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Over 1,700 parliamentarians from around the globe, including the Speaker of Ghana’s parliament, Alban Bagbin, were present on Saturday, March 11, 2023, as Bahrain kick-started the proceedings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference at the plush Exhibition World Bahrain (EWB) in Sakhir. This year’s conference, on the theme, “Promoting peaceful coexistence and inclusive societies: Fighting intolerance”, was opened by the ...

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has challenged the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) and Principals of Technical and Vocational Education and Training TVET Institutions to improve their educational outcomes or stand the risk of having their institutions closed down. Dr Adutwum announced this when he addressed members of the Conference of Assisted Senior High Schools ...

Interest rates remarkably fell significantly within just a week, following the government’s decision to reject bids with higher yields. According to the latest auction by the Bank of Ghana, the 91-day yield fell once again to 19.04% from 24.16% last week. From a high of 35% a week ago, interest rates on the short term securities have dipped significantly on ...

The Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways, Stephen Pambiin Jalulah, has said that government cannot contract as many new roads as it envisaged because of the current economic challenges. “The implication is that we cannot begin new projects but for the ongoing projects we are paying contractions to come and do it. Let me add that the source of funding ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has told President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to take responsibility for the economic challenges that the country is going through. LEARN AND TRADE FOREX WITH GOLIGFX WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW: In the view of Mr Mahama, the first step to tackling the problem is for the President to first accept responsibilities and then bring people on ...

Former Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Prof Kwabena Frimpong Boateng says there are many top government officials engaged in the illegal mining popularly known as ‘galamsey’. The renowned professor who served under President Akufo-Addo insists that the rot goes as high as the government seat, Jubilee House. LEARN AND TRADE FOREX WITH GOLIGFX WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW: This comes ...

*” The Member of Parliament for Wassa Amenfi East Constituency in Western Region Region, Hon Nicholas Amankwah has demanded answers from the Minister responsible for Energy, when some communities in his area without electricity will be connected onto the national grid. The energy minister, Mathew Opoku Prempeh appearing before the August house to answer questions on rural electrification projects was ...

The Municipal Chief Executive for Bekwai municipality in the Ashanti region, Hon. Kwaku Kyei Baffour has expressed shock and dismay about accusations on disrespect and incompetent made against him by some few assembly members at the assembly. The MCE described such allegations as lies, fabricated and baseless charges in an attempt just to agitate to achieve their personal interest. The ...

Treasury bills witnessed another high patronage even as government measures to correct interest rate anomalies pushed the yields significantly lower from the 35 percent levels. Yields on the 91-day bill ticked lower by more than 1,000 basis points to 24.1% from a week earlier, according to the auction results by the Bank of Ghana. The 182-day fell by 850 bps ...

The Ghana Armed Forces says the operation they conducted in parts of Ashaiman was merely a swoop in a man-hunt for some criminals and not for vengeance. This follows a brutal military invasion of parts of Ashaiman on Tuesday dawn, following the murder of a young soldier, Trooper Imoro Sherrif, on Saturday dawn at Ashaiman-Taifa. Footages shared on social media ...