President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left the country yesterday to attend the 60th anniversary ceremony of the founding of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which is being held in Belgrade, Serbia. The NAM is a forum of 120 developing states that are not formally aligned with any major power bloc. After the United Nations, it is … The post President off to
The Minister of Local Government Decentralisation and Rural Development, Daniel Kwaku Botwe on Friday inaugurated the Guan District Assembly in the Oti Region with a call on the four traditional areas to join hands in the development of the district. The Guan District comprises areas such as Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi (SALL) with its … The post Guan District Assembly inaugurated
Barely week after a group of lawyers and academicians kicked against the anti-LGBTQI+ Bill, the debate is gaining momentum. The debate for and against has heated up with both sides taking entrenched positions. While those who support the Bill are increasing in numbers, those who are against it had also seen their numbers increased. The … The post Public debate
The Ziavi Senior High Technical School (ZISTECH) which was established in 2014 by the people of the community was yesterday absorbed officially into the public-school system. The ceremony was performed by the Chief of Staff, Madam Akosua Frema Osie-Opare at the campus at Ziavi-Dzogbe, near Ho yesterday. She commended the people of Ziavi for their … The post ZISTECH absorbed
The Central Regional Police Commander, DCOP Kwadwo Antwi Tabi has appealed to the media to collaborate with the police service in the fight against criminal activities in the region. He explained that, as partners, the media can bring to the attention of the police certain issues that would come to their attention for effective action to … The post Media
The Institute of Project Management Professionals (IPMP) on Saturday held its annual conference with a call on project management professionals to enhance their skills to ensure that projects in the country were completed successfully. The event themed “Transforming the impact of COVID-19 on global economy: Project management strategies and competencies,” saw 66 new members inducted … The post IPMP
The Alliance for Mental Health and Development has called on government to, as a matter of urgency, constitute the governing board of the Mental Health Authority. According to the group, delays in constituting the Board were hampering the effective functioning of the Authority. Additionally, it said the situation was negatively affecting the successful implementation of the … The post Alliance
The Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, disclosed that the anti-LGBTQI+ bill before Parliament in its current form, requires fine-tuning to make it fit for purpose. He said the fine-tuning would ensure that rights guaranteed by the 1992 Constitution were duly protected. “We need to fine-tune the anti-LGBTQI+ bill to ensure that it maximises the protection … The post Majority
Nana Soglo Alloh IV, Paramount Chief of the Likpe Traditional Area, has suggested that the elections of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) must be in tandem with the election of Assembly members, rather than the appointment and removal being made by the president. He appealed to the government to ensure the election of … The post Election
The Electoral Commission (EC) has stated that it has not created new constituencies and does not intend to embark on such exercise as being circulated on social media. It insisted that no such decision to create 25 more constituencies had been discussed by the election’s management body. Dr Bossman Eric Asare, the Deputy Chairman in-charge … The post EC hasn’t created new
The Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Letsa, has touted the just-ended exercise to confirm the president’s Municipal and District Chief Executive (MDCE) nominees in the region as successful. He said though some nominees were rejected, 13 were confirmed with quite a number of them receiving hundred per cent endorsement, which implied that the region’s success … The post V/R
Josephine Ansaa Inkoom, the president’s nominee for the District Chief Executive for Ayensuano has appealed to the various Assembly members across the country, not to reject female nominees but give them massive endorsement during their confirmation. “The situation where female nominees are being rejected should be a wake-up call to all stakeholders in the decentralisation … The post Don’t
The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has called on owners of media establishments to use their outlets, particularly radio, to educate and sensitise the public on the need to support the government in its development efforts. He noted that such programmes would accelerate socioeconomic development of communities to improve livelihoods. According to him, radio … The post Use
The last time I read about the Intelligentsia was in the subject Government at the sixth form. The African Intelligentsia, a group of educated Africans formed in Cape Coast, then the hub of intellectual and political activism during the colonial era. Those educated elitesused their literacy to protest against the decision by the colonial masters … The post Our
Iraqis have voted in the first parliamentary election since mass protests over corruption, unemployment and poor services erupted in 2019. The poll had been due next year but was brought forward by six months in response to the unrest, during which hundreds of people were killed. The old electoral system based on party lists has … The post Iraqi’s vote in polls triggered by
Taiwan will not bow to pressure from China and will defend its democratic way of life, President Tsai Ing-wen has said in a defiant speech amid heightened tensions over the island. Her remarks on Taiwan’s National Day came after China’s President Xi Jinping vowed to “fulfil reunification”. China denounced Ms Tsai’s speech, saying it “incited … The post ‘Taiwan
Police in Guatemala have rescued 126 migrants who were abandoned inside a shipping container at the side of a road. They were found at dawn between the towns of Nueva Concepción and Cocales after locals reported hearing screams inside the trailer. Authorities believe they were abandoned by smugglers who had been paid to take them … The post 126 migrants freed from abandoned
A Colombian nun kidnapped by Islamists in Mali four years ago has been freed. Gloria Cecilia Narváez was taken hostage in 2017 while working as a missionary in Koutiala, about 400 kilometres east of the capital Bamako. Photos posted by the Malian presidency on Saturday showed the Franciscan nun meeting with interim president Assimi Goita, … The post Columbian nun kidnapped in
Thousands of Tunisians protested against President Kais Saied’s seizure of almost total power protested in the capital on Sunday as the growing numbers taking to the street in recent weeks has raised the risk of the political crisis unleashing unrest. A week after thousands demonstrated in support of President Saied, the growing numbers raise the … The post Thousands
Missing money, opaque pay practices and poor management hamper the coronavirus (COVID-19) response in the Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo, researchers say. The Congo Research Group, based in New York University, says several new committees were set up that cost more money but failed to solve the problems. Its report says only $6m of the … The post Report: COVID-19 funds missing in
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