The Member of Parliament for the Jomoro constituency, Dorcas Affo-Toffey, has won the election petition case against her eligibility as an elected MP over her alleged Ivorian citizenship. The Sekondi High Court presided by Justice Dr. Richmond Osei Hwere dismissed the petition and declared the MP eligible on grounds that she lost her Ivorian citizenship at the very time she acquired her Ghanaian Citizenship. The application was filed by one, Joshua Emuah Kofie who challenged the eligibility of the MP to contest as a representative of the people in the constituency on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)....
Baraka Policy Institute holds its 8th annual public lectures
The Baraka Policy Institute addresses the socioeconomic barriers preventing Ghana’s advancement and the sustainable development goals on education during its 8th BPI lecture, which was presented on Wednesday, 16th November, 2022, at the British Council. The theme for this year’s lecture was Towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals SDG’s on Education and tackling socioeconomic forces against progress in Ghana. The event was chaired by Mr. Anis Haffar, the Board Chairman of the National Teaching Council with other dignitaries gracing the Occassion.AA The Executive Director of Baraka Policy Institute, Dr. Haruna Zagoon Sayeed explained the reason for this year’s lecture and...
Importers, exporters warn of looming food shortages over withdrawal of FX support
The Importers and Exporters Association is warning of possible food shortages and a further surge in food inflation in the coming days. The warning comes on the back of the announcement by the Bank of Ghana to cease the supply of forex for the importation of some commodities in accordance with President Akufo-Addo’s directive in his Address to the Nation on the Economy delivered on Sunday, 30th October 2022. A message from the Central Bank to commercial banks stated that: “in accordance with the president’s directive, issued in his recent address to the nation on the Ghanaian economy on Sunday...
TUTAG declares indefinite strike
The leadership of the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has declared an indefinite strike action over concerns about conditions of service. TUTAG last week threatened to embark on industrial action if the government fails to honour the Codified Conditions of Service of members, which have been outstanding since 2016. In a statement issued on Friday, November 18, TUTAG said issues raised in an earlier letter addressed to the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) and copied to the Minister of Education, Minister of Finance, Chairman of the National Labour Commission (NLC) and the Chief Executive Officer of the Fair...
Anti-LGBTQI+ bill: Most concerns raised by AG already considered – Sam George
One of the proponents of the bill against Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgenders and Queer (LGBTQ+) groups, Sam Nartey George, has disclosed that about 80 percent of the issues raised by the Attorney General on the anti-gay bill have already been considered by the committee working on the bill. In a memo, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Dame, described parts of the anti-LGBTQI+ bill as unconstitutional. Mr Dame in the memo to the Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs of Parliament, said the bill would face some challenges when implemented, adding that some provisions...
Chiana SHS students in viral video to be counselled prior to investigation
The Upper East Regional Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has referred the students of Chiana Senior High School (SHS) who misconducted themselves in a viral video to the Guidance and Counselling Unit of the school. Some female students of the school in the Kassena-Nankana West District, in a video that went viral, rained insults on President Akufo-Addo, using unprintable words. Following their misconduct, the Management of the GES at the national level, in a statement, condemned the act and apologised to the President on behalf of the students, school and members of the public. Mr Nathaniel N-yaaba, the...
Adnan Oktar: TV cult preacher jailed for 8,658 years in Turkey
A court in Turkey has sentenced a televangelist, who surrounded himself with young women he referred to as his “kittens”, to 8,658 years in prison. Adnan Oktar, who has been described as a cult leader, was convicted of sexual assault and abuse of minors. Oktar, 66, fronted his own television channel, through which he delivered religious sermons. He is a fierce opponent of the theory of evolution, and wrote a widely mocked book on creationism. He was originally given a jail sentence of 1,075 years but an appeal court ordered a retrial involving 215 defendants. Ten of them were also...
Nat’l Cathedral: Ghanaians will find out today that Ofori-Atta did not flout the law – Ahiagbah
The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mr Richard Ahiagbah has said that the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta will demonstrate to the 8-member ad hoc committee that is investigating the allegations against him that he did not flout the law in supporting the National Cathedral project. He stated that the Finance Minister does not require parliamentary approval to spend from the Contingency Fund. “One of the thing we are likely to find out today is that, the finance minister did not flout the law, by supporting the National Cathedral project. “The minister does not require parliamentary approval to spend...
Anas’ galamsey economy documentary deceptive – Elizabeth Ohene
Journalist, politician and former Minister of State in the John Kufuor administration, Mrs. Elizabeth Akua Ohene has questioned the credibility behind investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas latest documentary titled Galamsey Economy. According to her, the investigative journalist deceived the populace and needs to answer some serious questions from the video he aired at the Accra International Conference Center (AICC). To her, the name Galamsey suggested illegal mining activities were the subject of the video but that was not the case. She also questioned why the video was recorded in February 2018 but released in November 2022, more than 4 years...
BoG no longer provides FX support for imports of rice, poultry, vegetable oil
Banks have been directed by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) that from today, Thursday November 17, they should no longer provide foreign exchange to persons for the import of rice, poultry, vegetable oil, tooth picks, pasta, fruit juice, bottled water, ceramic tiles and other non-critical goods. Sources within the BoG confirmed this to 3news.com on Thursday November 17. This falls in line with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s directive issued in his recent address to the nation on measures to tackle the economic challenges. President Akufo-Addo in his address on Sunday October 30, said the government was reviewing the standards required for imports...