The Member of Parliament for North Tongu and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has donated laptops to 36 newly posted teachers working in rural communities across his constituency. This initiative is part of a continuing tradition by the MP to support and motivate teachers who accept postings to remote areas. Mr. Ablakwa says the…
The Births & Deaths Registry has encouraged the public to utilise district and regional offices, as well as its online platform, for birth certificate registration, rather than converging at the national headquarters. In an interview with Channel One News’ Fred Duhoe, Deputy Registrar, Nicholas Osei Bonsu explained that the registry’s services are fully decentralised and accessible across the…
The Senior Staff Association of Ghana, in collaboration with the Technical University Administrators Association and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association, has declared an indefinite strike effective today, Wednesday, May 21. The unions accuse both the current and previous governments of failing to honour a six-month-old agreement meant to improve their conditions of service….
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has issued a sharp rebuke over what it calls a serious constitutional violation following the simultaneous absence of President John Dramani Mahama, Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, and Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin from the country—without swearing in an Acting President as required under Article 60 of the 1992 Constitution….
A United States Court has significantly reduced the $18 million defamation damages awarded against Ghanaian politician and former Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, to just $500. The Superior Court of New Jersey awarded investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas $18 million in damages in a defamation lawsuit against the former MP, and one Frederick Asamoah, a…
The Chief Executive officer of the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF), Dr Saajida Shiraz has announced that reimbursement of fees paid by first year university students will commence in June, 2025. This is contained in a statement issued in Accra on May 12. “In a significant step towards alleviating financial hardships faced by first-year students,…
The Deputy Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Rashid Tanko-Computer, has challenged the former boss of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, to name the specific opposition parties he claims to have spent over GH¢8 million on in 2024 to procure election collation logistics and equipment.The former boss of the defunct NSB penned…
An economics lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor William Baah Boateng, has issued a direct challenge to Ghanaian importers and traders benefiting from the appreciating cedi. He says they must reflect the gains of the local currency in the prices of goods or risk exposing a double standard. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express Business…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced that UK visa for a medical treatment abroad has been secured for Suzy Adwoa Pinamang, the lady who was accidentally shot in the eye by a classmate. In addition two visas have also been secured for two caregivers accompanying her on her medical trip. Foreign…
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has raised serious concerns about the government’s Goldbod initiative, warning that it could ultimately benefit illegal miners, known locally as galamseyers, rather than serve the national interest. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Friday, 2nd May, he criticised the programme as lacking the necessary safeguards to prevent abuse and…
