MPs shouted at each other and engaged in an open brawl in Parliament on Monday evening (20 December) as the First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu, vacated his seat to enable him also to cast a vote to pass the controversial E-Levy under a certificate of urgency.       The …

Breastfeeding always has been the criterion standard for infant feeding. Prior to the advent of commercial formulas, breastfeeding was, in truth, the only way to feed an infant.   Exclusive breastfeeding is defined by the WHO as feeding an infant exclusively with only breast milk for the first 6 months …

Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh is calling for a Bawumia-Alan partnership ahead of the 2024 presidential elections.   In his view, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as presidential candidate with Alan Kyeremateng as his vice will be best for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). This is a must for the success …

The government of Ghana has placed a travel ban on Israel, South Korea, and Malta commencing Monday, December 20. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, the travel ban on Israel and South Korea will last 14 days. However, the ban on Malta is indefinite.   This …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has temporarily placed travel restrictions on persons from Isreal from visiting Ghana due to the spread of the Omicron variant.   In a press release dated Friday, December 17, 2021, the Ministry stated that the restriction is for a 14-day period and …

Leadership of the Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana (MMAAG) has announced its intention to embark on an industrial action on Thursday, December 23. “All agents will go on strike hence all outlets will remain closed.”   This was contained in a statement on Sunday, December 19 and it is …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has said Ghanaians have come to the realization that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is poor at governance.     He was responding to Mr Akufo-Addo’s rhetorical question to the NDC to point to a single thought through policy initiatives they introduced when in government.   President …

The University of Ghana, Legon (UG) branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has taken a unilateral decision to embark on “an indefinite industrial action” from Monday, January 3, 2022.     The decision was taken on Friday, December 17 at its meeting to firm up an earlier …

The National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers has confirmed an increase in the price of the products by 25%, citing high cost electricity, taxes as well as high import duties. President of the association, Magnus Nunoo, in an interview with Charles Ayitey on the Market Place, projected a …

1.5 million out of the 11.5 million active Ghanaian labour force are unemployed, the 2022 Population and Housing Census conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service has revealed. This translates into 13.4% of jobless Ghanaians. About half a million out of the unemployed are persons who are 15 years and older, …