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The former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak, has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin to declare some four seats in the lawmaking chamber vacant. Mr. Mubarak in his petition mentioned some Members of Parliament who he says have been absent for some time now and fall foul of the laws in Parliament. “It has come to my ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared June 10, 2022, as this year’s Green Ghana Day, under the theme “Mobilising for a Greener Future.” The President made the declaration at the Accra International Conference Centre on March 1, 2022, when he launched the 2022 edition of Green Ghana Day. Lands For Sale In Acres at Aburi Amanfrom, Watch the video ...

Photo and video sharing social platform –Instagram has announced plans to discontinue support for its standalone app IGTV. The social media platform made this known via a blog post, stating that it will instead start to focus on keeping all video in the main Instagram app. In the blog post, the social platform disclosed that the decision was “part of its ...

A truck distributing flour to Senior High Schools in the Eastern Region has been involved in an accident at St. Stephen’s Senior High Technical School (STEPSS) in Akyem Asiakwa after a wooden bridge connecting the school collapsed. The accident occurred Tuesday March 1,2022 when the truck returning from the school toppled over after a portion of a wooden bridge caved ...

Ghana has earned $6.55 billion in total petroleum receipts between 2011 and 2020, equivalent to 9.97 per cent of 2020 GDP the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has said. Out of this amount, the Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA) has been allocated the highest amount of $2.6 billion (40%) over the period. This is followed by the Ghana National ...

Governance institutions in developing countries must prioritise the preservation of institutional experiences and memories, the Speaker of Parliament Alban S. K Bagbin has advocated. This he said was necessary for continuity while ensuring that people have access to accurate historical facts and data. The Speaker made this remark during a courtesy call on him by a delegation from the Sierra ...

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has accused government of not taking steps to mitigate fuel prices in the country. COPEC is asking government to use the windfall revenue that it is accruing as an Oil Producing Country as international oil prices go up to cushion the petroleum importers and Bulk Oil Distribution Companies (BDCs). “Realistically, fuel should be trading ...

A group calling itself, Concerned National Service Personnel (NSP) has called on government to pay personnels across the country, their two months’ allowance arrears. This follows the delay in payment of the National Service allowances. According to the group, it is the mandate of the National Service Scheme (NSS) to ensure that priority sectors in the country do not lack ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,has reaffirmed the commitment of the Government to bring to an end the strike action that has been undertaken by the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG). Speaking at the National Labour Conference on Monday, 28th February 2022, at Kwahu Nkwatia, in the Eastern Region, President Akufo-Addo, whilst expressing his appreciation for the relative peace prevailing ...

The Fixthecountry Convener Oliver Barker Vormawor has clashed with the sitting judge at the Ashaiman District Court and has been sacked from proceedings. This was after the accused described the court as a “Kangaroo Court” leaving the sitting judge Her Honour Eleanor Kakra Barnes Botwe fuming. After engaging the judge in an exchange when the Court was seeking clarify from ...