POLITICS

On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic, officially opened the second phase of the Sinotruk Vehicle Assembly Plant in Tema as part of the government’s flagship 1-District-1-Factory initiative. At the same time, he turned the first sod for the start of work on the …

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has made several attempts to politicize and stoke discontent for the National Cathedral project, and the National Cathedral Scretariat claims it is well aware of these attempts. The secretariat said that this had influenced their earlier choice to reject a motion by Archbishop Nicholas …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), the major opposition political party, has accused President Akufo-Addo and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of being responsible for the willful damage galamsey has done to the country. The NDC argues that the two are active partners and advocates of the threat, which accounts for …

In the recently completed voter registration exercise, the Electoral Commission (EC) registered 910,996 new voters, with the majority of applicants representing 61.9% using the guarantor system. Prior to the next District Level Elections, the Limited Voter Registration Exercise was conducted at each of the Commission’s 268 District Offices from Tuesday, …

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudjato Ablakwa has received flak for allegedly misleading some of his constituents at Mepe and Aveyime in the constituency currently rendered homeless as a result of Akosombo and Volta River Dam spillage. The outspoken lawmaker in an interview told the press, …

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, the founder and general overseer of the United Denominations of Action Chapel Churches worldwide, and Rev. Eastwood Anaba, president of the Eastwood Anaba Ministries, have resigned from the board of trustees in charge of the National Cathedral project in Ghana. The National Cathedral has been the focus …

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has urged the government to stop plans for the establishment of five new universities and instead direct resources to improve the existing ones. While UTAG acknowledged the importance of increasing access to higher education, it emphasized that the current public universities are severely …

My visit here today is a very simple one. It is to come and commiserate with you about the tragedy that has occurred. When it happened, I was in America, on official business, when the Chief of Staff called me in America, about what had happened, and we discussed what …

Hon. Michael Amoah Awuku of the Atwima Nwanbiagya Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti Region, has professed everlasting solutions to the perennial dam spillage and flooding in Ghana. The government appointee is of a strong view that, these disasters could be curtailed on two conditions; evacuation and resettlement of the affected …

If the government does not resolve the University Teachers Association of Ghana’s (UTAG) concerns surrounding the payment of its Book and Research Allowance (BRA), the union has warned to sabotage labor peace. In a statement posted on Monday, October 16, 2023, UTAG issued the warning. The Book and Research Allowance, …