Members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Parliament’s Appointments Committee have unanimously taken a decision to reject the approval of some ministers-designate. These nominees are Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, minister-designate for Information; Hawa Koomson, minister-designate for Fisheries and Aquaculture and Owusu Afriyie Akoto, minister-designate for Food and Agriculture. Citi News sources say the decision was […] The post NDC
The Judicial Service has responded to the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) over that latter’s statement demanding a complete reversal of the former’s “obnoxious threats” to media practice in the country. “The statement issued on behalf of the Judiciary dealt with “incendiary, hateful and offensive statements against members of the Judiciary.” This being the heading, how […] The post Our
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has told its supporters to remain calm and resolute ahead of the final judgement of the Supreme Court on the 2020 Election Petition case. The party in a communiqué issued by its General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah on Monday, March 1, 2021, said it is hopeful that the court will […] The post Remain calm ahead
Workers of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) are to suspend their industrial action and return to work with immediate effect. This was a directive given to them by the National Labour Commission (NLC) and they have thus agreed to adhere to the directive. Workers of NLA earlier on Monday, March 1, 2021, withdrew their services […] The post NLA workers
The President of the Ghana Journalists Association, (GJA) Roland Affail Monney has condemned what he says are attempts by the Judiciary to stifle press freedom in Ghana. Dr. Monney was reacting to a letter by lawyers of the Judicial Service, ordering the media to “immediately pull down“ from their platforms “statements and speeches which convey, […] The post Election
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is urging its members on Parliament’s Appointments Committee to reject the “insincere apologies” of some ministerial nominees who have appeared before the committee for vetting. NDC’s NEC in a statement said its MPs must be firm and resolute in their contributions to the committee […] The post Don’t
The President’s ministerial nominee for the Greater Accra Region, Henry Quartey says one of the things he will treat as important when approved is the teaching and learning of the Ga language in schools within the region. He describes as a priority, the study of the indigenous language despite the seeming shortage of teachers for […] The post I’ll
The National Labour Commission (NLC) has invited the National Lottery Authority (NLA) staff union and Director General Affairs at the Authority to find an amicable solution to some concerns raised by the staff members. Workers of NLA earlier on Monday, March 1, 2021, withdrew their services to protest what they say is the continuous nationwide […] The post NLC
The National Labour Commission (NLC) has invited the National Lottery Authority (NLA) staff union and Director General of the Authority, Kofi Osei Ameyaw, to find an amicable solution to some concerns raised by the staff members. Workers of NLA earlier on Monday, March 1, 2021, withdrew their services to protest what they say is the […] The post NLC meets NLA workers,
The National House of Chiefs has made a passionate plea to the citizenry to embrace the soon-to-be rolled out Coronavirus vaccination exercise. The House’s appeal, which was contained in a statement, comes to boost the confidence of Ghanaians ahead of the nationwide vaccination exercise. “We strongly appeal to everybody to avail themselves for the upcoming […] The post House
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in collaboration with Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD), Ghana Productive Safety Net Project (GPSNP) and Department of Feeder Roads (DFR) has organized a dissemination Seminar on Labour based Bituminous Surfacing Technology (LBST) for District Engineers. The Seminar aims to share the knowledge obtained from the LBST […] The post JICA
Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of Asogli State, has appealed to investors to help position the Volta regional capital Ho as a tech hub. He said the region’s leaders planned to fully leverage the strategic location of the transnational road, air and rail infrastructure to develop the city into an industrial centre. He said the move […] The post Consider Ho for a tech hub
Engage Now Africa in partnership with United Way Ghana have graduated 50 adult learners from their collaborative project, “Adult Literacy and Financial Empowerment Program” in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. These learners were drawn from Aboabo, Asawase, and Sawaba in the Asokore Mampong Municipality. These ambitious learners had gone through some months of intensive literacy […] The post A/R:
The Greater Accra Regional Minister-nominee, Henry Quartey, wants to introduce a monthly initiative to improve sanitation in the Greater Accra Region. Mr. Quartey has described this as the “clean your frontage” initiative. Speaking during his vetting, he suggested that any day on the last weekend of a month, “we could get people to join hands […] The post I’ll
As part of efforts to strengthen the capacity of schools to integrate play in classroom lessons, Right To Play Ghana has donated some educational materials and sports equipment to both the Ga South and Weija-Gbawe Municipal Education Directorates. The items donated included cones, footballs, supplemental learning notes, t-shirts, and COVID-19 awareness posters, among others. The […] The post Ga
The National House of Chiefs has added its voice to the current debate on the activities of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) in the country. It says unequivocally that members of traditional rulers will not throw their weight behind such acts they deem uncultured and non-Ghanaian. “It is pertinent to note that, […] The post LGBTQI
Veteran Ghanaian actor, David Dontoh has shared his opinion on what he believes are some of the issues bedevilling the Ghanaian film industry. Talking about the quality of production in Ghanaian movies in recent times, David told Nana Tuffour Boateng and Frema Adunyame on Citi TV‘s ‘Upside Down’ show that one of the things drawing […] The post David
The Bureau of Public Safety has advised the government to consider including a broad system that will monitor and evaluate all recipients of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. “The government should strongly consider including, as part of its vaccination program, a broad system of continuous surveillance to monitor and evaluate persons who have received the AstraZeneca […] The post Adopt
Ghana and Zimbabwe have both stressed on the need to strengthen the ties between the two countries to bring mutual benefits. This was among the issues raised on 18th February 2021, when Ghana’s Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary to Zimbabwe, H.E Alexander Grant Ntrakwa presented his credentials to President Emmerson Mnangagwa at a ceremony in the […] The post Ghana,
The Greater Accra Regional Minister-designate, Henry Quartey has said he will deal with political elites and other persons who abuse sirens and strobe lights in the capital city. There is a growing trend in Ghana where drivers especially SUV owners use sirens to weave through traffic, causing public nuisance in the process and also enjoying […] The post I’ll
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