Category: Politics

IMF to disburse $600m to Ghana as Board approves $3bn loan request

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved Ghana’s request for a $3 billion loan-support programme. The approval would lead to an ‘immediate’ disbursement of US$600 million to support the Government’s three-year…

Ga Traditional Council: Ban on church noise still in force

The Ga Traditional Council Wednesday reiterated that the use of Public Address Systems by churches and other institutions outlawed as part of the ban on drumming and noisemaking remain in force. Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, the Ga Mantse, said at no poi…

Dr Augustine Tawiah, only Western North NDC MP to lose primary

Dr Augustine Tawiah, the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Bia in the Western North Region, has lost the seat to his two-time contender. Mr Amadu Mustapha Tanko polled 935 as against 452 by the Incumbent to win the primary. Dr Tawiah becomes the…