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Minority Boycotts Parliament As Negotiations Over 2022 Budget Hit A Snag

Members on the Minority side of Parliament have boycotted Tuesday’s proceedings.   After the Minority rejected the 2022 budget last Friday, following the walkout by the Majority side, Ghanaians were expecting a showdown in the House today, Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Although reasons for the Minority’s absence in Parliament are …

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Martin Amidu: Akufo-Addo Is Running ‘Democratic-Autocratic’ Government

The former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, says arrogance and impunity of power have taken over the Akufo-Addo administration since it assumed office in January, 2017. In his latest epistle, the former Attorney-General said, government creates an impression of being democratic; however, it is evident that President Akufo-Addo is running a …

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NSMQ 2021: Akyem Oda MP Makes Cash Donations To Odasco Over Their Performance

The Member of Parliament for Akyem Oda Constituency Hon. Alexander Akwasi Acquah has presented a cash amount GH¢ 5,000 to Oda Senior High School (ODASCO) students who participated in in this year’s National Science and Maths Quiz 2021 (NSMQ), competition.   Speaking to MyGhanaMedia.com, Hon. Alexander Akwasi Acquah disclosed that, …

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GRIDCO Expects Outages In Greater Kumasi To End By Dec. 20

Engineers at Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) say a damaged central transmission line is the cause of the recent power outages in Greater Kumasi. Two of the central transmission lines have been damaged by a communications tower in the northern district of the GRIDCO set-up.   The situation has compelled …

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Akyem Dome Manhene To Gov’t : Make Agriculture Attractive To Reduce Unemployment In The Country

The Omanhene of Akyem-Dome in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region, Osaberimah Amoako Affum II has urged the government to make agriculture attractive So to entice the youth into agriculture which will help mitigate the increasingly unemployment rate in the country.   He argued that, since agriculture is …

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Election 2024: Former Finance Minister Hints At Vying For NDC’s Flagbearership Race

A former Finance Minister, Dr. Kwabena Duffour, says he is considering contesting for the National Democratic Congress’ Flagbearer race ahead of election 2024. There have been rumors about some senior members of the NDC lacing their boots to contest the flagbearer slot. Weeks ago, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor was seen in …

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Case Against Headteacher In Saboba Drowning Incident Adjourned

The Tamale District Court has adjourned the case involving the Headmaster of St. Charles Lwanga Junior High School in Saboba, , Emmanuel Chingya, to December 13, 2021. The headmaster is reported to have sent thirty-one pupils to work on his farm on November 12, but while returning, the canoe they …

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NPP To Ghanaians: Support The 2022 Budget, It Is Good For The Economy

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has asked Ghanaians to support the 2022 budget statement presented to Parliament by the Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta. General Secretary of the NPP, John Boadu says the budget contains policies that are targeted at strengthening the local economy.   He explained that this particular …

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Dr. Duffuor: Focusing On TVET Will Solve Rising Youth Unemployment

A former Finance Minister under the erstwhile President John Evans Mills administration, Dr Kwabena Duffuor has admonished the government to focus on Technical and Vocational Training (TVET) as it is the only effective solution to rising youth unemployment in Ghana. “The neglect of technical and vocational training over the years …

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