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Cardinal Baawobr’s death a big loss to Ghana – Bawumia mourns

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said the late Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr’s death is a big loss to the country. In a Facebook post to mourn the late Cardinal, Dr Bawumia conveyed his condolences to his immediate family and the Roman Catholic church at large. The post read: “It …

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We caught policemen stealing from Saglemi Housing project – Sam George alleges

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has alleged that personnel of the Ghana Police Service deployed to protect the Saglemi Housing project are the ones behind the theft of materials meant for the completion of the project. According to Sam George, whose constituency hosts the Saglemi Housing Project, some of his …

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Ofori-Atta has learnt a bitter lesson – Bagbin

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin believes that Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta will take a cue from the ordeal he has suffered over the past few weeks. Between a censure motion from the Minority and a decision by the Majority to kick him out of office, Mr Bagbin is sure that …

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We can no longer walk inmates to the hospital – Prison officers to gov’t

Prison Officers across the country, have petitioned government, for better conditions of service for the Ghana Prison Service. The Petition dated Monday, 28 November 2022, by a group calling itself Prison Officers With The Service At Heart (POWTSAH), also called on the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, the Chief Justice …

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‘Things are getting tougher by the day’ – Bagbin laments economic downward spiral

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has commented on the current state of the Ghanaian economy describing it as being in a state of severe disoriented downward spiral. Bagbin was speaking over the weekend during an out-of-town pot-budget retreat for Members of Parliament and other relevant stakeholders. In his address, he …

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Bawumia’s previous trip on Togbe Afede’s Africa World Airlines: Here is what we found

Social media came in their tons when Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia was spotted aboard a commercial flight on an in-country trip. A photo shared by journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni on social media disclosed that the Tamale-bound flight took off in the morning of Saturday, November 26. A smiling Bawumia …

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Dr Kofi Amoah raises major concerns about Ghana’s gold for import policy

Business magnate and economist, Dr Kofi Amoah, has said there are serious considerations to make if Ghana is to embark and fully implement its new policy of paying for oil and other essential imports with gold instead of US Dollars. The vice president, Dr Bawumia, recently announced the policy, claiming …

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Norway Appeal Court dismisses appeal against Ghana

By a unanimous decision, the Oslo Court of Appeal, Norway composed of three Justices of Appeal (Pal Morten Andreassen, Irene Sogn and Rolf Ytrehus), has in a judgment dated Tuesday, November 22, 2022, dismissed an appeal filed by Messrs. Jongsbru AS, the sellers of a property identified by the Republic …

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Major Boost For Rice Production As Jospong Partners Major Players In Thailand

The Jospong Group Companies (JGC) has commenced its integrated rice farming project following the decision of government to boost the economy through import substitution.   Presenting the 2023 Budget in Parliament last week, the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, said as part of efforts to promote exports, the government will …

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I feel challenged because ‘I am yet to complete my book’ – Ex-President JA Kufuor

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has revealed that he is working on his autobiography but that he feels challenged because he has yet to complete it. The ‘Gentle Giant’ who was president between 2001 and 2009, became the first opposition candidate under the Fourth Republic to win the presidency. Kufuor …

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