POLITICS

Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso Constituency in the Ashanti Region Dr Stephen Amoah has apologized for the scuffle that ensued between him and South Dayi colleague Rockson Dafeamekpor. He explained that although the scene was widely reported on various social media platforms and traditional media, it was exaggerated and only captured one side of the whole incident. In a video ...

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged Muslims across the country to continue to embrace tolerance and cooperation with members of other religious divide, to maintain the peace the country is enjoying. Dr Bawumia said this over the weekend when he joined the National Chief Imam and the Muslim Ummah in Accra for the 2021 National Maulid, which is the ...

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ketu South, Dzifa Abla Gomashie, has expressed disappointment in what she says is the continuing silence of President Akufo-Addo on communities affected by tidal waves at Aflao and Keta in the Volta Region. Speaking to Starr FM, the MP said the area feels abandoned describing the President’s silence as unfortunate. “This is a disaster; ...

Gabby Otchere-Darko has said he is against the anti-gay bill that is before Parliament at the moment. In a tweet, the former Executive Director of the Danquah Institute said “I am against the anti-gay bill & not shy to say so. I am a proud Ghanaian who cherishes all that is good about our value systems, including tolerance. “And, I ...

The Human Rights and Governance Centre (HRG Centre) has called on the government to allocate and disburse funds into the Victims of Domestic Violence Support Fund (DV Fund). The Fund was created in line with the Domestic Violence Act 2007 (Act 732), following several years of civil society advocacy. Despite applauding the commitment of the current government towards ensuring protection ...

The Ga Mantse, His Royal Highness, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II has pledged his commitment to support the Accra Metropolitan (AMA) and its sister Assemblies in the quest to ensure a clean Accra. According to him the sustainable collection and disposal of plastic waste in Accra had persisted over a decade and to ameliorate the menace, he would collaborate with ...

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Senyo Hosi, has described Ghanaian politicians as ‘very myopic’ over their inability to create a mass transportation system for citizens. “The money we have spent in the last ten years wasting around petroleum would have transformed our mass transportation sector. Politicians in our country under our current ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has described President Akufo-Addo as disrespectful and insensitive for continuously flying luxurious private jets with taxpayer’s money despite several complaints by Ghanaians. “The misuse of scarce resources on the avoidable creature comforts of the President and other leading officials must come to an end…it is an unpardonable show of disrespect and insensitivity to the plight ...

Attorney General (AG) Godfred Yeboah Dame has directed the General Legal Council (GLC) to admit the 499 students who were denied entry into the Ghana School of Law. According to the AG, the students are either to be admitted to the Ghana School of Law (GSL) this November or in May 2022. However, the AG recommended that the GLC ensure ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has encouraged Ghanaians to get vaccinated against the coronavirus because the vaccines save lives. Mr Mahama said he has personally lost friends to the pandemic because they did not believe in vaccination. Using himself as an example, the 2020 flagbearer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) said the vaccines are safe and have ...