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The Ghana Medical Association has been petitioned to haul before its disciplinary committee and sanction Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie, Member of Parliament for Effiduase-Asokore in the Ashanti Region for daring to stand against the common position of the association in its call to ban illegal mining. The petitioner, Dr. (Med) Samuel Ayeh, a member of the GMA, wants Dr. (Med) Nana ...

A former Chief of Staff under the Kufuor administration, Kwadwo Mpiani, has urged the government to address the issue of illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey head-on without focusing on the political consequences. Mr Mpiani stressed that the focus should be on finding a solution rather than worrying about potential political consequences, such as losing parliamentary seats. Speaking in an ...

The Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame has called for a swift completion of investigations into the cases involving protesters who joined the Democracy hub demonstration. He said this should facilitate the discharge of the innocent among them. 53 protesters who took to the streets to demonstrate against illegal mining, also known as Galamsey, were rounded up by the Police for causing ...

The Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has lamented the frequent protests being carried out as the country gears up to go to the polls. Describing the demonstrations as “drumbeats of violence, mayhem, incitement to violence and civil disobedience,” Godfred Dame indicated that there are attempts to create tension ahead of the elections and instill fear into people. He indicated that persons ...

Inflation for September 2024 has climbed to 21.5%, up from 20.4% recorded in August, largely due to a surge in food prices. Food inflation rose sharply to 22.1% from August’s 19.1%, reversing a five-month downward trend. In contrast, non-food inflation saw a slight decrease, falling to 20.9% from 21.5% in the previous month. Announcing the latest figures, Government Statistician Samuel ...

In a groundbreaking move, the Presidential Candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has announced the imminent arrival of electric buses to support Ghana’s public transportation system. This innovative initiative promises to slash public transport fares by approximately 40%, providing relief to millions of commuters nationwide. A Long-Awaited Solution Ghana’s public transportation sector has long been ...

The Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI), the largest and first sector-wide public-private partnership in the cocoa industry, has released its latest annual report. The report said in 2023, CFI made significant strides in traceability systems, forest conservation and climate adaptation. The report noted that despite it being a challenging year marked by erratic weather patterns, an increase in pests and ...

The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has clarified that the strike action announced by Organised Labour on Tuesday, October 1, will remain indefinite until the government responds positively to demands for a ban on illegal mining activities, commonly known as galamsey. In a statement on Tuesday, October 1, Joshua Ansah, Secretary-General of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), stated that “Following ...

The Director of Elections and Research for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Evans Nimako, has expressed sharp disapproval of the opposition National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) latest demand to examine the Electoral Commission’s IT infrastructure. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Tuesday, he argued that the NDC is continuously shifting its concerns regarding the 2024 Provisional Voters Register and warned that their ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has demanded a re-examination of the Information Communication Technology systems being used by the Electoral Commission (EC) This follows an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting held on October 1. According to the party it deems the IT system of the elections management body as susceptible to being used to tamper with the outcome of the ...