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In an effort to preserve Ghanaian culture and prevent its eventual extinction, the parliament plans to allow the use of local languages during floor discussions. Order 63 of the new Standing Orders allows Members of Parliament (MPs) to speak in any of the regional languages, with translation and interpretation offered …

Following talks with the National Labor Commission, GTEC, and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, the Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana (TEWU-GH) decided to call off its two-week strike. Due to unfulfilled demands for payment of their vehicle maintenance allowances and other terms of service, the Union suspended operations …

Samuel Nerquaye-Tetteh, the Chief State Attorney at the Office of the Attorney-General, has been disbarred from the legal profession by the General Legal Council (GLC) for accepting GH¢400,000 from Alfred Agbesi Woyome, a businessman, in 2011. The Disciplinary Committee of the GLC, the body that regulates the legal profession, found …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has been urged by the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) to consider the concerns expressed by voters and political parties about certain of its proposed changes for the general election of 2024. It urged the EC to hold free, fair, and transparent elections and used the …

Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the former Minister of Food and Agriculture, has pleaded with the Ghanaian Parliament to put the protection of indigenous farmers and industries at the top of their agenda by limiting food imports into the nation of West Africa. He claims that the lack of a Legislative …

The Auditor General’s report on Ghana’s Public Accounts, including Public Boards, Corporations, and Other Statutory Institutions, for the period ending December 31, 2022, has been reviewed by the Public Accounts Committee. The Ministry of Education and its Agencies’ audit report was examined by the PAC today. The following are some …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) leadership has praised President Akufo-Addo’s most recent ministerial shuffle. On Wednesday, February 14, President Akufo-Addo dismissed Ken Ofori Atta, the minister of finance, along with ten Cabinet ministers and two regional ministers. In a statement dated February 14, 2024, NPP General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong …

$3 million was spent on the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), according to Minister of Youth and Sports Mustapha Ussif. Speaking on the floor of the Accra parliament on Wednesday, Mr. Ussif stated that the sum was a portion of the $5,007,840.36 that the Ministry of Finance had made …

Following the protest in Accra on Wednesday, the organizers of the “Save Ghana Football” demonstration gave Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin a 15-point petition. Subsequently an earlier-in-the-day march that began at Kwame Nkrumah Circle’s Obra Spot and ended at Black Star Square, the petition was presented. Along with other things, …

At the ‘Save Ghana Football’ protests, some demonstrators have demanded that football administrators resign from their positions if they are unable to improve the Black Stars. The Black Stars’ group stage exit from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations marks the third time in a row that the squad has …