The Forty-Sixth Ordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council (MSC) at the Ministerial Level of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opens today, June 15, 2021, at the Movenpick Hotel in Accra, Ghana.
Category: Politics
A Financial Bill to make local assemblies more resourceful needed – O. B. Amoah
A deputy Minister-designate for Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development, Mr. Osei Bonsu Amoah, has said the time has come for the local assemblies to be adequately resourced financially in order to carry out the mandate effectively.
Your immunities are not absolute – Speaker tells MPs
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has cautioned the country’s lawmakers that under no circumstances could they evade service of court when the legislature is not in Session.
Let’s remain resolute in restoring democratic rule in Mali – Akufo-Addo to ECOWAS leaders
President of the Republic of Ghana and Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the restoration of democratic ruling in Mali is not negotiable, as he urges his colleague West African Heads of State to remain resolute and to bring their perspectives on how same can be […]
There’s no culture of silence in Ghana – Akufo-Addo
The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says there is no culture of silence prevailing in the country under his administration, and there exists a vibrant media.
Free SHS has reversed decades of exclusion – Akufo-Addo
The President of the Republic Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the introduction and implementation of the Free Senior High School policy has ensured that hundreds of thousands of young Ghanaian men and women, who, previously, would have had their education truncated at Junior High School level, now have the opportunity to further their education.
Burning excavators is lawful in galamsey fight – Akufo-Addo
“I say, with all the emphasis at my command, that no rights can accrue to or flow from the criminal venture of galamsey. The equipment, which is being used for an illegal or criminal purpose, cannot confer on the owner or any other person any rights whatsoever.
Honeymoon period is over; be proactive else … – Speaker to MPs
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has cautioned Members of Parliament (MPs) from both sides of the House to be attentive and proactive in conducting business of the House during the Second Meeting of the First Session of the Eight Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.
Mahama withdraws acceptance as AU Envoy to Somalia
Former President John Dramani Mahama has in a letter to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission withdrawn his acceptance of the continental body’s appointment as its High Representative for Somalia.
C/R: Over 180 aspiring MMDCEs to face vetting beginning Thursday
The Central Regional Cordinating Council will from Thursday, 20th May, 2021 commence the vetting of Aspiring Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives.
National School Feeding Coordinator sacked
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has terminated the contract of the National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Madam Gertrude Quashigah.
Wesley Girls saga: Boarding schools not grounds for ideological, religious battles – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo says care must be taken not to turn the country’s boarding and senior high schools into Ideological and religious battlegrounds as it will ultimately affect the development process of the children of the country.