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1,460 The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel Abu Jinapor, MP, Damango, is attending the World’s Climate Change Conference (COP 28) in Dubai to discuss measures to combat environmental challenges and promote sustainable development. The conference, which the United Arab Emirates is hosting, brings together decision-makers and stakeholders from all over the […]
1,379 Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, has reprimanded Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, for her interjection during a debate in Parliament Tuesday, November 28, 2023. This was when a debate on the Import Restrictions Bill was being debated in the House. The Minority in Parliament had raised concerns about the laying of the Legislative […]
1,377 The departure of a former stalwart of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, appears to have left an indelible mark on the party as it heads into the 2024 general elections. Mr. Kyerematen resigned from the party in September after the party’s Special Delegates Conference in August, where the presidential candidates were […]
1,406 The Executive Secretary of the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante, has vehemently denied claims that he has been engaged in haggling over the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR)-Torentco deal. He has also categorically refuted allegations that Torentco is his “baby” and that he is attempting to hand over TOR to another company for free. These claims […]
1,483 Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced a visa-free regime for all foreign nationals travelling into Ghana effective December 1, 2023. Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Ampratwum Sarpong, in an interview with JoyNews’ Blessed Sogah, explained that the policy is in response to ‘December in Ghana’. The December in Ghana programme was […]
1,491 A private legal practitioner and a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communications team, Beatrice Annan has described the Upper East Regional Minister, Stephen Yakubu as a ‘sex machine’ The Regional Minister, while trying to discredit former President Mahama’s 24-hour economy policy, explains that men work round the clock and, by so […]
1,433 West Africa Director, CUTS International, Appiah Adomako Kusi, has suggested to the Minister of Trade and Industry, KT Hammond, to go back to the drawing board following the resistance against government’s move to pass a Legislative Instrument to restrict imports of some selected products. Tempers flared up last Friday when the sector minister tried […]
1,390 The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has expressed his displeasure with the President over his silence on the Criminal Offences Amendment Bill 2022, which relates to witchcraft. The private member’s bill, sponsored by the Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis Xavier Sosu, was passed in July 2023 with the aim of preventing attacks on […]
1,473 The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has rejected a decision by the High Court quashing adverse findings the anti-graft body found against two individuals in the Labianca case—Colonel Kwadwo Damoah, a former Commissioner of the Customs Division at the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), and Joseph Adu Kyei, a former Deputy Commissioner of the […]