On Tuesday, October 15, 2024, residents took to the streets to protest the long-standing neglect of the area in terms of social amenities, most particularly the bad nature of the road, which has led to multiple accidents and a surge in robbery cases in the town. According to the protestors, despite repeated appeals to the…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has issued a stern warning to Ghanaian applicants regarding the submission of forged or falsified documents for visa processing. The Ministry reports that several individuals, either knowingly or unknowingly, have been presenting such documents for authentication. In a statement released on Monday, the Ministry emphasized that the…
Former Assistant Director of Legal Services, Ghana Armed Forces, Dr. Jamal Tonzua, has said that while the illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey) crisis is purely a governance crisis, including a lack of political commitment and institutional weaknesses, political leaders have cajoled the military and set it up to fail on a matter that requires sound evidence-based…
By Edzorna Francis Mensah The Minority in Parliament has raised concerns about the pending disbursement of millions of Ghana cedis to 800,000 people as part of a drought relief program, with each individual expected to receive about GHS 3,000. According to the Minority Leader, Cassiel Ato Forson, Ph.D., “I am reliably informed that the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia…
As Ghana’s Parliament resumes on October 15, 2024, the nation faces a significant constitutional and political challenge regarding the status of Members of Parliament (MPs) who either defy their political parties to run as independents or join a party after initially being elected as independents without vacating their seats.This development has stirred conversations about political…
Dear Sir, I belong to a group of Ghanaians who have adopted an uncompromising stance in the fight against illegal mining. It is not out of hatred or malice but out of our sheer desire to push you to act to safeguard the integrity of our water bodies, environment and humanity. As I play a…
Professor Eric Abavare, President of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), has defended his recent remarks calling President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo a “joker” in the fight against illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey.During an appearance on The Big Issue on Channel One TV…
RadfordFM, a community-based radio station serving the Sissala community, has launched a two-month-long Community Connect programme in selected communities within the Sissala East and West Districts ahead of the 2024 parliamentary elections. Under the Radford FM Election House project, citizens in these selected communities will be given the opportunity to voice their concerns through Radford…
Organised labour has suspended its planned nationwide strike which was expected to commence on Thursday 10, 2024. The Secretary General of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Joshua Ansah announced the development at a press briefing on Wednesday. The decision according to Mr Ansah follows a meeting with the government and the leadership of Organised Labour on…
The Board Chairman of the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet), Isaac Amoo, has issued a stern warning to the agency’s staff, instructing them not to participate in the nationwide strike action called by Organised Labour. Speaking at a staff event at GMet’s headquarters in Accra on Wednesday, October 9, Mr. Amoo cautioned that any employee who…
