Pressure mounts on Ghana to legalize homosexuality

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin South, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has called on his colleagues in parliament to resist attempts by any pressure group to legalise homosexuality in the country. This comes on the heels of an upsurge in the act which culminated in a group of young men declaring their intent to petition government to legalize the…

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ECOWAS leaders chastised for not condemning Togo unrest

Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have been criticized for failing to condemn political unrests in Togo that has resulted in the death of seven persons and arrest of opposition members during Saturday’s protests. CAP 2015, the main opposition coalition and PNP, another opposition group, on Tuesday 22nd August 2017 condemned the arrests of some…

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Charlotte Osei receives 2016 Woman of Courage Award

Chair of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei has said she is honoured and blessed to serve Ghana in public office despite the insults and attacks on her person. “In spite of all the challenges, obstacles, attacks and hurdles I have faced in my 6-year journey in public service, I still truly believe that it is a great honour…

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2016 was for campaign, 2017 is for action – Nduom tells Akufo-Addo

President of Groupe Nduom, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom has asked the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to snap out of the campaign mode and start acting on his promises. According to him, 2017 should be the year the many promises made by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) begins to see the light of day. “The campaign was for…

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Akufo-Addo’s Ministers in standoff over Ibrahim Mahama’s equipment

Two top government officials are breathing fire down the neck of each other over a misunderstanding in a bauxite deal involving the use of equipment owned by Ibrahim Mahama, brother of former president John Mahama. Lands Minister, John Peter Amewu and Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah have clashed over an indigenous company cleared to mine bauxite in the Tano…

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Ankaful Psychiatric hospital to be closed down for lack of funds

The Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital in the Central Region has threatened to discharge over one hundred patients, due to the lack of funds to run the facility. The Acting Clinical Coordinator of the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital, Dr Emefa Dzide spoke about the distressing situation when members of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints made a donation…

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Give women five months maternity leave – Rebecca Akufo-Addo

The First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called for the extension of maternity leave from the current three months to five months. This according to her is in line with provisions of the International Labour Organization’s Maternity Protection Convention which Ghana is a signatory to. She made the call among some five points she proposed to promote effective and…

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Sycophants have hijacked President Akufo-Addo – Kennedy Agyepong

President Nana Akufo-Addo is barely nine months into office but appears to have come under barrages of criticisms not only from his opponents, but his own party, the New Patriotic Party. From allegations of showing weakness in addressing the contaminated fuel disaster at BOST to not dealing with perception of insecurity in the country, everything has been thrown at…

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Government urged to restrict couples to limit number of children to three

Experts are concerned that the country’s population is growing at a fast rate and are proposing a government policy to limit the number of children born to any couple. The Executive Director of the National Population Council, Leticia Adelaide Appiah has proposed that childbirth should be restricted to just three (3) to ensure quality in human resource of the…

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Electoral Commission sold 40 cars to members of staff

The Electoral Commission (EC) auctioned 40 of its vehicles in 2013 to members of staff of the Commission. Although management of the EC estimated the value of the 40 vehicles at GH¢402,000, a valuer at Intercity STC valued them at GH¢83,029. Beneficiaries of the auction included the Senior Staff Association of the commission, the drivers union, the local union…

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