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Hearing challenging GH¢34m fine on telcos begin

The Electronic Communications Tribunal (ECT) yesterday began hearing details of a petition put before it by the Mobile Network Operators ( MNOs) in the country over the GH34 million fine imposed on them by the National Communications Authority (NCA). The fine, which the MNOs had earlier described as too heavy, was slapped on them for what the regulator claimed to ...

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Veep calls for more inclusive democracy in Africa

Veep Dr Mahamudu Bawumia

If democracy will develop in Africa, we have to get more people included along the chain, the Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said. Explaining that democracy evolved from the Latin word ‘demos’, which meant self-rule, he said: “At the heart of democracy is inclusive government – people making decisions about their own well-being.” Speaking as the special guest at the ...

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Let’s join hands to harness science, technology, innovation for development — Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the national development agenda will be anchored on science, technology and innovation. He said sectorial policies, programmes and strategies were being implemented on the basis of “a national science, technology and innovation policy.” The President, therefore, called on all to support his development vision, stressing, “we can realise this Ghana, the Ghana of ...

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NUGS Calls For More Public Libraries In Ghana

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has called for a renewed commitment to library development and has applauded the recent initiatives of the Ghana Library Authority. NUGS is urging government to do more in expanding access to public libraries in Ghanaian communities and prioritize its development to all districts in the country. NUGS made this known during a working ...

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Drug Barons Infiltrating NACOB . . . Security Expert Hints

Security Expert Adams Bonah says some drug cartels are trying to infiltrate the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) and has, therefore, called on the state security agency to be extra careful in its operations. According to him, he picked the signal, which is seriously gaining grounds, somewhere last year. Adams Bonah, who was speaking in an exclusive interview with The Chronicle, ...

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National response to sexual violence must be proactive — Samira Bawumia

Samira Bawumia

The Second Lady, Mrs Samira Bawumia, has underscored the need to make the national fight against Sexual and Gender Based Violence( SGBV) and harmful practices more proactive, pragmatic and well-coordinated. She said although discussions around the disturbing phenomenon at various national levels were very key to the campaign to end SGBVs, talks without action would not produce the desired results. ...

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RTI Bill to be passed when Parliament resumes

Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Minister of Information

Two-thirds of amendments required for the passage of the Right to Information( RTI) Bill into law has been completed, the Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has stated. He, therefore, expressed the optimism that when Parliament resumed sitting from January 29, 2019, efforts would be fast-tracked to bring the bill to a “historic conclusion.” “Those of us in Parliament ...

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Stigmatization poses a serious threat to inclusive education

Mr Yaw Ofori-Debra, President of Ghana Federation of Disability Organizations (GFD), has called on teachers, parents and peers to stop stigmatizing and discriminating against children with disabilities to promote inclusive education. Speaking at a sensitization forum on inclusive education at Wechiau, Mr Debra said some people including parents are still having the negative impression that children with disabilities are useless ...

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Ghana’s economic indicators return to normalcy- President

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday said Ghana’s public finance was now in order. He said the period when the country’s economic indicators “went haywire and through the roof are over.” “The days of disarray in our public finances, the reason for our recent marriage with the IMF, are over,” the President said when he commissioned three new State-of-the-art production ...

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First Lady leads campaign to break stigma of infertility

Rebecca Akufo-Addo

Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck Germany, in partnership with Ghana’s First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has launched a campaign to overcome the stigma associated with infertility among women. The “Merck More Than a Mother” campaign would leverage on the power of the mass media to educate and help everybody to have better understanding of fertility issues. It would ...

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