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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has once again snubbed an invitation to appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament. This is the second time FDA has refused to appear before the committee after invitations to answer questions on various issues. The Food and Drugs Authority was expected to appear before the committee and answer questions regarding expired ...

Lotto operators are crying over the continuous demonization of their trade by Pastors. According to them, many people are shying away from staking lotto due to the numerous sermons attacking the trade. They have therefore urged the Ghana Lotteries Authority to map out a campaign to sensitize the public and defuse the notion that the trade is ungodly. A lotto ...

A ranking member of the Parliamentary Committee on foreign affairs Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has waded into the deportation saga involving former NPP chairman Peter Mac Manu and Kenya. According to the North Tongu MP, the matter deserves probing by the foreign affairs ministry. “The alleged treatment of Mr. Mac Manu at the hands of Kenyan authorities deserve looking into. I ...

The Volta River Authority (VRA) is indebted to the Ghana National Gas (Ghana Gas) Company Limited to the tune of more than $526 million in respect of the supply of lean gas for power generation. The amount covers the supply of lean gas for the past two years since the company started its commercial operations. Press soiree The Director of ...

The National Orginser of National Democratic Congress (NDC) Kofi Adams has described as gibberish Martin Amidu’s recent epistle blaming the NDC for the internal wrangling at the Electoral Commission (EC). “That is a very silly thought. Please! Let people use their head,” he told Morning Starr host Francis Abban Monday August 7, 2017. He added, “I am quite disturbed and ...

Eastern Regional Vice Chairman of NPP, Nana Fredua Ofori-Atta, on Monday boycotted TV3’s New Day to register his displeasure with a former Member of Parliament, George Loh, who he claim insulted him. Nana Fredua who was billed to discuss newspapers on a segment of the TV magazine show with Mr Loh and others, told producers he will not be on ...

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) will be appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament today. The Committee is expected to resume its second public hearing today, Monday, August 7, 2017 to consider the Auditor General’s report on ensuring safety and quality of medicines in the country. Other bodies appearing before the ...

Odambea festival is a ceremonial festival celebrated by the people of Nkusukum every year .This festival draws individuals from various places in and out of Ghana to learn about the customs and belief of the community. But this year festivity will have a feel of a shutdown street carnival on the 25th August which have been absent for a while ...

A ranking member on Parliament’s Defense and Interior Committee Ernest Norgbey has urged the government’s anti-galamsey task-force to be tactful in fighting the menace. “We must win the fight, but we shouldn’t be killing illegal miners,” he cautioned in the wake of reports that the task-force shot dead an illegal miner at Wawase in the Ashanti region. Describing the death ...

The Chairman of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee of Parliament, Mr Mahama Ayariga, has threatened to go to court to compel public universities, polytechnics and nursing training colleges to legalise their school fees. He said the current fees charged by the public tertiary institutions were illegal since they had not been approved by Parliament in compliance with the Fees and Charges ...