World Bank Country Director for Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, Robert Taliercio, has cautioned Ghana against making a premature return to international capital markets, warning that such a move could undermine the country’s recent economic recovery. Speaking at the launch of the World Bank’s latest Public Finance Review report, titled “Building the Foundations for a Resilient […]
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Recuse yourself from ambulance case – Judge advises Attorney General
A High Court Judge, Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe, has advised the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame, to recuse himself from the ambulance procurement case involving Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa, citing allegations of professional and prosecutorial misconduct. According to JoyNews’ Latif Iddrisu, Godfred Dame stood up in an attempt to […]
AG/Jakpa leaked tape: Court to rule on Ato Forson, Jakpa’s applications today
The High Court hearing the criminal case against Minority Leader and former Deputy Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, is set to deliver four separate rulings today, Thursday, June 6. This follows numerous applications filed by the first accused person and the third accused, Richard Jakpa. The applications are an order of enquiry into the […]
Attorney General to face off lawyers for Ato Forson, Richard Jakpa today
The Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame will face off with lawyers for Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa who are standing trial for causing financial loss to the state in processes leading up to the procurement of some ambulances. The AG has filed an application challenging claims of mistrial and an enquiry into his […]
You don’t vote for me comment to flood victims in ‘bad taste’, apologise – Minority
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, has implored President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to apologise to flood victims from the Akosombo Dam spillage and also acknowledge that he erred in telling them that they don’t vote for him. For him, the President’s comment when he visited the flooded areas last Monday was in a […]
IMF provides clarification on Bank of Ghana’s GH¢60 billion loss
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has addressed the concerns surrounding the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) GH¢60 billion loss incurred during the 2022 fiscal year, aiming to allay anxieties by asserting that there is no need for alarm. The BoG has faced heightened scrutiny from opposition political factions and civil society organizations due to the substantial […]