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The “unfortunate” decision by Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to withdraw from the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) “is going to be very negative for the populations there”, Ghanaian leader Nana Akufo-Addo has said. The former ECOWAS chair, however, said the regional bloc “is yet to meet” on the withdrawals. “It happened on Sunday, and we are waiting ...

The Member of Parliament for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye says he knew he would win the just ended parliamentary primaries of the party regardless of the machinations. “So I believed that I had done a lot of work and knew I could pull even bigger percentage but it did not happen. Because of the support my opponent had going into the ...

*Decriminalizing Attempted Suicide: Psychological Association Of Ghana Commend Parliament. The Psychological Association of Ghana has commended Parliament for amending the Criminal Offences Act 1960 (Act 29) to decriminalize attempted suicide in the nation. The association believes decriminalizing attempted suicide was long overdue because anyone who attempts suicide is presumed to have a severe mental disorder, and the provisions of the ...

Hon. Nicholas Amankwah, the Member of Parliament for Wassa Amenfi East has donated 50 bags of cement towards the renovation of English and Arabic Basic School in Wassa Akropong in Amenfi East municipality of the Western Region. The donation presented by the lawmaker on Tuesday, 30th January, 2024 sought to accelerate the renovation of the basic school that was currently ...

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has called on the investor community to partner government to establish a large-scale mining operation in Dollar Power in the Bole District of the Savannah Region. He said available geological data shows that the Dollar Power enclave is highly mineralised, with huge deposits of gold that make it viable for ...

The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), James Klutse-Avedzi has ordered the Kadjebi District Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to engage the Ghana Police and arrest the Former Head Teacher of Ahamansu LA Erishad Primary School, Mr. Krampah Patrick Wisdom for receiving GHS72,759.32 unearned salary. The Chairman of the Committee noted that Mr. Krampah Patrick Wisdom was ...

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has asked the Electoral Commission to release the timetable for the December 2024 general elections. The National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party have similarly expressed concern that the roadmap to the general elections should have been released by now to enhance good planning by stakeholders. According to the National Coordinator of ...

About 40% of all the stolen funds, or the dirty money around the world tend to go through London or British Overseas Territories, the UK Minister of State for Development and Africa, Rt. Hon. Andrew Mitchell, has said. He says the UK is ready to help Ghana recover any money stolen from Ghana that passes through London. “One of the ...

Only 15.0% of farms in Ghana are commercialized, C-Energy Global Holdings has stated. It report on “Creating Agriculture Financing Schemes for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security” also revealed that only 4.0% of total bank lending in Ghana went into agriculture in the last five years. The report said low mechanization, poor farm recordkeeping, poor rural transportation infrastructure, post-harvest losses, among ...

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced the commencement of the implementation of the Emissions Levy Act, 2023 (Act 1112) from Thursday, February 1, 2024. According to them, the Act will impose a levy on carbon dioxide equivalent emissions on internal combustion engine vehicles. The GRA emphasised that the move aligns with the government’s commitment to addressing greenhouse gas emissions. ...