Midday News

The Supreme Court has ruled that a Deputy Speaker of Parliament can be counted during the formation of a quorum for parliamentary decision-making and participation in voting while presiding. The Court presided over by Justice Jones Dotse, therefore, affirmed the approval of the 2022 budget without NDC MPs’ participation.

The World Bank has projected harsher times for Ghana’s economy. This comes as the exchange rate continues to rise amidst inflation and increasing cost of living coupled with a rise in prices of petroleum products. Many Ghanaians have complained about the effect of the situation on their standard of living.

The Northern Regional Police Command has started tracking some 15 persons suspected of raiding and attacking the Dakpema palace in Tamale on Monday dawn. About five persons, including the Dakpema, Naa Fuseini Bawa, sustained several injuries after the unidentified suspects launched a gun attack on the palace over an existing chieftaincy rift in the metropolis.

Wulugu Senior High School (SHS) in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region, has shut down over students riot. The action of the management of the school was to stop the destruction of the school properties by the rioting students. Students of the school, on Wednesday, went on a rampage and destroyed bungalows and other properties of the school.

Joy FM Afternoon News Bulletin

Vice President of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Marketers Association, Gabby Kumi, has joined the call for the government to reconsider and, if possible, repeal LPG taxes.

Speaking with Jay Foley on Prime Morning, he explained that the restored Price Stabilisation and Recovery Levy (PSRL) and its attendant increase in the price of LPG will further decrease the commodity’s consumption rate and worsen the plight of the ordinary consumer.

The Minority in Parliament has served notice it will haul the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, before the House to present the government’s response plan to end the hikes in fuel prices. According to the Minority, the Finance Ministry has the authority to remove some taxes that contribute to the final ex-pump fuel prices.

The Dean of the University of Ghana’s Law Faculty, Professor Raymond Atuguba, has asked for the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) Bill to be passed. Although he described the tax policy with unprintable words, he noted that funds generated from the said levy will save the country from looming economic threats. “We need to pass the ‘damn farah f*%king’ [sic], E-levy Bill, immediately and implement it effectively,” the Professor stated.

Speaking at a labor conference on Monday, Mr. Baah, blamed the recent labor agitation in the country on weaknesses in the labor institutions. “The recent discrepancies we are witnessing at the labor front are a manifestation of economic hardship workers are going through. President Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed the commitment of the government to find a lasting solution to the prevailing strike action by the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG).

A group of Ghanaian students who were living in Chernivtsi in Ukraine have been evacuated to Romania, following arrangements made by the Foreign Ministry. The students who arrived safely in the neighbouring country will be catered for by the Romanian government, a tweet by the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) on Saturday said.