Madina lawmaker Francis Xavier Sosu is filing a private members bill that is seeking to amend the powers of the President in the declaration of additional public holidays. The bill is also seeking a postponement of the celebration of public holidays on productive days to Friday. “Sir, I wish to request the Legislative Drafting Office to draft...
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GES makes changes to BECE, candidates to write 5 subjects instead of 9
Director of Schools and Instructions Division at the Ghana Education Service, Prince Charles Agyemang-Duah, has announced a reduction in the number of subjects to be assessed during the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). This decision, reached in collaboration with the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NACCA) and various stakeholders, aims to create a...
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New Force supporters besiege Court as Spokesperson is arraigned
Dozens of supporters of the ‘New Force movement’ have gathered outside the Kaneshie District Court to show support for their spokesperson, Shalimar Abbiusi. Abbusi, a Belgian national, has been arraigned at Kaneshie district court to face charges of allegedly obtaining a student permit in Ghana through false declarations. The New Force has described her arrest...
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We’ll support you to ensure peaceful polls in 2024 – GIS to Dampare
The Comptroller General of the Ghana Immigration Service, Kwame Asuah Takyi, says his personnel are ready to support the Ghana Police Service to ensure that the 2024 elections are peaceful. “I want to assure the IGP that the Ghana Immigration Service will play its role in the upcoming district assembly elections which for us, is...
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15 children die at Tamale Teaching Hospital over lack of dialysis machines
The shortage of pediatric dialysis machines and consumables has tragically led to the loss of 15 children at the Tamale Teaching Hospital. The lack of these essential medical supplies has forced healthcare workers to improvise with adult machines, putting the lives of vulnerable patients at extreme risk. Adam Yahaya Wanzam, the Nurse Manager of the...
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The alternative body to appoint judges should be the Council of State – Bobby Banson
Private legal practitioner Bobby Banson has said that if the power to appoint judges is to be taken away from the President, then it should be given to the Council of State. However, he said, before that can be done the power that is given to the President to appoint some persons to the Council...
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FDA suspends operations of four sachet water companies in South Tongu District
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has moved swiftly to suspend the operations of four sachet water-producing companies in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region. This was after the authority identified that water samples collected from these companies contained microorganisms which make the water unsafe for human consumption. The exercise was part of...
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Cholera and typhoid cases increasing in communities affected by the flood – Public Health Practitioner
A Public Health Practitioner, Abraham Norman Nortey, has revealed that water-borne diseases are increasing in the communities that have been affected by the flood that was caused by water spilled from the Akosombo Dam. He stated that although the people are not drinking the water, they are cooking and bathing with it hence the increasing...
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Flood disaster: Ablakwa describes GAF statement as laughable & a fabrication
North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has described the statement that was issued by the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) reacting to the reports of the withdrawal of the military detachment from the communities affected by the flood, as laughable and a fabrication. He accused the author of the statement of destroying the image...
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Bawumia calls for long-term solutions to Akosombo Dam spillage
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stressed the country’s need for long-term solutions to deal with the aftermath of the Akosombo dam spillage. The Volta River Authority (VRA) commenced the controlled water spillage from the Akosombo and Kpong Dams on September 15, 2023, due to a consistent rise in the inflow pattern and water level...