An explosion at Joyea Construction at Spintex along the Accra-Tema road on Friday afternoon resulted in the reports of two deaths and five more people undergoing treatment at a hospital. In an interview with media, DOIII Ebenezer Yenzu, the Tema Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service, …
Read More »Speaker recalls Parliament to sit on May 17
Members of Parliament have been called back from break for an emergency meeting by Speaker of the House Alban Suman Bagbin. The majority leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, petitioned the session to take up unfinished business with the administration, which led to this recall. Article 112(3) and Order 53 of the Standing …
Read More »Finance Ministry gives clearance for recruitment of Degree Holders from college of Education
The Finance Ministry has given the Ghana Education Service (GES) permission to hire the class of 2022 qualified teachers who will graduate from public education colleges throughout the nation through the Ministry of Education. As a result, in order to be considered for employment, the Ghana Education Service is calling …
Read More »BVR serial numbers saga: We’ve nothing to hide – EC to NDC
The major opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has asked for the Electoral Commission (EC) to provide the serial numbers of the biometric verification devices (BVRs) being used for the present limited registration exercise. However, the EC argues it cannot do so. After the registration procedure was plagued by technological issues …
Read More »Why can’t anybody in the NDC explain “24hour economy” to Ghanaians? – APC writes
Afigya Kwabre South District Chief Executive(DCE),Hon Christian Adu-Poku popularly known as APC has questioned John Mahama’s intention to introduce a 24-hour economy to help deal with the unemployment situation in the country. Former President Mahama has reportedly proposed a 24-hour economy, which will see workers engage in a three-shift system …
Read More »MTN top executives to share expert views at 3i Summit
The 2024 3i Africa Summit, which is set to take place in the Accra International Conference Centre from May 13 to May 15, 2024, has been sponsored by MTN Ghana and Mobile Money LTD. In an effort to highlight and promote Africa’s Fintech and digital potential, the Bank of Ghana, …
Read More »Limited Registration Exercise: Offinso South NDC accuses NPP Chairman, others of busing people to register
The chairman of the New Patriotic Party and two party officials are accused by the Offinso South NDC constituency communication officer in the Ashanti region of busing voters from the constituency to another constituency so they may register for voter ID cards. The Offinso South NPP party chairman is assisted …
Read More »Ghana will be better off under ‘dumsor’ than ‘dum sie sie’- GJA President
The country is better off addressing the power issue, commonly known as “dumsor,” with a timetable than it is without one, according to Albert Dwumfour, President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA). This follows statements made by Mathew Opoku Prempeh, the Ministry of Energy, that the new administration is more …
Read More »Releasing serial numbers of BVR kits to any external parties poses a major risk to electoral system – EC to NDC
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) requested that the serial numbers of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits used for the limited voter registration exercise be made public, but the Electoral Commission (EC) has turned that request down. The kits that are now being used for the ongoing exercise have …
Read More »Interdict Gallo and Ghanamanti over Ejisu by-election brouhaha – CPP Chairperson to Council of Elders
The Convention’s People’s Party (CPP) Chairperson, Nana Akosua Frimpomaa, has urged the party’s Council of Elders to initiate legal action against Emmanuel Gallo, the party’s chairman in the Ashanti Region, and Wayo Ghanamanti, his attorney. The CPP chairperson’s appeal was in response to what she described as Mr. Gallo and …
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