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Parliament has rejected the Electoral Commission’s proposal which sought to make the National Identification Card (Ghana Card) the only source document for the registration of voters. The House also pushed against the Commission’s decision to limit continuous registration exercises to the regional, and district capitals and offices. The Committee advised that Parliament holds a meeting...

The Majority Caucus has rejected the allegations that the Nanton MP, Mohammed Hardi Tuferu, was not in the chamber during the passage of the three new tax bills. According to the Second Majority Chief Whip, Habib Iddrisu, the claims are untrue. The Tolon lawmaker said that even though his colleague was involved in a near-fatal...

President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) Apostle Eric Kwabena Nyamekye has said that the Council is waiting to see what the Members of Parliament will do regarding the Proper Human Sexual Rights & Ghanaian Family Values Bill also known as the Ant-Gay Bill. He said they are behind the bill. “Our position on LGBTQI is clear,...

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has released a nationwide load-shedding timetable following a power generation shortfall due to the shutdown of the Atuabo gas processing plant. The load-shedding which kicked off on Thursday, March 30, will last till Friday, April 7, 2023, between 6.00pm and 11.00pm. The ECG in a statement explained that this...

The Russian Embassy in Ghana has taken on US Vice President Kamala Harris over her claims about the impact of the Russian-Ukraine crisis on African countries. The Embassy explained that her claim that the war has led to the inability of nations across the globe to access certain foods, particularly grain, is not accurate. Fact-checking the US...

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is said to be preparing to release a schedule to guide consumers as gas supply to some power plants is going to be affected for the next 14 days due to a shutdown of the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant in the Western Region. The routine shutdown, which began on Saturday, March...

Parliament has amended sections of the Criminal Offenses Act of 1960, which criminalised attempted suicide. Following the amendment which took place on Tuesday, any person who attempts to take his own life will be considered a mental health issue requiring assistance by law. Ghanaian health experts have been pushing for the law to be changed,...

The Ningo Prampram MP Samuel Nartey George has criticised US Vice President Kamala Harris for her comments on Ghana’s position on LGBTQ+ issues. According to him, the US Vice President should be the last person to lecture Ghanaians on morality and issues of human rights. The vociferous former presidential staffer said if Ghanaians needed such...

A member of the National Executive Council (NEC) of Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), Bishop Samuel Mensah has said although President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who is Christian was expected to have expressed his disapproval of same-sex marriage on the basis of his religious beliefs, the President was a bit diplomatic in his response to a question on...

Eight persons out of the eleven passengers onboard a canoe have died after it capsized on the Oti River. The accident happened on Monday, March 27. The passengers were mourners traveling from Kpajoti, a village in the Krachi Nchumuru District to Sabaja in the Krachi West Municipality. They were all without life jackets, an eyewitness...