Yearly Archives: 2019

Brexit: Johnson in race to win support for deal

Boris Johnson will attempt to persuade MPs to back his Brexit deal today ahead of what is expected to be a knife-edge vote in the Commons on Saturday. Mr Johnson has insisted he is “very confident” MPs will back his deal. But the DUP’s opposition to his plans means he faces …

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NPP Parliamentary Primaries: I want a contest – Mampong MP declares

The Member of Parliament for Mampong in the Ashanti Region Hon. Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong has declared that he does not support any plans to let him go unopposed since he believes he has the brightest chance re-training the seat. According to Hon. Ampratwum-Sarpong  who is also the  Vice Chairman of the …

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Zoomlion congratulates AMA boss

The management and staff of the Jospong Group and Zoomlion learns with great joy and pride the award conferred on the Accra Metropolitan Assembly and the Mayor of Accra Mohammed Adjei Sowah at the 2019 C40 cities Bloomberg Philanthropist Awards. The award is in recognition of the efforts being made …

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We need good lawyers, not lots of lawyers – Chief Justice hits back

The Chief Justice has reiterated her stands on legal education in Ghana, JoyNews’ Maxwell Agbagba has reported. According to Sophia Akuffo, it is better to have few qualified lawyers to many with compromised quality. Speaking on the topic ‘Questing for Excellence’ at the 2019 University of Ghana Alumni Lectures, Justice …

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EC and Police reactivate Elections Security Task Force

The Electoral Commission (EC) and the Police Administration have reactivated the Elections Security Task Force to effectively address election security issues in the upcoming District Level Elections, the Referendum and the 2020 general election. Made up of heads of security agencies, the task force would plan and provide a conducive …

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Schools in Sunyani to be closed today

The Bono Regional Coordinating Council in collaboration with the Sunyani Municipal Education Directorate have declared Friday, October 18, 2019, a holiday for schools in the Sunyani township. This was due to the one-week funeral observation rite of the late Nana Yaa Nyamaa Puduo II, the Paramount Queen of the Sunyani …

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Consider NABCO trainees first – Akufo-Addo to state agencies

President Akufo-Addo has charged all the policy implementation partners of government’s flagship programme, Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) to give consideration to NABCO Trainees first whenever there are job openings in their various institutions. The partners include Office of the President, Ministry of Business Development, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Employment, …

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Boy, 6, drowns while crossing river to school

A six-year-old boy has drowned in a river while crossing to School. The incident occurred at Togodo, a farming community in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region on Wednesday, October 17, 2019. The body of the deceased – Tetteh Osmond – is yet to be retrieved despite a …

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Mensa Otabil, 47 others expected to be arraigned before court

A financial consultant and a former lecturer at the Ghana Banking College, Dr. Richmond Attuahene has disclosed that 47 more Directors of the collapsed financial institutions would be arraigned before court. According to him, apart from the four (4) that have been put before the court and granted bail, others …

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