Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, vice president, has officially broke the ground for the development of Ghana’s first inland marine port and an associated industrial park at Debre in the Savannah Region. LMI Holdings is developing the Trans-Volta Logistics Corridor, a multimodal transportation route that will use the Volta Lake to convey …
Read More »Free SHS not under review – Education Ministry
The Ministry of Education has denied reports that the Free Senior High School initiative, the Akufo-Addo administration’s signature program, is being reviewed. In an interview with Joy News, the Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Kwabena Opoku Amankwah, stated that a review is happening to determine which …
Read More »Wassa Amenfi East MP commissions new Police Station to beef up security
To tackle crime, the newly constructed police station in the Wassa Afransie community has received considerable donations from Hon. Nicholas Amankwah, the Member of Parliament for the Western Region’s Wassa Amenfi East Constituency. On Thursday, July 21, 2022, the presentation was made during a brief ceremony to commission a new …
Read More »Ghanaians are losing confidence in our Judiciary-NDC
The Supreme Court’s errors in the 2020 Presidential Election Petition and other issues, the Chief Justice’s behaviour, and the current practice of not providing justification for decisions and judgements have all been points of contention for the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). According to the NDC, if the judiciary, …
Read More »Free SHS Food Shortage: Eastern Region CHASS cancels Super Zonal sports event
Due to a food scarcity, the forthcoming Super Zonal sports event for second-cycle schools has been canceled by the Eastern Regional Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS). The leadership of CHASS ordered zonal heads to fire all athletes who were tented for the sports festival scheduled for July …
Read More »Ato Forson authorized payment to ambulance supplier contrary to contract’s terms – Kwaku Agyemang -Manu
The former deputy finance minister Cassiel Ato Forson has been charged by the health minister Kwaku Agyemang-Manu of allowing payments to an ambulance supplier in violation of the contract’s explicit provisions. According to Mr. Manu, the contract’s provisions mandated that payment not be made until the delivery of the vehicles. …
Read More »Only 1% of employees in the private sector make contributions to SSNIT
Only 1% of employees in Ghana’s private sector pay into the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), according to Dr. John Ofori-Tenkorang, Director-General of SSNIT. Only 1.7 million of Ghana’s 11.5 million workers, he claims, are active SSNIT donors. He claimed that while 36% of workers are in the …
Read More »Assin North MP’s criminal case adjourned again
Assin North Member of Parliament (MP) James Gyakye Quayson’s criminal case hearing has been postponed by the High Court until Tuesday, October 18, 2022. The criminal charges hearing has been postponed to make room for the Supreme Court’s upcoming application to be heard. According to the lawyer for the troubled …
Read More »Minority working with government to prevent Ghana from becoming like Sri Lanka- Haruna Iddrisu
According to Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, the minority group in Parliament is collaborating with President Akufo-Addo to rescue and save the Ghanaian economy and, more crucially, to prevent Ghana from entering a situation similar to that of Sri Lanka. Speaking at the conclusion of a recent workshop held by the Minority …
Read More »Amakye Dede urges the government to legalize marijuana use
Abrantie Amakye Dede, a legendary singer from Ghana, has urged the authorities to make marijuana use legal in his country. He contends that stereotypes of marijuana users as nasty people are untrue and deceptive. “Smoking marijuana is not a sign of a horrible person. The singer of the song “Mmaa …
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