Parliament will later today, Friday, host the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley. She will address Parliament as part of her three-day visit to the country. She is among other things in the country as part of the Year of Return festivities. The time for parliamentary sitting today has …

The authorities in Tanzania have suspended female rapper Rosa Ree from performing for six months, saying her recently released music video “went against the country’s’ morals”. The body that regulates the arts industry in Tanzania, Baraza la Sanaa la Taifa (Basata), added that the song “Vitamin U” which the rapper …

A student gunman opened fire Thursday at a US high school in Southern California, killing two students and wounding three others before he was captured in grave condition after shooting himself in the head, authorities said. The shooting occurred around 7:30 a.m. at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, about …

A Member of Parliament’s Communication Committee Sam George has warned that Ghanaians will soon suffer the implications of a new tax to be imposed on Mobile Money Operators. The Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu Ekuful at a Meet-the-Press series on Thursday disclosed that talks are ongoing to ensure that mobile money …

The Ministry of Education has dismissed the assertion that the new curriculum for basic schools was rolled out in a rush. The absence of textbooks for pupils months after schools reopened has prompted criticisms from mostly educationists who questioned why the curriculum was rolled out without the availability of textbooks. …

Director-General of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Mr. Eric Nana Agyemang-Prempeh, has urged Ghanaians to see disaster prevention as an obligation of the citizenry, and not the sole responsibility of government. He said these on Wednesday 13th November 2019 during the inauguration of disaster management committees for seven assemblies. …

Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has brought clarity on the alleged exclusion of roads in the Volta Region in the 2020 budget. He explained that the roads are listed on Page 158 of the budget document and described the concerns raised by the Member of Parliament (MP) from North Tongu, …

The Volta Caucus of the Minority in Parliament has described as “wishy-washy” the denials by Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo that the omission of roads in the Volta Region from a list of roads to be fixed in 2020 was a “genuine mistake” rather than a deliberate act. Addressing the media …

The Eastern Regional Health Directorate continues to grapple with the high maternal mortality despite the roll-out of numerous critical interventions including Passion, Innovation, Commitment, Compassion and Accountability for Maternal and Neonatal Health (PICCAM). Seventy (70) institutional maternal deaths have been recorded so far in the region as at the end …

Two-year-old Christian Baah, now has smiles restored to face after undergoing surgery to remove a benign tumor from his mouth, which had swollen and deformed his face. The surgery was facilitated by the Pepsodent toothpaste brand. Hailing from Mankessim in the Central region, Christian had lived with the benign tumor …