General News of Monday, 29 November 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comParliament rejects 2022 budgetGovernment to use emergency fund if budget is not approvedGovernment business grinds to a halt if emergency fund usage is not approvedFollowing the rejection of the 2022 budget and Economic policy on Friday, November 26, questions on how government is going to fund its operations have become a matter of concern to every Ghanaian. According to Article 178 of the 1992 Constitution, parliament is the only authority that has the power to approve funds for government’s expenditure. This means that if the budget is not approved before January, government will use an emergency funding from the consolidated fund which will be activated every three months until the budget is finally passed by parliament. TWI NEWSHowever, Ghana is yet to experience a standstill in government’s expenditure. This phenomenon although new in Ghana is common in the US, where the US Senate sometimes refuses to pass the budget and also fails to pass emergency funding leading to the shutdown of some government services.

General News of Monday, 29 November 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comFrancis Sosu fails to appear before court againMadina MP answers questions regarding a protest over bad roadsCourt issues warrant for Madina MPThe Kaneshie District Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the Member of Parliament for Madina, Xavier-Francis Sosu. The court's instruction follows the MP's failure to appear in court for three consecutive times despite having been summoned. Prosecutor, ASP Sylvestre Asare explained that the court had the discretion to issue an arrest warrant for the MP especially considering the gravity of the case at hand. TWI NEWSThe Ghana Police Service instituted criminal proceedings against the MP after he led his constituents to demonstrate against bad roads on October 25, 2021. Mr. Sosu is accused and standing trial for unlawfully blocking roads and causing destruction to public property in a demonstration he led in his constituency against bad roads over a month ago.

General News of Sunday, 28 November 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comCaptain Smart losses sisterCaptain Smart lost his father about four weeks agoCaptain smart losses two relatives in a monthBarely a month after announcing the passing of his father, outspoken journalist, Blessed Godsbrain Smart (Captain Smart) has lost his sister. Announcing the death of his sister in a Facebook post, the host of Onua Maakye on Onua TV said he has been left heartbroken from the loss. Sister I love you and you will forever remain in my heart till we meet again. Say hello to Granny for me,” he captioned his post which he shared with two pictures of his deceased sister. Captain Smart about four weeks ago announced that he had lost a father.

General News of Saturday, 27 November 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Government of Ghana will on Sunday 28th November 2021 announce additional measures as part of its COVID-19 response to control the risk of spread of the virus ahead of the Christmas festivities. The measures will focus on securing Ghana’s ports especially the airport in the wake of a possible fourth wave in Europe and South Africa. The government will also use the opportunity to update the country on the progress of its COVID vaccination program. The media engagement will be telecast live on Ghana Television and the Facebook page of the Ministry of Information. The new variant has also been detected in Botswana, Hong Kong and Israel.

General News of Friday, 26 November 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comParliament finalizes discussions on the 2022 budget todayMinority fail to report early for budget debateMinority members getting tensed in parliamentTensions have been rising in parliament as Members of Parliament await the return of the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to continue proceedings of the day. As the tensions got higher and higher, it had to take the intervention of the Minority Chief Whip, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, to calm them. In the meantime, the MP for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has returned to parliament after having been missing in action for weeks. He was welcomed by members on both sides of the House. Watch how the Minority Chief Whip got his people calmed down in the House below:

General News of Wednesday, 24 November 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comWe will amend registration law to make Ghana cards only prove of citizenship, ECEC open to reforming electoral process12 million Ghana Cards have been issued as of October this year, NIAThe Electoral Commission of Ghana has stated that it will recognize the Ghana card as the only document to prove one’s citizenship in its subsequent voter registration exercise. He indicated that the registration law, when amended, will prevent persons from using the guarantor system and passport to obtain the voter’s identification card. Ahead of the 2020 general elections, the EC organized a voter registration exercise in June where it accepted both the Ghana passport and Ghana card as proof of one’s citizenship. Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, also stated that the Commission was still reviewing the 2020 elections and working closely with the various stakeholders to reform the country’s electoral processes. The 2020 voters’ registration exercise was governed by the Public Elections (Registration of Voters) (Amendment) Regulation, 2020 (C.I.

The government of Ghana looking at easing traffic congestion while exploring other forms of revenue mobilization has directed the closure of bridge and road toll collection centers across the country. The directive has been met with grievances shared by some traders plying their trade around the toll collection points whose economic activities have been affected as a result of the policy coming into effect. He added that the purpose of operating tollbooths is not to create markets, hence the argument of the traders is flawed. So what the traders are saying that the government has rendered them jobless doesn’t make sense because the road tolls are not constructed to serve as market centres,” he stated. He however went ahead to suggest that government “needs to develop more markets to inhabit all these traders who are in this dilemma.”

General News of Tuesday, 23 November 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comWhy is the ECOWAS chairman’s country not leading by example? - Okudzeto quizzesECOWAS announced July 31st 2021 is reopening date of closed borders2022 budget fails to capture reopening of Ghana’s borderRanking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said Ghana is the only country that still has its borders closed after COVID-19 pandemic. According to him, it is surprising the borders are still closed as Akufo-Addo was the one who set 31st July for reopening of borders for ECOWAS countries. “…What is more worrying to me is that the entire 8 pages, not a mention of the fact that as we speak our borders remains closed. Ghana is the only country in ECOWAS that still has its land borders closed.

Sam Leonard Richard took ill on campus on 6 July 2020, while preparing to sit for his final examination. The business student died on July 7, 2020, after suffering stomach pains for more than three hours without being given any medical attention. According to the angry students, who went on the rampage following their colleague’s death, the school authorities shunned the now-deceased out of fear of contracting COVID-19. The headmistress of the KNUST Senior High School and two other teachers were interdicted after the death of the student. In court this month, the A-G had argued that although Edwin Sam had a right to information, they were justified in refusing to give him access to the report.

When Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu challenged Bagbin’s orders, the two engaged in an exchange that boiled down to who was powerful in the house. What is your number?” Bagbin said. Number...…?" Alban Bagbin continued along his line of questioning asking the Majority Leader to state the number of his position amidst loud laughs from the floor. “But we have three arms of government… my colleagues in the Supreme Court told me that actually, you are not number three, you are number two.

General News of Monday, 22 November 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comNews of Ghanaians living abroad have continued to make headlinesA number of Ghanaians living abroad have been found on the wrong sides of the lawA few Ghanaians engaged in crimes have been jailedSome of the headlines from the past weekend read somehow like this, “UK-based Ghanaian,” and, “Ghanaian man/woman living in the US…” and so on, but not all were for good reasons. And while the headlines of Ghanaians living abroad have not been more of the negatives than the positives, this GhanaWeb listicle focuses on some of the big stories coming from people of Ghanaian descent but who have, in the last two years, been engaged in some forms of crimes. We begin with the story of a young lady who twice bathed her boyfriend in acid over suspected infidelity. Esther AfrifaEsther Afrifa, a young Ghanaian lady living in the United Kingdom, was reported to have been sentenced to 14 years in prison for pouring acid on her boyfriend as he slept in their home in Wembley. In the second instance, Esther Afrifa struck while Kelvin lay resting on the sofa with already painful wounds, pouring more acid over his face and body.

Stephen Asamoah-Boateng is contesting NPP Chairmanship race NPP to open nominations for National Executive PrimariesStephen Asamoah Boateng was the Director-General of the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA)The Director-General of the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), Stephen Asamoah- Boateng, has resigned as Director-General of the Authority to enable him to contest in the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Executive primaries. Speaking at the event, Asamoah-Boateng applauded the CEOs for supporting him to bring the Authority this far. According to GBCOnline report, he encouraged them to continuously work in unity to help government achieve its agenda. The Director-General of the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA), Stephen Asamoah Boateng announced his interest in running for the position of national chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in September 2021. Whether it is by my performance and the performance of SIGA, let’s wait until the time comes, you’ll hear about why I’m in there.

The group wants the headmaster’s punishment reduced if he eventually is charged and convicted by the court. Acting General Secretary of CHOBS, Edward Sarpong Boakye stated that the headmaster has been of good conduct within the community and the incidence of the drowning of the students was an “unfortunate” stain on his reputation. That is why we are all pleading on behalf our brother [Emmanuel Chingya]. The students had gone to the headmaster’s farm to help harvest rice and other food products. Emmanuel Chingya has been interdicted by the Ghana Education Service (GES) until a final determination is made on the matter by the police.

Angela Ofori-Atta stated that if it is taxes that will allow the country to get better, then there is no need for Ghanaians to complain. She added that Ghana can achieve economic and sustainable growth when the citizenry commits to paying taxes. “I have to pay one third or more of my salary as taxes every month, and I know that there are many people who are not paying taxes, and I know that they would like better roads. They would like when they go to the hospital to get better care; I know that they would like a good Ghana. “There’s no country that can develop without its citizens contributing, and there are too many people in Ghana not contributing.

General News of Monday, 22 November 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comCaptain Kojo Tsikata (Rtd) narrated his encounter with Francis PokuThis was during the National Reconciliation CommissionCaptain Kojo Tsikata (Rtd) died on Saturday, November 20When former President John Agyekum Kufuor established the National Reconciliation Commission in January 2002 by an Act of Parliament, the late Captain Kojo Tsikata (Rtd), who appeared as a witness gave vivid testimony about his encounter with former Minister for National Security [2001-2009], Francis Poku, during the days of the revolution. According to the late Tsikata (Rtd), Francis Poku, who was also a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) ordered that he [Tsikata] was beaten and tortured until he went unconscious in 1975. Tsikata narrated to the NRC that, at the time of the incident, Mr Poku had ordered him to sign some papers confessing to a crime of attempting to topple the SMC regime but he [Tsikata] refused. Read below the full account of Captain Kojo Tsikata (Rtd) at NRC culled out from mynewsgh reportSubsequently, I was told I was being investigated on suspicion of involvement in a plot to overthrow the government. I was taken, on a number of occasions clad only in my blanket, before a panel chaired by Mr. Francis Poku, at the time a Deputy Superintendent of Police at the Special Branch.