Author Archives: larryehu

I didn’t come to win awards; I came to work – EL

Ghanaian musician EL does not believe in gathering plaques at highly publicised events. He revealed that his expectations are not to win awards but rather to focus more on how to get his music to cross international borders. In an interview with Berla Mundi on the TV3 NewDay show, EL disclosed a rather unconventional perception towards industry awards. “My expectations ...

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Start your own businesses – Bawumia tells graduates

The Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has advised graduates to venture into entrepreneurship, where they can develop their own businesses to enable them to build a sound future for themselves. According to him, going into entrepreneurship will also help the graduates contribute to the development of the country. In a speech read on his behalf by a Deputy Minister of ...

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If you don’t pass a law, gov’t can’t tax anybody – Alban Bagbin tells Parliament

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumani Bagbin has reiterated the need for Parliament to exercise its oversight responsibility over government expenditure. He said this function of parliament is a crucial one that cannot be taken lightly. Speaking at the post-budget forum held at Ho in the Volta Region over the weekend, Mr. Bagbin said it not enough for Parliament to ...

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You want Ghana fixed but you’re against raising revenue to get it fixed – Gabby

A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere Darko, has said Ghanaians want the challenges facing the country to be addressed but are against the government’s decision to raise revenue through levies to undertake the development projects. “Ghana’s development paradox. You say you want the country fixed. Yet, you are against raising revenue to get it ...

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Stop trying to undermine Bagbin’s authority – Gyampo to Majority

Professor Ransford Gyampo of the Department of Political Science, University of Ghana, has decribed as “baffling” what he says are attempts by some parliamentarians, particularly from the majority group, to undermine attempts by the Speaker to restore the lost glory of Parliament as countervailing authority to the powers of the executive. He said since 1993, Parliament has been toothless and ...

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We’re pressured by parents to vaccinate children under 15yrs – GHS

Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it is under pressure to vaccinate students and pupils who are below fifteen years against COVID-19. The service says the vaccination for those above 15-years started in some regions and this brought pressure from parents to vaccinate children below 15-years. The GHS began the vaccination of students aged 15 years and above in various schools ...

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Agyeman-Manu hands over 49 VW vehicles to GHS

The Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu yesterday, Thursday, 18 November 2021 handed over 49 VW vehicles under the vehicle hire purchase scheme to the Ghana Health Service. The vehicles were received by the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye. In total, 1000 units of vehicles will be procured under the hire purchase arrangement, which will cover the ...

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