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House of Chiefs ‘misinformed’ about December 17 Referendum – CDD boss

The Executive Director of the Centre for Democratic Development has faulted a statement from the National House of Chiefs in which they backed a ‘No’ vote in the December 17 Referendum. Prof. Henry Kwasi Prempeh said the chiefs are “embarrassingly confused, if not misinformed” about the reason for the referendum. “Point 7(ii) of their Statement (attached) reveals a lack of ...

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Our chiefs were fully consulted on ‘No vote’ position – House of Chiefs reacts

The National House of Chiefs has rejected claims by some chiefs that their position on the upcoming referendum on local level elections was not discussed with members. Some prominent Chiefs including the Okyenhene and the Chairman of the Governance Committee of the National House of Chiefs, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi have said they were not consulted before the House declared support ...

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‘Independent’ Western Togoland heads to UN for recognition

The separatist group that declared independence for Western Togoland is heading for the United Nations to demand recognition. Over the weekend the Homeland Study Group Foundation declared independence for the Volta, and parts of the Northern, North Eastern and Upper East Regions after its meeting held in Ho. HSGF had over the years been demanding the secession of the above-mentioned ...

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Work hard to win NSMQ finals – First Deputy Speaker tells alma mater

Joseph Osei-Owusu, the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, has challenged students of Juaben Senior High School (SHS), his alma mater, to work hard to win the National Science and Mathematics Quiz (NSMQ) and the Senior High Schools Debates Competitions, this academic year. As his personal contribution to meet that challenge, he pledged to support the budget they would require to ...

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5 Ghanaians kidnapped by Somali pirates since 2010

Pirates operating in the Gulf of Guinea and Somali have kidnapped at least five Ghanaians who were working in a ship on the Gulf of Guinea near Somali waters since 2010. One of the survivers of the Somali pirate kidnapping, Mr Jewel Ahiable, in an interview with Atiewin Mbilla-Lawson on World Today Extra on Starr FM said he and the ...

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Halt 2020 BECE registrations – GNACOPS

The National Executive Council of the Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) has called on all private schools in the country to hold on with the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) registration process until the promise made by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that the government will absorb half of the registration fees, is fulfilled. The Council said President ...

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New policy on fisheries before cabinet – Minister

The minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mrs Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, has said the recent decline in annual yields of small pelagics from approximately 130,000 metric tonnes (MT) 10 years ago to about 30,000 MT has forced government to review the Fisheries Acts. She said the reasons for this drastic decline included over-fishing and unreported and unregulated fishing practices. Addressing ...

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Ofori-Atta runs to parliament to fix Volta roads gaffe

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has rushed to parliament to amend the 2020 budget statement barely 48 hours after his presentation. The move is to satisfy Chiefs and People of the Volta Region who had accused government of neglecting their roads by refusing to mention them among the list of roads to be fixed. The Volta Caucus in parliament on Thursday ...

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Confusion over coup plot

The many narrations being put out by persons suspected of planning to overthrow the government have prompted questions about the veracity of the defence by both the suspects and their counsel. When news of the arrest of Dr. Frederick Yao Mac-Palm, the Proprietor of the Citadel Hospital at Alajo in Accra, and the subsequent stockpile of weapons and the production ...

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