Mrs Jean Mensa, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), says the priority of her outfit is to ensure peace in the conduct of the 2020 General Election. “We recognise that this year is a crucial year as we go to the polls on December 7. What we say and do will have a positive or […]
Mr Godwin Edudzi Yao Effah, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Keta, has cut the sod for the commencement of works on Cassava Processing Factory at Tsiame-Dorveme in the Municipality. The factory, which is a partnership between the Municipal Assembly and Hormeku Engineers and Planners (HoPE) Limited, is part of the government’s flagship One District […]
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) running mate, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang says the brouhaha over who cancelled or restored the teacher and nursing trainees allowances should have been dead by now, especially when the rationale was to expand access to the training colleges. “We never cancelled teachers allowance; this thing should be dead by now. […]
The Ministry of Education says there are no immediate plans to reopen schools from next month for full academic activities. Consequently, it has called on the public to ignore reports to that effect. “The ministry will like to state categorically that aside from final-year students who are in school, the public should disregard reports going […]
The Deputy MASLOC CEO, Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah, says media reports suggesting that she admitted to using state funds for political campaigning and vote-buying are completely false. She says she is not a custodian of any state money and therefore could not have used public money to run her campaign or buy votes in […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has laid out her country’s priorities before the European Parliament in Strasbourg at the start of the country’s six-month stint at the helm of the EU under its rotating presidency system. Merkel focused on five areas where Europe needs to make progress in order to emerge unified and strong from the Covid-19 crisis: fundamental […]
The government has been called upon to urgently ensure that health workers are provided with adequate PPEs to protect them from contracting the COVID-19 which is spreading across the country. This clarion call is coming from the Health Sector Unions who are seeking to protect the lives of its frontline members on duty. have called […]
The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu has called for a probe to find out how some absentee Members of Parliament (MPs) names managed to enter the House’s attendance book. The issue came up this morning [Thursday] after it was discovered that some MPs whose names were in the votes and proceedings were […]
President Akufo-Addo has expressed shock over the death of the former General Secretary of the NPP, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie aka Sir John. Sir John died of Coronavirus complications at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on Wednesday night, July 1. Reports say he was taking treatment in the Intensive Care Unit of the Hospital. Reacting to […]
In readiness to seek re-election in 2020 Elections, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will later today Saturday, June 27, acclaim President Akufo-Addo as the party’s Presidential candidate. The Special National Council meeting, which was a directive of the National Council, will be done by the voting member representatives made up of selected Members of Parliament, […]