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Parliament has voted against a motion filed by the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga asking government to absorb fees of students in public tertiary institutions and to extend support to private universities for the 2021 academic year. He premised his request on the adverse impact of COVID-19 …

The Forestry Commission has announced the burial arrangements for the forme Chief Executive of the Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie popularly known as Sir John. The former General Secretary of the New Patiotic Party (NPP) died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 after testing positive for Covid-19. …

The Chief Executive Officer of the Atta Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho has taken legal action against Dzifa Gunu, an aide to former President John Mahama. Koku Anyidoho has accused Dzifa Gunu of casting serious insinuations on his integrity through defamatory comments he made in a Facebook article on January 16, …

A joint committee from Akpafu and Lolobi Traditional Areas has petitioned the Appointment Committee of Parliament to reject Daniel Botwe’s appointment to head the Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development Ministry.       The Committee, in a statement, noted that Mr Botwe played a significant role in the removal of …

Residents and motorists at Jankufa in the Jaman North of the Bono Region have called on government to fix their bad roads with immediate effect. Although the government declared last year as the year of roads, they are yet to enjoy their share of the national cake, “they said” Expressing …

Ghana has been ranked as one of the countries on the African continent that is heavily indebted to Asian superpower, China. China over the past few years has established itself as one of the world’s economic superpowers and as such the Asian country has become one of the biggest lenders …

Source: Myghanamedia.com

Ghana has scored an average mark of 43 out of 100 on the 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Transparency International. This left the country being ranked 75 out of 180 nations captured in the 2020 index. The CPI draws upon 13 data sources which capture the assessment of …

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has paid tribute to Former President Jerry John Rawlings who was laid to rest today after four days of final funeral rites. In her tribute, the Queen said she was saddened when she heard of the death of the JJ Rawlings. “I was saddened to hear the …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described the late former President Jerry John Rawlings as his “good friend and a repository of sound advice.” According to Mr Akufo-Addo, in moments of difficulty in his presidency, he could count on Mr Rawlings’ considerable “wealth of experience and knowledge,” and “on those …