The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has observed that the concept of majority rule should pave way to participatory inclusiveness. “Given the current changes, Parliament cannot continue to apply the old rules, procedures, culture and conduct whilst going through the transitional period, else the march towards democratic dispensation will be halted,” he cautioned. Mr Bagbin stated … The post Speaker:
Yusif Sulemana, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Bole-Bamboi Constituency in the Savannah Region, has urged his colleagues on the Minority side not to trigger any parliamentary action against absentee MPs but focus on rejecting the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) Bill. According to him, they should instead continue to focus their attention onrejecting … The post MP
The youth have been advised to explore innovative ways towards volunteerism, skills and knowledge acquisition to better prepare them for emerging opportunities. They have also been asked not to shirk their responsibility as future leaders and get involved in activities that would propel them to acquire experience and nation building. Mumuni Sulemana, the Northern Regional … The post ‘Explore
Dr Kwame Asah-Asante, a political scientist, has cautioned the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to properly handle the challenges being faced in the party’s nomination processes for polling station and constituency executives. “Failure to handle the current challenges might go a long way to affect the electoral fortunes of the party, particularly, its … The post Mishandling
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Kpando Constituency in the Volta Region, Della Sowah, has insisted that the passage of the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) will inflict hardships on the citizenry. She said the economy was not in good shape with goods and services increasing on daily basis which had become unbearable for the … The post E-levy
Some female midwives are encouraging men to take interest in midwifery profession which is currently dominated by women. Midwifery is the health science and health profession that deals with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period (including care of the new-born). In separate interviews with some midwives, they explained that most patients preferred being attended to by … The post Midwives
The National Inland Canoe Fishermen Council (NICFC) fully supports the new policy of the government and the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development to set up an automation system for the distribution of Premix fuel in the country. It also urged government to increase the price of the Premix fuel from GH?7.50 to GH?10.00. The … The post INLAND CANOE FISHERMEN COUNCIL HOLDS
KIEV is preparing for an offensive in Donbass, which is likely to be attended by mercenaries from Western countries, who have recently appeared regulary in the south-east of Ukraine. At the same time, Kiev does not stop of pouring contradictory statements: either preparing citizens for an allegedly inevitable war, or promising that it will not … The post Foreign
Dr. Scott Peck believes that we cannot solve life’s problems except by solving them. This statement, he says, is idiotically tautological or self-evident, yet it is seemingly beyond the comprehension of much of the human race. This is because we must accept responsibility for a problem before we can solve it.We cannot solve a problem … The post The responsibility paradox appeared first on
The Right Reverend Prosper Samuel Dzomeku, Moderator of the Global Evangelical Church (GEC), on behalf of the church has presented assorted items to the survivors of the Appiatse explosion disaster. The items included copies of the Holy Bible, bags of rice, cartons of tinned tomatoes, boxes of mackerels, bails of used clothes and bags of … The post Global Evangelical Church
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has berated his First Deputy, Joseph Osei-Owusu, for overruling his decisions.“It is interesting that this is the second time the First Deputy Speaker has taken the chair and has made a ruling which in effect, was to overrule a position I had earlier on established before the … The post Overruling my decisions unconstitutional
Yesterday, the government launched the 2021 financial year audit in Accra. According to the government, the financial year audit is meant to show its commitment to promote accountability and financial responsibility in the use of public funds to enhance national development. The 2021 financial year audit, which would involve the audit of the central government’s … The post Audit reports
The Winneba District Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a 33-year mason, Ernest Ackom, to six months imprisonment in hard labour for stealing an HP Laptop valued at GH¢4,000.00. The Convict, also known as ‘Naya’, who is already serving a nine-month jail term for a similar offence, pleaded guilty to stealing and the Court presided over by … The post Mason jailed 6 months for theft appeared
Two sureties for the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Ms Sedinam Tamakloe Attionu, are being pursued by the state over her continuous absence from court proceedings. Ms Attionu had not attended court proceedings since October 2020, after she was granted court leave to seek medical care outside the country. … The post State pursues
Four alleged land guards, yesterday appeared before an Accra Circuit court for threatening to kill the head of the Nii Arde Akpa Royal Family, Daniel Nii Tagoe, at Kokrobite in the Ga South municipality of the Greater Accra Region. Ahene Emmanuel, Nii Kwei Laryea, Samuel Ohene Otchie and Noah Acquah were also charged with causing … The post 4 alleged
Justice Lydia Osei Marfo, the presiding judge of Criminal Court “5” Accra, yesterday abandoned her seat when the gun of a prison warden “accidentally” went off in courtroom during the trial of Canadian girls’ alleged kidnappers. Other court attendants had to run in different direction for fear of their lives thereby bringing proceedings to a momentarily … The post Judge
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