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In Ghana’s quest to achieve Universal Health Coverage by 2030, a two-day training workshop was organized for the Community Health Management Committee (CHMC) members to equip them with the Community Scorecard initiative in the Tain District of the Bono Region. Mr. George Asare Tabi, the Bono Regional health information officer explained that the Community Scorecard (CSC) is a comprehensive performance ...

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has projected a slight reduction in fuel prices as the second pricing window of November begins on Saturday, November 16. According to COPEC, the retail price of petrol is expected to decrease by 5.06%, dropping from the current average pump price of GHȼ14.30 per litre to a range of GHȼ12.90 to GHȼ14.26 per litre. ...

Supreme Court Judge, Justice Amadu Tanko, one of two judges to have dissented in the 5:2 majority decision in the case brought by Efutu MP Alexander Afenyo-Markin against the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has predicted that his majority colleagues’ decision may not stand the test of time. According to him, it may not be long when the decision is ...

At a joint statement by the heads of private schools to protest against government over the 30% priority placement system to thrives on their rights and freedom. Speaking at a news conference held in Accra, to address their concerns, Pro.Damasus Tuurosong, hinted that when the rights of children are violated; when a section of the Ghanaian child is discriminated against, ...

Inusah Fuseini, former National Democratic Congress, NDC Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, has urged Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin to respect the Supreme Court’s ruling declaring his declaration of four parliamentary seats vacant as unconstitutional. This comes amid a history of tension between the NDC and the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court’s 5-2 decision on November 12, 2024, overturned ...

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has described as “positive feedback”, revelations by North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa that some 22,000 bags of expired rice were repackaged and supplied to Senior High Schools across the country. Spokesperson Kwasi Kwarteng told Joy FM that the Ministry has initiated an investigation into the allegations made on Wednesday, 13th November. Ablakwa claimed that ...

The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed claims by a section of the Ghanaian public that, the confidence people hitherto, had in it is waning. The Commission says it is one of the best on the continent when it comes to election management, positioning itself at a pedestal where many polities are emulating its works. Responding to concerns raised in an ...

A leading member of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Kwame Jantuah, has cautioned the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmakers not to celebrate the Supreme Court decision that declared the action of the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin to declare four seats vacant as unconstitutional, to anger their colleagues in the NDC. Mr. Jantuah says there are important bills to be ...

Thaddeus Sory, counsel for the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has reacted to the ruling of the Supreme Court on the vacant seats controversy. Mr. Sory, the private legal practitioner, in a post on his Facebook Thursday, November 14, 2024, indicated that the apex court did not order the Speaker to allow the four lawmakers back into Parliament. ...

A leading member of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Kwame Jantuah, has told the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin to recall Parliament immediately following the Supreme Court ruling that declared his action to declare four seats vacant as unconstitutional. Mr. Jantuah says there are important bills to be passed before this Parliament rises including the temporary budget for the handover ...