The Member of Parliament for the Ablekuma North Constituency, Hon Sheila Bartels has encouraged young girls in the Darkuman community to take their education seriously. She also stressed on the importance of vocational training as a substitute for traditional formal education, while emphasizing the merits of the TVET initiative and how the Zongo girl child...
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Sekondi-Takoradi: Sachet water producers agree to sell bag at GH¢8 instead of GH¢10
Sekondi-Takoradi Zonal Association of Sachet Water Producers have agreed to sell a bag at GH¢8 instead of the announced GH¢10. The Association says the measure is to ensure that there is no buyer apathy but that their customers are able to continue to purchase in high volumes. The decision was arrived at after a crunch...
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Faila wins NDC Madina constituency chairperson position
Alhaji Ibrahim Fuseini Faila has beaten his main contender, Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman Survivor to emerge the winner of the chairmanship position of the NDC Madina Constituency. This happened last Saturday October 29 at the Madina Social Welfare after the elections were postponed from the previous week due to inadequate ballot papers. At the end...
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IMF engagements going well; we’ll secure deal by end of year – Nana Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Ghana’s discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have advanced for a bailout. To this end, the country is eyeing conclusions for a fund support program by end of 2022 according to the President. “I am able to report to you, my fellow Ghanaians, that the negotiations to secure...
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Sachet water prices to go up today
Ghanaians will begin paying more for sachet and bottled water from today, Monday, October 31, 2022. This follows a recommendation from the National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers for prices of sachet water to go up by 60 pesewas. It also suggested that 500ml bottled water be retailed at GH¢2.50, 750ml bottled water...
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Debt restructuring: Assurance of no haircuts covers principal – Oppong Nkrumah
As Ghana considers some debt restructuring, the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has clarified that the president’s assurances of no haircuts with respect to money invested in bonds cover just the principals for the time being. “My understanding is that no principals will be touched. No principals will have a haircut,” Mr. Nkrumah said on...
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Akufo-Addo failed to accept responsibility for economic mess – Haruna Iddrisu
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, says President Akufo-Addo failed to take and accept responsibility for the economic mess he has created when he addressed the country on Sunday. “He appeared as if he’s still on a campaign platform,” he said in an interview on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, adding that the president...
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Bagbin lashes out at Akufo-Addo for withdrawing his military attachment
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has lashed out at President Akufo-Addo for taking away his military protection. He said government led by Mr Akufo-Addo engaged in hypocrisy and double standards in the withdrawal of his military detail. “When I was second deputy Speaker, the Office of the same President approved his staff sergeant to...
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Armed Forces must remain loyal to the Constitution – Mahama backs Akufo-Addo’s call
Former president John Dramani Mahama has stressed that there is a need for all and sundry to protect the current constitutional dispensation despite mounting economic challenges. Addressing a public lecture themed, ‘Building the Ghana We Want,’ on October 27, 2022, in Accra, Mahama admonished especially the Armed Forces and other security services against unconstitutional takeovers.“… let me...
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2023 Africa Games: Former President Mahama calls for cancellation of competition
Former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, has called on government to pull out of hosting the 2023 Africa Games which is expected to take off in August 2023 in Ghana. According to Mahama, it is not advisable to commit resources to host the multi-sport event with the current economic conditions the country is facing....