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The remains of the late Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur will finally be laid to rest today at the Military Cemetery at Burma Camp. Family, friends, dignitaries, as well as members of the general public, are attending the burial service for the late statesman. After the service which is expected to end around midday, the funeral cortege would go through ...

The Privileges Committee of Parliament has recommended sanctions against the Assin Central Member of Parliament Kennedy Agyapong over his claims that Parliament is cheap. The committee in its report after the public hearing of the member last week said: “ The committee has carefully considered the matter in the light of the totality of the evidence gathered and in accordance ...

The Executive Secretary of the Africa Center for Energy Policy has given a damning verdict of government review agreement of the controversial AMERI deal. Ben Boakye, whose think tank was vehement in criticizing the original AMERI deal signed in 2015 by the Mahama led administration, told Joy News’ Emefa Apawu the new deal entered into by the Akufo-Addo led government ...

Former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, has advised the two main political parties, the New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress, to stop politicking with the country’s education. He has asked politicians to see the government’s decision to adopt the proposed double-track system as a social intervention policy for which they must ...

Government has renegotiated the controversial Ameri power deal claiming the new deal will save the country a whopping amount of $400 million over a 15-year period. Under the new agreement, a new company- Mytilineous International Trading Company will take over the management of the Ameri power plants for 15 years. The new company has offered to pay Ameri an amount ...

The two-track Senior High Schools (SHS) system is a pragmatic solution to the challenges facing the implementation of the free SHS programme, Abdul-Malik Kwaku Baako, Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, has said. He has, therefore, asked the government to remain focused on the programme and not be side-tracked by critics. Government has explained that the two-track system is meant ...

The Police Officer who attacked a customer at the Midland Savings and Loans, Fredrick Amanor Godzi has pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault after he appeared in court. The officer was on Thursday put before Circuit Court 10 presided over by Judge Ameley Quaye, where his charges were read to him. After his plea of not guilty was ...

The Director of Diaspora Affairs at the office of the President says one way to improve tourism in the country is to ensure that tourism ambassadors selected for the country include diasporans. According to Akwasi Awua Ababio, diaporans are the best people to promote tourism packages in the country. He said “we should be looking at embracing the people in ...

The government on Wednesday laid a paper in Parliament for the amendment of portions of the controversial $510 million AMERI deal. It follows a motion filed by the Adansi-Asokwa Member of Parliament KT Hammond for Parliament to cancel the AMERI agreement due to what he calls “misrepresentations” by the company when the deal was presented to the House under the ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo only hoodwinked Ghanaians with the free Senior High School (SHS) promise ahead of the 2016 election just for votes, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, former Deputy Minister of Communication, has said. According to him, the Akufo-Addo-led government has no idea about how to finance and sustain the programme, but for purposes of votes, he had to make ...