President Akufo-Addo has described as distressing the refusal of some doctors to accept postings to rural and underserved communities. Addressing a Public Lecture to commemorate the 60th Anniversary Celebrations of the University of Ghana Medical School, the President urged student doctors to follow the footsteps of their forebears by accepting …
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Cabinet wasted taxpayers money at Peduase to deliver misery – Isaac Adongo
Bolgatanga Central MP, Isaac Adongo, has stated that the government wasted Ghana’s resources with the cabinet meeting held at the Peduase Lodge. The purpose of the meeting was to come up with measures to resolve the current economic challenges. According to the MP (Member of Parliament), the cabinet’s meeting at Peduase was …
Read More »Teacher trainees cry over 4-months unpaid allowance
The Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana is unhappy over delays in the release of their monthly allowances which have been in arrears for four months. According to the association, the arrears owed them fall between May and August, for the 2020/2021 academic year. In an interview with Citi News, the President …
Read More »3 proposals by Minority to deal with Ghana’s economic crisis
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, over the weekend held a quarterly cabinet retreat at the Peduase Lodge to decide on ways to mitigate the current economic challenges. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on Thursday, March 24, addressed the press on details of the retreat stating that the government has decided among …
Read More »VIDEO: Drama in Parliament as Majority protest the presence of Assin North MP
There was some drama in Parliament as the Majority attempted to remove embattled Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson, from the floor of the House during Parliamentary proceedings insisting that Parliament must adhere to an order from the High Court that prevented James Gyekye Quayson from holding himself as an MP. …
Read More »Minority notifies Police on picketing at KIA over COVID-19 test
The Minority in Parliament has notified the Accra Regional Police command of their impending demonstrations and picketing at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra if the government does not make COVID-19 test free. In the notice, the Minority added that the protest is also against what they described as …
Read More »James Quayson can contest again should his seat be declared vacant – Abraham Amaliba
Private legal practitioner, Abraham Amaliba, has said that embattled Member of Parliament for Assin North is eligible to rerun for his constituency if the court declares his seat vacant. According to him, the NDC believes he will be able to regain the seat as research has shown that he is …
Read More »NDC MPs to picket at Kotoka over mandatory $150 COVID-19 testing
Members of the Minority in Parliament have announced their intention to embark on a series of picketing at the Kotoka International Airport, beginning Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The exercise according to the minority is in protest of the mandatory COVID-19 Antigen Testing at the airport which they describe as illegal, ‘unconscionable and extortionist’. “Pursuant …
Read More »How 2nd Deputy Minority Whip saved the day during quorum ‘fight’
For the past two weeks, the government’s business has been on hold as the Minority members have always raised the issue of lack of quorum when decisions have to be made in the House, resulting in suspension of the sittings. But on Tuesday, March 23, it took the bravery of …
Read More »We need new managers of Ghana’s economy – Okudzeto Ablakwa
North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has indicated that the current Economic Management Team of Ghana must be changed. According to the MP (Member of Parliament), this management team has led the country into trouble through their mismanagement of the country’s resources. In a JoyNews interview monitored by GhanaWeb, Ablakwa …
Read More »KATH pumps GH₵30 million to revamps its operations
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, has invested an amount of GH¢30 million to provide ultra-modern equipment and retool its entire operations. This has helped to revamp the operations of the hospital, the second-largest referral facility in the country built resilience in its quest to provide quality, affordable …
Read More »Minority MPs reject 30% pay cut
Some members of the Minority Caucus has declined to join their colleagues in the Majority and members of the Executive to cut their remuneration by 30 percent in order to address economic challenges confronting the country. Kwame Agbodza, Ranking Member on the Roads and Transport Committee, told Joy News that …
Read More »Mensah Thompson drags the Daily Guide to IGP
The Executive Secretary of the Alliance for Social Equity And Public Accountability (ASEPA), Mensah Thompson, has filed an official complaint at the office of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) against the Daily Guide newspaper for alleged false news publication. In a statement, he said “ASEPA is only calling for …
Read More »Demonstrating pupils assault linguist, convey palace stools to school
The pupils of Oseneso D/A Basic School in the Wassa East District of the Western Region, have embarked on a demonstration to protest the lack of chairs in their classrooms. The pupils are reported to have attacked the chief’s linguist and tore his shirt in the process. The pupils, who …
Read More »Government to cancel mandatory PCR test at KIA
The government is expected to cancel the mandatory PCR tests for vaccinated passengers at KIA, according to a document in possession of Starr News. The document details a number of restrictions government intends to ease including reopening of land borders and corresponding measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. This follows …
Read More »Teacher drowns during rainstorm at New Edubiase
The body of a 38-year-old teacher has been found in a drainage at Aburaso within New Edubiase in the Adansi South District following a severe rainstorm that hit the town on Sunday evening. The deceased, Francis Abu, an Assistant Headteacher of Adansi Atobiase D/A Basic school, got missing during the …
Read More »Fifi Kwetey eyes NDC General Secretary position after Asiedu Nketiah’s exit
Former Ketu South Member of Parliament, Fifi Kwetey, has opened up on his intention to vie for the position of General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). His only caveat however is to contest after the exit of the current chief scribe, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah. “I definitely intend to …
Read More »Chief of Staff, others had to kneel to beg ‘wicked’ Adwoa Safo – Annoh-Dompreh
Frank Annoh-Dompreh, Majority Chief Whip, has once again lashed out at ‘absentee’ Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, over her continuous absence from Parliament. According to the Nsawam-Adoagyiri lawmaker, he cannot fathom why the ‘on leave’ Gender Minister will punish the government in such a manner. He said, the party has done a …
Read More »Basic schools to end first term April 7 – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has reminded heads of public basic institutions of the scheduled calendar for the 2022 academic year. According to the GES, heads of basic schools are to take note of the calendar and “implement accordingly.” In a statement issued by its Deputy Director-General, Mr Kwabena Bempah-Tandoh …
Read More »Reviewing Free SHS: Mahama vindicated – Apaak
Deputy Ranking Member on the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak, believes former President John Dramani Mahama has been vindicated by the government’s likely decision to review the flagship policy, Free Senior High School (SHS). To him, though it is not too late, it has been long overdue since the policy is …
Read More »Onzy Kwame Nkrumah files interlocutory injunction against CPP Chair
The Vice-Chairman of Conventions People’s Party (CPP) Onzy Kwame Nkrumah has filed an interlocutory injunction against his party Chairperson Nana Frimpomaa Sarpong Kumankuma seeking to stop her from performing her leadership duties. The application filed by the son of Ghana’s first President Osaagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah is seeking six reliefs. Onzy Nkrumah per his …
Read More »Old video of Kufour giving tactics for ideal choice of NPP flagbearer pops up
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) may be months away from making a choice for a new flagbearer to lead it towards re-affirming their grip on power in the 2024 general elections, but stories about the party are not on hold. So far, the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia; and the current Minister …
Read More »Kumasi: State sues Subin NPP supporters who shut down party office
The state has sued 12 aspiring polling station delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Subin Constituency in the Ashanti Region for unlawful closure of the party’s constituency office. The group locked the party office in protest over alleged bias towards them in the polling station election by …
Read More »‘Now I have become a Mugabe’ – Ken Agyapong on how he became an MP
Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong has explained how he started thinking about and the circumstances that led to his acceptance to become a lawmaker. According to him, it started with people thronging his house for assistance after he returned from the United States years ago and ended after …
Read More »Dome-Kwabenya residents to demonstrate over Adwoa Safo’s absence in the constituency
Some residents of the Dome-Kwabenya Constituency, in the Greater Accra Region, have disclosed a protest will be held against their Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo. According to them, the purpose of the protest is due to her long absence in the constituency. They explained that Adwoa Safo’s long absence in …
Read More »Atiwa East NPP picks new officers, lauds committee for free and fair elections
Some New Patriotic Party, NPP, members in the Atiwa East Constituency of the Eastern Region have commended the party’s committee deployed to supervise the just ended internal elections in that constituency. The election was conducted by the Dr. Twum Barimah-led committee. In a press statement the members noted that the …
Read More »11 pupils hospitalised after school building collapses in Paga
Eleven pupils of the Paga E/A primary school in the Kassena-Nankana West District in the Upper East region, have been hospitalised after the walls of two classrooms collapsed on them, GhanawEb’s Upper East Correspondent Senyalah Castro reports. A Monday (March 21) afternoon rainstorm, which swept through the town, ripped off …
Read More »Free SHS: ‘Review means cancellation’ – Will government eat humble pie over 2020 comment?
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over the weekend held a crunch meeting with key members of his government to decide on the way forward in mitigating the current economic downturn. Even before the government announces the outcome, Information Minister Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah is reported by news portal citinewsroom.com as saying that all flagship programs by …
Read More »Contracting breast cancer does not amount to death penalty – BCI Boss allays fears
The President of Breast Care International (BCI) Dr Mrs. Beatrice Wiafe Addai has allayed the fears among women that contracting breast cancer does not amount to death. She said the disease is curable when it is detected at the early stage and therefore advised women to go for regular checkups …
Read More »Why Bawumia is mute on the economy – Obed Asamoah explains
Former Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Obed Yao Asamoah, has opined that the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is silent on the economy as a result of his reported presidential ambition. According to him, a realization has dawned on the Vice President that he may lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) into …
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