The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 16th April, 2018, met with the leader of the UK’s Labour Party and leader of the opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, MP, on the sidelines of the 25th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, currently ongoing in the United Kingdom. In the meeting, President Akufo-Addo noted that Ghana and the … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Ghana Saturday, April 14, to attend the 25th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. The meeting is scheduled to take place in London, United Kingdom, from Monday, April 16 to Friday, April 20, on the theme “Towards a Common Future”. A statement signed by Director of Communications at the Presidency, … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer for the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Dr. Samuel Annor has called on Labour Unions to consider supporting the health scheme with one percent [1%] of their earnings to better cushion and enhance performance of the scheme. Dr Annor explained that the current 2.5% Value Added Tax [VAT] used in running … Read more
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta says government will review the income tax threshold to ensure that minimum wage earners are not made to pay tax from next year. This is one of the several policies the government intends to introduce in 2018 to stimulate investment and to shape Ghana’s economic, the minister announced in his 2018 … Read more
Israel’s main opposition Labour party has taken a risk in electing as its new leader an ex-businessman who only joined months ago, hoping a fresh approach can topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Avi Gabbay, a 50-year-old former head of one of Israel’s largest telecommunications companies, is far from the typical leader of the party that … Read more
Israel’s main opposition Labour party voted in former businessman Avi Gabbay as its new leader Monday, said the party as it seeks to regain waning influence and win back supporters. Gabbay, who only joined the party in December, took 52 percent of the votes in the runoff against longtime politician and former party leader Amir … Read more
Avi Gabbay, who won Monday’s runoff election to head Israel’s opposition Labour, is a political newcomer with a business background who supporters hope will galvanise his beleaguered party. He had surprised observers when reaching second place in the first round of the Labour election after joining the party in December, just months after quitting Prime … Read more
Israel’s main opposition Labour party voted for a new leader Monday as it seeks to regain waning influence and win back supporters who have drifted toward centrist and right-wing candidates. The runoff election sees two candidates with sharply different political backgrounds: Amir Peretz, a longtime politician and former party leader; and Avi Gabbay, an ex-businessman … Read more
The head of Israel’s main opposition Labour party lost a re-election bid Tuesday as the party which once dominated the country’s politics faces dwindling relevance. Isaac Herzog was knocked out of a leadership primary election that saw veteran politician Amir Peretz and former environment minister Avi Gabbay proceed to a head-to-head second round set for … Read more
Thousands of people marched through London on Saturday to protest at austerity and demand Prime Minister Theresa May’s government resign after its disastrous showing in last month’s election. Demonstrators converged in front of the BBC headquarters in central London to demand an end to belt-tightening that has led to cuts in spending for public services. … Read more
Tributes were paid Tuesday to Joel Joffe, the lawyer who defended Nelson Mandela in the trial that saw the anti-apartheid icon jailed, following his death at the age of 85. Lord Joffe died on Sunday, said Oxfam, the aid agency which he chaired. The Nelson Mandela Foundation said the human rights lawyer died in London. … Read more
Protests were held in London as residents demanded support for those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire. Between 50 and 60 people stormed Kensington and Chelsea Town Hall as members of the public said the homeless needed help “right now”. Crowds gathered outside a hall where PM Theresa May met survivors and protests were also … Read more
New Zealand’s main opposition party Monday announced plans to almost halve immigration numbers if it wins a September election, with the clampdown focused on international students. Labour Party leader Andrew Little said it was “time for a breather on immigration” in the nation, which has experienced record annual net arrivals of about 70,000 in recent … Read more
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he can “still be prime minister” as he aims to thwart Theresa May’s attempt to run a minority government. He told the Sunday Mirror: “This is still on. Absolutely.” Labour will set out its own programme for government as an amendment to the Queen’s Speech, focusing on austerity and a … Read more
British Prime Minister Theresa May appears to have begun a purge in her party after shock election results threw the future of her leadership in doubt. May’s co-chiefs of staff, Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill, announced their resignations Saturday on the Conservative Home political blog. Timothy conceded in a statement that he had failed to … Read more
Three Ghanaians are set to serve in UK’s new Parliament after they won their seats for the Conservative party in the just ended British elections. The three are; Adam Afriyie who has a Ghanaian father won Windsor for the Conservative taking 64.4% of the vote. Sam Gyimah both of whose parents are Ghanaian won Surrey … Read more
The BBC News website’s Africa desk team have been keeping an eye on 10 candidates in the UK elections who are of African heritage. They were all MPs in the previous parliament and have all won their seats again: * Helen Grant who has a Nigerian father won Maidstone and the Weald for the Conservative … Read more
The pound plunged Friday as the surprise election setback to Prime Minister Theresa May injected uncertainty into Britain’s negotiations with the European Union over Brexit. But London equity markets gained on the drop in the British currency, along with bourses in Paris and Frankfurt. Stocks were mixed on Wall Street, with the Dow climbing to … Read more
International Relations expert and MP for Gushegu in the Northern Region of Ghana, Dr Ziblim Iddi, predicts the United Kingdom faces difficult times after the snap general elections that started on Thursday. Results trickling in shows the Conservative party, led by Prime Minister Theresa May, have lost their majority and has resulted in a hung … Read more
Britain’s Conservatives have lost their majority in a snap general that has resulted in a hung parliament. With just a handful of seats left to declare, Thursday’s poll shows gains for the opposition Labour Party. This is seen as a humiliation for PM Minister Theresa May, who chose to call the election to try to … Read more