The clause-by-clause consideration of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2022 by Parliament has been concluded. At the end of the conclusion of the consideration yesterday, the third reading of the bill was suspended until further notice. This is to give the committee and sponsors time to synchronise work … The post Consideration
Political parties are the backbone of democracy in any country because they contest elections to secure the mandate of the people to rule them. Among the things they do in governance is to ensure accountability in which case they try to check corruption. However, the situation seems to be different in Ghana due to some … The post Political Parties Act, 2000 truly needs amendment
The Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) will host the Director-General of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), Dr Alvaro Bermejo, for a high-level meeting to review progress of the PPAG in the country. According a statement released by the PPAG in Accra yesterday, and copied the Ghanaian Times, Dr Bermejo will be accompanied by … The post IPPF Director-General
Suka Power Limited, a dealer in solar power solutions, and the University for Development Studies (UDS) Energy Technology Centre (ETC), have agreed on a partnership to empower women in renewable energy through training, mentorship, entrepreneurship and advocacy. This is to enable them acquire skills and promote renewable energy as viable alternative source of energy, especially … The post Suka
In Psalm 82:6, the Holy Bible, which some carnally minded persons, atheists and secularists refuse to peruse, understand and to practice by obeying the commandments, says: “I have said, You are gods; and all of you are children of the Most High”. We are children-gods: it means that we constitute the membership of the Family … The post Hold 2024 elections on 7th november appeared first on
The Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahammudu Bawumia, has outlined 15 broad areas his government will focus on when elected the President in the next generation elections. Dubbed: ‘Bold Solutions for the Future of our Country,’ the initiatives focused on innovation, agriculture, youth employment, digitalisation, technology and vocational training. Speaking to Ghanaians on his vision yesterday … The post I‘ll
The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) is advocating an amendment of the Political Parties Act, 2000 (Act 574) to include the disclosure of funding sources for presidential and parliamentary candidates. Currently, the law mandates political parties to submit their audited official financial accounts to the Electoral Commission (EC), which is then made public. Mr Samuel Appiah … The post Disclose
The National Road Safety Authority, (NRSA) is starting electronic registration next month for commercial road transport operations to improve safety and quality. By transitioning from manual processes to a technology-driven framework, the electronic registration is set to bring about a paradigm shift in the sector. This project, called TransportGhana, aims to make transport services better … The post NRSA
The 25th anniversary of the ascension of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to the Golden Stool as the Asantehene, has taken off with a durbar for the presentation of regalia to the Asantehene by the University of California. The first batch of seven objects looted in the third Anglo-Asante War of 1874 arrived in the country … The post Asantehene receives 1st batch looted
A 45-year-old man, Kofi Gyan, accused of theft, implicated himself when he told the Accra Circuit Court that what he stole was what the police had recovered from his room. In response to a trial judge’s question, Gyan, also known as Adamu, indirectly admitted to stealing. The trial Judge asked Gyan, “Were the items found … The post Security man remanded for alleged theft, unlawful
The Accra Circuit Court has remanded a trader in police custody for allegedly selling land without title, situated at Kwabenya, Accra, to a farmer for GH¢270,000. The court did not take the plea of Mohammed Awal Munkaila, who was charged with fraudulent land transaction. Munkaila will appear again on February 21, 2024, before the court to … The post Trader in trouble
The General Legal Council dismissed a petition by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North Constituency, Mr James Gyakye Quayson, against the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame. This was made known to the Accra High Court (Criminal Division) yesterday by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Mrs Yvonne Atakora Obuobisa, … The post Gyakye Quayson’s
Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has asserted that the structure of internal elections in the various political parties encourage corruption. The Suame lawmaker said the phenomenon where candidates dole out money to delegates who have “constituted themselves into a cabal” in the name of transport fares is dangerous and threatens the country’s democracy. “We all know … The post Party
A two-day training workshop for about 30 Chief Directors of the Ministries, Department and Agencies, Heads of State and International Organisations on the use of data for planning and decision making opened in Accra yesterday. The programme which is on the theme ‘National Partnership to Harness the Power of Data for Development’ is being organised … The post 30
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has given two management members of the National Identification Authority (NIA) one month to refund GH¢98,760.20 paid as penalty for late transfer of staff Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) contributions. The Executive Secretary of NIA, Prof. Ken Attafuah, and Reverend Dr Sebastian Baba Azumah, Director of … The post PAC
Commuters, drivers, motorbike (Okada) riders in Kpassa and Damba in the Oti Region have appealed to the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) to improve safety on the roads to prevent accidents which have become a major problem on roads in the region. They identified the lack of appropriate road signs on some of the major … The post Improve road safety, prevent
The government has suspended the implementation of the 15 per cent VAT on electricity consumption by residential customers. According to the Ministry of Finance, the suspension had become necessary to enable the government engage key stakeholders particularly Organised Labour on the matter. It said the government expected that those engagements would birth innovative, robust and … The post Govt suspends
Ghana is collaborating with the Southern China Airlines to provide aviation services for the country and the West African Region. When the discussions are finalised, the Southern China Airlines will provide direct flight from Accra to Guangzhou to facilitate mobility and commerce between Ghana and the broader West African region and China. This forms part … The post Ghana,
Lebanese Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Maher Kheir has challenged law students to aspire to be advocates for justice, defenders of the truth, and champions of equality. He observed that the effective delivery of rule of law through a transparent legal industry was crucial to social transformation and development. He was speaking at a ceremony where … The post Be Advocates for Justice
Aldous Huxley once said: “Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him.” Thoughts are causes and conditions are effects. Therefore, the quality of your thinking largely determines the quality of your life. The greatest mental principle is that “you become what you think about … The post Self-discipline and problem-solving appeared first on Ghanaian
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