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On Thursday, June 8, 2023, at Amrahia, in the Greater Accra region, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, officially opened the state-of-the-art National Aquaculture Centre and Commercial Farms, which cost $12 million to build. The important initiative comes after the President’s commissioning of the 86 million euro …

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, …

Parliament has decided to seek clarification from the Supreme Court on how the House should carry out the Court’s ruling on expunging the name of James Gyakye Quayson former MP for Assin North from the records of the House. Haruna Iddrisu, a lawmaker for Tamale South, raised a constitutional challenge …

The government has given merchant SIM subscribers until the end of June 2023 to register their SIMs or face having them deactivated. According to the Ministry of Communications, about 280,000 merchant SIMs are not registered, giving criminals a chance to utilize them to continue their illegal activities. The unregistered merchant …

James Gyakie Quayson, a National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for member of parliament, has declared in support of his candidacy that he will fight for the district to the very end. He said this while campaigning in the Assin North constituency in advance of the June 27, 2023, by-election. The …

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 …

Professor Frimpong-Boateng, a former Minister of Environment, Science, and Technology, admitted in an interview that he is a victim. He claims that the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s invitation to him is an effort to demonize him. After being detained, he was given a GHS 2 million bail. The cardiac …

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 …

Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, a former minister of environment, science, technology, and innovation, has advised those in positions of authority to exercise prudence when acting, especially if it is not in the best interests of the nation. Prof. Frimpong Boateng, who was detained by the Office of the Special Prosecutor over …

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has approved a GH2 million bail for Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, a former minister of environment, science, technology, and innovation. This comes after the former minister received an invitation from the OSP to appear before it as part of an ongoing investigation into potential …