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“Young people are the heart of the SDGS” – Pres Akufo-Addo

Ghana’s president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reiterated his long-held conviction that the Sustainable Development Goals will continue to evolve around the youth and all young people. According to him, the “Sustainable Development Goals are an investment for children, youth and future generations,” therefore “it remains abundantly clear that we …

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Mahama meets NDC MPs who lost their primaries

John Dramani Mahama, the candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has met with the party’s current lawmakers who failed to win re-election in the parliamentary primary on May 13, 2023. Fifi Kwetey, the general secretary of the NDC, Julius Debrah, the convener of the John Mahama 2024 primary campaign, …

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Labour Commission instructs Fair Wages to reinstate GBC staff allowances

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has been set a 14-day deadline by the National Labour Commission (NLC) to release the allowances of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) employees. The decree follows the FWSC’s decision to limit specific allowances since the commission deemed the token to be unjustified. However, GBC …

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SIM deactivation: Ursula Owusu-Ekuful to appear before parliament today

The Minister of Communications and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, is scheduled to come before Parliament today, June 8, and it is anticipated that she will present information about the drawn-out SIM card re-registration process. Following the May 31 deadline, approximately 8 million subscribers, including well-known individuals like Speaker of the Parliament …

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President Akufo-Addo commissions Psychiatric building at Korle-Bu Hospital

On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, President Akufo-Addo commissions the recently built structure, which will house the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital’s Department of Psychiatry. Squadron Leader Melody Danquah, a trailblazing woman who made history as the first female military pilot in sub-Saharan Africa in the 1960s, is honored by this magnificent structure, which …

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Suame interchange construction to begin in August

August is the planned commencement of construction on the Suame interchange project. Francis Gambrah, the Ashanti Regional Director for the Urban Roads Department, claims that the project camping grounds is nearly finished even though physical construction on the Suame interchange project has not yet started. This suggests that construction might …

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Parliament approves Getrude Torkornoo as new Chief Justice

Following a lengthy debate in the House on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, Parliament confirmed Gertrude Torkornoo’s nomination for Chief Justice. Justice Torkornoo was proposed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in April 2023. Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, who left the seat on May 24, is being replaced by her. She stated, …

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Charles Opoku wins NPP Assin North primary

Charles Opoku, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) chosen candidate for the Central Region’s Assin North by-election, has urged party members to put aside their differences and work together to secure the seat for the party. He said his victory should serve as a launch pad for the party to bridge the divisions …

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Speaker of Parliament SIM card deactivated despite re-registration

The official Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card of Speaker Alban Bagbin, which is registered in the name of Parliament, has reportedly been disabled despite being fully registered, according to Sam George, the Deputy Ranking Member on the Communications Committee of Parliament. The MP claims that this highlights the shortcomings in …

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