of the 2026 budget adjustments. In a media briefing, Dr. Isaac Danso, Director and Principal Research Scientist
It is important to give credit when credit is due and criticise if need be, relative to the economic recovery Ghana has witnessed recently, CEO of the Ghana Shippers Authority, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has said. Prof Gyampo makes the point that it is absolutely necessary to ensure fairness in the
A Professor at the University of Ghana Business School, Godfred Bokpin has said that it is not sufficient to present a whole budget without appropriate metrics on poverty reduction and narrowing inequality. He made the point that the budget statement should contain the details on the metrics. "It's
CEO of the Ghana Shippers Authority, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has commended the Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, for the way and manner he has managed the economy so far. He said so far, the Finance Minister has done well with some of the initiatives, including the removal of the Covid lev
A Professor at the University of Ghana Business School, Godfred Bokpin, has said that economic management is not something that is done in the short term. He says it is a marathon of a journey, hence there should be no need for aggression. "Economic management is not a 100-meter journey, it is a mar
A Professor at the University of Ghana Business School, Godfred Bokpin, has projected that the current government will be able to exit the programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) successfully. Prof Bokin commended the government in terms of the approach to the economic recovery. He aske
The Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has accused the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration of lacking financial discipline when in office. He also noted that the NPP administration lacked the political will and prudent economic management. "Prudent management and political will a
Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has identified waste in Ghana's financial management systems as the main problem confronting the country. This is an area, he said, he is focusing on to ensure that it is resolved to generate more money for the state for development. Speaking on the Key Point
The Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has said that although the Mahama administration is the one starting the process to procure a new presidential jet, by the time it arrives, President John Mahama would have finished serving his term and not even be the one to use it. Dr Ato Forson said th
Ghana's economy has regained its rhythm, and there is a need to consolidate the gains, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has said. He said the time has come for the gains to be cemented to give the growth going forward. "The prescription has worked, and today we see the benefits. Now, confidenc
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has said that the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is going to scale up tax collection to ensure that the shortfall that will come as a result of the Covid levy removal is covered. He stated that there has been the introduction of Fiscal electronic devices that wi
