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Parliament urged to reject two mining agreements

Prof. Mike_Ocquaye, speaker of Parliament

Parliament has been advised not to ratify the Development and Tax Concession Agreements between Government of Ghana and AngloGold Ashanti Ghana Limited as the deals violate the constitution and laws of the country. The two Agreements, currently before the joint Committee on Mines Energy and finance are undergoing scrutiny before a possible ratification or otherwise by the House. According to ...

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Kudos to Our mothers

Yesterday, Sunday, May 13, 2018, Ghanaians and many other Nationals celebrated those among us whom we call Mom or Mommy or Mama. Whatever we call her, she is one of the most important people in the history of all our lives that deserves to be celebrated. She brings us into the world and nurtures us at our most vulnerable times. ...

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IDEG rally support for amendment of Article 55 (3) of 1992 constitution

The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), a research and advocacy think tank is advocating the amendment of Article55 (3) of 1992 constitution to remove the prohibition against political parties in local governance. “IDEG supports the President’s decision to amend Article 55(3) because it is visionary and very good for the advancement of Ghana’s inclusive democratic governance and transformational development.” Article ...

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I will resign over amendments to accept gayism — Speaker of Parliament

Speaker-of-Parliament-Prof.-Mike-Oquaye

The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has served notice that he will resign over any amendments aimed at decriminalising gayism or lesbianism. In an interview with the host of Metro Television’s “Good Evening Ghana,” Mr Paul Adom Okyere, he stated categorically that because he had some principles he meant to live by, he would leave the chamber of ...

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Ghana Health Service issues cholera alert

The Ghana Health Service has issued an alert over a potential outbreak of cholera in the country. The service in a statement signed by the Director-General, Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare, said with the onset of the rainy season and other prevailing conditions in the country, the possibility of a cholera outbreak is high. “Cholera is one of the diseases of national ...

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Wicked parents force kids to sell on streets, work as servants – Otiko

Otiko Djaba, Gender Minister

Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisah Djaba, has challenged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) and officers at the Social Welfare Department to take legal action against parents who compel their children to engage in all forms of child labour. The Minister, who expressed her displeasure about how some parents send out children below the ages ...

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Ghana, India natural partners for 1D1F – Dr. Bawumia

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called on prospective investors, particularly those from India, to take advantage of the increasingly business-friendly environment being created by the Nana Akufo-Addo government to set up businesses in Ghana. Vice President Bawumia has also assured the investor community of adequate protection and market for their investments, and expressed Government’s willingness to engage with ...

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Public sector workers are paid wages above productivity level – Smith-Graham

George Smith-Graham

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, George Smith-Graham has stated that workers are being paid minimum wages way above the national productivity level for the past 10 years. According to the former Fair Wages CEO who was speaking on 3FM’s morning show, the Commission was approving higher minimum wage as a result of the lack ...

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Over 1,000 illegal structures destroyed near Adenta Redco Flats

More than 1,000 unauthorised structures in a slum near the Adenta Redco Flats were Sunday demolished to rid the area of suspected criminals. The operation was carried out by the police in collaboration with the La Nkwantanan Madina Municipal Assembly. The 10-hour exercise was undertaken by 100 policemen drawn from various formations within the Accra Regional Police Command. The place ...

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Get down to the ground — GAAD charges Tourism Minister

Catherine Afeku

The Ghana Association of Audio and Audio-Visual Distributors (GAAD), has charged the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Madam Catherine Afeku, to get down to the trenches and work to salvage the dwindling fortunes of the creative industry. Public Relations Officer of GAAD, Yaw Agyapong Britwum, popularly known as Osunku, tells Showbiz the Minister’s “diplomatic way” of discharging her duties ...

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