Clement Blankson

Disappeared after Assault: The ongoing risk for LGBTQ people in Ghana

Some youth in Kwame Danso in the Sene West District of the Bono East Region reportedly assaulted 37-year-old Joseph Kumah Kwaku in 2023 for supposedly engaging in homosexual activity. According to reports, Joseph was attacked while on his way to his farm in a nearby village after a video allegedly …

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Feed Ghana Program: “promise made, promise delivered” –Hon. Joseph Kwame Kumah

The Member of Parliament for Kintampo North, Hon. Joseph Kwame Kumah, popularly known as Jakala, has praised President John Dramani Mahama for keeping his promise to launch the Feed Ghana Project, an initiative aimed at tackling food insecurity and youth unemployment through agriculture. President John Dramani Mahama, on Saturday, April …

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Pru East poised to drive Feed Ghana Project – MP Declares

Pru East poised to drive Feed Ghana Project – MP Declares The Member of Parliament for Pru East, Hon. Emmanuel Kwaku Boam, has expressed his excitement over the launch of the Feed Ghana Project. According to him, the constituents of Pru East are eager and well-positioned to play a major …

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Agrihouse Foundation CEO urges farmers to embrace innovation for higher yields

The Chief Executive Officer of Agrihouse Foundation, Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa, has urged farmers in the Bono East Region and across Ghana to embrace innovative farming practices to increase their yields and contribute to food security. She made this statement during the closing ceremony of the second edition of the …

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Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was pushed out of his position – Dr Draman

The Executive Director of the African Center for Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. Rasheed Draman, has expressed concern about how the former Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, resigned from his position. According to Myjoyonline’s sources within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) hierarchy, the Suame MP willingly offered to step down during a meeting of the …

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Afenyo-Markin withdraws proposed amendments to anti-LGBTQ+ bill

Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Effutu, on Wednesday withdrew his proposed amendments to the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021. The withdrawal followed votes in the House against two of the MP’s proposals which appealed for the replacement of imprisonment …

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Offuman youth demands justice for the death of 25yr old man

Information reaching the news desk of Ghanaweb.mobi from Offuman in the Techiman North District of the Bono East Region has it that, a 25-year-old young man, John Daizy has been shot dead. According to our source, the unfortunate incident happened during a funeral at Jema in the Kintampo South District …

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Girl-child education a critical foundation for a thriving nation – Samira Bawumia

The Second Lady of Ghana, Hajia Mrs. Samira Bawumia has underscored the importance of girl-child education in nation-building, at the celebration of the 70th anniversary and Speech and Prize-giving Day of the Ola (Girls) Senior High School (SHS) at Ho in the Volta Region on Saturday, February 3, 2024. According …

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Importation of cocoa beans permitted by law; disregard false claims – COCOBOD

Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has declared that the importation of cocoa beans into Ghana is permitted by law and the practice has been going on since November 2001. In a statement issued by the public affairs department of Ghana Cocoa Board dated 4 February 2024, reacting to an official letter …

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GPRTU temporarily suspends implementation of proposed 20% upward adjustment in transport fares

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has temporarily suspended the implementation of the proposed 20% upward adjustment in transport fares. The GPRTU in a statement said, the suspension is to engage in a stakeholder consultation with the Ministry of Transport on 23 January 2024. Earlier, the GPRTU announced plans …

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