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The Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), aged citizens, head porters also known as “Kayayie”, Coalition of Concerned University Students (CoCUS) thronged the streets of Accra. They protested the passage of the Electronic Transaction Levy (e-Levy) and the ongoing strike action by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG)

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The Minority in Parliament has condemned the attempts by the Supreme Court registrar to serve criminal process on the Assin North MP, James Gyekye Quayson whiles in Parliament.

Maxam Company Limited says it did not breach the Minerals and Mining Regulations, 2012 (L.I. 2177) as indicated by a three-member committee set up by the Lands Ministry to investigate the cause of the Appiatse explosion. In a press statement dated February 7, Mr Abu Jinapor revealed that Maxam has been fined $6 million for regulatory breaches regarding the manufacture, storage, and transportation of explosives for mining and other civil works.

The Coalition of Transport Operators has stated that the proposed 30% upward adjustment of fares will be implemented, regardless of the outcome of a meeting with the Transport Minister on Monday, February 7.

Executive Council member of the Ghana Football Association, Dr. Tony Aubynn has vouched for Dortmund scout trainer Otto Addo to be given the Black Stars coaching job. The position became vacant after Serbian coach Milovan Rajevac was shown the exit door following an underwhelming 2021 Africa Cup of Nations tourney.

Minority in parliament has accused the Nana Addo administration of attempts to use the courts to tilt the balance of power in parliament. Addressing the media, minority leader Haruna Iddrisu argued the Attorney General(AG) and the Police Administration are acting in concert to unjustly prosecute the Assin North lawmaker just to fulfill the tainted motives of the government.

The Minister for Finance Ken Ofori-Atta has described the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC’s) stance on the Electronic Transaction, E-Levy as misplaced. The Minority in Parliament on Friday(28 January) rejected a reduction of the Electronic Transaction Levy to 1.5% from 1.75% after further consultation.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 1, ordered the registrar of the court to personally serve the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament-elect for Assin North, Mr James Gyakye Quayson, with a notice of a court action which has been instituted against him. This follows failed attempts to have the Assin North MP-elect served with the court notice through parliament.

Discussing Burkina Faso Military Coup: Ghana moves to secure northern borders.

Discussing the abuse of sirens by government officials; the Presidential directive and the crackdown.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has donated an amount of one hundred thousand cedis (GHc 100,000) to the Apiate explosion support fund set up by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to assist the affected persons in the community. President Akufo-Addo made the donation to the fund after interacting with the five-member committee constituted by the Land and Natural Resources Minister to steer the affairs of the Fund when they paid a courtesy call on him at the Jubilee House.

Majority leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has indicated that discussions on the controversial E-levy Bill, has been slated for next week. Prior to this announcement, all 275 Members of Parliament were hoping to conclude deliberations on the Bill, when Parliament resumed on Tuesday, January 25.

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