POLITICS

Ghana’s foreign missions unable to pay rent, utilities

Member of Parliament for North Tongu says the country’s foreign missions are playing hide and seek with their landlords because of their inability to pay rent. According to Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, this is because the Finance Ministry is starving the foreign missions of funds they need to operate. “The Foreign Ministry has suffered …

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Moringa: The health benefits of this plant are unbelievable

Owing to its high concentrations of polyphenols in its leaves and flowers, moringa protect the liver against oxidation, toxicity, and damage. For reasons quite obvious, the moringa tree has been dubbed the tree of miracle. Known to the ancient Chinese, Indians and many other cultures around the world, it recently …

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Govt absorbs WASSCE fees for first batch of free SHS students

Government says it has absorbed the registration fees and cost of practical for students in public senior high schools who will sit for next year’s West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). These candidates are the first batch of the free SHS education introduced by President Nana Akufo-Addo in September …

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Minority to boycott vetting of Chief Justice nominee

The Minority in Parliament has served notice to boycott the vetting of the Chief Justice nominee, Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah. Justice Anin-Yeboah if approved by Parliament will succeed outgoing Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo who retires on December 20, 2019. The Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament and First Deputy Speaker …

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Minority to boycott vetting of Chief Justice nominee

The Minority in Parliament has served notice to boycott the vetting of the Chief Justice nominee, Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah. Justice Anin-Yeboah if approved by Parliament will succeed outgoing Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo who retires on December 20, 2019. The Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament and First Deputy Speaker …

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Meet first Ghanaian woman who has won MP seat in UK elections

A Ghanaian-British politician, Abena Oppong-Asare has been elected as the next Member of Parliament for Erith and Thamesmead constituency in the southeast of Outer London in the United Kingdom, ABC News can report. She won the seat with 48 per cent of the votes, representing 19,882 votes as against 16,124 votes gathered …

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EC dispatches materials to regions ahead of district level elections

Director of Electoral Services at the Ghana Electoral Commission, (EC), Dr. Serebour Quaicoe says barring any unforeseen challenges delivering electoral materials to polling stations for Tuesday’s District Level election would be smooth, adding that electoral materials have already been dispatched to the regions. He explained that electoral materials can only …

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1981 Coup: Akata-Pore invites Rawlings to join him beg Ghanaians

Sergeant Daniel Alolga Akata-Pore (rtd), a key figure in the defunct Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), led by former President Jerry John Rawlings, has voiced out his willingness to join forces with the latter to ask the nation to pardon them. He wants Ghanaians to accept their remorse, reconcile and …

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Parliament approves Supreme Court nominees

MPs have approved President Nana Akufo-Addo’s appointees to the Supreme Court, JoyNews’ Kwesi Parker-Wilson reports from the House. The Appointment Committee vetted the three nominees earlier in the week and submitted their report to the House with a recommendation to proceed with their approval. Justice Mariama Owusu, Justice Lovelace Johnson …

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I’ve only 2 relatives in my government – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said he has only two family members in his government, thus, ricocheted accusations by the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that he has 51 relatives in his “family-and-friends” government. “I’m not presiding over a government of family-and-friends”, the President rebuffed at the Jubilee House on …

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Christmas: Expired food products flood Koforidua markets

Some traders in the Eastern Regional Capital, Koforidua, have flooded the market with expired products to outwit unsuspecting consumers rushing to buy products for the yuletide. The perpetrators allegedly sneaked onto the market with products that have expiration dates as far back as 2017. However luck has eluded some of …

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NDC writes to Akufo-Addo over district assembly elections

The NDC has appealed to President Akufo-Addo to allow chiefs appoint the thirty percent presidential nominees at the district assembly level. According to the party, such a meove will create harmony between the assemblies an chiefs in developing communities. “In particular we would like us to consider ceding the power …

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NLC explains reason for court order against striking teachers

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has explained its decision to secure a court order against three teacher unions whose members are currently striking. The Commission’s Executive Secretary, Ofosu Asamoah, has explained that the decision was made because of the teachers’ failure to follow due process. The NLC, on Wednesday, filed …

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Independent parliamentary candidate joins NPP

The former Presiding Member of the Akuapem North Municipal Assembly, Nana Asiedu Ofei who contested as an Independent Parliamentary candidate in the 2016 general election, has announced his decision to join the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and support their cause. He explained that as an Independent candidate, he garnered 9,092 …

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Court orders striking teachers to resume work

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has secured an injunction to compel the striking teacher unions to immediately resume work. The court order also barred the teachers from continuing with the strike which has been in effect since Monday. Meanwhile, the teachers say forcing them to the classroom in spite of …

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NDC angry with Rawlings for helping EC

The founder of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jerry John Rawlings, has laid the stage for the continuous mistrust between the Electoral Commission (EC) and political parties as seen and heard on secret audio recordings at the Inter-party Advisory Committee (IPAC), to fester further with his endorsement of the …

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80% of HIV patients in Ghana are Christians – AIDS Commission

The Ghana AIDS Commission has revealed that Christians constitute about 80 per cent of Persons Living HIV (PLHIV) in Ghana. Officials attribute the trend to less active social mobilisation and community participation in the campaign on risk behaviours. Speaking at an event in to mark World Aids Day at Kwadaso …

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Teacher Unions sabotaging us with their strike – Govt

Government has described the ongoing strike by Teacher Unions as sabotage after their meeting with the unions ended inconclusively. Government’s meeting with the teacher unions to resolve the issue of legacy arrears did not end well, the PRO for the Education Ministry, Vincent Ekow Assafuah speaking to Joy FM accused …

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