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  Recent power outages (Dumsor) in Dormaa Ahenkro, the Bono Region, and the surrounding area have had a detrimental impact on local businesses and production. Speaking to the Dormaa Municipal Director of the Volta River Authority/ NEDCo, Mr John Anim, he noted that the fluctuations over the past two (2) …

  The Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament has vetoed the use of hotels for the post-budget workshop this year, citing the current financial challenges facing the country. This decision by Rt. Hon. Bagbin follows Deputy Minority Leader, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin’s announcement on Friday, November 10, that …

    The National Coordinator of the School Feed Programme, Mrs. Gertrude Quashigah, has passed on according to the information gathered. She reportedly died on Sunday, November 12, 2023. She was Born on February 1, 1960, in Dzelukope, Keta, in the Volta Region, Mrs. Gertrude Quashigah who held the position …

  Ken Ofori-Atta, the minister of finance, will deliver the government’s 2024 budget statement and economic policy to parliament on Wednesday, November 15. The objective of this presentation is to delineate the government’s approaches to revenue generation and policies designed to mitigate the present economic hardships experienced by Ghanaians. Speaker …

  Ambrose Dery, the interior minister, has been called by parliament to brief the house on the shooting incident at Sege in the Greater Accra Region that claimed one life. A dispute between residents of Ada and the salt mining firm Electrochem Ghana led to a shooting incident at Toflokpo, …

  The government has announced that the Finance Ministry has approved GH¢4 million to help clear the outstanding debt of the renal unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. The outpatient department of the renal unit was closed down in May 2023 due to debt, leading to the death of 19 …

    The Deputy Minister of Arts, Tourism, and Culture also an aspiring parliamentary candidate in Ayensuano constituency, Mark Okraku Mantey, has returned Ghc50,000 intended for election “operations” after being pursued by angry party executives. The crux of the matter revolves around the fiscal transactions of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu …

Another Man shot himself dead in a test on the bullet-proof charm A man has been shot dead in Nigeria’s north-eastern Bauchi state while a so-called bullet-proof charm – or “gun medicine” – was being tested on him by a traditional healer, police spokesman Ahmed Wakil has said. The healer …

  John Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for 2024, presented a policy paper on behalf of the party during a meeting with the Ghanaian Trades Union Congress (TUC). According to him, every Ghanaian has a debt of GH¢19,000 if the GH¢577 billion national debt is divided …

  Former President John Dramani Mahama, the leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and the biggest opposition party, has declared that if his party wins the 2024 elections, he will merge a few ministries in the nation. Mr. Mahama emphasized that the New Patriotic Party-led administration had established multiple …