The Supreme Court will on March 9, 2022 determine whether a deputy speaker presiding over the business of Parliament can be counted for the purposes of quorum, or can vote on a matter before the House while still presiding. This comes at a time there seem to be growing incoherence in the decisions of Speaker […] The post Supreme Court sets
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration is urging Ghanaians in Ukraine to find a place of safety and stay there as it considers concrete steps to ensure their safety in that country. The ministry’s statement comes after news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. In the statement, it said, “The Government of […] The post Find
The Coastal Development Authority (CODA) is set to roll out the CODA clean beach campaign in the coastal zones across the country. The intervention seeks to tackle the insanitary conditions along the beaches. During a press briefing in Accra on Wednesday, the Chief Executive Officer for CODA, Jerry Ahmed Shaib said his outfit would partner […] The post CODA to roll out
Some lecturers at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have begun returning to the lecture halls after the school’s management asked them to resume lectures following the suspension of strike by the National Executive Committee of UTAG. During a visit to KNUST campus on Thursday morning, some UTAG members were seen teaching […] The post Some
A Tamale circuit court has granted bail to General Corporal Samson Kweku Darfour, the police officer who was involved in the Lamashegu shooting incident and sparked a demonstration that resulted in the death of one person and injuries to at least eight others. The case has been adjourned to March 23, 2020. The accused who […] The post Policeman involved
A Tamale circuit court has granted bail to General Corporal Samson Kweku Darfour, the police officer who was involved in the Lamashegu shooting incident and sparked a demonstration that resulted in the death of one person and injuries to at least eight others. The case has been adjourned to March 23, 2020. The accused who […] The post Court grants GH¢10,000
Ghanaian students in Ukraine are calling for the Ghana government’s urgent assistance to guarantee their safety following Russia’s invasion of the country. The president of the Ukraine chapter of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), Philip Bobie Ansah in an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show on Thursday said there is an estimated 1,200 […] The post Evacuate
Patrons of the second edition of the Entertainment Achievement Awards will be treated to performances from some of Ghana’s top artistes. The programme which will be held at the Accra Marriott Hotel on February 26, 2022, will feature gospel diva Diana Hamilton, highlife crooner Akwaboah, and evergreen highlife artiste Akosua Agyapong. After dazzling viewers of […] The post Akwaboah,
Workers of Textile Ghana Limited producers of GTP in Tema have laid down their working tools in protest of what they described as nepotism and unfair treatment on the part of their Managing Director, Fatoumata Doro. The workers claimed, among other things, that their MD has disregarded their collective working agreement that spells out their […] The post GTP workers demonstrate
OCP Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of OCP Africa, all of OCP Group based in Morocco – Africa’s leading fertilizer producer, and Newage Agric Solutions Limited, a leading Ghanaian agricultural firm have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to ensure consistent and sustainable supply of fertilizer for food production in Ghana. The collaboration between OCP Ghana […] The post OCP
Ghana repealed its controversial criminal libel law two decades ago. Recent incidents have seen the Ghana Police Service use a different law to arrest and prosecute some media personalities. The law being used is Publication of False News under the Criminal Offences Act. Legal practitioner and media law lecturer Samuel Appiah Darko explains why the […] The post Ghana’s
Two police officers, whose actions contributed to the death one person, while six others sustained injuries in Lamashegu in the Northern Region, are expected to appear before court today. The officers allegedly shot into an unregistered Toyota Camry, and triggered a clash between the officers and the youth of the area. Six police officers were […] The post Police
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the Komenda Sugar Factory will be fully operationalized in April 2022. According to him, there are some civil works currently ongoing at the factory site and by the end of March, all those activities will be completed to pave way for production. Speaking at a meeting with the Komenda […] The post Komenda sugar factory
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, has expressed his utter dissatisfaction with a donation of US$4,000,000 presented by the Ghana Chamber of Mines to the Appiate Support Fund, established to, among others, support the victims of the Appiate explosion incident and reconstruct the community. The Chamber made the presentation at the […] The post Jinapor
Nii Moi Thompson, the former National Development Planning Commission Director-General, believes the government is shying away from IMF support because of possible scrutiny of COVID-19 expenditure. Speaking on The Point of View, he said he viewed the push for the e-levy as “a last gap measure” from the government after mismanaging COVID-19 funds. “It is […] The post Gov’t
The government has described as retrogressive, a vote by the University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) against the suspension of their strike. After a vote to accept or reject the suspension of the strike by the association’s National Executive Committee, 596 members voted to reject the decision to suspend […] The post It’s
The Director for Monitoring and Programmes at Odekro, Kinna Likamini, believes the current Parliament should be given the opportunity to resolve its own hurdles after notable tensions were recorded in the house in the past year. Speaking on Eyewitness News, she urged Ghanaians not to be troubled by the conduct of legislators. “When they are […] The post Tensions
A former Director General of the National Development Planning Commission, Nii Moi Thompson, has described plans to improve the taxation of the informal sector as misguided. In the wake of the e-levy and other policies to widen the tax net, Mr. Thompson said, “unfortunately for us in Ghana, we are actually moving in the opposite […] The post Focus
The 2020 parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Wa Central Constituency, Hajia Humu Awudu and his team have allegedly been attacked by a group of armed men. According to the office of the parliamentary candidate, the men numbering about eight stormed a polling station executives’ election center at Boli and attacked […] The post Wa
A former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini has defended the Speaker of Parliament’s dissatisfaction with a dismissal of a private member’s motion seeking to probe the government’s Covid-19 expenditure. Inusah Fuseini said Joseph Osei-Owusu had on several occasions taken decisions in a manner that contravenes the Standing Orders of the House. “I […] The post Speaker’s
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