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Dangers of impending food insecurity amid Covid-19

NEWS COMMENTARY ON DANGERS OF IMPENDING FOOD INSECURITY AMID COVID-19.   There is the likelihood of a food shortage in Ghana if steps are not taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic as the disease takes a toll on disruptions in the domestic food supply chain and, other shocks affecting food production. Remittances are said to be creating strong […]

AMA hands over six-unit classroom block to Accra Wesley Girls Senior High School

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has handed over a Six-Unit classroom block to the Accra Wesley Girls Senior High School at Kaneshie in the Accra metropolis.  The project, which the World Bank-funded under the Ghana Secondary Education and Improvement Project (GSEIP) is disability friendly, has ceiling fans and lights in all classrooms, among others.  Speaking […]

Speaker of Parliament seeks God’s face to deliver

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has called for a new direction to propel Ghana to attain its economic freedom for all, as enshrined in the 1992 Constitution of Ghana in line with the directive principles of state policy.  Rt. Hon. Sumana Bagbin, speaking at a thanksgiving ceremony held on February 1, 2021, at the […]

NUGS petitions Parliament to suspend payment of 2020/21 academic year fees

The National Union of Ghana Students  has petitioned Parliament supporting the motion filed by Bawku Central Member of Parliament (MP), Mahama Ayariga, to pass a resolution leading to the suspension of payment of admission fees by students in public tertiary institutions for the 2020/21 academic year. In a nine-point petition, the petitioners numbering five stated […]

Events that characterised the end of Trump’s administration

EVENTS THAT CHARACTERISED THE END OF THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY AND SWEARING INTO OFFICE OF AMERICA’S 46TH PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN.  The inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States was for some people a day that could not have come so soon. The end of the Trump presidency was as tragic as his assumption […]

Defenders of public interest should be protected– Dr. Nana Oppong

Lawyer, Scientist and Academician, Dr. Nana Oppong has called for the passage of a law and the amendment of the constitution to protect people who defend the country.  Speaking on GBC’s Current Affairs programme ‘Moomen Tonight’, Dr. Oppong said a law should be passed to give professional journalists more opportunities and protections enjoyed by other […]

Weija/Gbawe Assembly Commissions Six Bed Maternity Block at Oblogo

The Weija-Gbawe Municipal Assembly has commissioned a six (6) bed maternity block at the Oblogo Health Centre. The commissioning which took place on Monday, 18th January 2021, was performed jointly by the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Weija-Gbawe Constituency, Hon. Tina Gifty Naa Ayele Mensah and the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Weija-Gbawe […]

Reopening of schools after ten months break due to Covid-19

THE RE-OPENING OF SCHOOLS AFTER TEN MONTHS BREAK DUE TO COVID -19. Government through the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service (GES), is making frantic effort to prepare all schools across the country for their re-opening which is slated for Friday, January 15. It will include children in kindergarten to Junior High school. […]

Transition from 7th Parliament to 8th Parliament

TRANSITION FROM THE 7TH PARLIAMENT TO THE 8TH PARLIAMENT UNDER THE 4TH REPUBLIC. On the midnight of January 6 this year, the seventh parliament of the fourth Republic stood dissolved, paving the way for the inauguration of the 8th Parliament. Under the Speakership of Rev. Prof. Mike Aaron Oquaye, the seventh Parliament could be described […]

Alban Sumana Bagbin elected Speaker of Parliament

Alban Sumana Bagbin, former MP for Nadowli-Kaleo in the Upper West region has been elected Speaker of Parliament. He defeated the immediate Past Speaker Professor Aaron Mike Ocquaye, by a difference of two votes to win the seat. Bagbin has been in Parliament since the advent of the 4th Republic and has served virtually in […]